Drax Project (album)

Drax Project
Drax Project
Studio album by Drax Project
Released	27 September 2019
Genre	Pop
Length	32:46
Label	Drax Project, Universal
Producer	Devin Abrams; Jordan Palmer; Rogét Chahayed ; Jacob Ray; SmarterChild; Kyle Kelso; Taylor Dextor; Wes Singerman ;
Drax Project chronology
Singles from Drax Project
	"Woke Up Late"; Released: 21 January 2019; "All This Time"; Released: 14 June 2019; "Catching Feelings"; Released: 4 September 2019; "Relax"; Released: 7 February 2020;

Last updated October 22, 2023

Drax Project is the debut studio album by New Zealand band Drax Project, released in September 2019. The album follows the release of their single "Woke Up Late" (2017), which was re-released in early 2019 as a new version featuring Hailee Steinfeld. The band's collaboration with Six60, "Catching Feelings", was released as a single just prior to the album, and became a hit in Australia and New Zealand.

Production

The album was written and recorded primarily between 2017 and 2019. Many of the songs are inspired by their experiences of working full-time jobs while moonlighting as musicians.^[1] The album features four songs from the band's 2018 extended play Noon , including a new version of their single "Woke Up Late" featuring Hailee Steinfeld, and seven new songs. Most of the album's recording sessions were held in Los Angeles.^[2]

Release and promotion

The first single released from the album was "Woke Up Late" featuring Hailee Steinfeld, released in January 2019.^[3] Steinfeld was introduced to the original version of the song after the band toured with American singer Camila Cabello, and a member of Cabello's team showed the song to Steinfeld, who loved it.^[4] The "Woke Up Late" re-release was followed by "All This Time" in June,^[5] and a collaboration with New Zealand band Six60, "Catching Feelings" in September.^[6] After the release of the album, the song "Relax" was released as a single in February 2020.^[7] "Catching Feelings" was a hit in both Australia and New Zealand, and was certified 5× Platinum in New Zealand^[8] and double platinum in Australia.^[9]

Track listing

*Drax Project* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Woke Up Late" (featuring Hailee Steinfeld)	Ben O'Leary Devin Abrams Matt Beachen Sam Thomson Shaan Singh	3:01
2.	"Prefer"	O'Leary Abrams Beachen Thomson Singh	2:52
3.	"Smart Love"	O'Leary Abrams Beachen Thomson Sarah Solovay Singh	2:37
4.	"Relax"	O'Leary Brandon Skeie Jordan Palmer Beachen Thomson Singh	2:57
5.	"Natural Selection"	O'Leary Jacob Ray Beachen Rogét Chahayed Thomson Singh	2:44
6.	"Brain"	Aaron Zuckerman O'Leary Ferras Alqaisi Beachen Thomson Singh	2:39
7.	"Holiday"	O'Leary Beachen Remy Gautreau Richard Markowitz Thomson Singh	2:48
8.	"Only Us"	O'Leary Abrams Beachen Thomson Singh	2:37
9.	"Toto"	O'Leary Abrams Beachen Thomson Singh	3:08
10.	"All This Time"	O'Leary Beachen Thomson Singh Vasilys Papageorgiou	3:45
11.	"Catching Feelings" (featuring Six60)	O'Leary Abrams Marlon Gerbes Matiu Walters Beachen Thomson Singh	3:38
Total length:			32:46

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[10]

Devin Abrams – co-producer (3–4, 6), producer (1–2, 9), songwriting (1–3, 8–9, 11)
Ferras Alqaisi – songwriting (6)
Matt Beachen – drums (1, 3–7), songwriting (1–11)
Rogét Chahayed – producer (5, 10), songwriting (5)
Taylor Dextor – producer (10)
Remy Gautreau – songwriting (7)
Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer (1, 3–6, 10)
Marlon Gerbes – songwriting (11)
Serban Ghenea – mixing (1)
Kyle Kelso – producer (8)
Richard Markowitz – songwriting (7)
Tony Maserati – mixing (4–6, 10)
Ben O'Leary – bass guitar (1, 3–7), songwriting (1–11)
Jordan Palmer – mixing (3), producer (3–4, 6), songwriting (4)
Vasilys Papageorgiou – songwriting (10)
Jacob Ray – producer (5), songwriting (5)
Wes Singerman – producer (10)
Shaan Singh – songwriting (1–11), vocals
Six60 – featured artist (11)
Brandon Skeie – songwriting (4)
Sarah Solovay – songwriting (3)
SmarterChild – producer (7)
Hailee Steinfeld – vocals (1)
Sam Thomson – bass (vocal) (1, 3–7), songwriting (1–11)
Matiu Walters – songwriting (11)
Aaron Zuckerman – songwriting (6)

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Drax Project*
Chart (2019)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[11]	2

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Drax Project*
Chart (2020)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[12]	17
Chart (2021)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[13]	30

Certifications

Certifications for *Drax Project*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[14]	2× Platinum	30,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for *Drax Project*
Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
New Zealand	27 September 2019	CD digital download streaming	Drax Project, Universal	^[15]

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↑ "Drax Project: Meet the guys who have gone from busking to worldwide success". Wonderland Magazine. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
↑ "Drax Project Drops Single 'Catching Feelings' featuring fellow New Zealanders". BroadwayWorld . 4 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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v t e Drax Project
Sam Thomson Shaan Singh Matt Beachen Ben O'Leary
Albums	Drax Project
EPs	Noon
Singles	"Woke Up Late" "Toto" "All This Time" "Catching Feelings" "Firefly" "Tukituki Te Manawa" "Ka Taria" "Atmosphere"