The aspirational song is from the soundtrack to the smash animated Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters and glows as the first Hot 100 leader for the act, whose music is voiced by EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI. The set rules Billboard ’s Soundtracks chart for a seventh week.

According to Billboard, "Golden" is the first IRL Hot 100 No. 1 by any act with a fictional background, following "We Don't Talk About Bruno" of the Disney animated film Encanto in 2022. Billboard said "Golden" is also the ninth song associated with K-pop to top the Hot 100, and the first by female lead vocalists.

Golden, the breakout song from animated film KPop Demon Hunters, has clinched the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 - bagging yet another record for the Netflix summer flick. The film, about K-pop girl band Huntr/x who uses music to protect humans from demons, has become Netflix's most-watched animated film since its release in June.