"Firefly" is a song by New Zealand band Drax Project, featuring American rapper Fetty Wap and New Zealand musician AACACIA. The song was a success in New Zealand, becoming platinum certified.
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| Single by Drax Project featuring Fetty Wap and AACACIA | ||||
| Released | 23 October 2020[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:52 | |||
| Label | Drax Project, Universal Music New Zealand | |||
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| Fetty Wap singles chronology | ||||
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| AACACIA singles chronology | ||||
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| "Firefly" on YouTube | ||||
Background and composition
editThe song was written in Los Angeles with Rogét Chahayed and Imad Royal in a single three-hour writing session, and was inspired by a visit to Long Island.[2][3] The band added a brass section to the song, as they felt that this suited the song's party vibe.[2]
Release
editThe song was released as a single on 23 October 2020.[4] A music video was released for the song, which was shot in a rural area of Wellington.[3]
Credits and personnel
editCredits adapted from Tidal.[5]
- AACACIA – featured artist
- Matt Beachen – drums, songwriter
- Dale Becker – mastering engineer
- Rogét Chahayed – producer, songwriter
- Drax Project – performer, engineer
- Imad-Roy El-Amine – producer, songwriter
- Jack Harre – trumpet
- Ben O'Leary – guitar, songwriter
- Tyler K. Scott – mixing
- Shaan Singh – songwriter, tenor saxophone
- Tyler Shields – engineer
- Sam Thomson – bass, songwriter
- Kaito Walley – trombone
- Fetty Wap – featured artist, songwriter
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Firefly (feat. Fetty Wap & AACACIA) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Drax Project & Fetty Wap Team up for Enthralling New Track & Visual "Firefly"". Orca Sound. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Drax Project". Tresa Magazine. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ Freedman, Rebecca. "LISTEN: Drax Project and Fetty Wap Collaborate On New Single "Firefly (feat. AACACIA)"". Culture Collide. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Credits / Firefly". Tidal. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Official Top 20 NZ Singles: End of Year Charts 2021". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.