"Goldmine" | ||||
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Single by Kimbra | ||||
from the album The Golden Echo | ||||
Released | 15 July 2015[1] | |||
Recorded | 2014 | |||
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Length | 4:40 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | [4] | |||
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Kimbra singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Goldmine" on YouTube |
"Goldmine" is a song co-written, co-produced and performed by New Zealand recording artist Kimbra,[4][5] issued as the third single from her second studio album The Golden Echo.
"Goldmine" has received positive reviews from critics, with many complimenting the song's R&B-ish sound. Stan Mahoney of The Guardian complimented the song's "rising R&B chant" as a seemingly welcome "departure from [Kimbra's] art pop stereotype";[6] while Sasha Geffen of Consequence of Sound called Kimbra's vocals on the song "elastic" while also stating that the song has the strongest chorus on the album.[7] Ryan Reed of Paste echoed this notion, highlighting the song as "the album's true centerpiece".[8]
The official music video for "Goldmine" was filmed in a factory in Berlin.[9] It was shot in black-and-white using a high amount of stop-motion animation; and was directed by Chester Travis and Timothy Armstrong.[10][11]
The music video has received critical acclaim. Rolling Stone called the video "stunning";[11] while Paley Martin of Billboard proclaimed it as "an artful and edgy [...] piece set to a soul-piercing soundtrack".[9] Scott Heins of Okayplayer described the video as "hypnotic".[12]