Rolling Stone (Six60 song)
| "Rolling Stone" | ||||
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| Single by Six60 | ||||
| from the EP Six60 | ||||
| Released | 3 November 2017 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:56 | |||
| Label | Epic, Massive | |||
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| Six60 singles chronology | ||||
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| "Rolling Stone" (Lyric Video) on YouTube | ||||
"Rolling Stone" is a song by New Zealand band Six60, released as the fourth single from their 2017 extended play Six60 (2017).
Background and composition
[edit]"Rolling Stone" is a break-up song,[1] Band member Ji Fraser felt that the song was "powerful", and liked the song's sentiment of not being angry at a person after the break-up of a relationship.[2] The song was almost cut from the tracklist of the Six60 EP.[2]
Release and promotion
[edit]"Rolling Stone" was one of six tracks released weekly in the build-up to their Six60 EP,[3] on 3 November 2017.[4]
Critical reception
[edit]Katie Parker of Radio New Zealand praised the song for its catchiness and Walters' vocal delivery, and felt that this was significantly different to the majority of Six60's music.[1]
Credits and personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from Tidal.[5]
- 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 charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ)[10] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Six60 (15 December 2017). "SIX60 – Rolling Stone (Behind the song, Dublin 2017)". YouTube. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
{{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.
- ^ "Rolling Stone – Single". iTunes. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Credits / SIX60 / SIX60". Tidal. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Six60 – Rolling Stone". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Official Top 20 NZ Singles: End of Year Charts 2017". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "Official Top 20 NZ Singles: End of Year Charts 2018". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Official Top 20 NZ Singles: End of Year Charts 2019". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 12 April 2023.