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Golden by HUNTR/X

Music · 2025 · Notable

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

Clip · Sony Pictures Animation on YouTube
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Golden by HUNTR/X: cover art
Wikipedia (non-free, fair use)
Zoey, Rumi, and Mira sing on stage in 'KPop Demon Hunters'
Netflix Tudum
The 98th Academy Awards | 2026
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
“Golden” Official Lyric Video | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation
Sony Pictures Animation on YouTube

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Numbers

US radio audience impressions, August 1–7
8.4M
As of Aug 7, 2025 · Audio · Yonhap News Agency
Peak date
Week of Oct 14, 2025
Jun 20 ’25 to Week of Oct 14, 2025
Platforms
8
Started on Audio
Origin
Seeded
Entertainment

Mechanics

  • Sound or audio memePrimary
  • Response chain
  • Challenge
  • Maker origin
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop

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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.

Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

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Timeline (18)

  1. June 2025

    Visva Records / Republic Records seed · Jun 20 ’25

    Golden became public on the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack.[1][2][5]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. Sony Pictures Animation owner response · Jun 23 ’25

    Sony Pictures Animation released the official Golden lyric video.[3]

  3. Shazam users commercial · Jun 26 ’25

    Golden entered Shazam’s global Top 50 before Republic’s July 8 top 40 radio push.[31][5]

Changelogupdated Oct 12 ’26
  1. 2026-10-12Added: 16 events, 29 sources · Score 55
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Entertainment
Region
Global
US radio audience impressions, August 1–7
8.4M
As of Aug 7, 2025 · Audio · Yonhap News Agency
Evidence
Grade B

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Wikipedia viewsJun ’25JulAugSepOctNovJan ’26MarJunSepPeakAudioYouTubePressRedditTVOpen webBox officeTikTok
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  1. June 2025

    Visva Records / Republic Records seed · Jun 20 ’25

    Golden became public on the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack.[1][2][5]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. Sony Pictures Animation owner response · Jun 23 ’25

    Sony Pictures Animation released the official Golden lyric video.[3]

  3. Shazam users commercial · Jun 26 ’25

    Golden entered Shazam’s global Top 50 before Republic’s July 8 top 40 radio push.[31][5]

  1. press · Jul 3 ’25

  2. owner response · Jul 4 ’25

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