"Up There" is a song by New Zealand band Six60, released as the sixth and final single from their 2017 extended play Six60.
| "Up There" | ||||
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| Single by Six60 | ||||
| from the EP Six60 | ||||
| Released | 17 November 2017 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:31 | |||
| Label | Epic, Massive | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Up There" (Lyric Video) on YouTube | ||||
Background and composition
editBand vocalist Matiu Walters wrote the song that represented how it was to fall in love with music.[1] The song references musicians who have died, including John Lennon, Bob Marley and Freddie Mercury.[2]
Release and promotion
edit"Up There" was one of six tracks released weekly in the build-up to their Six60 EP,[3] on 17 November 2017,[4] the same day of the EP's release.[5]
Critical reception
editThe New Zealand Herald praised the "simple and effortless[ness]" of the track, as well as the song's harmonies,[6] while Hussein Moses of Radio New Zealand found the song's lyrical content unintentionally humorous.[2]
Credits and personnel
editCredits adapted from Tidal.[7]
- Neil Baldock – engineer
- Leslie Braithwaite – mixing
- Andrew Chavez – engineer
- Ji Fraser – guitar, songwriter
- Marlon Gerbes – keyboards, guitar, producer, songwriter
- David Kutch – mastering engineer
- Chris Mac – bass guitar, songwriter
- Eli Paewai – drums, songwriter
- Printz Board – producer, songwriter
- Matiu Walters – vocals, producer, 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)[10] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Six60 (5 January 2018). "SIX60 - Up There (Behind the song, London 2017)". YouTube. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Parker, Katie; Moses, Hussein (24 November 2017). "The Singles Life: Which new Six60 song is the Six60-est?". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ Gillespie, Kim (15 November 2017). "SoundBites: Marlon Williams, Estère, Koi Boys, Kimbra, Kings, Six60, Punk It Up". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Up There - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ Schulz, Chris (9 November 2017). "Business at the front, party at the back: How Six60 turned their band into a big deal". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Review: Six60 have written the song of the summer - but what's next?". The New Zealand Herald. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Credits / SIX60 / SIX60". Tidal. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Six60 – Up There". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Official Top 20 NZ Singles: End of Year Charts 2018". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.