Gold Guns Girls

"Gold Guns Girls" is the fourth single from Canadian rock group Metric's fourth studio album Fantasies. The lyrics were inspired by the 1983 movie, Scarface.[1] The song was released in the UK and US for radio airplay in December 2009 and as a download single in the UK on April 25, 2010. Metric also released an acoustic version of the song on their EP Plug In Plug Out.

"Gold Guns Girls"
Single by Metric
from the album Fantasies
Released2009
GenreIndie rock, new wave
Length4:08 (album version)
LabelLast Gang
Songwriter(s)Emily Haines, James Shaw
Producer(s)Gavin Brown, James Shaw, John O'Mahony
Metric singles chronology
"Sick Muse"
(2009)		 "Gold Guns Girls"
(2009)		 "Stadium Love"
(2010)
Music video
"Gold Guns Girls" on YouTube

Promotion and release

The song was the opening and ending theme for the 2009 animated feature film Totally Spies! The Movie[2] and the 2009 live-action film Zombieland.[3] It was also featured in the football video game by EA Sports, FIFA 10[4][5] and Test Drive Unlimited 2.

A remix by Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park appears on the Download to Donate for Haiti album.

A single was released in the UK with the B-side listed as "Sick Muse" (Adam Freeland Remix), however, the song presented was "Gimme Sympathy".

A Live version was recorded at KCRW radio Station in 2009 featuring a guitar solo by Guitarist James Shaw. Preferred by fans, this is the rendition most commonly performed live in concert.

Music video

The music video for "Gold Guns Girls" was shot by Eady Bros and Metric. It is presented in black-and-white film, and features the band racing around snowy New York City streets. Every so often, a band member will stop at an instrument on the sidewalk and play it (Haines would stop at a mic and sing).[6]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Canadian Hot 100 (Billboard)[7][8][9] 85
US Rock Songs (Billboard)[9][10] 28
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[9][11] 16

Year-end charts
Chart (2010) Position
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[12] 43

References
  1. "Gold Guns Girls". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  2. "Gold Guns Girls - Metric - Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  3. Usage in film and television: see "Metric – Soundtrack. 'Gold Guns Girls'" at IMDb.
  4. "Official FIFA 10 Soundtrack". Sweetpatch.com. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2015-06-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. metricmusic (12 May 2010). "Gold Guns Girls [Official Music Video] - METRIC". YouTube. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  7. "Metric | Chart History. Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. 3 April 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  8. "Metric - Gold Guns Girls". acharts.us. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  9. "Fantasies - Metric | Awards. Billboard Singles". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  10. "Metric | Chart History. Hot Rock Songs". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  11. "Metric | Chart History. Alternative Songs". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. 17 April 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  12. "Alternative Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Elridge Industries. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
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