Glitter & Gold

This article is about the 2012 Rebecca Ferguson song. For the 2015 song by Barns Courtney with the same title, see Barns Courtney.

"Glitter & Gold"
Single by Rebecca Ferguson
from the album Heaven
Released	29 April 2012
Recorded	2011
Genre	Soul, jazz, pop, blues
Length	3:29
Label	Syco, RCA Records
Songwriter(s)	Rebecca Ferguson, Alex Smith, Paul Barry
Producer(s)	Mark Taylor, Alex Smith
Rebecca Ferguson singles chronology
"Too Good to Lose" (2012) "Glitter & Gold" (2012) "Backtrack" (2012)

"Glitter & Gold" is a song by British singer songwriter Rebecca Ferguson. The song serves as the third single from the debut studio album, Heaven, and was released in the United Kingdom on 29 April 2012. The song was written by Ferguson, Alex Smith and Paul Barry, and was produced by Smith and Mark Taylor.

The song was included on the international soundtrack of the Brazilian remake soap opera Guerra dos Sexos.

Background

The song was Ferguson's third single,^[1] and was scheduled to be released on 29 April 2012. It was co-written by Ferguson, Alex Smith and Paul Barry and was produced by Mark Taylor and Alex Smith. Whilst the title "Glitter & Gold" conjures up wealth, glitzy parties and expensive jewellery, the song is actually about friendships and about how money doesn't buy your soul.^[2]

Critical reception

The song "Glitter & Gold" received positive views from critics. Digital spy rated the song 4 out of 5 stars. They reviewed the song as "tame by Adele's standards", and said the song is "as sour as Rebecca gets" when she has ended a relationship with her boyfriend.^[3] The Guardian described the single as "lovely" livened up with "a Mark Ronson-esque arrangement".^[1]

Music video

The video premiered on 13 April 2012 in a Metro music video face off, Ferguson's video beating Jessie J's LaserLight by 2 rounds to 1.^[4] "In the video, we see Rebecca looking stunning at a party as she mingles and sings, seemingly giving advice to the partygoers as they turn into cardboard cutouts of themselves. Rebecca is there to help them make a choice: what is more important to their life, happiness or wealth?".^[2] The video was directed by Syndrome.^[5]

Chart performance

As the third single from Heaven, "Glitter & Gold" was released on 29 April 2012. The song debuted at 164 on the UK Singles Chart, but climbed up to 116 after Ferguson performed the song on Alan Carr's Chatty Man. The song has, so far, peaked higher than Too Good to Lose, which peaked at number 186. The song also charted on the Irish Singles Chart at 65.^[6] To add to this, the song has also charted at number peaked at 27 in Italy, and peaked at 36 so far in the Swiss Singles Chart.^[7]

Live performances

On 6 April 2012 Ferguson performed the song live at the Echo Arena.^[8] On 11 May she performed on Alan Carr: Chatty Man, despite having a broken leg.

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Glitter & Gold"	Rebecca Ferguson, Alex Smith, Paul Barry	3:29

Digital EP^[9]

1. "Glitter & Gold" - 3:29
2. "Glitter & Gold" (Live Version) - 3:28
3. "Glitter & Gold" (Cahill Remix Edit) - 3:24
4. "Glitter & Gold" (Tom Farrago Remix) - 3:39

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Glitter & Gold" Chart (2012-2014) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 51 France (SNEP)[11] 146 Germany (GfK)[12] 68 Ireland (IRMA)[6] 65 Italy (FIMI)[13] 27 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 36 UK Singles (OCC)[15] 116

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Glitter & Gold" Chart (2012) Position Italy (FIMI)[16] 100 Certifications Certifications for "Glitter & Gold" Region Certification Certified units/sales Italy (FIMI)[17] Gold 15,000^* ^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates for "Glitter & Gold"

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	29 April 2012	Digital Download	Syco Music, RCA Records

References

1. Cragg, Michael (10 April 2012). "New music: Rebecca Ferguson – Glitter & Gold (Tom Farrago Remix)". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
2. "Rebecca gives us some soulful advice". 4Music (13 April 2012). Channel 4. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
3. "Rebecca Ferguson: 'Glitter & Gold' review". Digitalspy.co.uk. 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
4. "Rebecca Ferguson v Jessie J: Music video fight club". Metro.co.uk. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
5. "Rebecca Ferguson 'Glitter & Gold' by Syndrome on Promo News". Promonews.tv. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
6. ">> IRMA << Irish Charts - Singles, Albums & Compilations >>". Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
7. Hung, Steffen. "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
8. RebeccaFergusonVEVO (6 April 2012). "Rebecca Ferguson - Glitter & Gold (Live from Echo Arena)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
9. "Rebecca Ferguson - Glitter & Gold (EP)". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
10. "Rebecca Ferguson – Glitter & Gold" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
11. "Rebecca Ferguson – Glitter & Gold" (in French). Les classement single.
12. "Rebecca Ferguson – Glitter & Gold" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
13. "Rebecca Ferguson ♥ (@RebeccaFUpdates) - Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
14. "Rebecca Ferguson – Glitter & Gold". Swiss Singles Chart.
15. "Official Chart Analysis: No.1 Keane album Strangeland sells 48k - News - Music Week". Musicweek.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
16. "Classifica annuale 2012 (dal 02.01.2012 al 30.12.2012)" (in Italian). FIMI. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
17. "Italian single certifications – Rebecca Ferguson – Glitter & Gold" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 4 September 2012. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Glitter & Gold" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".