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The Wire (David Dallas song)

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"The Wire"
Cover art for the remix by P-Money
Single by David Dallas featuring Ruby Frost
from the album Falling Into Place
Released8 December 2013
Genre
Length3:43
Label
Songwriter(s)David Dallas, J Iusitini, A Iusitini, J de Jong
Producer(s)Fire & Ice
David Dallas singles chronology
"Runnin'"
(2013)
"The Wire"
(2013)
"Fit In"
(2017)

"The Wire" is the second official single from Dallas' third studio album, Falling Into Place, featuring Ruby Frost, released on 8 December 2011.

Background and release

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Frost sent Dallas a demo of her singing "The Wire" backed by a programmed piano. The track was refined by producers Fire & Ice "into something that would fit with the album."[1]

A trip hop remix by P-Money was released on 7 February 2014.[2]

Reception

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"The Wire" debuted at #26 on the New Zealand Singles Chart on 23, December 2013. It reached its peak position of #11 on 20 January 2014.[3] On 10 February 2014, it was certified Gold by Recorded Music NZ.[4]

Charts

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 11

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[6] Gold 7,500*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Jenkin, Lydia (3 October 2013). "David Dallas: No need to shout". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  2. ^ "The Wire (P-Money Remix) [feat. Ruby Frost] - Single". iTunes Store (Apple). Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  3. ^ "David Dallas feat. Ruby Frost - The Wire". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  4. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 10 February 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "David Dallas – The Wire". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  6. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – David Dallas – The Wire". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2024-11-20.