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Like Gold

Like Gold

2017 single by Vance Joy


"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).

Quick Facts Single by Vance Joy, from the album Nation of Two ...

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

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Certifications

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References

  1. "Like Gold - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  2. "Like Gold". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. "First Spin: Vance Joy tugs on the heartstrings with 'Like Gold'". ABC. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  4. "Vance Joy's Nation of Two: the stories behind the songs". ABC. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  5. "Listen: Vance Joy Shares New Song 'Like Gold'". indie88. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  6. "Vance Joy Announces New Album 'Nation Of Two', Unveils New Jam 'Like Gold'". Music Feeds. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  7. "ARIA Report Issue 1446" (PDF). ARIA. 13 November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  8. "Vance Joy - Chart History (Rock Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2021.

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