Gold (Victoria Justice song)

"Gold" is the debut solo single by American singer Victoria Justice, released in June 18, 2013 by Columbia Records. The song was written by Tove Lo, Jason Weiss, Sam Shrieve, Ben Camp, Jakob Jerlström and Ludvig Söderberg.[1]

"Gold"
Single by Victoria Justice
B-side	"Shake"
Released	June 18, 2013
Recorded	2013
Genre	Pop
Length	3:13
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Tove Nilsson Jason Weiss Sam Shrieve Ben Camp Jakob Jerlström Ludvig Söderberg
Producer(s)	The Struts The Messengers
Victoria Justice singles chronology
"Make It in America" (2012) "Gold" (2013)
Music video
"Gold" on YouTube

Background

Justice first initiated her music career on the Nickelodeon TV show Victorious. She recorded the series' first featured song "Make It Shine", which was also the show's theme song. Several other songs were featured in the series, including "You're the Reason", "Beggin' on Your Knees" and "Best Friend's Brother". Justice performed her third official single, "Freak the Freak Out", during the Victorious special episode of the same name.[2] In a 2010 interview with the Associated Press, she stated that she was recording an album but would take her time with the process, rather than rush it.[3] In October 2012, she revealed she would release her debut album in 2013, stating "It's going to be pop".[4]

On June 6, 2013 Justice described material from her album:

When you hear these songs…the people that know me are like, 'This is so Vic!' It's 100 percent my personality, messages I want to get across. Some of the songs are really fun, upbeat stuff you can dance to, and then I have some songs that are a little more introspective, a little more mellow. It's just all me, basically, so it's very cool.[5]

Victoria Justice later commented on her album again: "'Gold' is more mainstream pop, and I wrote another song that I'm super excited about, and it's one of my favorites that I've ever written...I'm just exploring with a bunch of different sounds. It's been really fun getting to write most of my music."[6]

The song was produced by the glam hard rock band The Struts and Los Angeles based production team The Messengers.

Music video

Justice released an audio track for the song via her official YouTube account on June 18, 2013.[7] The official music video for the song was directed by Chandler Lass and premiered on July 12, 2013.[8] Colton Haynes flirts with Justice in glamorous scenes in the video.[9]

Live performances

"Gold", as well as "Shake", was a part of the setlist on Justice's second tour, Summer Break Tour (2013).[10]

Track listing

Digital download and streaming[11]

1. "Gold" - 3:13
2. "Shake" - 3:34

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Gold"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United States	June 18, 2013	Digital download streaming	Columbia	[11]
France	March 27, 2019			[12]
Germany				[13]
Italy				[14]
Japan				[15]
Poland				[16]
United Kingdom				[17]

References

1. Lipshutz, Jason. "Victoria Justice's Music Career: Why Ariana Grande's Co-Star Is Still Worth Watching". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
2. "Freak the Freak Out" on iTunes. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
3. "Rising Teen Star Gets 'Victorious' New Gig" on YouTube Associated Press video interview, YouTube, March 26, 2010
4. "Victoria Justice to release first album in 2013: 'It's going to be pop'". Digital Spy. October 25, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
5. "Victoria Justice On Debut Album: 'It's Time For Me To Reintroduce Myself'". Billboard. 06-06-13. Check date values in: |date= (help)
6. "Victoria Justice Says 'Victorious' Was 'Great Practice For Debut Album". MTV. 19-07-13. Check date values in: |date= (help)
7. "Victoria Justice - Gold (Audio)". YouTube. 16-06-13. Check date values in: |date= (help)
8. "Gold - Victoria Justice". VEVO. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
9. "Victoria Justice Aims To Win Colton Haynes' Love In 'Gold' Video". MTV. 12-07-13. Check date values in: |date= (help)
10. "Alter The Press!: Victoria Justice "Summer Break Tour" 2013 Set List". alterthepress.com. June 23, 2013.
11. Justice, Victoria (June 18, 2013). "Gold - Single by Victoria Justice on Apple Music". music.apple.com.
12. Justice, Victoria (March 27, 2019). "Gold de Victoria Justice sur Amazon Music - Amazon.fr". amazon.fr (in French). The mobile version of the site cites date "27 March 2019"
13. Justice, Victoria (March 27, 2019). "Gold von Victoria Justice bei Amazon Music - Amazon.de". amazon.de (in German). The mobile version of the site cites date "27. March 2019"
14. Justice, Victoria (March 27, 2019). "Gold di Victoria Justice su Amazon Music - Amazon.it". amazon.it (in Italian). The mobile version of the site cites date "27 Mar 2019"
15. Justice, Victoria (March 27, 2019). "Amazon Music - Victoria JusticeのGold - Amazon.co.jp". amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). The mobile version of the site cites date "2019/3/27"
16. Justice, Victoria (March 27, 2019). "Gold - Victoria Justice | Muzyka, mp3 Sklep EMPIK.COM". empik.com (in Polish).
17. Justice, Victoria (March 27, 2019). "Gold by Victoria Justice on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk". amazon.co.uk. The mobile version of the site cites date "27 Mar 2019"