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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
Songwriters
Producer
  • 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 contemporary hit radio formats in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2020 as the album's fifth single. In the US, the song was serviced to adult contemporary and contemporary hit radio formats on 26 and 27 October 2020 respectively. This song peaked at number 26 on the 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] Sheet music for the song shows a time signature of |4
4 in the key of G major, with a moderately fast tempo of 140 beats per minute. The vocal line ranges from D3 to B4.[3] The song incorporates clusters of background harmonies and is filled with twinkling glockenspiel.[1][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"
Organization Year Category Result Ref.
MTV Millennial Awards 2021 Global Hit of the Year Won [6]
Nickelodeon Mexico Kids' Choice Awards 2021 Global Hit Nominated [7]
BMI Pop Awards 2022 Most Performed Songs of the Year Won [8]

Credits and personnel

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

Recording

Personnel

  • Harry Styles – vocals, backing vocals, songwriting
  • Tyler Johnson – production, songwriting, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Kid Harpoon – co-production, songwriting, backing vocals, synth moog bass, acoustic guitar
  • Mitch Rowland – songwriting, drums, slide guitar, glockenspiel, electric guitar
  • Leo Abrahams – electric guitar
  • Sammy Witte – engineering
  • Jon Castelli – additional engineering
  • Mark Rankin – additional engineering
  • Nick Lobel – additional engineering
  • Dylan Neustadter – assistant engineering
  • Jeremy Hatcher – assistant engineering
  • Kevin Smith – assistant engineering
  • Oli Jacobs – assistant engineering
  • Oliver Middleton – assistant engineering
  • Rob Bisel – assistant engineering
  • Tyler Beans – assistant engineering
  • Spike Stent – mixing
  • Michael Freeman – mix assistant
  • Randy Merrill – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Golden"
Chart (2019–2021) Peak
position
Argentina Hot 100 (Billboard)[10] 21
Australia (ARIA)[11] 39
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 37
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[13] 11
Brazil (Top 100 Brasil)[14] 55
Canada Hot 100 (Billboard)[15] 45
Canada AC (Billboard)[16] 49
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[17] 15
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[18] 21
CIS Airplay (TopHit)[19] 163
Croatia (HRT)[20] 6
Czech Republic Singles Digital (ČNS IFPI)[21] 80
Czech Republic Airplay (ČNS IFPI)[22] 2
El Salvador (Monitor Latino)[23] 7
Finland (Radiosoittolista)[24] 43
Global 200 (Billboard)[25] 62
Greece (IFPI)[26] 46
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[27] 24
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[28] 16
Ireland (IRMA)[29] 23
Italy (FIMI)[30] 62
Latvia (LAIPA)[31] 46
Lithuania (AGATA)[32] 21
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[33] 2
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[34] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[35] 21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[36] 55
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[37] 40
Portugal (AFP)[38] 55
Portugal Airplay (AFP)[39] 7
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[40] 2
Scotland Singles (OCC)[41] 32
Slovakia Airplay (ČNS IFPI)[42] 4
Slovakia Singles Digital (ČNS IFPI)[43] 63
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[44] 74
UK Singles (OCC)[45] 26
US Billboard Hot 100[46] 57
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[47] 18
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[48] 8
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[49] 36
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[50] 13

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for "Golden"
Chart (April 2021) Peak
position
Paraguay Airplay (SGP)[51] 43

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Golden"
Chart (2021) Position
Croatia International Airplay (Top lista)[52] 61
Global 200 (Billboard)[53] 190
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[54] 49
Portugal (AFP)[55] 198
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[56] 28
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[57] 37
Year-end chart performance
Chart (2025) Position
Argentina Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino)[58] 83

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Golden"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[59] 3× Platinum 210,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[60] Gold 15,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[61] Diamond 160,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[62] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[63] Platinum 90,000‡
France (SNEP)[64] Gold 100,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[65] Platinum 70,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[66] 4× Platinum+Gold 270,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[67] 2× Platinum 60,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[68] Platinum 50,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[69] Platinum 10,000‡
Spain (Promusicae)[70] Platinum 60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[71] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[72] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[73] 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 [74][75]
United States 30 September 2020[note 1]
Columbia [76]
26 October 2020 Adult contemporary radio [77]
27 October 2020 Contemporary hit radio [78]
Italy 6 November 2020 Radio airplay Sony [79]

Notes

  1. Release as a promotional single

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