| "Rivers" | ||||
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| Single by Six60 | ||||
| from the EP Six60 | ||||
| Released | 20 October 2017 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | Epic, Massive | |||
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| Six60 singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Rivers" (Lyric Video) on YouTube | ||||
"Rivers" is a song by New Zealand band Six60, released as the second single from their 2017 extended play Six60.
Background and composition
The song was written and recorded by the band in Los Angeles. Initially the song was not planned to be a part of the recording process, and developed around a chord played by Printz Board on a Minimoog Voyager synthesiser. Band member Marlon Gerbes feels that the song is "a reflection of [his] current journey into understanding myself and this world around me."[1]
Release and promotion
"Rivers" was the second of six tracks released weekly in the build-up to their Six60 EP,[2] on 20 October 2017.[3]
American musician Teddy Swims covered the song on YouTube in 2019, which became a viral video.[4]
Critical reception
Kat Bein of Billboard praised the romantic and playful feel of the song, describing it as "if you listened to Drake on a shoreside date with the stars overhead",[5] while The New Zealand Herald praised the "casual soul" and the "simple and effortless[ness]" of the track.[6] Mark Beynes of MAINZ described the song as "relaxed and uncontrived...there is no sense that the track is 'trying' too hard at all," and ntoed the song's tresillo rhythm.[7] Hussein Moses of Radio New Zealand reviewed the song negatively, describing it as "unstimulating" and as one of his least favourite songs from the Six60 EP.[8]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[9]
- Neil Baldock – engineer
- Leslie Braithwaite – mixing
- Andrew Chavez – engineer
- Ji Fraser – guitar, songwriter
- Marlon Gerbes – keyboards, guitar, producer, songwriter
- 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
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[14] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ↑ Six60 (1 December 2017). "SIX60 - Rivers (Behind the Song, Paris 2017)". YouTube. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Rivers - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ↑ Reitsma, Bethany (30 September 2022). "Teddy Swims on Six60, new EP and how Kiwi fans made him famous". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ↑ Bein, Kat (7 February 2017). "10 Songs About Rivers". Billboard. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ↑ "Review: Six60 have written the song of the summer - but what's next?". The New Zealand Herald. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ↑ Beynes, Mark (2018). "X-Factory: Six60". NZ Musician. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Credits / SIX60 / SIX60". Tidal. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ↑ "Six60 – Rivers". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ↑ "Official Top 20 NZ Singles: End of Year Charts 2017". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ↑ "Official Top 20 NZ Singles: End of Year Charts 2018". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ↑ "Official Top 20 NZ Singles: End of Year Charts 2019". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ↑ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 12 April 2023.