Gold (Victoria Justice song)

"Gold"
Single by Victoria Justice
B-side "Shake"
Released June 18, 2013
Format Digital download
Recorded 2013
Genre Pop
Length 3:13
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Tove Nilsson, Jason Weiss, Sam Shrieve, Ben Camp, Jakob Jerlström, Ludvig Söderberg
Producer(s) The Messengers

"Gold" is a single debut by American singer Victoria Justice, released in June 2013 by Columbia Records. The song was written by Tove Lo, Jason Weiss, Sam Shrieve, Ben Camp, Jakob Jerlström and Ludvig Söderberg. On August 19, 2014, it was reported by Billboard that "Gold" had sold a total of 33,000 copies up to that point.[1]

Background

Justice first initiated her music career on the Nickelodeon TV show Victorious. She recorded the series' first featured song "Make It Shine", which was also the show's theme song. Several other songs were featured in the series, including "You're the Reason", "Beggin' on Your Knees" and "Best Friend's Brother". Justice performed her third official single, "Freak the Freak Out", during the Victorious special episode of the same name.[2] In a 2010 interview with the Associated Press, she stated that she was recording an album but would take her time with the process, rather than rush it.[3] In October 2012, she revealed she would release her debut album in 2013, stating "It's going to be pop".[4]

On June 6, 2013 Justice described material from her album:

When you hear these songs…the people that know me are like, 'This is so Vic!' It's 100 percent my personality, messages I want to get across. Some of the songs are really fun, upbeat stuff you can dance to, and then I have some songs that are a little more introspective, a little more mellow. It's just all me, basically, so it's very cool.[5]

Victoria later commented on her album again: "'Gold' is more mainstream pop, and I wrote another song that I'm super excited about, and it's one of my favorites that I've ever written...I'm just exploring with a bunch of different sounds. It's been really fun getting to write most of my music."[6]

Music video

Justice released an audio track for the song via her official YouTube account on 18 June, 2013.[7] The official music video for the song premiered on 12 July, 2013, and is composed of Justice in glamorous scenes. Colton Haynes also flirts with Justice in the video.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason. "Victoria Justice's Music Career: Why Ariana Grande's Co-Star Is Still Worth Watching". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Freak the Freak Out" on iTunes. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Rising Teen Star Gets 'Victorious' New Gig" on YouTube Associated Press video interview, YouTube, March 26, 2010
  4. ↑ "Victoria Justice to release first album in 2013: 'It's going to be pop'". Digital Spy. October 25, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
  5. ↑ "Victoria Justice On Debut Album: 'It's Time For Me To Reintroduce Myself'". Billboard. 06-06-13. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ↑ "Victoria Justice Says 'Victorious' Was 'Great Practice For Debut Album". MTV. 19-07-13. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ↑ "Victoria Justice - Gold (Audio)". YouTube. 16-06-13. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ↑ "Victoria Justice Aims To Win Colton Haynes' Love In 'Gold' Video". MTV. 12-07-13. Check date values in: |date= (help)