Golden_Years_(Ruel_and_M-Phazes_song)

Golden Years (M-Phazes and Ruel song)

Golden Years (M-Phazes and Ruel song)

2017 single by M-Phazes and Ruel

"Golden Years" is a song recorded by music producer M-Phazes and Australian singer Ruel. The song was released on 14 April 2017,[1] becoming Ruel's official debut single.[3] A remix of the song (which only credits Ruel as the lead artist) by M-Phazes was later released on 16 March 2018.[2]

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Ruel performed the song during the 2018 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.[4]

Music video

Though a music video for the original track was never released, one was made for the song's remix by M-Phazes, which was released on 16 March 2018—the same day as the track's release.[5]

Reception

Sosefina Fuamoli from The AU Review said "the final result is something of polished and refined electronic-driven pop" and the song is "primed for radio success".[6]

Elton John, during his Beats 1 radio show, complimented the song, saying "it’s astonishing [how] someone [Ruel] so young can write something so good" and jokingly said "I give up."[7]

Credits and personnel

Credits for the song's remix adapted from Tidal.[8]

  • Ruel Vincent van Djik – lead artist, songwriter
  • Mark Landon – producer, songwriter
  • Peter Harding – songwriter
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer
  • Andrei Eremin – mixing engineer
  • Phil Anquetil – recording engineer

Formats and track listings

  • Digital download[1]
  1. "Golden Years" – 3:28
  • Digital download – M-Phazes remix[2][a]
  1. "Golden Years" (M-Phazes remix) – 3:54

Notes

a.1 2 The remix does not credit M-Phazes as a lead artist.

References

  1. [1]
    "Golden Years - Single by M-Phazes & Ruel on Apple Music". Apple Music. 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  2. [2]
    "Golden Years (M-Phazes Remix) - Single by Ruel on Apple Music". Apple Music. 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  3. [3]
    "Ruel". Universal Music Publishing Group: Australia and New Zealand. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  4. [4]
    Howcroft, Jonathan (2018-04-04). "Commonwealth Games 2018 opening ceremony – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  5. [5]
    RUEL (2018-03-16). "Ruel - Golden Years (M-Phazes Remix (Official Video))". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  6. [6]
    Fuamoli, Sosefina (2017-04-24). "Single of the Day: M-Phazes x Ruel "Golden Years" (2017)". The AU Review. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  7. [7]
    Koha, Nui Ye (2017-09-08). "Elton John jokes about 'giving up' after hearing Aussie teen singer songwriter Ruel". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  8. [8]
    "Golden Years (M-Phazes Remix) / Ruel - TIDAL". Tidal. 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2019-09-02.


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