Rolling Stone (Six60 song)

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"Rolling Stone"
Single by Six60
from the EP Six60
Released3 November 2017 (2017-11-03)
GenrePop
Length2:56
LabelEpic, Massive
Songwriter(s)
  • Chris Mac
  • Eli Paewai
  • James Fraser
  • Marlon Gerbes
  • Matiu Walters
  • Printz Board
Producer(s)
Six60 singles chronology
"Closer"
(2017)
"Rolling Stone"
(2017)
"Vibes"
(2017)
Music video
"Rolling Stone" (Lyric Video) on YouTube

"Rolling Stone" is a song by New Zealand band Six60, released as the fourth single from their 2017 extended play Six60 (2017).

Background and composition[edit]

"Rolling Stone" is a break-up song,[1] Band member Ji Fraser felt that the song was "powerful", and liked the song's sentiment of not being angry at a person after the break-up of a relationship.[2] The song was almost cut from the tracklist of the Six60 EP.[2]

Release and promotion[edit]

"Rolling Stone" was one of six tracks released weekly in the build-up to their Six60 EP,[3] on 3 November 2017.[4]

Critical reception[edit]

Katie Parker of Radio New Zealand praised the song for its catchiness and Walters' vocal delivery, and felt that this was significantly different to the majority of Six60's music.[1]

Credits and personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[5]

  • 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]

Certifications[edit]

Certifications and sales for "Rolling Stone"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[10] Platinum 30,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b Six60 (15 December 2017). "SIX60 – Rolling Stone (Behind the song, Dublin 2017)". YouTube. Retrieved 12 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  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. ^ "Rolling Stone – Single". iTunes. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Credits / SIX60 / SIX60". Tidal. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Six60 – Rolling Stone". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Official Top 20 NZ Singles: End of Year Charts 2017". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Official Top 20 NZ Singles: End of Year Charts 2018". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Official Top 20 NZ Singles: End of Year Charts 2019". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  10. ^ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 12 April 2023.