Like Gold
2017 single by Vance Joy
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"Like Gold" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy. It was released on 3 November 2017 as the second single from Joy's album Nation of Two (2018).
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| Single by Vance Joy | ||||
| from the album Nation of Two | ||||
| Released | 3 November 2017[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop rock[2] | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | Liberation Music | |||
| Songwriters | James Keogh, Dan Wilson | |||
| Producer | Phil Ek | |||
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| "Like Gold" on YouTube | ||||
Vance wrote "Like Gold" after coming off the road at the start of 2016. Joy said: "It started with a simple melody I was humming and the idea of looking back at a relationship."[3]
In February 2018, Joy said: "I play a different rhythm from anything I've played before. I really like what the producer Phil Ek did with this song with big spacious drums and I like the way it sounds full of life. It's about a love that you're kind of reflecting on and the fire's gone out but there was some really good times in there."[4][5]
"Like Gold" was certified gold in Australia in 2019.
Reception
Al Newstead from ABC called the song a "slower heart-on-sleeve ballad", saying: "Between hypnotic plucking and gentle prose, he captures the embers of a relationship that "used to roar like an open fire".[3] Emmy Mack from Music Feeds called the song a "rollicking folk toe-tapper [which] sounds like it was custom-made for group campfire singalong."[6]
Charts
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 124 |
| Australian Artist Singles (ARIA)[8] | 14 |
| US Alternative Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[9] | 13 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10] | 30 |
| US Rock Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[11] | 16 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[12] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[13] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||