The Golden Age (The Asteroids Galaxy Tour song)

"The Golden Age"
Single by The Asteroids Galaxy Tour
from the album Fruit
Released September 13, 2009 (Denmark)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2009
Genre Indie pop, acid jazz
Length 3:50
Label Small Giants
Writer(s) Lars Iversen, Mette Lindberg
Producer(s) Lars Iversen
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour singles chronology
"Around the Bend"
(2008)
"The Golden Age"
(2009)
"Major"
(2011)

"The Golden Age" is a song recorded by Danish indie pop band The Asteroids Galaxy Tour. The song was released as a single on September 13, 2009 as a digital download in Denmark from their debut studio album Fruit. The song was produced by Lars Iversen and written by Mette Lindberg and Lars Iversen. The song has charted in Austria, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Canada and United States.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "The Golden Age" was first released onto YouTube on August 7th, 2009 at a total length of three minutes and fifty-six seconds.[1]

Allusions within the song

The song makes allusion to the Hollywood Las Vegas Rat Pack around Frank Sinatra. It later makes reference to the character Sally Bowles from the musical and movie Cabaret based on the Christopher Isherwood book I Am a Camera.[2]

Heineken advertisement

The song was used in a 2011 Heineken advertisement. It has a long version of the entire song with a music video and a shorter one for commercial spots on television.

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."The Golden Age"  3:50

Chart performance

Weekly

Chart (2011/13) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 4
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] 60
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 91
Italy (FIMI)[6] 21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 27
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[8] 19
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 7
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[10] 70
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 9

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
Austrian Singles Chart[11] 43
Italian Singles Chart[12] 96
Swiss Singles Chart[13] 58

Certifications

Country Certification
Austria Gold[14]
Italy Gold[15]

Release history

Country Release date Format
United Kingdom September 6, 2009 Digital download
Denmark September 13, 2009

References

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