Gold (Dierks Bentley song)

2022 single by Dierks Bentley

"Gold"

Single by Dierks Bentley
from the album  Gravel & Gold
Released| August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)
Genre| Country
Length| 2:51
Label| Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)|

* Dierks Bentley
* Ashley Gorley
* Ross Copperman
* Luke Dick

Producer(s)|

* Dierks Bentley
* Ross Copperman
* Jon Randall
* F. Reid Shippen

Dierks Bentley singles chronology
| "Worth a Shot"
(2022)  | "Gold"
(2022)  | "Something Real"
(2023)

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"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

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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."[1] 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.[1]

## Music video

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Bentley released a video for the song on October 31, 2022.[2]

## Chart performance

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Gold"  Chart (2022–2023)  | Peak
position

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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[3] | 63
Canada Country (Billboard)[4] | 1
US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 68
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[6] | 2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 20

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Gold"  Chart (2023)  | Position

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US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] | 12
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 51

## Certifications

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Certifications for "Gold"  Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Canada (Music Canada)[10] | Gold  | 40,000‡
United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold  | 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ a b Tom Roland (August 30, 2022). "Makin' Tracks: Dierks Bentley Brings His Gravel to the Shiny, Optimistic 'Gold'". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
2. ^ "Dierks Bentley releases 'Gold' video". Music Universe. October 31, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
3. ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
4. ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
5. ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
6. ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
7. ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
8. ^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
9. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
10. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Dierks Bentley – Gold". Music Canada. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
11. ^ "American single certifications – Dierks Bentley – Gold". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

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Discography

Studio albums|

* Don't Leave Me in Love
* Dierks Bentley
* Modern Day Drifter
* Long Trip Alone
* Feel That Fire
* Up on the Ridge
* Home
* Riser
* Black
* The Mountain
* Gravel & Gold
* Broken Branches

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003–2008

Singles|

* "What Was I Thinkin'"
* "My Last Name"
* "How Am I Doin'"
* "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do"
* "Come a Little Closer"
* "Settle for a Slowdown"
* "Every Mile a Memory"
* "Long Trip Alone"
* "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"
* "Trying to Stop Your Leaving"
* "Feel That Fire"
* "Sideways"
* "I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes"
* "Up on the Ridge"
* "Draw Me a Map"
* "Am I the Only One"
* "Home"
* "5-1-5-0"
* "Tip It On Back"
* "Bourbon in Kentucky"
* "I Hold On"
* "Drunk on a Plane"
* "Say You Do"
* "Riser"
* "Somewhere on a Beach"
* "Different for Girls"
* "Black"
* "What the Hell Did I Say"
* "Woman, Amen"
* "Burning Man"
* "Living"
* "Gone"
* "Beers on Me"
* "Gold"
* "American Girl"
* "She Hates Me"

Featured singles|

* "The South"
* "Flatliner"
* "New Old Trucks"
* "Worth a Shot"

Related articles|

* Hot Country Knights
* The K Is Silent

Concert tours|

* Riser Tour
* Sounds of Summer Tour 2015
* Somewhere on a Beach Tour

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