Soaked
{{Short description|2018 single by Benee}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{about|the Benee song}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Soaked
| type = single
| cover = Bene - Soaked.png
| alt =
| artist = Benee
| EP = Fire on Marzz
| released = {{start date|2018|9|14|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio = Golden Age, Morningside, Auckland
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|alternative pop}}
| length = 4:01
| label = Republic
| writer = {{hlist|Stella Bennett|Joshua Fountain|Djeisan Suskov}}
| producer = {{hlist|Fountain|Suskov}}
| prev_title = Tough Guy
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Evil Spider
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|ubE_ac2wYPQ|"Soaked"}}}}
}}
"Soaked" is a song by New Zealand musician Benee. It was released as a single on 14 September 2018 as the lead single from Benee's debut extended play Fire on Marzz. The song was released on Spotify, received airplay on New Zealand radio,{{cite web|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1901/S00108/lily-allen-announces-bene-as-support-for-auckland-show.htm|title=Lily Allen Announces Bene as Support for Auckland Show|website=Scoop.co.nz|date=17 January 2019|accessdate=27 January 2019}} and reached number 58 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/18/|title=Hottest 100 2018|work=Triple J|date=11 November 2018 |accessdate=27 January 2019}}
Background
In a press release, the song was described as "indie-slack fun with a little R'n'B swing".{{cite web|url=https://www.zmonline.com/music/the-word-nz-on-air/bene-soaked/|title=Bene – Soaked|publisher=ZM|date=17 October 2018|accessdate=27 January 2019}} In 2019, Benee re-recorded the song in Te Reo Māori for Waiata / Anthems, a collection of re-recorded New Zealand pop songs to promote te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week). The new version, retitled "Kua Kore He Kupu / Soaked", featured lyrics reinterpreted by scholar Tīmoti Kāretu.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/waiata-anthems/1477414481 |title=Waiata / Anthems |publisher=iTunes | date=6 September 2019 |accessdate=8 September 2019}} This version reached number five on the New Zealand artists' singles chart.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/aotearoa-singles/2019-09-13 |title=NZ Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=14 September 2019|access-date=14 September 2019}}
Critical reception
"Soaked" was called a "slick, funk-fuelled pop number" by Pilerats,{{cite web|url=http://pilerats.com/music/electronic/bene-soaked-influential-songs/|title=Bene on the songs that influenced her breakout single, Soaked|work=Pilerats|last=Davies|first=Hayden|accessdate=27 January 2019}} while The Music Network described it as "an R'n'B drenched slice of alt-pop that accentuates the young singer's soulful vocals".{{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/nz-wunderkind-bene-joins-niche-talent-agency/|title=NZ wunderkind Bene joins Niche Talent Agency|work=The Music Network|last=Winter|first=Velvet|date=14 September 2018|accessdate=27 January 2019}}
Charts
= Weekly charts =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{single chart|New Zealand|14|artist=Benee|song=Soaked |accessdate=25 December 2019|rowheader=true}} |
= Year-end charts =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ){{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/index_chart?chart=4790|title=Top Selling Singles of 2019|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|accessdate=21 December 2019}}{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
| 26 |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Bene|title=Soaked|award=Platinum|number=4|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2022|source=radioscope|access-date=25 February 2025}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true | noshipments=true| streaming=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Benee}}
{{New Zealand Music Award for Single of the Year}}
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Category:Republic Records singles
Category:Songs written by Benee
Category:Songs written by Josh Fountain