"West Coast Drive" | ||||
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Single by Coterie | ||||
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Released | 9 September 2022[1] | |||
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Length | 3:46 | |||
Label | Massive Records | |||
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"West Coast Drive" on YouTube |
"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.
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 |
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New Zealand Hot Singles (Recorded Music NZ)[12] | 16 |
New Zealand Artist Hot Singles (Recorded Music NZ)[13] | 1 |
References
- ↑ "West Coast Drive - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- 1 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.
- ↑ Billy, August (12 September 2022). "Love Letter to a Record: Coterie on The Beatles' 'Here Comes the Sun'". Musicfeeds. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ↑ "COTERIE Share The Inspiration Behind Their Self-Titled Debut Album". The Music. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ↑ "Purea / Cool It Down - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Maia Studio (4 October 2022). "Not Just Normalisation, But Celebration: Another Year Of Success For Waiata Anthems". Scoop. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ↑ "West Coast Drive - Coterie". Mai FM. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ↑ Leigh, Vince (9 September 2022). "Single Review: West Coast Drive by Coterie". Sheldon Ang Media. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ↑ Ruby Howe, Dave (12 September 2022). "West Coast Drive". Triple J Unearthed. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ↑ Mooney, Claire (13 September 2022). "West Coast Drive". Triple J Unearthed. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ↑ "Hot 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ↑ "Hot 20 NZ Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.