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Hard Drive Gold by alt-J
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alt-JProduced by
Charlie AndrewWrited by
Thom Sonny Green & Gus Unger-Hamilton & Joe NewmanAbout
“Hard Drive Gold” is a teenager’s juvenile fantasy of becoming an overnight millionaire by trading cryptocurrency. alt-J describe the song as “tongue-in-cheek”.
The track dropped as the third single leading up to the release of The Dream. In keeping with the band’s tradition of using music videos t...
Hard Drive Gold Lyrics
[Chorus]
Gimme that gold
Straight into my hard drive
Gimme that gold
Straight into my hard drive, baby
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 1]
I'm fifteen in my garden skipping
My neighbor Sue is watching me from her window
Oh, mama, did you tell Sue I'm a millionaire now, baby?
Trading that crypto?
(Oh, yeah? No? Sue!)
[Chorus]
Gimme that gold
Gimme that fire
Gimme that gold
Gimme that fire (Hot)
[Verse 2]
Crying on a stranger is so very soothing
I'm outside my school
My teacher took me to one side and told me I was scum
I left, then googled "neoliberal"
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't be afraid to make, to make money, boy
Don't bе afraid to make, to make money, boy
Don't bе afraid to make, to make money, boy
Don't be afraid to make, to make money
[Chorus]
Straight into my hard drive
Gimme that gold
Straight into my hard drive, baby
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 3]
Non-shatter ruler, put it on the table and go "brrrrrrr"
Watch it shatter
Clearly Mum's talked to Neil with the Audi
The next morning he shouts from his door
[Pre-Chorus]
"Don't be afraid to make, to make money, boy"
"Don't be afraid to make, to make money, boy"
"Don't be afraid to make, to make money, boy"
"Don't be afraid to make, to make money"
"Don't be afraid to make, to make money, boy"
"Don't be afraid to make, to make money, boy"
"Don't be afraid to make, to make money, boy"
"Don't be afraid to make, to make money"
[Chorus]
Gimme that gold
Straight into my hard drive
Gimme that gold
Straight into my hard drive, baby
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hard Drive Gold Q&A
Who wrote Hard Drive Gold's ?
Hard Drive Gold was written by Thom Sonny Green & Gus Unger-Hamilton & Joe Newman.
Who produced Hard Drive Gold's ?
Hard Drive Gold was produced by Charlie Andrew.
When did alt-J release Hard Drive Gold?
alt-J released Hard Drive Gold on Wed Jan 05 2022.
What did alt-J say about "Hard Drive Gold"?
The band’s mailing list summarized it as:
“[A] slightly tongue-in-cheek song written at what we thought was the height of the cryptocurrency gold rush. It’s the story of the ultimate childhood fantasy, the schoolboy who becomes a millionaire overnight, and the different interactions he has with peo...
Any cool easter eggs in the video?
Yes. alt-J gives another shout-out to Radiohead, with “Everything In Its Right Place” written on the pole vaulter’s pole. Sort of like it’s her motto.
And then there’s a wall graffitied with “Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds”, famously quoted from the Bhagavad Gita by Robert Oppenheimer u...
What have the artists said about the song?
The song is about a 15-year-old boy who becomes a millionaire overnight trading cryptocurrency. It feels like we’ve been living through this sort of crypto gold rush, and it’s an interesting time. It’s a fun thing to write a song about. I can think of several books I read as a kid that were to do wi...
What else have the artists said about the song?
The chord structure and melody came so quickly that I had to leave the room and record it, and within the space of maybe half an hour, I’d written this rough structure. I played it to the band, and they responded just as quickly. Sometimes you have to get out of the way of the song and just let it g...