All She Wrote (Six60 song)
{{short description|2021 single by Six60}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox song
| name = All She Wrote
| cover = Six60 - All She Wrote.png
| alt =
| caption =
| type = single
| artist = Six60
| album =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2021|02|26}}{{cite news |title=All She Wrote - Single |url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/all-she-wrote-single/1553839005 |access-date=7 January 2023 |website=iTunes}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Pop
| length = 3:18
| label = Epic, Massive
| writer = {{hlist|Jacob Dutton|Marlon Gerbes|James Ho|Paul Shelton}}
| producer = Malay
| prev_title = Fade Away
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Pepeha
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{External music video|1={{YouTube|SNQO2DEplRw|"All She Wrote"}}}}
}}
"All She Wrote" is a song by New Zealand band Six60, released as a single in February 2021, during their Six60 Saturdays tour. The song was a hit for the band, reaching number one in New Zealand.
Background and composition
The band first wrote the chords for the song on an old guitar, which only had three remaining strings.{{cite web|url=https://atwoodmagazine.com/alsh-six60-all-she-wrote-song-review/ |title=NEW ZEALAND'S SIX60 FLOAT ON IN "ALL SHE WROTE," A REFRESHING SONG OF LIFE & PERSEVERANCE |first=Mitch |last=Mosk |website=Atwood Magazine |date=4 May 2021 |access-date=7 January 2023}} The song was produced by Malay, and the song's lyrics were inspired by acceptance.{{cite web|url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/six60-interview/ |title= 'We're trying to make small rooms feel like stadiums and stadiums feel like small rooms': Are NZ's SIX60 the humblest stadium rock band in the world? |first=Augustus |last=Welby |date=29 June 2021 |website=Tone Deaf |access-date=7 January 2023}}
Release and promotion
The song was debuted live on 16 January 2021 during the band's first performance of the Six60 Saturdays tour of New Zealand,{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/gig-reviews/300204117/adoring-crowds-and-fervent-singalongs-six60-have-returned-to-the-stage |title=Adoring crowds and fervent sing-a-longs: Six60 have returned to the stage |first=Mina |last=Kerr-Lazenby|website=Stuff |date=17 January 2021|access-date=7 January 2023}} and was released just prior to the final performance of the tour in Hamilton.{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/te-awamutu-courier/news/review-six60-put-on-a-mighty-final-show-in-hamilton/FTKKDNRK4APGWJ3D77KXEPLPFQ/ |title=Review: Six60 put on a mighty final show in Hamilton |first=Caitlan |last=Johnston|website=The New Zealand Herald |date=4 March 2021|access-date=7 January 2023}}
Music video
The song's music video features a number of cameos by New Zealand celebrities, including sportspeople Dan Carter and Joseph Parker, politician Chlöe Swarbrick, musicians Dave Dobbyn and Mitch James, and newscasters Mike McRoberts and Samantha Hayes.{{cite news|url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2021/02/the-turn-out-was-crazy-six60-s-new-all-she-wrote-music-video-stars-a-bunch-of-famous-kiwis.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415000118/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2021/02/the-turn-out-was-crazy-six60-s-new-all-she-wrote-music-video-stars-a-bunch-of-famous-kiwis.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 April 2021 |title='The turn out was crazy': Six60's new 'All She Wrote' music video stars a bunch of famous Kiwis |first=Monika |last=Barton |website=Newshub |date=26 February 2021|access-date=7 January 2023}} The video's concept was inspired by the idea of musicians testing their music through car speakers before release, and is an homage to "How Bizarre" (1995) by OMC.
Critical reception
The song was nominated for the 2021 Aotearoa Music Award for Single of the Year award.{{Cite news |date=17 December 2021 |title=L.A.B and TEEKS big winners at Aotearoa Music Awards |publisher=Radio NZ |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/458168/l-a-b-and-teeks-big-winners-at-aotearoa-music-awards |access-date=8 October 2022}}
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/174298707/credits|title=Credits / All She Wrote / SIX60|website=Tidal|accessdate=7 January 2023}}
- Jacob Dutton – songwriting
- Marlon Gerbes – songwriting
- James Ho – production, songwriting
- Dave Kutch – mastering engineer
- Paul Shelton – songwriting
- Six60 – performer
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2021)
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| {{single chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Six60|song=All She Wrote|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 January 2023}} |
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= Year-end charts =
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| scope="col"| Chart (2021)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ){{cite web|title=END OF YEAR CHARTS 2021|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/2021-12-31|website=NZ Music Charts|publisher=RMNZ|access-date=27 January 2022}}
| 18 |
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Certifications
{{certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "All She Wrote"}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=New Zealand|title=All She Wrote|artist=Six60|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|award=Platinum|number=4|source=radioscope|access-date=21 February 2025}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|nosales=true|streaming=true}}
References
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{{Six60}}
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