"Vibes" is a song by New Zealand band Six60, released as the fifth single from their 2017 extended play Six60.
| "Vibes" | ||||
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| Single by Six60 | ||||
| from the album Six60 | ||||
| Released | 10 November 2017 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:31 | |||
| Label | Epic, Massive | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Vibes" (Lyric Video) on YouTube | ||||
Background and composition
editThe members of Six60 described "Vibes" as a fun track for them to perform live with a "groovy beat".[1]
Release and promotion
edit"Vibes" was one of six tracks released weekly in the build-up to their Six60 EP,[2] on 10 November 2017.[3] The band performed the song live at You Are Us/Aroha Nui, a 2019 charity concert held as a response to the Christchurch mosque shootings. The band were criticsed for performing the song due to its inclusion of references to firearms.[4]
The song was a commercial success, becoming the top performing song by a New Zealand act in the country in 2018.[5]
Critical reception
editThe New Zealand Herald praised the "simple and effortless[ness]" of the track, as well as the song's "finger-snapping R&B".[6] Katie Parker of Radio New Zealand praised the song's catchiness and beat, but criticised the song's title and the firearms metaphor in the lyrics.[7]
Credits and personnel
editCredits adapted from Tidal.[8]
- 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)[12] | 5× Platinum | 150,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Six60 (23 December 2017). "SIX60 – Vibes (Behind the song, Amsterdam 2017)". Retrieved 12 April 2023 – via YouTube.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ "Vibes – Single". iTunes. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ Harvey, Megan (18 April 2019). "Promoter of Christchurch You Are Us/Aroha Nui concert defends Six60's controversial lyrics". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Official Top 20 NZ Singles: End of Year Charts 2018". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 February 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Credits / SIX60 / SIX60". Tidal. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Six60 – Vibes". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "END OF YEAR CHARTS 2018". NZ Music Charts. RMNZ. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "END OF YEAR CHARTS 2019". NZ Music Charts. RMNZ. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.