All This Time (Drax Project song)

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"All This Time"
Drax Project - All This Time.jpg
Single by Drax Project
from the album Drax Project
Released12 June 2019 (2019-06-12) [1]
Genre Pop
Length3:45
Label Drax Project, Universal Music New Zealand
Songwriter(s)
  • Benjamin Daniel Harold O'Leary
  • Matthew David Beveridge Beachen
  • Samuel Jacob Henry Thomson
  • Shaan Singh
  • Vasilys Papageorgiou
Drax Project singles chronology
"Woke Up Late"
(2019)
"All This Time"
(2019)
"Catching Feelings"
(2019)
Music video
"All This Time" on YouTube

"All This Time" is a song by New Zealand band Drax Project. A song that had been a part of the band's live performance set for years, it was released as a single from their debut album Drax Project in June 2019.

Contents

Background and composition

"All This Time" was inspired by songs the band had covered in their early days as a band which had large drops. [2] The song was one of the earliest the band had written, [3] and became a staple of the band's live set since 2017. [1] The band had difficulty recording the song, as the energy from the band's live shows did not translate well to the song. [3] [4]

Release

The song was released on 12 June 2019. [1] In August 2021, New Zealand musician Lee Mvtthews released a remix of the song. [5]

Critical reception

The song was nominated for the Aotearoa Music Award for Single of the Year at the 2019 New Zealand Music Awards, losing to "Soaked" by Benee [6]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [7]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "All This Time"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [10] Platinum30,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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