Golden (Harry Styles song)

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"Golden"
Single by Harry Styles
from the album Fine Line
Released23 October 2020 (2020-10-23)
Studio
Genre
Length3:28
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Tyler Johnson
Harry Styles singles chronology
"Watermelon Sugar"
(2020)
"Golden"
(2020)
"Treat People with Kindness"
(2021)
Music video
"Golden" on
YouTube

"Golden" is a song by English singer-songwriter Harry Styles from his second studio album Fine Line (2019). The song was written by Styles alongside Mitch Rowland, Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon, with Johnson and Harpoon handling the production and co-production, respectively. The song was serviced to

UK Singles Chart and at number 57 on the US Billboard Hot 100
.

Composition

"Golden" is an indie pop and soft rock song, with a 1970s and Southern California sound.[1][2] The song is composed in 4
4
time
and the key of D major, with a moderately fast tempo of 140 beats per minute and a chord progression of C–Em/Bm7–D. It incorporates clusters of background harmonies and is filled with twinkling glockenspiel tinkles.[1][3] Styles' vocals range from D3 to B4.[4]

Music video

The music video for "Golden" was directed by Ben Turner and Gabe Turner, and premiered on 26 October 2020. In the music video, Styles is shown running, swimming, and driving a car along the Amalfi Coast in Italy.[5]

Accolades

Awards and nominations for "Golden"
Year Organization Award Result Ref(s)
2021
MTV Millennial Awards
Global Hit of the Year Won [6]
2021
Nickelodeon Mexico Kids' Choice Awards Global Hit Nominated [7]
2022 BMI Pop Awards Most Performed Songs of the Year Won [8]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Fine Line.[9]

Recording

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

‹See Tfd›
Certifications and sales for "Golden"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[57] 3× Platinum 210,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[58] Gold 15,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[59] Diamond 160,000
Canada (Music Canada)[60] 2× Platinum 160,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[61] Gold 45,000
Italy (FIMI)[62] Platinum 70,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[63] 4× Platinum+Gold 270,000
Poland (ZPAV)[64] Platinum 50,000
Portugal (AFP)[65] Platinum 10,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[66] Platinum 60,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[67] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[68] 2× Platinum 2,000,000
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[69] Gold 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Golden"
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
United Kingdom 23 October 2020 Contemporary hit radio
[70][71]
United States 30 September 2020[note 1]
Columbia [72]
26 October 2020 Adult contemporary radio [73]
27 October 2020 Contemporary hit radio [74]
Italy 6 November 2020
Radio airplay
Sony [75]

Notes

  1. promotional single

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