Gold Rush Kid

Studio album by

Released

10 June 2022

Length

38:46

Label

Columbia

Producer

Barney Lister
Daniel Moyler
Joel Pott
Stuart Price

George Ezra chronology

Staying at Tamara's
(2018)

Gold Rush Kid
(2022)

Singles from Gold Rush Kid

"Anyone for You (Tiger Lily)"
Released: 28 January 2022
"Green Green Grass"
Released: 22 April 2022
"Dance All Over Me"
Released: 30 September 2022^[1]
"Sweetest Human Being Alive"
Released: 20 January 2023^[2]^[3]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.3/10^[4]
Metacritic	72/100^[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
DIY	^[6]
Gigwise	^[7]
The Guardian	^[8]
NME	^[9]

Gold Rush Kid is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter George Ezra, released on 10 June 2022 by Columbia Records. The album was promoted by four singles: "Anyone for You (Tiger Lily)", "Green Green Grass", "Dance All Over Me" and "Sweetest Human Being Alive".^[10]^[11] It became his third consecutive number-one album in the UK.^[12]

Track listing

All songs written by George Ezra and Joel Pott, except where noted; all tracks produced by Joel Pott, except where noted.

*Gold Rush Kid* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Anyone for You (Tiger Lily)"			3:08
2.	"Green Green Grass"	Ezra Pott Stuart Price	Pott Price	2:47
3.	"Gold Rush Kid"			2:42
4.	"Manila"		Pott Barney Lister	3:04
5.	"Fell in Love at the End of the World"	Ezra		3:17
6.	"Don't Give Up"		Pott Daniel Moyler	3:05
7.	"Dance All Over Me"			3:14
8.	"I Went Hunting"			3:45
9.	"In the Morning"	Ezra		4:17
10.	"Sweetest Human Being Alive"			3:45
11.	"Love Somebody Else"			3:28
12.	"The Sun Went Down"	Ezra		2:14
Total length:				38:46

Personnel

Musicians

George Ezra – lead vocals (all tracks); background vocals, guitar (1–9, 11, 12)
Joel Pott – background vocals, guitar, keyboards (1–9, 11, 12); programming (1, 3–7, 11, 12), synthesizer (1–9, 11, 12), bass (2–7, 10, 12), piano (2, 3, 7, 8, 11, 12), percussion (3, 4, 12), drums (8)
Jimmy Sims– bass (all tracks), background vocals (1–6, 9, 11), percussion (3)
Dan Grech-Marguerat – programming
Fabio De Oliveira – background vocals (1–6, 9, 11), drums (1–7, 11), percussion (1–9)
Lily Carassik – background vocals (1–4, 9), brass (1, 3, 4)
Yasmin Ogilvie – background vocals (1–4, 9), brass (1, 3, 4)
Daniel Moyler – background vocals (1–4, 6, 11); guitar, keyboards, programming, synthesizer (6)
Mzansi Youth Choir – background vocals (1)
Jim Hunt – brass (1, 3, 4), performance arrangement (1, 3), saxophone (5)
Matthew Benson – brass (1, 3, 4), background vocals (9)
Nikolaj Torp Larsen – keyboards, synthesizer (1–7, 11); piano (1, 2, 4–12), bass (2), background vocals (6)
Adam Scarborough – background vocals (2, 11)
Evie Howard – background vocals (2, 5)
Freddie Lawrence – background vocals (2)
Jessica Barnett – background vocals (2, 5, 9, 11)
Myla Pott – background vocals (2, 5)
Stuart Price – bass, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer (2)
The Dap Kings – brass, performance arrangement (2)
Cochemea Gastelum – saxophone (2)
Ian Hendrickson-Smith – saxophone (2)
Dave Guy – trumpet (2)
Barney Lister – programming (4, 7, 11); bass, keyboards, synthesizer (4)
Hal Ritson – drums, programming (4)
Richard Adlam – drums, programming (4)
David Klinke – guitar (4, 8)
Tobie Tripp – conductor, performance arrangement (5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Ian Burdge – cello (5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Marianne Haynes – violin (5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Max Baillie – violin (5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Bruce White – viola (7, 8, 10)
Ian Mizen – whistles (7)
Bryony Elizabeth Moody – cello (8, 11)
Chris Worsey – cello (8, 11)
Andrew Parker – viola (8, 11)
Kate Musker – viola (8, 11)
Ian Humphries – violin (8, 11)
Kate Robinson – violin (8, 11)
Nicky Sweeney – violin (8, 11)
Nirupam Raja Halder – violin (8, 11)
Oli Langford – violin (8, 11)
Tamara Elias – violin (8, 11)

Technical

Matt Colton – mastering
Charles Haydon-Hicks – mixing
Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing
Luke Burgoyne – mixing (1, 3–12)
Daniel Moyler – engineering
Andy Maxwell – engineering (5), engineering assistance (8)
Jonny Breakwell – engineering assistance
Joe Wyatt – engineering assistance (5, 8)
Tristan Ellis – engineering assistance (6, 8, 11)
Ben Loveland – engineering assistance (7)
Connor Panayi – engineering assistance (7, 10)
Felipe Gutierrez – engineering assistance (7)

Charts

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for *Gold Rush Kid*
Chart (2022)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[13]	10
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[14]	9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[15]	6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[16]	61
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)^[17]	59
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[18]	5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[19]	12
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[20]	3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[21]	14
Polish Albums (ZPAV)^[22]	26
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[23]	1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[24]	43
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[25]	6
UK Albums (OCC)^[26]	1

Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for *Gold Rush Kid*
Chart (2022)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[27]	18

Certifications

Certifications for *Gold Rush Kid*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[28]	Gold	100,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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^ "Gold Rush Kid by George Ezra Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^ Taylor, Chris (8 June 2022). "George Ezra – Gold Rush Kid review". DIY. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
^ Martin, Faith (7 June 2022). "Album Review: George Ezra – Gold Rush Kid". Gigwise. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
^ Petridis, Alexis (2 June 2022). "George Ezra: Gold Rush Kid review – boy of summer lets the clouds gather". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
^ Williams, Sophie (9 June 2022). "George Ezra – 'Gold Rush Kid' review: the posi-pop king's most personal album so far". NME. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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v t e George Ezra
Discography
Studio albums	Wanted on Voyage Staying at Tamara's Gold Rush Kid
Extended plays	Did You Hear the Rain? Cassy O'
Singles	"Did You Hear the Rain?" "Budapest" "Cassy O'" "Blame It on Me" "Listen to the Man" "Barcelona" "Don't Matter Now" "Paradise" "Shotgun" "Hold My Girl" "Pretty Shining People" "Anyone for You (Tiger Lily)" "Green Green Grass" "Dance All Over Me"