“Gold” was Kiiara’s second release as an artist, and her first under the name Kiiara. The song amassed 180,000 streams on SoundCloud in the first week. “Gold” peaked Billboard’s Hot 100, peaking at #13 and staying on the charts for 27 weeks. The song is Kiiara’s biggest to date, being certified 3x p...
[Produced by Felix Snow]
[Intro]
Roof was on, let me, love me, on, but you, know
Roof was on, let me, love me, on, but you, know
Roof was on, let me, love me, on, but you, know
Roof was on, let me, love me
[Verse 1]
Gold up in my, gold up in my teeth
(Gold up, gold up in my teeth)
Don't care what you say to me
I'ma bite your feelings out (Gold up, gold up in my teeth)
I missed you in the basement
(Gold up in my teeth)
But your brother was a good substitute for you
[Pre-Chorus]
And if you love me, love me, but you never let me go
When the roof was on fire, you never let me know
Say you're sorry, honey, but you never really show
And I could leave the party without ever letting you know
Without ever letting you know
[Chorus]
Roof was on, let me, love me, on, but you, know
Roof was on, let me, love me
Without ever letting you know
Roof was on, let me, love me, on, but you, know
Roof was on, let me, love me
Without ever letting you know
Roof was on, let me, love me, on, but you, know
Roof was on, let me, love me
Without ever letting you know
Roof was on, let me, love me, on, but you, know
Without ever letting you know
[Verse 2]
Gold up in my, gold up in my teeth
(Gold up, gold up in my teeth)
Tastes like money when I speak
(Gold up, gold up in my teeth)
And I missed you in the basement, yeah
(Gold up in my teeth)
Bodies on the pavement
(Oh, gold up in my teeth)
[Pre-Chorus]
And if you love me, love me, but you never let me go
And my roof was on fire, you never let me know
Say you're sorry, honey, but you never really show (Gold up in my teeth)
And I could leave the party without ever letting you know
Without ever letting you know
[Chorus]
Roof was on, let me, love me, on, but you, know
Roof was on, let me, love me
Without ever letting you know
Roof was on, let me, love me, on, but you, know
Roof was on, let me, love me
Without ever letting you know
Roof was on, let me, love me, on, but you, know
Roof was on, let me, love me
Without ever letting you know
Roof was on, let me, love me, on, but you, know
Without ever letting you know
[Verse 3]
Gold up in my, gold up in my teeth
(Gold up, gold up in my teeth)
Taste like money when I speak
(Gold up, gold up in my teeth)
And I missed you in the basement, yeah
(Gold up in my teeth)
Bodies on the pavement (Oh)
[Pre-Chorus]
And if you love me, love me, but you never let me go
And my roof was on fire, you never let me know
Say you're sorry, honey, but you never really show (Gold up in my teeth)
And I could leave the party without ever letting you know
Without ever letting you know
[Chorus]
Roof was on, let me, love me, on, but you, know
Roof was on, let me, love me
Without ever letting you know
Roof was on, let me, love me, on, but you, know
Roof was on, let me, love me
Without ever letting you know
Roof was on, let me, love me, on, but you, know
Roof was on, let me, love me
Without ever letting you know
Roof was on, let me, love me, on, but you, know
Without ever letting you know
Gold was written by Felix Snow & David Vine & Kiiara.
Gold was produced by David Vine & Felix Snow.
Yes! Pentatonix did a cover of it on their Youtube channel.
We originally were gonna name it this acronym: “W.E.L.Y.K.”, for “without ever letting you know.” But we decided not to because we didn’t want to be trendy. “Gold” felt like years from now it would still be relevant.
The overall message is you don’t have to answer to anyone. That’s how I was raised. If someone asks you for something, you don’t owe them anything. You don’t have to answer. I wanted to somehow incorporate that into the song…Someone can be like, “Why are you leaving?” You’re just gonna leave.
Kiiara’s song “Gold” achieved its title’s status and has since eclipsed it, The RIAA awarding the single 3x Platinum on September 6, 2018.