Song · Simple Minds
“New Gold Dream” by Simple Minds
Released 1987
“New Gold Dream” by Simple Minds appears on 7 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1987 and 2023. It was first released in 1987. Its best result is #54 on the CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,872 alternative song of all time.
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"New Gold Dream (81, 82, 83, 84)" is the title track of Simple Minds' fifth studio album, released on Virgin in September 1982, the record where the Scottish band finally broke through after a run of albums that had barely sold. Jim Kerr has called that album the band's Holy Grail, and this is its shimmering, hypnotic center.
Peter Walsh produced, engineered and arranged it. Kerr sings lead with Sharon Campbell as guest vocalist, Charlie Burchill's guitar and Michael MacNeil's keyboards both run through effects, Derek Forbes holds the bass line, and drums are credited to both Mel Gaynor and Mike Ogletree; Kerr, Burchill, Forbes and MacNeil share the writing. It never got a wide single release, only a limited one in Italy in March 1983, after the band's Italian tour dates.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 87 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1987) | 100 |
| 1988 | 374 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) | 501 |
| 1990 | 205 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) | 299 |
| 1991 | 54 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 1999 | 270 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
| 1999 | 136 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) | 150 |
| 2023 | 572 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s | 850 |
Also listed as: New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84); New Gold Dream (81, 82, 83, 84).
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