Golden (Travie McCoy song)

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"Golden"
Single by Travie McCoy featuring Sia
from the album Rough Water
Released June 15, 2015
Length 3:35
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Diplo
Travie McCoy singles chronology
"Wrapped Up"
(2014)		 "Golden"
(2015)
Sia singles chronology
"Déjà Vu"
(2015)		 "Golden"
(2015)		 "Fire Meet Gasoline"
(2015)

"Golden" is a song by American singer and rapper Travie McCoy featuring Australian recording artist Sia. It was released digitally as a single on June 15, 2015 through Fueled by Ramen.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, McCoy said, "I think 'Golden' is a cog in the machine that is the next album. Every song has its own shape and sound in order to make the machine move and work the way I want it to."[1]

Background

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly online, McCoy said he met Sia four years ago, and he had been a fan of hers for years. "When we finally [met] we were totally kindred spirits. We had both gone through a lot and she became a sister to me very quickly. [...] This was probably the third of about three or four that we've recorded together. Who knows if the others will ever be heard, but they all mean so much to me. She actually wrote a song for me when I was going through some really hard times that I will always hold dear to my heart. She's an angel with the voice of one."[2] Speaking on Entertainment Tonight, McCoy said, "It's like second nature working with Sia. We have this brotherly-sisterly vibe going on. Once I heard the hook, I kinda knew where I wanted to go lyrically and I wrote it in about 45 minutes... I think a lot of people can relate to having those tinglies in their stomach about that special somebody."[3]

Video

The video for "Golden" premiered on YouTube on June 14, 2015[4] and is inspired by an iconic traffic shot in Jean-Luc Godard's cult classic 1967 film Week End. The video is a continuous looping shot of Travie leaving his car on a desert road and observing the eccentric passengers in the vehicles in front of him.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 4
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[7] 74
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 20
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[9] 71
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[10] 69

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[11] Platinum 70,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States[12] June 15, 2015 Digital Download Warner Music Group
Australia[13]

References

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  6. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Travie Mccoy feat. Sia – Golden". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Travie Mccoy feat. Sia – Golden" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Travie Mccoy feat. Sia – Golden". Top 40 Singles.
  9. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201533 into search.
  10. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201533 into search.
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