"Rivers" is a song by New Zealand band Six60, released as the second single from their 2017 extended play Six60.
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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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| "Rivers" (Lyric Video) on YouTube | ||||
Background and composition edit
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 edit
"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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ)[14] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ 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.