Rolling Stone (Six60 song)

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"Rolling Stone"
Single by Six60
from the EP Six60
Released3 November 2017 (2017-11-03)
Genre Pop
Length2:56
Label Epic, Massive
Songwriter(s)
  • Chris Mac
  • Eli Paewai
  • James Fraser
  • Marlon Gerbes
  • Matiu Walters
  • Printz Board
Producer(s)
Six60 singles chronology
"Closer"
(2017)		"Rolling Stone"
(2017)		"Vibes"
(2017)
Music video
"Rolling Stone" (Lyric Video) on YouTube

"Rolling Stone" is a song by New Zealand band Six60, released as the fourth single from their 2017 extended play Six60 (2017).

Contents

Background and composition

"Rolling Stone" is a break-up song, [1] Band member Ji Fraser felt that the song was "powerful", and liked the song's sentiment of not being angry at a person after the break-up of a relationship. [2] The song was almost cut from the tracklist of the Six60 EP. [2]

Release and promotion

"Rolling Stone" was one of six tracks released weekly in the build-up to their Six60 EP, [3] on 3 November 2017. [4]

Critical reception

Katie Parker of Radio New Zealand praised the song for its catchiness and Walters' vocal delivery, and felt that this was significantly different to the majority of Six60's music. [1]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [5]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Rolling Stone"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [10] Platinum30,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. 1 2 Parker, Katie; Moses, Hussein (24 November 2017). "The Singles Life: Which new Six60 song is the Six60-est?". Radio New Zealand . Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 Six60 (15 December 2017). "SIX60 – Rolling Stone (Behind the song, Dublin 2017)". YouTube . Retrieved 12 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Gillespie, Kim (15 November 2017). "SoundBites: Marlon Williams, Estère, Koi Boys, Kimbra, Kings, Six60, Punk It Up". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Rolling Stone – Single". iTunes . Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Credits / SIX60 / SIX60". Tidal . Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Six60 – Rolling Stone". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Official Top 20 NZ Singles: End of Year Charts 2017". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Official Top 20 NZ Singles: End of Year Charts 2018". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Official Top 20 NZ Singles: End of Year Charts 2019". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 12 April 2023.
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