Green Honda

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"Green Honda"
The official single cover of "Green Honda" by Benee.jpeg
Single by Benee
Released8 February 2023 (2023-02-08)
Genre
  • Dance
  • Pop
  • Electronic
Length2:46
Label Republic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Anderfjärd
  • Kloser
Benee singles chronology
"Doesn't Matter"
(2021)		"Green Honda"
(2023)		"Bagels"
(2023)
Music video
"Green Honda" on YouTube

"Green Honda" is a song by New Zealand musician Benee. It was released as a single on 8 February 2023 as the lead single from Benee's upcoming sophomore album. The song peaked at number 8 on the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart and also peaked at number 14 on the New Zealand Artist Singles Chart, as well as placing 39th on the triple j Hottest 100 list in 2023.

Contents

Speaking about the song to Rolling Stone Australia , Benee said the song was "about knowing where you’re at, and what you need to say, and not being afraid." The title of the song describes a car that Benee did once have, a green 2000 model Honda Integra, which features on the cover of her 2019 EP, Stella & Steve , that was passed down to her from her grandmother. [1] [2]

Background

In an interview with DMY Magazine, Benee spoke about the background of the song and said:

I wrote it in April of last year. I wrote it in LA and I worked with two producers called Elvria and Luka, who work out of Max Martin’s studio. Marilyn Monroe used to live there! And Frank Sinatra! There’s a lot of history behind it. It was my first time working with them and the first session I’ve ever done with two women! That definitely changed the vibe of it. I felt a lot more confident. Normally, you’re in a session with an old guy, which is awesome because they’re all super talented, but it was nice to be able to relate to them more. I instantly started singing the hook. I was like, “I pull up in my green Honda!” I did that along to the synth bass that they had already put down. We kind of laughed about it and then we all looked at each other like, “Oh! This could work! This could be a really fun song!

Critical reception

Chris Deville of Stereogum called the track a "joyously snarling shit-talk extravaganza" [3] and James Mellen of Clash described the song as a "synthesiser fuelled dance-pop ride" and that the production is "heavy, emblazoned with crushed percussion and fizzy synths, smatterings of vocal chops bouncing between the speakers". [4]

Charts

Weekly Charts

Chart (2023)Position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [5] 4
New Zealand Artist Singles (RMNZ) [6] 14

Year-end lists

PublisherListicleResultRef.
triple j "Hottest 100"39th [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "BENEE Pulls Up Her "Green Honda" for First Single of 2023". Rolling Stone Australia . 9 February 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. ↑ David James Young (8 February 2023). "BENEE returns with cruising new single 'Green Honda'". NME . Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  3. ↑ Deville, Chris (8 February 2023). "BENEE - "Green Honda"". Stereogum . Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Mellen, James (9 February 2023). "BENEE Launches A Fresh Era With 'Green Honda'". Clash . Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "NZ Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. ↑ ""Hottest 100 2023 triple j"". triple j . Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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