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| Single by Drax Project featuring Fetty Wap and AACACIA | ||||
| Released | 23 October 2020 [1] | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:52 | |||
| Label | Drax Project, Universal Music New Zealand | |||
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"Firefly" is a song by New Zealand band Drax Project,featuring American rapper Fetty Wap and New Zealand musician AACACIA. The song was a success in New Zealand,becoming platinum certified.
The song was written in Los Angeles with Rogét Chahayed and Imad Royal in a single three-hour writing session,and was inspired by a visit to Long Island. [2] [3] The band added a brass section to the song,as they felt that this suited the song's party vibe. [2]
The song was released as a single on 23 October 2020. [4] A music video was released for the song,which was shot in a rural area of Wellington. [3]
Credits adapted from Tidal. [5]
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ) [8] | Platinum | 30,000 |
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