Golden

About Golden

"Golden" is a song by English singer-songwriter Harry Styles from his second studio album, Fine Line (2019). The song was written by Styles alongside Mitch Rowland, Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon, with Johnson and Harpoon handling the production and co-production, respectively.

Overview

"Golden" is a song by English singer Harry Styles from his second studio album Fine Line (2019). The song was written by Styles alongside Mitch Rowland, Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon, with Johnson and Harpoon handling the production and co-production, respectively. The song was serviced to contemporary hit radio formats in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2020 as the album's fifth single. In the US, the song was serviced to adult contemporary and contemporary hit radio formats on 26 and 27 October 2020 respectively. This song peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 57 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Composition "Golden" is an indie pop and soft rock song, with a 1970s and Southern California sound. The song is composed in time and the key of D major, with a moderately fast tempo of 140 beats per minute and a chord progression of C–Em/Bm7–D. It incorporates clusters of background harmonies and is filled with twinkling glockenspiel tinkles. Styles' vocals range from D3 to B4. Music video The music video for "Golden" was directed by Ben Turner and Gabe Turner, and premiered on 26 October 2020. In the music video, Styles is shown running, swimming, and driving a car along the Amalfi Coast in Italy. Accolades

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Notable quotes

“You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns—you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold!”
— William Jennings Bryan, Speech at the Democratic National Convention (July 9, 1896)
“And yet he hadde "a thombe of gold" pardee.”
— Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, Prologue, l. 563
“Well, I have never had the slightest interest in owning gold. It's a much better life to work with businesses and people engaged in business. I can't imagine a worse crowd to deal with than a bunch of gold bugs.”
— Charlie Munger, "Timesaver Edit: Full Q&A — Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, 2012 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting", IDP (Infinite Dreams Publishing), YouTube (June 2, 2019)
“Not Philip, but Philip's gold, took the cities of Greece.”
— Plutarch, Life of Paulus Æmilius, sec. 12. Reported in Hoyt's (1922) p. 325
“"Gold," says the Consul, knowing that this is the only syllable that has held its power over the ages.”
— Dan Simmons, The Fall of Hyperion (1990) ch. 35
“Gold is one of the things for the non-existence of which man would probably be all the better. It was originally called into existence for the service of the Mishkan and of the Temple.”
— Exodus Rabbah, sec. 37 (tr. Samuel Rapaport, 1907)

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