Up There (Six60 song)

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

"Up There"
Single by Six60
from the EP Six60
Released17 November 2017 (2017-11-17)
GenrePop
Length3:31
LabelEpic, 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

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]

  • 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

Certifications
Certifications and sales for "Up There"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[10] Gold 15,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Six60 (5 January 2018). "SIX60 - Up There (Behind the song, London 2017)". YouTube. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  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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