Six60 (EP)

Six60
Six60
EP by Six60
Released	17 November 2017
Genre	Pop rock
Length	20:04
Label	Massive Entertainment
Producer	Marlon Gerbes; Matiu Walters; Printz Board ;
Six60 chronology
Singles from Six60
	"Don't Give It Up"; Released: 13 October 2017; "Rivers"; Released: 20 October 2017; "Closer"; Released: 27 October 2017; "Rolling Stone"; Released: 3 November 2017; "Vibes"; Released: 10 November 2017; "Up There"; Released: 17 November 2017;

Last updated November 21, 2024

Six60 is the third extended play by New Zealand band Six60. The release was a wide-scale commercial success in New Zealand, debuting at number two on the New Zealand albums chart, and being one of the top-performing releases in New Zealand between 2017 and 2021.

Production

The album was recorded at HQ, the band's newly created studio in Auckland, New Zealand.^[1]

Release

The songs from the extended play were released weekly as singles, beginning on 13 October 2017 with "Don't Give It Up" and ending with "Up There" on 17 November, the release date of the EP.^[2]^[1] After the release of the EP, the band embarked on The New Waves World, a world tour which included dates in Europe, finishing on 17 March 2018 in Whangārei.^[3]^[4] In 2022, the album was certified six times Platinum, after selling over 90,000 units.^[5]

Critical reception

The New Zealand Herald gave Six60 EP four stars out of five. The reviewers felt that the EP was a positive sonic change for the band, distancing themselves from reggae-influenced rock in favour of "pop-soul summer jams", a move that "feels like it's become more natural to them". The reviewers also felt that the influence of Pharrell Williams, who the band had recorded with in the past, was felt on the record due to the songs' minimalism.^[6]

At the 2018 New Zealand Music Awards, the Six60 EP won the band the Best Group and Highest Selling Album awards, while the single "Don’t Give It Up" won the Highest Selling Single and Radio Airplay Record of the Year awards.^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chris Mac, Eli Paewai, James Fraser, Marlon Gerbes, Matiu Walters, Printz Board

*Six60* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don't Give It Up"	3:21
2.	"Rivers"	3:24
3.	"Closer"	3:16
4.	"Rolling Stone"	2:56
5.	"Vibes"	3:31
6.	"Up There"	3:28
Total length:		20:04

Credits and personnel

Neil Baldock – engineer
Leslie Braithwaite – mixing
Andrew Chavez – engineer
Ji Fraser – guitar, songwriter
Marlon Gerbes – keyboards, guitar, producer, songwriter
Dmitry Gorodetsky – bass guitar (1)
David Kutch – mastering engineer
Chris Mac – bass guitar, songwriter
Eli Paewai – drums, songwriter
Printz Board – producer, songwriter
Matiu Walters – vocals, producer, songwriter

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Six60*
Chart (2017)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[8]	2

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Six60*
Chart (2017)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[9]	33
Chart (2018)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[10]	3
Chart (2019)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[11]	6
Chart (2020)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[12]	6
Chart (2021)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[13]	13
Chart (2022)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[14]	17

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for *Six60*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[5]	6× Platinum	90,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for *Six60*
Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.=
New Zealand	17 November 2017	CD digital download streaming	Massive Entertainment	^[15]

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References

1 2 Schulz, Chris (9 November 2017). "Business at the front, party at the back: How Six60 turned their band into a big deal". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 12 November 2022.
↑ "Six60 Singles & EPs". iTunes . Retrieved 14 November 2022.
↑ Johnsen, Andrew (18 March 2018). "Review: Band Six60 light up gloomy Whangarei night in 'outstanding' concert". The Northern Advocate . The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 14 November 2022.
↑ Austin, Astrid (5 December 2017). "SIX60 announces concert in the Bay". Hawkes Bay Today . The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 14 November 2022.
1 2 "New Zealand album certifications – Six60 – Six60 EP". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
↑ "Review: Six60 have written the song of the summer - but what's next?". The New Zealand Herald . 23 November 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
↑ Ferguson, John (16 November 2018). "Six60 dominate 2018 NZ Music Awards". The Music Network. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
↑ "Charts.nz – Six60 – Six60 %5BEP%5D". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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↑ "Top Selling Albums of 2021". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
↑ "Top Selling Albums of 2022". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
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[Schulz-1] 1 2 Schulz, Chris (9 November 2017). "Business at the front, party at the back: How Six60 turned their band into a big deal". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 12 November 2022.

[2] "Six60 Singles & EPs". iTunes . Retrieved 14 November 2022.

[3] Johnsen, Andrew (18 March 2018). "Review: Band Six60 light up gloomy Whangarei night in 'outstanding' concert". The Northern Advocate . The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 14 November 2022.

[4] Austin, Astrid (5 December 2017). "SIX60 announces concert in the Bay". Hawkes Bay Today . The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 14 November 2022.

[NZ_cert-5] 1 2 "New Zealand album certifications – Six60 – Six60 EP". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 20 November 2024.

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[13] "Top Selling Albums of 2021". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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v t e Six60
Eli Paewai Chris Mac Ji Fraser Marlon Gerbes Matiu Walters
Albums	Six60 (2011) Six60 (2015) Six60 (2019) Castle St (2022)
EPs	Six60 (2017)
Songs	"Someone to Be Around" "Rise Up 2.0" "Don't Forget Your Roots" "Only to Be" "Forever" "Don't Give It Up" "Rivers" "Closer" "Rolling Stone" "Vibes" "Up There" "The Greatest" "Catching Feelings" "Please Don't Go" "Raining" "Never Enough" "Long Gone" "Sundown" "Fade Away" "All She Wrote" "Pepeha" "Before You Leave" "Always Beside You"