Gold (Metro Station EP)

2014 EP by Metro Station

Gold

EP by

Metro Station

Released| October 14, 2014
Recorded| 2013–2014
Genre|

* Pop
* pop rock
* electropop

Length| 16:39
Label| Metro Station Music
Metro Station chronology
| Middle of the Night (EP)
(2013)  | Gold
(2014)  | Savior
(2015)

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Singles from  Gold

1. "Love & War"
Released: August 12, 2014 (2014-08-12)
2. "She Likes Girls"
Released: September 9, 2014 (2014-09-09)

Gold is an EP by American pop rock band Metro Station, released independently on October 14, 2014.[1] The EP was made available for streaming exclusively via Billboard magazine on October 8, 2014.[2] It was the band's first release after Trace Cyrus' return to the group in 2014.[3]

## Background

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Gold was recorded between 2013 and 2014 with roughly 30 songs recorded before the band finalized the 5 tracks for the EP.[4] Trace Cyrus said that the EP has a "more mature sound."[3] "Love & War" was released on August 12, 2014, as the lead single along with an accompanying music video.[5] "She Likes Girls" was released on September 9, 2014, as the second single.[6] Speaking about the song, Cyrus said, "It's something a little different for us to write about. We definitely haven't written about something this risqué, I don't think." Mason Musso added, "I just thought it was an interesting idea and I've definitely heard of that scenario before. I just thought it really worked."[4] The music video was released on October 31, 2014.[7]

The group went on a co-headlining tour with the Ready Set in 2014 called "The Outsiders Tour" with supporting acts from the Downtown Fiction and Against the Current.[6]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
idobi Radio| [8]
Rock Sound| [9]

The EP was received with mixed reviews. Alyson Stokes of idobi Radio gave the album a 6/10 stars. She states, "Gold is great by Metro Station standards and serves as a promising step forward for the band, but there’s definitely room for more variety." She ends off remarking, "Gold ups the ante for Metro Station as a band, but overall boasts nothing more than good dance tracks.[8] Andy Biddulph of Rock Sound magazine calls the EP, "half-decent, half teeth-grindingly awful."[9]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Trace Cyrus and Mason Musso.

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Love & War"| 3:04
2.| "She Likes Girls"| 3:57
3.| "Gold"| 3:29
4.| "Forever Young" (featuring The Ready Set)| 2:47
5.| "Play It Cool"| 3:22
Total length:| 16:39

## Personnel

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Credits for Gold adapted from AllMusic.[10]

Metro Station

* Trace Cyrus – vocals, lead guitar, keyboards, bass guitar
* Mason Musso – vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar, synthesizers

Additional musicians

* Spencer Steffan – drums, percussion, backing vocals
* the Ready Set \- featured artist

## References

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1. ^ "Gold – EP by Metro Station on iTunes". iTunes. Apple. October 14, 2014. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
2. ^ Crane, Matt (October 8, 2014). "Listen to Metro Station's new EP, 'Gold'". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
3. ^ a b Leight, Elias (October 8, 2014). "Reunited Metro Station Premiere New EP 'Gold'". Billboard. Billboard. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
4. ^ a b Patrick Ryan (September 8, 2014). "Song premiere: Metro Station's 'She Likes Girls'". USA Today. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
5. ^ Crane, Matt (August 12, 2014). "Metro Station reunite, release new single". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on August 16, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
6. ^ a b Crane, Matt (September 9, 2014). "Metro Station stream new song, "She Likes Girls"". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on September 17, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
7. ^ Matt Crane (October 31, 2014). "Metro Station release "She Likes Girls" music video". Alternative Press. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
8. ^ a b Alyson, Stokes (October 15, 2014). "Album Review: Metro Station – Gold | idobi Network". idobi. idobi. Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
9. ^ a b Biddulph, Andy (November 5, 2014). "Metro Station – Gold – Reviews – Rock Sound Magazine". Rock Sound. Freeway Press. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
10. ^ "Gold – Metro Station Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2022.

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Metro Station

* Mason Musso
* Trace Cyrus

* Blake Healy
* Anthony Improgo
* Kenny Bozich

Studio albums|

* Metro Station
* Savior

EPs|

* The Questions We Ask at Night
* Gold

Singles|

* "Kelsey"
* "Control"
* "Shake It"
* "Seventeen Forever"
* "She Likes Girls"

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