Golden

## **Golden**Single by Travie McCoy

"*Yeah, our love is a goldmine*"
—Colbie Caillat
"**Golden**" is a song by American singer and rapper Travie McCoy featuring Australian recording artist Sia. It was released digitally as a single on 15 June 2015 through Fueled by Ramen.

In an interview with *Entertainment Weekly*, McCoy said, "I think 'Golden' is a cog in the machine that is the next album. Every song has its own shape and sound in order to make the machine move and work the way I want it to."

## Background

In an interview with *Entertainment Weekly* online, McCoy said he met Sia four years earlier, and had been a fan of hers for years. "When we finally [met] we were totally kindred spirits. We had both gone through a lot and she became a sister to me very quickly. [...] This was probably the third of about three or four that we've recorded together. Who knows if the others will ever be heard, but they all mean so much to me. She actually wrote a song for me when I was going through some really hard times that I will always hold dear to my heart. She's an angel with the voice of one." Speaking on *Entertainment Tonight*, McCoy said, "It's like second nature working with Sia. We have this brotherly-sisterly vibe going on. Once I heard the hook, I kinda knew where I wanted to go lyrically and I wrote it in about 45 minutes... I think a lot of people can relate to having those tinglies in their stomach about that special somebody."

## Music video

The video for "Golden" premiered on YouTube on 14 June 2015 and is inspired by an iconic traffic shot in Jean-Luc Godard's cult classic 1967 film *Week End*. The video is a continuous looping shot of McCoy leaving his car on a desert road and observing the eccentric passengers in the vehicles in front of him.

## Charts

### Weekly charts

 Australia Urban (ARIA)
 Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)
 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)
 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)
 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)

## Certifications

 ^shipments figures based on certification alone

## Lyrics

You got that look in your eyes, eyes

I can tell you had bad dreams last night

Let me me take you in my arms; you can cry, cry

Let me love you 'til you feel alright

Cause I am yours; you are mine, you are mine, mine (yeah)

Not going anywhere, I am standing by your side (uh-uh)

I will love you 'til the end of time, time

I will love you 'til the day we die (let's go!)

Don't fear, baby (uh-uh, uh-uh), cause you and me are golden

When you can't breathe (uh-uh, uh-uh), it's you that I'll be holdin' (yeah)

Yes, I'm all in, through thick and thin (yeah)

This is good loving (uh-huh, uh-huh); you and me are golden

I gotta give it to her, she got a mean Goldeneye game

Honestly it's not a lot of O's to fit the rhyme scheme

But fuck it, for the sake of being overly cheesy

I think it's cute we both like our eggs over easy

And lately I've been losing at love

But when you lookin' in the Lower East Side

You're bound to find nothing but bad luck

Days can drift by, but I don't give a damn if you with me

Even if the earth exploded, I probably wouldn't notice

Never has another narrowed down the field to nada

Spend our days shopping at Target, cause she's not concerned with Prada

We make hand-me-downs look designer

Golden's in the eye of the beholder

Love ya, girl

Don't fear, baby (don't fear, baby), cause you and me are golden (you and me are golden)

When you can't breathe (let me feel you breathe), it's you that I'll be holding (yeah)

Yes, I'm all in (I'm all in), through thick and thin

This is good loving (this is good loving), you and me are golden

(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah) You and me are golden

(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah) You and me are golden

(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah) You and me are golden

(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah) You and me are golden

And honestly she ain't even gotta say much

I'll wait a whole day for that Midas touch

Minus the fact she's the finest eyelids could open to

My highness, I'd travel the world and back in hopes to glow with you

She's the Patti Mayonnaise to my Doug Funnie

Every kiss is 24 carats, no Bugs Bunny

I used to live wild (wild); she made me slow it down (down)

Who knows? Maybe one day, we'll have a golden child

Haha, and that's word to Eddie Murphy

I wouldn't trade places if you threatened to hurt me

Two peas in a pod that could never be open

I'm cool all by myself, but together we golden, yeah

You got that look in your eyes, eyes

I can tell you had bad dreams last night

Let me me take you in my arms; you can cry, cry

Let me love you 'til you feel alright (yeah)

Cause I am yours; you are mine, you are mine, mine (uh-huh)

Not going anywhere, I am standing by your side (never)

I will love you 'til the end of time, time (yeah)

I will love you 'til the day we die (come on!)

Don't fear, baby (yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah), cause you and me are golden

When you can't breathe, it's you that I'll be holding

Yes, I'm all in, through thick and thin (uh-huh)

This is good loving (whoo!), you and me are golden

We are golden, I ain't going anywhere

(Yeah)

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/16/travie-mccoy-sia-collaborations
2. ↑ http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/16/travie-mccoy-sia-collaborations
3. ↑ http://www.etonline.com/music/166680\_travie\_mccoy\_on\_brotherly\_sisterly\_vibes\_with\_sia\_new\_album\_s\_and\_hillary\_clinton\_playlist/
4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dK68fytu5w
5. ↑ http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2015/6/15/sia-sings-on-new-travie-mccoy-track-golden.html