"Matemateāone" (English: "Deep Affection") is a song by New Zealand musician Stan Walker. A bilingual ballad sung primarily in Māori language, the song was released as a single a week before Walker's first album sung in Māori, Te Arohanui. A love ballad, the song's music video celebrates his marriage to his partner Lou Tyson.
| "Matemateāone" | ||||
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| Single by Stan Walker | ||||
| from the album Te Arohanui / All In | ||||
| Language | Māori, English | |||
| Released | 9 October 2021[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:49 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment New Zealand | |||
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| Producer(s) | Devin Abrams, Matthew Sadgrove | |||
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| "Matemateāone" on YouTube | ||||
The song debuted at number 14 on the New Zealand Artist Singles chart and number 8 on the Hot Singles chart. By the end of 2021, it was the 5th most successful Te Reo Māori song of the year in New Zealand.
Background and composition
editIn 2014, Walker collaborated with the musicians Ria Hall, Troy Kingi and Maisey Rika on the single "Aotearoa", a Māori language song released to mark te Wiki o te Reo Māori, as a challenge to release the second song in history (after "Poi E" (1984) by the Pātea Māori Club) to top the New Zealand charts.[2][3] Walker started recording music in Te Reo again in 2018, including "Whakamoemiti" from the extended play Stan,[4] "Moemoeā", Walker's cover of Don't Dream It's Over with Seth Haapu in 2019,[5] and "Tēnā Rā Koe", a Te Reo version of Walker's single "Thank You" (2018) recorded for the Waiata / Anthems compilation album in 2019.[6] In 2020, Walker released the single "Bigger", simultaneously releasing a Te Reo Māori version of the song with his niece Ibanez Maeva.[7]
On 1 September 2021, Walker announced the release of Te Arohanui, an upcoming studio album entirely sung in Te Reo.[8] The announcement was paired with the release of "Tau Te Mārire", a re-recorded version of his single "Take It Easy" (2012).[8]
Release
editThe song was released on 10 September 2021, one week after the release of "Tau Te Mārire".[9] On the same day, Walker released the music video for the track, featuring footage from his wedding to Lou Tyson.[9] The song was later featured on Walker's 2022 album All In.[10]
The song was later used as the ending theme song for the 2022 Tearepa Kahi film Muru.[11]
Credits and personnel
editCredits adapted from Tidal.[12]
- Devin Abrams – producer, composer, lyricist
- Mikey Dam – composer, lyricist
- Simon Gooding – engineer, mixing engineer
- Stuart Hawkes – mastering engineer
- Isiah Ngawaka – composer, lyricist
- Matthew Sadgrove – producer, composer, lyricist
- Ruth Smith – composer, lyricist
- Stan Walker – composer, lyricist, vocalist
Charts
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References
edit- ^ "Matemateāone - single". Apple Music. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Stan Walker Released new song Aotearoa". morefm.co.nz. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Aotearoa Stan Walker Ria Hall Maisy Rika Troy Kingi". flava.co.nz. 22 July 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ Rutherford, Corrine (9 April 2018). "Stan Walker - EP Review: Stan". muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Moemoeā". SOUNZ. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ C.C. (5 August 2019). "'Waiata / Anthems' Collection Announced". Under the Radar. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ Barton, Monika; Tapper, Melissa (16 October 2020). "Proud Stan Walker gushes about performing with his 7yo niece Ibee at the Aotearoa Music Awards". Newshub. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ a b Tyson, Jessica (1 September 2021). "Stan Walker to release first reo Māori album". Teaomaori.news. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b Barton, Monika (10 September 2021). "Stan Walker shares emotional look at his wedding day in music video for new te reo Māori song 'Matemateāone'". Newshub. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Stan Walker Announces 'All In', the Forthcoming Album Out July 22 on Sony Music New Zealand". New Zealand Music Commission. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Stan Walker, of Tūhoe descent, lends his voice and deeply personal song, Matemate–ā-one to the film Muru - in cinemas across Aotearoa now". Muru. Facebook. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Credits / Te Arohanui". Tidal. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "NZ Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Hot 20 NZ Singles". Recorded Music NZ. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "NGĀ WAIATA KAIRANGI I TE REO MĀORI O TE RĀRANGI 10 O RUNGA TOP 10 TE REO MĀORI SINGLES". Official NZ Music Charts. Recorded Music NZ. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Te Reo Māori O Te Rārangi 10 O Runga: End of Year Charts 2021". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.