Gold Lion

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"Gold Lion"
Single by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
from the album Show Your Bones
Released	March 20, 2006 (2006-03-20)[1]
Genre	Indie rock, alternative rock
Label	Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Brian Chase, Karen Lee Orzolek, Nick Zinner
Producer(s)	David Andrew Sitek, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs singles chronology
"Y Control" (2004) "Gold Lion" (2006) "Turn Into" (2006)

"Gold Lion" is the first single by American indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs from their second album, Show Your Bones. Distinct in the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' discography, it features acoustic guitar and a more slowed-down pace in contrast to earlier works like "Bang!" and "Date with the Night". It was released on March 20, 2006, and became the band's second major hit after 2004's "Maps".

"Gold Lion" was named after the two Gold Lion awards won by the Adidas commercial Hello Tomorrow at the 2005 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Karen O had contributed vocals to ad's song composed by Sam "Squeak E. Clean" Spiegel, brother of Karen's then-boyfriend Spike Jonze who had directed the ad.