Golden Age (song)

{{About|the TV on the Radio song|other songs with the same title|Golden Age (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Golden Age

| cover = GoldenAge.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = TV on the Radio

| album = Dear Science

| released = August 26, 2008

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Indie rock, funk rock

| length = 4:11

| label = 4AD

| writer = Tunde Adebimpe, David Sitek, Kyp Malone, Jaleel Bunton, Gerard Smith

| producer = Dave Sitek

| prev_title = Province

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = Dancing Choose

| next_year = 2008

}}

"Golden Age" is a 2008 song by the band TV on the Radio, the first single from their album Dear Science. It was number 12 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008."[https://web.archive.org/web/20081227111805/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/24947047/the_100_best_singles_of_2008 The 100 Best Songs of 2008]". Rolling Stone (December 25, 2008). Retrieved 2009-01-12 Spin magazine chose the song as the 8th best song of the year.[http://www.spin.com/gallery/20-best-songs-2008?page=12#main 20 Best Songs of 2008] Retrieved on February 20, 2011. MTV ranked it as the 20th best song of the year,[https://web.archive.org/web/20110207031031/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601017/best-songs-2008-bigger-than-sound.jhtml Best Songs of 2008] Retrieved on February 20, 2011. and Pitchfork chose it as the 51st best song of the year.[http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7572-the-100-best-tracks-of-2008/5/ 100 Best Tracks of 2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227150248/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7572-the-100-best-tracks-of-2008/5/ |date=2011-02-27 }} Retrieved on February 20, 2011.

The rock band Phish began covering "Golden Age" at their concerts in 2009.[http://phish.net/song/golden-age phish.net: "Golden Age" Every Time Played] Retrieved on August 11, 2011.