"Never Enough"
Single by Six60
from the album Six60
Released18 December 2019 (2019-12-18)
GenrePop
Length2:51
LabelEpic, Massive
Songwriter(s)
  • Malay
  • Marlon Gerbes
  • Matiu Walters
  • Paul Phamous
Producer(s)Malay
Six60 singles chronology
"Raining"
(2019)		 "Never Enough"
(2019)		 "Long Gone"
(2020)

"Never Enough" is a song by New Zealand band Six60, released as the fourth single from their third album Six60 in December 2019.

Background and composition

"Never Enough" was one of the songs written for the 2019 Six60 album sessions that attempted to take Six60's sound and transcend barriers in music between people. Guitarist Ji Fraser felt that the song was "a really beautiful-sounding forward step for us".[1]

Release and promotion

The song was released as a single in December 2019 before the start of their 2020 Six60 Saturdays tour.[2] A music video for the song was released in early January 2020.[3]

Critical reception

Layla Bohm of Riff Magazine praised the song's "catchy pop feel", the "universal appeal of this single's lyrical content", and Walters' falsetto vocals.[4] Iz Indelicato of Echo likened the song to the works of American band Portugal. The Man, feeling that the song was "catchy, complex, and fun", but was unimpressed with the music video for the track.[5]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[6]

  • Ron Blake – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums
  • Ji Fraser – guitar
  • Marlon Gerbes – guitar, keyboards, songwriting
  • Tom Luer – saxophone
  • Chris Mac – bass guitar
  • Malay – production, engineerm songwriting
  • Manny Marroquin – mixer
  • Eli Paewai – drums
  • Paul Phamous – songwriting
  • Francisco Torres – trombone
  • Matiu Walters – songwriting, vocals

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Never Enough"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[9] Platinum 30,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Behan, Alex (3 November 2019). "Six60: With a summer tour and new album, they're living their meanest lives". Stuff. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Six60 Provide Us With Our Newest Summer Anthem 'Never Enough'". More FM. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Six60 release music video for "Never Enough"". Radio Facts. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. ↑ Bohm, Layla (14 January 2020). "Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – Jan. 14". Riff Magazine. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  5. ↑ Indelicato, Iz (23 January 2020). "SIX60's "Never Enough" Is Incredible, But The Music Video Fails To Impress". Echo. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Credits / SIX60 / SIX60". Tidal. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Six60 – Never Enough". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Official Top 20 NZ Singles: End of Year Charts 2020". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
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