Black and Gold (song)

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“Black and Gold”
“Black and Gold” cover
Single by Sam Sparro
from the album Sam Sparro
Released Flag of the United Kingdom March 23, 2008
Flag of the United States May 20, 2008
Flag of Europe May 23, 2008
Format 7", 12", CD
Genre R&B, electrofunk
Length 3:31 (UK Radio Edit)
4:35 (Album Version)
Label Island Records, UK
Sam Sparro singles chronology
"Cottonmouth"
(2007)		 "Black and Gold"
(2008)		 "21st Century Life"[1]

"Black and Gold" is the lead single from Sam Sparro's eponymous first album.[2] The song has been remixed by Max Sanna and Steve Pitron, Paul Epworth, Al Usher, Kings Of The Universe and Russ Chimes.[3] The original version of the single was made available on iTunes on March 23, 2008, with the entire album available from March 31.[4] On April 7, the CD, 12" and limited edition 7" singles were released.

In a video interview, Sparro confirmed that the song's subject is his religious faith, saying "It is about God, yeah. [...] I do like to have faith in something that is bigger than me." [5]

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[edit] Release history and chart performance

"Black and Gold" was made available as a download (via the Apple iTunes Store) on March 23, 2008 by Island UK records through a licensing deal with independent Los Angeles based label Modus Vivendi Music.[6]

"Black and Gold" originally appeared on the Modus Vivendi Music Vol.2 [7] compilation album released in 2007 along with other artists on the label, a remix of Sam Sparro's track "Sally", and Sam Sparro's edit of another Modus Vivendi artist, Love Grenades. Modus Vivendi released an EP entitled "Black & Gold" in the fall of 2007 that garnered the attention that led to the deal with Island UK. Several songs from that EP, including "Black & Gold" and "Cottonmouth" appear in new revisions on the full length Sam Sparro release with Island UK release in May 2008, "21st Century Life".

"Black and Gold" was remastered for the Island UK single release on CD, 7" and 12" as the album's lead single. It debuted at number twenty-three on the UK Singles Chart, and a week later it went to number four. It is currently at its peak at number two on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks (as of May 2008). The single fell to number six on 18 May 2008 but on the following week, climbed back up a place to number five.

The song has also charted on the Irish Singles Chart, peaking at number five and the Bulgarian National Top 40, peaking at 22.

The song was released on the US iTunes store on May 20th, 2008.

[edit] Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[8] 32
Bulgarian Singles Chart[9] 22
Danish Singles Chart[10] 21
Italian Singles Chart[11] 19
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[12] 33
Turkey Top 20 Chart[13] 5
UK Singles Chart 2
Irish Singles Chart 5
Euro 200 11
European Singles Chart 5

[edit] Track listing

UK CD Single
  1. Black And Gold (Radio Edit)
  2. S.A.M.S.P.A.R.R.O.
12" Single
  1. Black And Gold (Sanna & Pitron Mix)
  2. Black And Gold (Al Usher Remix)
  3. Black And Gold (Phones Hard As Diamonds Dub Mix)
7" Single
  1. Black And Gold
  2. Black And Gold (Phones Hard As Diamonds Dub Mix)

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Sam Sparro
  2. ^ "Sam Sparro's first album". <http://www.samsparro.net>.
  3. ^ "Sams Blog." <http://www.samsparro.com/blog.php?item=14>
  4. ^ "Sam Sparro." <http://www.samsparro.com/about.php>.
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ Modus Vivendi Music
  7. ^ Modus Vivendi Music
  8. ^ Top 50 Singles Chart - Australian Record Industry Assocation
  9. ^ Bulgarian National Top 40
  10. ^ Danish Singles Chart Top 40
  11. ^ Classifica
  12. ^ RIANZ
  13. ^ Turkey Top 20 Chart Retrieved on 2008-05-24

[edit] External links

"Black and Gold" music video

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