The Gold - wikipedia The Gold `` The Gold '' Single by Manchester Orchestra from the album A Black Mile to the Surface Released June 9, 2017 Format Digital download Studio Favorite Gentlemen, Atlanta, Georgia Genre Indie rock Length 4 : 33 Label Loma Vista Songwriter ( s ) Andy Hull, Robert McDowell Producer ( s ) Catherine Marks Manchester Orchestra singles chronology `` Every Stone '' ( 2014 ) `` The Gold '' ( 2017 ) `` The Moth '' ( 2018 ) `` Every Stone '' ( 2014 ) `` The Gold '' ( 2017 ) `` The Moth '' ( 2018 ) `` The Gold '' is a song by the American rock band Manchester Orchestra. The song was released on June 9, 2017 as the lead single from their fifth studio album, A Black Mile to the Surface. The song was a chart success for the band, peaking at No. 2 on Billboard 's Adult Alternative Songs chart and No. 12 on Billboard 's Alternative Songs chart, their first charting single in six years. Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Release 3 Chart performance 4 References Background and Recording In an interview, Manchester Orchestra lead singer Andy Hull stated that `` The Gold '' deals with issues of trust and learning to communicate. The song was written by Hull and guitarist Robert McDowell. Producer Catherine Marks, who the band was working with for the first time, allowed the band 's songwriters to work on the A Black Mile to the Surface album for three months by themselves, during which they deconstructed and added new layers to `` The Gold ''. Release The song was released on June 9, 2017. The song was sent for adds to Triple - A radio stations on June 26 and Alternative radio stations on September 12. A video for `` The Gold '' was released on the same day as the song. Chart performance Chart ( 2017 - 18 ) Peak position US Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) 12 US Adult Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) References Jump up ^ https://www.popmatters.com/manchester-orchestra-a-black-mile-to-the-surface-2495384801.html Jump up ^ `` Manchester Orchestra Premieres ' The Gold ( Live ) ' Video, Talks Recording ' A Black Mile to the Surface ' : Exclusive ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Interview : Manchester Orchestra 's Andy Hull goes the extra Mile before Ybor City show ''. Creative Loafing : Tampa Bay. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations, Independent Artist Song Releases... '' All Access. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Manchester Orchestra Announce New Album, Share Video for New Song `` The Gold '' : Watch Pitchfork ``. pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Manchester Orchestra Chart History ( Alternative Songs ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Manchester Orchestra Chart History ( Adult Alternative Songs ) ''. Billboard. hide Manchester Orchestra Andy Hull Robert McDowell Andy Prince Tim Very Albums Studio I 'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child ( 2006 ) Mean Everything to Nothing ( 2009 ) Simple Math ( 2011 ) Cope ( 2014 ) Hope ( 2014 ) A Black Mile to the Surface ( 2017 ) EP 5 Stories ( 2004 ) You Brainstorm, I Brainstorm, but Brilliance Needs a Good Editor ( 2005 ) Let My Pride Be What 's Left Behind ( 2008 ) Fourteen Years of Excellence ( 2009 ) The MySpace Transmissions : Manchester Orchestra ( 2009 ) Unreleased Nobody Sings Anymore ( 2005 ) Singles `` Wolves at Night '' `` I 've Got Friends '' `` Tony the Tiger '' `` Shake It Out '' `` Simple Math '' `` April Fool '' `` Top Notch '' `` The Gold '' `` The Alien '' `` The Moth '' Discography Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Gold&oldid=839937532 '' Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardalternativesongs Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardadultalternativesongs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 6 May 2018, at 18 : 02. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the gold by manchester orchestra about
Answer: issues of trust