| "The Wire" | ||||
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 Cover art for the remix by P-Money | ||||
| Single by David Dallas featuring Ruby Frost | ||||
| from the album Falling Into Place | ||||
| Released | 8 December 2013 | |||
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| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | David Dallas, J Iusitini, A Iusitini, J de Jong | |||
| Producer(s) | Fire & Ice | |||
| David Dallas singles chronology | ||||
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"The Wire" is the second official single from Dallas' third studio album, Falling Into Place , featuring Ruby Frost, released on 8 December 2011.
Frost sent Dallas a demo of her singing "The Wire" backed by a programmed piano. The track was refined by producers Fire & Ice "into something that would fit with the album." [1]
A trip hop remix by P-Money was released on 7 February 2014. [2]
"The Wire" debuted at #26 on the New Zealand Singles Chart on 23, December 2013. It reached its peak position of #11 on 20 January 2014. [3] On 10 February 2014, it was certified Gold by Recorded Music NZ. [4]
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [5] | 11 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (RMNZ) [6] | Gold | 7,500* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
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