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[[Gold]] (Radio Edit With Guitar Solo) (4:23)<br>
[[Gold]] (Radio Edit With Guitar Solo) (4:23)<br>
[[Gold]] (Radio Edit Without Guitar Solo) (4:23)<br>
[[Gold]] (Radio Edit Without Guitar Solo) (4:23)<br>
[[Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)]] (4:34)
[[Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)]] (4:34)
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|introduction          = <b>Gold</b> was the third commercial single to be released from [[Prince]]'s 17th album [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]], the first album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]. It was released two months after the album, and was released worldwide.
|introduction          = <b>Gold</b> was the second commercial single to be released from [[Prince]]’s 17th album [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]], the first album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]. It was released two months after the album, and was released worldwide.


The previously-unreleased b-side, [[Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)]], received some press coverage as it was hastily-written and recorded as a response to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Kravitz Lenny Kravitz]'s hit song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Is_Dead Rock And Roll Is Dead].
The previously-unreleased b-side, [[Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)]], received some press coverage as it was hastily-written and recorded as a response to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Kravitz Lenny Kravitz]’s hit song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Is_Dead Rock And Roll Is Dead].


The single reached only number 88 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 92 on the Billboard R&B Chart. The single fared much better in the UK, where it reached number 10 on the Gallup Top 40 Singles Chart.
The single reached only number 88 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 92 on the Billboard R&B Chart. The single fared much better in the UK, where it reached number 10 on the Gallup Top 40 Singles Chart.
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1. <b>[[Gold]] (Radio Edit with Guitar Solo)</b> (4:23)<br>
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2. <b>[[Gold]] (Alternate Radio Mix with Guitar Solo)</b> (4:37)<br>
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Latest revision as of 17:52, 27 June 2022

1995: Hate U ◄ All Singles All Related Artists Singles ► 1995: Slave 
Gold

Single details

Released: 30 November 1995

4 December 1995 (Australia)

Related album: The Gold Experience
Label(s): Warner Bros. / NPG Records
Non-Album track(s):

Gold (Alternate Radio Mix With Guitar Solo) (4:37)
Gold (Edit) (4:43)
Gold (Radio Edit With Guitar Solo) (4:23)
Gold (Radio Edit Without Guitar Solo) (4:23)
Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis) (4:34)

Charts, Certifications & Awards

Charts
America
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: Billboard Hot 100 23 Dec. 1995 88 1
USA: Billboard Hot R&B Singles 13 Jan. 1996 92 5
 
Europe
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
Belgium: Ultratop Flanders 23 Dec. 1995 42 2
U.K.: Gallup Top 40 9 Dec. 1995 10 9
Certifications
This single has not received any certifications in the USA
Awards
This single has not received any awards in the USA

See also

Gold
(Music video) 		Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)
(Music video)

Gold was the second commercial single to be released from Prince’s 17th album The Gold Experience, the first album to be credited to . It was released two months after the album, and was released worldwide.

The previously-unreleased b-side, Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis), received some press coverage as it was hastily-written and recorded as a response to Lenny Kravitz’s hit song Rock And Roll Is Dead.

The single reached only number 88 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 92 on the Billboard R&B Chart. The single fared much better in the UK, where it reached number 10 on the Gallup Top 40 Singles Chart.


Track listing
7" CD

A. Gold (Edit) (4:43)
B. Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis) (4:34)

References:
US: 7-17715

1. Gold (Edit) (4:43)
2. Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis) (4:34)
3. Hate U (Extended Remix) (6:17)

References:
UK: W0325CD
UK Limited Edition: W0325CDX
DE: 9362-43571-9
JP: WPCR 449

  • See individual tracks and related albums for credits.

Other Formats
12" Promo CD Promo
  • (US gold vinyl: PRO-A-7941)

A1. Gold (Album Version) (7:23)
A2. Gold (Radio Edit with Guitar Solo) (4:23)
B1. Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis) (4:34)
B2. Gold (Alternate Radio Mix with Guitar Solo) (4:37)
  • (US: PRO-CD-7941-R)

1. Gold (Radio Edit with Guitar Solo) (4:23)
2. Gold (Alternate Radio Mix with Guitar Solo) (4:37)
3. Gold (Radio Edit without Guitar Solo) (4:43)
4. Gold (Album Version) (7:23)
5. Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis) (4:34)

  • (UK: PRCD 99)

1. Gold (Edit) (4:43)
2. Gold (Album Version) (7:23)

  • (DEU: WMSPROM99)

1. Gold (7:23)
2. Dolphin (4:59)
3. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (4:26)
4. Endorphinmachine (4:07)

Releases
7", 12", CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
USA 7" 7-17715
USA 5"CD W0325CD limited edition packaging

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
None
 

 

 
Additional Information
Promotion (at time of release) Triva
References
1995
Hate U 		All Singles All Related Artists Singles 1995
Slave
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