Vibes (song)

"Vibes" is a song by New Zealand band Six60, released as the fifth single from their 2017 extended play Six60.

"Vibes"
Single by Six60
from the album Six60
Released10 November 2017 (2017-11-10)
GenrePop
Length3:31
LabelEpic, Massive
Songwriter(s)
  • Chris Mac
  • Eli Paewai
  • James Fraser
  • Marlon Gerbes
  • Matiu Walters
  • Printz Board
Producer(s)
Six60 singles chronology
"Rolling Stone"
(2017)		 "Vibes"
(2017)		 "Up There"
(2017)
Music video
"Vibes" (Lyric Video) on YouTube

Background and composition

The members of Six60 described "Vibes" as a fun track for them to perform live with a "groovy beat".[1]

Release and promotion

"Vibes" was one of six tracks released weekly in the build-up to their Six60 EP,[2] on 10 November 2017.[3] The band performed the song live at You Are Us/Aroha Nui, a 2019 charity concert held as a response to the Christchurch mosque shootings. The band were criticsed for performing the song due to its inclusion of references to firearms.[4]

The song was a commercial success, becoming the top performing song by a New Zealand act in the country in 2018.[5]

Critical reception

The New Zealand Herald praised the "simple and effortless[ness]" of the track, as well as the song's "finger-snapping R&B".[6] Katie Parker of Radio New Zealand praised the song's catchiness and beat, but criticised the song's title and the firearms metaphor in the lyrics.[7]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]

  • 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 "Vibes"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[12] 5× Platinum 150,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Six60 (23 December 2017). "SIX60 – Vibes (Behind the song, Amsterdam 2017)". Retrieved 12 April 2023 – via YouTube.
  2. 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.
  3. "Vibes – Single". iTunes. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  4. Harvey, Megan (18 April 2019). "Promoter of Christchurch You Are Us/Aroha Nui concert defends Six60's controversial lyrics". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  5. "Official Top 20 NZ Singles: End of Year Charts 2018". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 February 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. 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.
  8. "Credits / SIX60 / SIX60". Tidal. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  9. "Six60 – Vibes". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  10. "END OF YEAR CHARTS 2018". NZ Music Charts. RMNZ. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  11. "END OF YEAR CHARTS 2019". NZ Music Charts. RMNZ. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  12. "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
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