Firefly (Drax Project song)
{{short description|2020 single by Drax Project}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Firefly
| cover = Drax Project - Firefly.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| type = single
| artist = Drax Project featuring Fetty Wap and AACACIA
| album =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2020|10|23}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/firefly-feat-fetty-wap-aacacia-single/1535124238 |title=Firefly (feat. Fetty Wap & AACACIA) - Single |website=iTunes|accessdate=5 September 2019}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| language =
| genre = Pop
| length = 2:52
| label = Drax Project, Universal Music New Zealand
| writer = {{hlist|Ben O'Leary|Imad-Roy El-Amine|Matthew Beachen|Rogét Chahayed|Samuel Thomson|Shaan Singh|Willie Junior Maxwell II}}
| producer =
| prev_title =
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| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Drax Project
| type = single
| prev_title = Relax
| prev_year = 2020
| title = Firefly
| year = 2020
| next_title = Tukituki Te Manawa
| next_year = 2020
}}{{Extra chronology
| artist = Fetty Wap
| type = single
| prev_title = Pretty Thang
| prev_year = 2020
| title = Firefly
| year = 2020
| next_title = Speed
| next_year = 2020
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = AACACIA
| type = single
| prev_title = Bend
| prev_year = 2020
| title = Firefly
| year = 2020
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
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"Firefly" is a song by New Zealand band Drax Project, featuring American rapper Fetty Wap and New Zealand musician AACACIA. The song was a success in New Zealand, becoming platinum certified.
Background and composition
The song was written in Los Angeles with Rogét Chahayed and Imad Royal in a single three-hour writing session, and was inspired by a visit to Long Island.{{cite web|url=http://www.orcasound.com/2020/10/24/drax-project-fetty-wap-team-up-for-enthralling-new-track-visual-firefly%E2%80%87%E2%80%84%E2%80%8B%E3%80%80/|title=Drax Project & Fetty Wap Team up for Enthralling New Track & Visual "Firefly"|website=Orca Sound |date=24 October 2020 |accessdate=8 September 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://tresamagazine.com/2021/01/15/drax-project/ |title=Drax Project|website=Tresa Magazine |date=15 January 2021 |accessdate=8 September 2019}} The band added a brass section to the song, as they felt that this suited the song's party vibe.
Release
The song was released as a single on 23 October 2020.{{cite web|url=https://culturecollide.com/listen-drax-project-and-fetty-wap-collaborate-on-new-single-firefly-feat-aacacia/ |title=LISTEN: Drax Project and Fetty Wap Collaborate On New Single "Firefly (feat. AACACIA)" |website=Culture Collide |first=Rebecca |last=Freedman|accessdate=5 September 2019}} A music video was released for the song, which was shot in a rural area of Wellington.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/158813936/credits|title=Credits / Firefly|website=Tidal|accessdate=8 January 2023}}
- AACACIA – featured artist
- Matt Beachen – drums, songwriter
- Dale Becker – mastering engineer
- Rogét Chahayed – producer, songwriter
- Drax Project – performer, engineer
- Imad-Roy El-Amine – producer, songwriter
- Jack Harre – trumpet
- Ben O'Leary – guitar, songwriter
- Tyler K. Scott – mixing
- Shaan Singh – songwriter, tenor saxophone
- Tyler Shields – engineer
- Sam Thomson – bass, songwriter
- Kaito Walley – trombone
- Fetty Wap – featured artist, songwriter
Charts
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= Weekly charts =
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| scope="col"| Chart (2020–21)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2021-02-12|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart|date=15 February 2021|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=10 January 2023}}
| 27 |
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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 Artists (Recorded Music NZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-aotearoa-singles/2021-12-31|title=Official Top 20 NZ Singles: End of Year Charts 2021|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=10 January 2023}}
| 16 |
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Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|type=single|title=Firefly|artist=DRAX Project feat. Fetty Wap And AACACIA|region=New Zealand|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|domestic=true|source=radioscope|access-date=February 20, 2025|award=Platinum}}
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References
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{{Drax Project}}
{{Fetty Wap}}
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