Released on March 1, 1994, Mellow Gold is the third studio album by American musician Beck and marks his major-label debut on DGC Records. The album is a genre-blending collage of rock, hip-hop, folk, blues, psychedelia, and country, tied together by Beck’s ironic and witty lyricism. Initially viewed as an anti-commercial statement, the record became an unexpected success, reaching #13 on the U.S. charts and earning platinum certification. Driven by the breakout hit “Loser,” Mellow Gold established Beck as one of the most distinctive and inventive voices of the 1990s alternative scene.