Maori Boy

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"Maori Boy"
JGeek and The Geeks Maori Boy.jpg
Single by JGeek and the Geeks
Released1 December 2010
Length2:42
Songwriter(s) J Leef, S Bishop
JGeek and the Geeks singles chronology
"Maori Boy"
(2010)
"Icky Sticky"
(2011)

"Maori Boy" is a song by New Zealand retro Maori group JGeek and the Geeks.

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Chart performance

The song debuted on the RIANZ charts at number 38 where it stayed for 3 weeks. It then rose 5 spots to number 33 [1]

Music video

The music video for "Maori Boy" was put on to YouTube 5 days prior to its official release on Select Live. It received 50,000 views in that time and Soulja Boy made a tweet about the video. [2] The music video has 300,000 views as of January 12, 2011 and shows JGeek and The Geeks "geeking" in Auckland City. [3]

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