New Gold (song)

"New Gold"
Single by Gorillaz featuring Tame Impala and Bootie Brown
from the album Cracker Island
Released31 August 2022 (2022-08-31)
Genre
Length3:25
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Greg Kurstin
  • Gorillaz
  • Kevin Parker
Gorillaz singles chronology
"Cracker Island"
(2022) 		"New Gold"
(2022) 		"Baby Queen"
(2022)
Tame Impala singles chronology
"Turn Up the Sunshine"
(2022) 		"New Gold"
(2022) 		"Wings Of Time"
(2023)
Bootie Brown singles chronology
"Dirty Harry"
(2005) 		"New Gold"
(2022)
Visualiser
"New Gold" on YouTube

"New Gold" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz, featuring Australian music project Tame Impala, and American rapper Bootie Brown, marking the latter's second collaboration with the band since "Dirty Harry" in 2005. The track was released on 31 August 2022 as the second single from their eighth studio album, Cracker Island. "New Gold" reached number four on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and peaked at number two on the US Alternative Airplay Songs chart. At the APRA Music Awards of 2024, the song was shortlisted for Song of the Year.[5]

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  2. ^ Purdom, Clayton (21 February 2023). "'Cracker Island' Is Gorillaz's Most Purely Pleasurable LP Yet". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  3. ^ DeVille, Chris (31 August 2022). "Gorillaz – "New Gold" (Feat. Tame Impala & Bootie Brown)". StereoGum. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (24 February 2023). "Gorillaz - 'Cracker Island' Album Reviews, Somgs & More". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  5. ^ "G Flip, Genesis Owusu, RVG & More Shortlisted For 2024 APRA Song Of The Year". The Music. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.