"Brother" is a single by New Zealand hip hop group Smashproof, released in early 2009. The song features Gin Wigmore. It was made as a metaphor to life in South Auckland. The song debuted in New Zealand at number twenty-three on 26 January 2009, rising to number one in its fifth week. It stayed firmly at the top of the chart for eleven consecutive weeks. It also had minor notoriety in Germany, reaching number eighty-one on their national chart.[2]
| "Brother" | ||||
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| Single by Smashproof featuring Gin Wigmore | ||||
| from the album The Weekend | ||||
| Released | 5 January 2009 (NZ)[1] | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, electronica | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | MTC, Universal | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tautogia, Diamond, Fa'Afou, Kibulu, Gremillo | |||
| Smashproof singles chronology | ||||
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| Gin Wigmore singles chronology | ||||
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The song broke a 23-year-old record by clocking up the longest consecutive run at number-one by a local act on the New Zealand Singles Chart. The record was previously set by the America's Cup-themed single "Sailing Away" by All of Us, which spent nine consecutive weeks at the top in 1986.
The song's lyrics concern the January 2008 killing of alleged tagger Pihema Cameron in Manukau, New Zealand by Bruce Emery.
The song was certified 2× Platinum on 6 September 2009,[3] selling over 30,000 copies.[4] It stayed on the chart for twenty-nine weeks.[2]
Charts edit
| Chart (2009/2010) | Peak position |
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| German Singles Chart[5] | 81 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[6] | 1 |
Year-end charts edit
| Chart (2009) | Position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Singles Chart[7] | 2 |
References edit
- ^ "iTunes Store". Itunes.apple.com. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ a b "SMASHPROOF FEAT. GIN WIGMORE – BROTHER (SONG)". Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ RadioScope.net.nz: Brother 2× Platinum Certification Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "New Zealand Chart Facts". RIANZ.org.nz. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ "MTV | Hitlist Germany KW 5 | charts". MTV. 29 September 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ "Smashproof Feat. Gin Wigmore – Brother (Song)". charts.nz. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Rianz.org.nz. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
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