"The Wire" is the second official single from Dallas' third studio album, Falling Into Place, featuring Ruby Frost, released on 8 December 2011.
| "The Wire" | ||||
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 Cover art for the remix by P-Money | ||||
| Single by David Dallas featuring Ruby Frost | ||||
| from the album Falling Into Place | ||||
| Released | 8 December 2013 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | David Dallas, J Iusitini, A Iusitini, J de Jong | |||
| Producer(s) | Fire & Ice | |||
| David Dallas singles chronology | ||||
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Background and release
editFrost sent Dallas a demo of her singing "The Wire" backed by a programmed piano. The track was refined by producers Fire & Ice "into something that would fit with the album."[1]
A trip hop remix by P-Money was released on 7 February 2014.[2]
Reception
edit"The Wire" debuted at #26 on the New Zealand Singles Chart on 23, December 2013. It reached its peak position of #11 on 20 January 2014.[3] On 10 February 2014, it was certified Gold by Recorded Music NZ.[4]
Charts
edit| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] | 11 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[6] | Gold | 7,500* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Jenkin, Lydia (3 October 2013). "David Dallas: No need to shout". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "The Wire (P-Money Remix) [feat. Ruby Frost] - Single". iTunes Store (Apple). Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "David Dallas feat. Ruby Frost - The Wire". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 10 February 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ "David Dallas – The Wire". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications – David Dallas – The Wire". Recorded Music NZ.[dead link]