Gold (East 17 song)

"Gold"
Single by East 17
from the album Walthamstow
Released	7 November 1992
Format	CD 7" cassette
Genre	Eurodance[1] dance-pop[2] pop rap[3]
Length	4:20
Label	London
Writer(s)	Tony Mortimer
Producer(s)	Ian Curnow Phil Harding
East 17 singles chronology
"House of Love" (1992) "Gold" (1992) "Deep" (1993)

"Gold" is a song recorded by boy band East 17, taken from the band's debut album Walthamstow. Written by Tony Mortimer, it was released on 7 November 1992 as the second single from the album. The song was only moderately successful in a few countries. The music video depicts the band performing the track whilst wearing angel wings.

Track listing

• CD single^[4]

1. "Gold" (7" Collar Size mix) – 4:22
2. "Gold" (The Dark Bark mix) – 6:42
3. "Gold" (Paws on the Floor mix) – 7:02
4. "Gold" (The Rabid mix) – 4:46

• 7" vinyl^[5]

1. "Gold" (7" Collar Size mix) – 4:22
2. "Gold" (The Soho Demo)

• 12" vinyl^[6]

1. "Gold" (The Dark Bark mix) – 6:42
2. "Gold" (The Techno Bonio mix)
3. "Gold" (Paws on the Floor mix) – 7:02
4. "Gold" (The Rabid mix) – 4:46

Chart performance

Chart (1992)[7]	Peak Position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8]	36
Finnish Singles Chart[9]	3
Israel Singles Chart[10]	1
Swedish Singles Chart	2
Swiss Singles Chart	35
UK Singles Chart	28

Chart successions

References

4. http://www.discogs.com/East-17-Gold/release/989743
5. http://www.discogs.com/East-17-Gold/release/2680020
6. http://www.discogs.com/East-17-Gold/release/1471169
7. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=East+17&titel=Gold&cat=s
8. http://books.google.ca/books?id=jw8EAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&rview=1&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
9. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
10. "East 17". Swisscharts.com.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics