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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)

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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 The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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