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Draft:Gold Rush (Taylor Swift song)

"Gold Rush"
Song by Taylor Swift
from the album Evermore
ReleasedDecember 11, 2020 (2020-12-11)
GenreChamber pop
Length4:03
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Taylor Swift
  • Jack Antonoff
Lyric video
"Gold Rush" on YouTube

"Gold Rush" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, taken from her ninth studio album, Evermore (2020).

Background and composition edit

Written and produced by Swift and Jack Antonoff, it is a chamber pop[1] track with an atmospheric arrangement[2] consisting of drums, horns, and violin, over a pulsating rhythm.[3] NME critic Hannah Mylrea said the song features influences of 1980s synth-pop,[4] and Slate critic Carl Wilson described it as a "subdued take on the spirit of 1989-style pop".[5]

Critical reception edit

Personnel edit

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Evermore.[6]

  • Taylor Swift – songwriting, production
  • Jack Antonoff – songwriting, production, acoustic, electric, and slide guitars, bass, drums, Mellotron, percussion, piano, background vocals, recording
  • Bobby Hawk – violin
  • Evan Smith – horns, recording
  • Michael Riddleberger – drums
  • Mikey Freedom Hart – Celeste, DX7 electric and nylon guitars, Rhode, recording
  • Patrik Berger – OP-1
  • Sean Hutchinson – drums, recording
  • Jon Gautier – recording
  • Laura Sisk – recording
  • John Rooney – recording assistance
  • Jon Sher – recording assistance
  • Jonathan Low – vocal recording, mixing engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering engineer
  • Steve Fallone – mastering engineer

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Weekly chart performance for "Gold Rush"
Chart (2020–2021) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 21
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 14
Global 200 (Billboard)[9] 21
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 34
Portugal (AFP)[11] 91
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 40
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[13] 7

Year-end chart edit

Year-end chart performance for "Gold Rush"
Chart (2021) Position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[14] 40

Certification edit

Certification for "Gold Rush"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ Claire, Shaffer (December 11, 2020). "Taylor Swift Deepens Her Goth-Folk Vision on the Excellent Evermore". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Empire, Kitty (December 20, 2020). "Taylor Swift: Evermore review – a songwriter for the ages". The Observer. Archived from the original on August 20, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  3. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (December 14, 2020). "Every Song Ranked on Taylor Swift's Evermore: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  4. ^ Mylrae, Hannah (December 11, 2020). "Taylor Swift – Evermore review: the freewheeling younger sibling to Folklore". NME. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  5. ^ Wilson, Carl (December 11, 2020). "Taylor Swift's Evermore: A Track-by-Track Review". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  6. ^ Evermore (booklet). Taylor Swift. Republic Records. 2020.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Taylor Swift – Gold Rush". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  8. ^ "Taylor Swift Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  9. ^ "Taylor Swift Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  10. ^ "Taylor Swift – Gold Rush". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  11. ^ "Taylor Swift – Gold Rush". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  12. ^ "Taylor Swift Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  13. ^ "Taylor Swift Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  14. ^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  15. ^ "British single certifications – Taylor Swift – Gold Rush". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Gold Rush in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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