Kiiara's "Gold" is one of the freshest-sounding songs floating around the charts today and the Illinois singer-songwriter tells us there's a fascinating, long history behind the rising single—which is a late contender for the real song of the summer (sorry, Drake).
Fuse is proud to name Kiiara our latest Fuse First artist and gain more insight about "Gold":
"'Gold' came about two years ago, I wrote it on a classical guitar. It was just about something I learned growing up: 'You don't have to answer to anyone.' It just seemed right."
Watch above to gain more about how the song turned from acoustic to vibey to somewhere in the middle, and why it was about to be titled "W.E.L.Y.K."