Up There (Six60 song)

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"Up There"
Single by Six60
from the EP Six60
Released17 November 2017 (2017-11-17)
Genre Pop
Length3:31
Label Epic, Massive
Songwriter(s)
  • Chris Mac
  • Eli Paewai
  • James Fraser
  • Marlon Gerbes
  • Matiu Walters
  • Printz Board
Producer(s)
Six60 singles chronology
"Vibes"
(2017)		"Up There"
(2017)		"The Greatest"
(2019)
Music video
"Up There" (Lyric Video) on YouTube

"Up There" is a song by New Zealand band Six60, released as the sixth and final single from their 2017 extended play Six60 .

Contents

Background and composition

Band vocalist Matiu Walters wrote the song that represented how it was to fall in love with music. [1] The song references musicians who have died, including John Lennon, Bob Marley and Freddie Mercury. [2]

Release and promotion

"Up There" was one of six tracks released weekly in the build-up to their Six60 EP , [3] on 17 November 2017, [4] the same day of the EP's release. [5]

Critical reception

The New Zealand Herald praised the "simple and effortless[ness]" of the track, as well as the song's harmonies, [6] while Hussein Moses of Radio New Zealand found the song's lyrical content unintentionally humorous. [2]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [7]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Up There"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [10] Gold15,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ Six60 (5 January 2018). "SIX60 - Up There (Behind the song, London 2017)". YouTube . Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. 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.
  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. ↑ "Up There - Single". iTunes . Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Review: Six60 have written the song of the summer - but what's next?". The New Zealand Herald . 23 November 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Credits / SIX60 / SIX60". Tidal . Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Six60 – Up There". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Official Top 20 NZ Singles: End of Year Charts 2018". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 12 April 2023.
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