Solid Gold (Pnau song)

"Solid Gold"
Single by Pnau featuring Kira Divine & Marques Toliver
from the album Hyperbolic
Released1 May 2019
LabelEtcetc
Songwriter(s)
Pnau singles chronology
"Changa"
(2018) 		"Solid Gold"
(2019) 		"All of Us"
(2019)
Music video
"Solid Gold" on YouTube

"Solid Gold" is a song by Pnau featuring Kira Divine & Marques Toliver and released in May 2019 as the lead single from the band's forthcoming sixth studio album, Hyperbolic (2024). The song was previewed in 2018 at their Splendour in the Grass set.[1]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the song was nominated for Best Dance Release and Best Video.[2]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2020, "Solid Gold" was nominated for Most Performed Dance Work of the Year.[3][4]

At the AIR Awards of 2020, the song was nominated for Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single.[5]

Reception

Sose Fuamoli from Triple J said "'Solid Gold' falls perfectly in line with Pnau's stable of bright and uplifting dance music."[6] Amnplify said "The song was inspired equal parts by Nick Littlemore's explorations into world music and the sun drenched energy of Australia, incorporating live instrumentation to create a richer, fuller sound. It's a banger built to soundtrack good."[7] auspOp put the song "straight into the pile of the year's best" calling it "a sparkling mid-tempo disco-pop number with pulsing beats, a sharp piano line and soulful vocals."[8]

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 94
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[10] 15

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11] Platinum 70,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label Version
Australia 1 May 2019[12] Digital download, streaming Etcetc Original

References

  1. ^ "PNAU Drop Glistening New Single 'Solid Gold'". Music Feeds. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. ^ "ARIA Awards: 2019 ARIA Awards Nominated Artists Revealed". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Tones and I Leads Nominations for 2020 Virtual APRA Awards". Noise11. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Awards". APRA. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. ^ "That's a wrap: 2020 AIR Awards winners and celebrations". the industry observer. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  6. ^ "First Spin: PNAU's 'Solid Gold' shimmers and marks a new chapter of collaboration". ABC. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  7. ^ "PNAU Return With Their Shimmering New Single 'Solid Gold'". Amnplify. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  8. ^ "NEW PNAU SINGLE IS SOLID GOLD". auspOp. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  9. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #524". auspOp. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  10. ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  11. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Solid Gold - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2019.