Went Gold (certification)

Type: verb, slang, music

Pronunciation: /went-go-old/

Also known as: Gold-selling, Gold status, Gold album, Gold single, Certified Gold

What does Went Gold mean?

To have achieved a milestone of 500 thousand units sold total.

Went Gold Synonyms: Gold, Gold album, Gold single

Other music certifications: Platinum, Diamond

Example sentence: “Congrats, I heard the album went gold.“

Went Gold in songs:

“Happy ’cause you went gold ass niggas” – The Game, Bigger Than Me.

“Went gold in a month so it ain’t no budget” – Rick Ross, Dope.

“I got a couple of rings and a brand-new watch, you want ’em? ‘Cause I ain’t never went gold off one song” – Eminem, Rock Bottom.

“They know Meek Milly, I barely went gold” – Meek Mill, Ooh Kill ’Em.