Gold (Dierks Bentley song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Gold
| cover = Dierks Bentley - Gold.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Dierks Bentley
| album = Gravel & Gold
| released = {{Start date|2022|8|8}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 2:51
| label = Capitol Nashville
| writer = {{hlist|Dierks Bentley|Ashley Gorley|Ross Copperman|Luke Dick}}
| producer = {{Hlist|Dierks Bentley|Ross Copperman|Jon Randall|F. Reid Shippen}}
| prev_title = Worth a Shot
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = Something Real
| next_year = 2023
| misc =
}}
"Gold" is a song by American country music singer Dierks Bentley. It was released on August 8, 2022, as the first single and partial title track to Bentley's tenth studio album Gravel & Gold.
History
Tom Roland of Billboard wrote that the song is "a return to an increasingly familiar theme in his work: the importance of living in the moment, rather than worrying about the future or fretting about the past."{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/dierks-bentley-gold-makin-tracks-1235132973/ | title=Makin' Tracks: Dierks Bentley Brings His Gravel to the Shiny, Optimistic 'Gold' | magazine=Billboard | date=August 30, 2022 | accessdate=January 23, 2023 | author=Tom Roland}} Bentley wrote the song during a songwriting session with Ashley Gorley, Ross Copperman, and Luke Dick. Dick presented the other writers with a "two-chord guitar pattern". Taking inspiration from his own pickup truck, Bentley came up with the song's central idea of contrasting gravel and gold. Bentley and Copperman produced the final recording of the song with assistance from Jon Randall and F. Reid Shippen. Contributing musicians on the track include Bryan Sutton, Sam Bush, and Charlie Worsham.
Music video
Bentley released a video for the song on October 31, 2022.{{cite web | url=https://themusicuniverse.com/dierks-bentley-releases-gold-video/ | title=Dierks Bentley releases 'Gold' video | website=Music Universe | date=October 31, 2022 | accessdate=January 23, 2022}}
Chart performance
=Weekly charts=
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|+ Weekly chart performance for "Gold" ! scope="col"| Chart (2022–2023) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Canada|63|artist=Dierks Bentley|rowheader=true|access-date=January 24, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadacountry|1|artist=Dierks Bentley|rowheader=true|access-date=January 24, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|68|artist=Dierks Bentley|rowheader=true|access-date=May 9, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountryairplay|2|artist=Dierks Bentley|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|20|artist=Dierks Bentley|rowheader=true|access-date=May 2, 2023}} |
=Year-end charts=
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|+ Year-end chart performance for "Gold" ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/country-airplay-songs|title=Country Airplay – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2023}}
| 12 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2023}}
| 51 |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=Gold|artist=Dierks Bentley|type=single|award=Gold|access-date=March 22, 2025|relyear=2022|certyear=2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Gold|artist=Dierks Bentley|type=single|award=Gold|access-date=March 22, 2024|relyear=2022|certyear=2024}}
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