"Gold Chains" is a song by Ghanaian-Australian singer, Genesis Owusu, released on 19 February 2021 as the fourth single from Owusu's debut studio album, Smiling with No Teeth. Upon release, Owusu said the track was one of the first written for the album and lyrically, set the tone for the rest of the record. [1]
| "Gold Chains" | ||||
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| Single by Genesis Owusu | ||||
| from the album Smiling with No Teeth | ||||
| Released | 19 February 2021[1] | |||
| Length | 3:38 | |||
| Label | Genesis Owusu | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Gold Chains" on YouTube | ||||
The song won first place in the 2021 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition.[2]
In January 2022, Owusu performed the song on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.[3]
Critical reception
editDavid Renshall from The Fader said "The song, a crunchy funk-rap number indebted to Prince and André 3000, plays as a celebratory moment but dig into Owusu's lyrics a little and there's an emptiness to the life of success and adoration."[4]
Track listings
editDigital download/streaming
- "Gold Chains" – 3:38
Digital download/streaming
- "Gold Chains" (Harvey Sutherland remix) – 3:45
References
edit- ^ a b "First Spin". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Genesis Owusu wins 2021 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition". The Music Network. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Watch Genesis Owusu perform 'Gold Chains' on 'The Late Show'". NME. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Genesis Owusu feels the weight of it all in his "Gold Chains" video". The Fader. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2023.