Gold Dust (DJ Fresh song)

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"Gold Dust"
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Single by DJ Fresh featuring Ce'cile or Ms. Dynamite
from the album Kryptonite (Ce'cile version)and Nextlevelism (Ms. Dynamite version)
A-side "Gold Dust" (2008 release)
B-side "The Field" (2008 release)
Released
  • 16 August 2008 (instrumental)
  • 1 August 2010 (featuring Ce'cile)
  • 2 December 2012 (Shy FX Re-Edit)
Recorded2008–10
Genre
Length
  • 7:51 (original 2008 instrumental)
  • 10:44 (2010 version featuring Ce'cile)
  • 3:14 (album version)
  • 3:02 (Shy FX Re-Edit)
Label
Songwriter(s) Dan Stein
Producer(s) Dan Stein
DJ Fresh singles chronology
"Hypercaine"
(2009)
"Gold Dust"
(00000009)
"Lassitude"
(2010)

"The Feeling"
(2012)

"Gold Dust"
(2012)

"Earthquake"
(2013)
2008 12" release
No.TitleLength
1."Gold Dust"7:51
2."The Field"5:53
2010 digital download (Ce'cile version)
No.TitleLength
1."Gold Dust" (Radio Edit)3:14
2."Gold Dust" (Vocal VIP Mix)5:18
3."Gold Dust" (Flux Pavilion Remix)5:25
4."Gold Dust" (Mike Delinquent Project Remix)6:08
5."Gold Dust" (Vent Remix)5:02
6."Gold Dust" (Sammy J Remix)6:03
2010 CD single (Ce'cile version)
No.TitleLength
1."Gold Dust" (Radio Edit)3:17
2."Gold Dust" (Vocal VIP Mix)5:20
3."Gold Dust" (Sammy J Remix)6:06
4."Gold Dust" (Mike Delinquent Project Remix)6:11
5."Gold Dust" (Flux Pavilion Remix)5:28
6."Gold Dust" (Vent Remix)5:05
7."Gold Dust" (Mike Delinquent Project Edit)3:33
8."Gold Dust" (Sammy J Edit)3:40
2012 digital download (Ms. Dynamite version)
No.TitleLength
1."Gold Dust" (Shy FX Re-Edit – Clean)3:02
2."Gold Dust" (TC Remix)4:56
3."Gold Dust" (WestFunk and Steve Smart Remix)5:15
4."Gold Dust" (Kutz Full Vocal Mix)5:26
5."Gold Dust" (Riddim Commission Remix)4:20
6."Gold Dust" (Max Polyphonic Remix)5:39

Chart performance

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] 2× Platinum1,200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateVersionFormatLabel
United Kingdom1 August 2010Ce'cileDigital download [13] [14] Data
United Kingdom2 December 2012Shy FX Re-EditDigital download [15] Ministry of Sound

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