All Gold Everything
{{Infobox song
| name = All Gold Everything
| cover = Trinidad James All Gold Everything.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Trinidad James
| album = Don't Be S.A.F.E.
| released = December 20, 2012
| recorded = 2012
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| venue =
| genre = Southern hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=09}}
| label = Def Jam
| writer = Nicholas Williams
| producer = Devon Gallaspy
| chronology = Trinidad James
| prev_title =
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| next_title = I Luv This Shit
| next_year = 2013
}}
"All Gold Everything" is the debut single by American rapper Trinidad James. It was released on December 20, 2012, as the first single from his debut mixtape Don't Be S.A.F.E. (2012).{{cite web | title=All Gold Everything - Single by Trinidad James|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-gold-everything-single/589282650 | work=iTunes Store | publisher=Apple | access-date=December 20, 2012}} The single has sold over 1,000,000 copies and was certified platinum by the RIAA.{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/05/trinidad-james-all-gold-everything-goes-gold-lives-up-to-title |title=Trinidad James' "All Gold Everything" Goes Gold, Lives Up To Title |publisher=Complex |date= |accessdate=2013-05-03}}
Background
The song earned Trinidad James a major record deal with Def Jam Recordings worth 2 million.{{cite news|last=Horowitz|first=Steven|title=Trinidad James Officially Announces Signing To Def Jam|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22205/title.trinidad-james-officially-announces-signing-to-def-jam|accessdate=December 13, 2012|newspaper=HipHopDX|date=December 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123053902/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22205/title.trinidad-james-officially-announces-signing-to-def-jam|archive-date=January 23, 2013|url-status=dead}} Complex ranked the song #35 on the 50 best songs of 2012 list.{{cite web | url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/12/2012-year-in-review-the-50-best-songs-of-2012/trinidad-james-all-gold-everything | title=The 50 Best Songs of 2012 35. Trinidad James "All Gold Everything| publisher=Complex Media | work=Complex | date=November 23, 2012 | accessdate=November 23, 2012 | author=}} The official remix was released on January 7, 2013, featuring fellow Atlanta rappers T.I., Young Jeezy and 2 Chainz.{{cite web | url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/01/listen-trinidad-james-f-ti-young-jeezy-and-2-chainz-all-gold-everything-remix| title=Listen: Trinidad Jame$ f/ T.I., Young Jeezy and 2 Chainz "All Gold Everything (Remix) | work=Complex | date=January 7, 2013 | accessdate=January 7, 2013 | author=Frydenlund, Zach}} On February 14, 2013, Trinidad James performed the song on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.{{cite web|last=Homie |first=Big |url=http://rapradar.com/2013/02/15/trinidad-james-on-jimmy-fallon/ |title=Trinidad James On Jimmy Fallon |publisher=Rapradar.com |date=2013-02-15 |accessdate=2013-10-23}} The music video for the remix was filmed on January 31, 2013{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/02/01/on-set-of-trinidad-james-all-gold-everything-remix-video-with-2-chainz-ti-young-jeezy/ |title=On Set of Trinidad James' 'All Gold Everything' Remix Video with 2 Chainz, T.I., & Young Jeezy |publisher=Rap-Up.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-23}} and was released on February 27, 2013.{{cite web|title=Video: Trinidad James f/ T.I., Young Jeezy, & 2 Chainz – 'All Gold Everything (Remix)'|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/02/27/video-trinidad-james-f-ti-young-jeezy-2-chainz-all-gold-everything-remix/|work=Rap-Up|publisher=Devin Lazerine|accessdate=February 27, 2013|date=February 27, 2013}} "All Gold Everything" was interpolated in the 2014 song "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/6327615/sugarhill-gang-to-trinidad-james-influences-mark-ronson-bruno-mars-uptown |title=From Sugarhill Gang to Trinidad James, a Look at the Influences of Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars' 'Uptown Funk' |magazine=Billboard |date=November 24, 2014 |accessdate=March 15, 2015}} On June 24, 2015, it was reported that James earned over $150,000 in royalty earnings off of "Uptown Funk"'s interpolation.{{cite web | url=http://uk.complex.com/music/2015/06/trinidad-james-made-one-hundred-thousand-dollars-mark-ronson-uptown-funk | title=Trinidad James Made $150,000 Off Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk | publisher=Complex UK | accessdate=24 June 2015 | author=JUSTIN CHARITY}}
Critical reception
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Pitchfork Media commented on the track by saying "If the heyday of disco had produced a rapper, it might have been Atlanta's Trinidad James. When he talks about gold-- he's obsessed with it-- it's not so much about status as it is about sheer flamboyance. 'I'm too fly/ You know this/ Let me give your ass a checklist', he raps on 'All Gold Everything', the letters slithering off his tongue around a slow, exaggerated ripple of a beat. The track comes from his mixtape Don't Be S.A.F.E., an excellent debut that toggles seamlessly between snaggle-toothed drug talk, flashy boasts and earnest self-deprecation."{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/14465-all-gold-everything/ |title=Trinidad James: "All Gold Everything" | Tracks |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2012-10-18 |accessdate=2013-10-23}}
Music video
The music video shot in Atlanta, Georgia was directed by Motion Family and premiered on MTV Jams on November 18, 2012.{{cite web | url=http://www.vevo.com/watch/trinidad-james/all-gold-everything/USUYG1023506| title=Trinidad James "All Gold Everything|publisher= | work=Vevo | date=January 10, 2013 |accessdate=November 30, 2012}} As of November 2021, the music video has over 40 million views on YouTube.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK2FqPNIT_U|title=Trinidad James - All Gold Everything (Explicit) |publisher=YouTube |date=2013-01-23 |accessdate=2017-02-04}}
Charts and certifications
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=Weekly charts=
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| Chart (2012–13)
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| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|36|artist=Trinidad James|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|9|artist=Trinidad James|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrapsongs|6|artist=Trinidad James|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrhythmic|10|artist=Trinidad James|rowheader=true}} |
=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"|Chart (2013)
!scope="col"|Position |
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| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/hot-r-b-hip-hop-songs?page=3|title=2013 Year End Charts — R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=December 13, 2013}}
| style="text-align:center;"|34 |
| US Rap Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/rap-songs?page=2|title=2013 Year End Charts — Rap Songs|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=December 13, 2013}}
| style="text-align:center;"|28 |
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= Certifications =
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Release history
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References
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External links
- {{YouTube|NK2FqPNIT_U|All Gold Everything (Music video)}}
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