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Golden is the fifth studio album by American Country music trio Lady Antebellum. It was released on May 7, 2013, in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand and May 6, 2013, in Europe and South Africa. The album topped the Billboard Top 200, Billboard Top Country Albums with 163,000 copies sold in the first week and The UK Country Albums Charts, their third consecutive #1 on the former, and also peaked within the top 10 on the Australian, Canadian, Irish, and UK all-genre album charts. Golden was a critical success as well, garnering mostly positive reviews for "returning to form," though some critics deemed the album overly-predictable.

The album is the first former EMI title to be fully rebranded as a product of Universal Music. The only reference to its old parent is its UPC. On November 12, 2013, a deluxe edition was released, featuring three new songs and acoustic versions of three hits from previous albums.

Between its two releases, Golden has produced three Top 20 Country Airplay hits in the US, including the number one singles "Downtown" and "Compass".

Lady Antebellum first announced their third headlining tour, The Take Me Downtown Tour, in July 2013, with the first tour date set for November 8. However, the band later decided to push back the tour to accommodate the release of the Deluxe Edition of Golden and in order to prepare a better show. The tour kicked off in January 2014, and was expected to visit over 60 cities across North America.Kip Moore and Kacey Musgraves served as the opening acts.

The album's lead single, "Downtown", was released January 22, 2013. It peaked at number two on the Hot Country Songs chart and at number one on US Country Airplay.

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