West Coast Drive (song)

"West Coast Drive" is a song by Australian-New Zealand band Coterie, released as a single in September 2022. The song references West Coast Drive in Perth.

"West Coast Drive"
Single by Coterie
from the album Coterie
Released9 September 2022 (2022-09-09)[1]
Genre
Length3:46
LabelMassive Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Brandford Fisher
  • Conrad Fisher
  • Daniel Skeed
  • Joshua Fisher
  • Tyler Fisher
Producer(s)
Coterie singles chronology
"Killing It Off"
(2022)		 "West Coast Drive"
(2022)		 "Deja Vu"
(2022)
Music video
"West Coast Drive" on YouTube

Background and composition

The song references the band's home in Perth, along West Coast Drive.[2] The song took inspiration from the surf and art culture of Perth,[3] and was written as a "good vibes anthem" with a "summer house party" sound.[4]

Release

"West Coast Drive" was released as a single on 9 September 2022,[2] a week after the Māori language version of "Cool It Down" was released for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.[5][6][7] A music video was shot for the song, and was filmed on West Coast Drive in Perth.[8]

Critical reception

Australian drummer and music reviewer Vince Leigh called the song a "soulful pop hybrid", praising the track as "slick and sophisticated, littered with bite-sized hooks and some decent heft in the drum department, and all augmented by a thoughtful, inventive approach".[9] Dave Ruby Howe of Triple J Unearthed gave the song a five-star review, calling the song a "summer anthem" with "vibes from tip to toe",[10] and Claire Mooney (also of Triple J) gave the song four and a half stars; calling it a "blissed out specialty".[11]

Credits and personnel
  • Coterie – performer, producer
  • Robby De Sá – producer
  • Marlon Gerbes – producer
  • Antoni Fisher – engineer
  • Brandford Fisher – songwriter
  • Conrad Fisher – songwriter
  • Joshua Fisher – songwriter
  • Tyler Fisher – songwriter
  • Raúl López – mixing engineer
  • Daniel Skeed – songwriting
  • Brody Simpson – engineer
  • Hector Vega – mastering engineer

Charts
Chart (2022) Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 16
New Zealand Artist Hot Singles (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 1

References
  1. "West Coast Drive - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. "COTERIE Share New Single 'West Coast Drive' New Single and Video Out Now". New Zealand Music Commission. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  3. Billy, August (12 September 2022). "Love Letter to a Record: Coterie on The Beatles' 'Here Comes the Sun'". Musicfeeds. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  4. "COTERIE Share The Inspiration Behind Their Self-Titled Debut Album". The Music. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  5. "Purea / Cool It Down - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  6. Haimona-Riki, Mare (22 March 2022). "Māori band of brothers to translate hit single to te reo". Te Ao Māori News. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  7. Maia Studio (4 October 2022). "Not Just Normalisation, But Celebration: Another Year Of Success For Waiata Anthems". Scoop. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  8. "West Coast Drive - Coterie". Mai FM. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  9. Leigh, Vince (9 September 2022). "Single Review: West Coast Drive by Coterie". Sheldon Ang Media. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  10. Ruby Howe, Dave (12 September 2022). "West Coast Drive". Triple J Unearthed. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  11. Mooney, Claire (13 September 2022). "West Coast Drive". Triple J Unearthed. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  12. "Hot 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  13. "Hot 20 NZ Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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