Gold on the Ceiling

"Gold on the Ceiling" is the third track from El Camino, the seventh studio album by American rock band The Black Keys. It was released as the record's second single on February 25, 2012. The song was certified platinum in Australia and Canada.[3]

"Gold on the Ceiling"
Single by The Black Keys
from the album El Camino
ReleasedFebruary 25, 2012
Recorded2011 at Easy Eye Sound studio in Nashville, Tennessee
Genre
Length3:44
LabelNonesuch
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Black Keys singles chronology
"Lonely Boy"
(2011)		 "Gold on the Ceiling"
(2012)		 "Little Black Submarines"
(2012)
Music video
"Gold on the Ceiling" on YouTube

Music videos

Two videos were shot for the song. The first, directed by Reid Long, features footage from the band's concerts, as well as candid shots of them on tour.

A second music video, directed by Harmony Korine, was shot prior to the single release, but was not released until May 2012. The video features the band members wearing Baby Björns and being carried by giant doppelgängers of theirs, played by two Belmont Bruins men's basketball players.[4]

Reception

Will Hermes of Rolling Stone called the song's keyboards "a serrated organ growl backed up with a SWAT team of hand claps" and cited it as an example of Danger Mouse's prowess as a producer and co-writer. Summarizing the song, Hermes wrote, "It's Sixties bubblegum garage pop writ large, with T. Rex swagger and a guitar freakout that perfectly mirrors the lyrics, a paranoid rant that makes you shiver while you shimmy."[1] John Soeder of The Plain Dealer labeled it one of the album's finest and said that it sounded like a hybrid of Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky" and Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll Part 2".[5]

Harley Brown of Consequence of Sound called the song "bombastic, slightly sleazy" and said that it "best sums up The Black Keys' almost unbelievably consistent musicianship and success".[6] Melissa Maerz of Entertainment Weekly said that the song, "with its swarm-of-bees organs and acid-trip gospel harmonies, could be a lost Nuggets gem".[7] Randall Roberts of the Los Angeles Times, writing about the song's retro stylings, said that it "sounds as if it's existed forever".[8] Sam Richards of NME said that the song's "brilliantly demented cowboy glam holler... is boosted by the band's new trio of female backing singers wailing for all they're worth".[2]

Covers

Sweet (with guitarist Andy Scott as the only original member) covered this song on their 2012 album New York Connection. Louisiana blues musician Tab Benoit covered the song on the 2013 album "My Blues Influenced The Black Keys."

Single cover

The cover art for the single features a picture of an abandoned, dilapidated building. It is actually the dilapidated south entrance to the former Kaufmann's/Macy's in Rolling Acres Mall in Akron, Ohio.

Personnel
  • Dan Auerbach – vocals, guitar
  • Patrick Carney – drums
  • Brian Burton – keyboards, bass guitar
  • Ashley Wilcoxson and Leisa Hans – backing vocals

Charts and certifications
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References
  1. Hermes, Will (December 22, 2011). "The Keys Turn Their Blues-Rock Beater into a Sleek, Shiny Muscle Car". Rolling Stone (1146/1147): 85–86. Retrieved February 3, 2006.
  2. Richards, Sam (December 2, 2011). "Album Review: The Black Keys - 'El Camino'". NME. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  3. "Record Certifications Around the World - The Black Keys Official Blog". Archived from the original on November 15, 2012.
  4. Phillips, Amy (May 31, 2012). "Watch: New Black Keys Video for "Gold on the Ceiling" Directed by Harmony Korine". Pitchfork Media. Pitchfork. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  5. Soeder, John (December 10, 2011). "Black Keys take their 'El Camino' for a spin in the pursuit of pop: Review". Cleveland.com. Cleveland Live LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  6. Brown, Harley (December 6, 2011). "Album Review: The Black Keys – El Camino". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  7. Maerz, Melissa (December 9, 2011). "El Camino (2011): The Black Keys". Entertainment Weekly (1184): 72. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  8. Roberts, Randall (December 5, 2011). "Album review: The Black Keys' 'El Camino'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  9. "Turner, CBS: 'Brackets Everywhere'". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Turner Sports Interactive. February 29, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
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  27. "Canadian single certifications – The Black Keys – Gold on the Ceiling". Music Canada.
  28. "Italian single certifications – The Black Keys – Gold on the Ceiling" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "2014" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Gold on the Ceiling" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
  29. "British single certifications – The Black Keys – Gold on the Ceiling". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 12, 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Gold on the Ceiling in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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