# Golden by HUNTR/X

> TikTok reported 9.8 million creations using the KPop Demon Hunters song Golden.

- Owner: Visva Records / Republic Records
- Kind: Music
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2025-06-20
- Peak date: Week of Oct 14, 2025
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 59 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Sound or audio meme, Response chain, Challenge, Maker origin, Platform jump, Press loop

## Summary

Golden debuted on the film’s soundtrack, then spread through covers and TikTok audio uses. Republic added radio promotion and a David Guetta remix. It topped US and UK singles charts and ranked second on IFPI’s global single chart for 2025.

## Timeline

- 2025-06-20 — Visva Records / Republic Records (Audio) — Golden became public on the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack.
- 2025-06-23 — Sony Pictures Animation (YouTube) — Sony Pictures Animation released the official Golden lyric video.
- 2025-06-26 — Shazam users (Audio) — Golden entered Shazam’s global Top 50 before Republic’s July 8 top 40 radio push.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/golden-huntr-x

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Golden by HUNTR/X.” Case HIS-00187. Spread Score v1.2: 59/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00187