Golden Years (M-Phazes and Ruel song)
"Golden Years" | ||||
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Single by M-Phazes and Ruel[a] | ||||
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Genre | Pop | |||
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Label | M-Phazes Prod. Pty. Ltd.[1] RCA · SME (remix)[2] | |||
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Producer(s) | M-Phazes | |||
M-Phazes singles chronology | ||||
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Ruel singles chronology | ||||
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"Golden Years" on YouTube | ||||
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Remix music video | ||||
"Golden Years (M-Phazes Remix)" on YouTube |
"Golden Years" is a song recorded by music producer M-Phazes and Australian singer Ruel. The song was released on 14 April 2017,[1] becoming Ruel's official debut single.[3] A remix of the song (which only credits Ruel as the lead artist) by M-Phazes was later released on 16 March 2018.[2]
Ruel performed the song during the 2018 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.[4]
Music video
[edit]Though a music video for the original track was never released, one was made for the song's remix by M-Phazes, which was released on 16 March 2018—the same day as the track's release.[5]
Reception
[edit]Sosefina Fuamoli from The AU Review said "the final result is something of polished and refined electronic-driven pop" and the song is "primed for radio success".[6]
Elton John, during his Beats 1 radio show, complimented the song, saying "it’s astonishing [how] someone [Ruel] so young can write something so good" and jokingly said "I give up."[7]
Credits and personnel
[edit]Credits for the song's remix adapted from Tidal.[8]
- Ruel Vincent van Djik – lead artist, songwriter
- Mark Landon – producer, songwriter
- Peter Harding – songwriter
- Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer
- Andrei Eremin – mixing engineer
- Phil Anquetil – recording engineer
Formats and track listings
[edit]- Digital download[1]
- "Golden Years" – 3:28
- "Golden Years" (M-Phazes remix) – 3:54
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Golden Years - Single by M-Phazes & Ruel on Apple Music". Apple Music. 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- ^ a b c "Golden Years (M-Phazes Remix) - Single by Ruel on Apple Music". Apple Music. 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- ^ "Ruel". Universal Music Publishing Group: Australia and New Zealand. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ Howcroft, Jonathan (2018-04-04). "Commonwealth Games 2018 opening ceremony – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- ^ RUEL (2018-03-16). "Ruel - Golden Years (M-Phazes Remix (Official Video))". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- ^ Fuamoli, Sosefina (2017-04-24). "Single of the Day: M-Phazes x Ruel "Golden Years" (2017)". The AU Review. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- ^ Koha, Nui Ye (2017-09-08). "Elton John jokes about 'giving up' after hearing Aussie teen singer songwriter Ruel". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- ^ "Golden Years (M-Phazes Remix) / Ruel - TIDAL". Tidal. 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2019-09-02.