Gold (Spandau Ballet song)

"Gold"
Single by Spandau Ballet
from the album True
B-side"Gold (Instrumental)"
Released
  • 5 August 1983 (1983-08-05) (UK)
  • 1 November 1983 (US)
RecordedOctober–December 1982
GenreSynth-pop,[1] sophisti-pop, new romantics[2]
Length
  • 3:51 (single version)
  • 4:51 (album version)
  • 7:12 (extended version)
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)Gary Kemp
Producer(s)
Spandau Ballet singles chronology
"True"
(1983) 		"Gold"
(1983) 		"Pleasure"
(1983)
Music video
Spandau Ballet – "Gold" (single version) on YouTube
Audio
Spandau Ballet – "Gold" (album version) on YouTube

"Gold" is a 1983 song by English new wave band Spandau Ballet and is the fourth single from their third studio album True. It went to number 29 in the United States, number 2 in the United Kingdom, number 8 in New Zealand, number 9 in Australia and number 12 in Canada.

Formats and track listings

Original recording

Gold 2012

References

  1. ↑ Borthwick, Stuart; Moy, Ron (2004). "Synthpop: into the digital age". Popular Music Genres: An Introduction. Routledge. p. 130. ISBN 9780415973694.
  2. ↑ "Old but gold - 40 anni di sophisti-pop" (in Italian).
  3. ↑ Gold (7-inch single liner notes). Spandau Ballet. Chrysalis Records. 1983. SPAN2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ Gold (7-inch single liner notes). Spandau Ballet. Chrysalis Records. 1983. VS4 42743.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Gold (12-inch single liner notes). Spandau Ballet. Chrysalis Records. 1983. SPANX2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Gold (12-inch single liner notes). Spandau Ballet. Chrysalis Records. 1983. 4V9 42740.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ Gold 2012 (CD single liner notes). Spandau Ballet. Astralwerks. 2012. AF13.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ Gold 2012 (CD single liner notes). Spandau Ballet. Nebula. 2012. NEBBD112.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)