Gold (Imagine Dragons song)

"Gold"
Single by Imagine Dragons
from the album Smoke + Mirrors
Released	December 16, 2014 (2014-12-16)
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2014 at Imagine Dragons Studio (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Length	3:36
Label	KIDinaKORNER Interscope
Writer(s)	Alexander Grant Ben McKee Daniel Platzman Dan Reynolds Wayne Sermon
Producer(s)	Alex da Kid Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons singles chronology
"I Bet My Life" (2014) "Gold" (2014) "Shots" (2015)

"Gold" is a song recorded by American rock band Imagine Dragons. The track, written by band members, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, Dan Reynolds and Wayne Sermon, as well as producer, Alex da Kid. The track was released as the second single from their second studio album Smoke + Mirrors on December 16, 2014. The music video was released onto Vevo on January 21, 2015.^[1]

The song was used by FX to promote their FX Now app.

Composition and production

Lyrics

Along with "Hopeless Opus" and "I'm So Sorry" on Smoke + Mirrors, the song touches upon lead-singer's Dan Reynolds depression struggles.^[2]

Recording

Dan Reynolds told Billboard that "Gold" was one of the last songs to be recorded for Smoke and Mirrors: "I came home from tour with my head spinning and decided to run away for a bit to the west coast and reflect/write about the last couple years." He also commented on how listening and performing the song takes him back to the moment of writing the song on the beach.^[3]

Track listing

Charts

References