''Drax Project'' is the debut

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by New Zealand band

Drax Project Drax Project is a New Zealand pop and R&B band that formed in Te Aro, Wellington in 2014. Recording a mix of jazz, R&B and pop music, the band came to prominence in 2017 with the single "Woke Up Late", which was certified triple platinum by RIAN ...

, released in September 2019. The album follows the release of their single "

Woke Up Late "Woke Up Late" is a song by New Zealand band Drax Project, originally released in November 2017. It reached number 15 on the New Zealand Singles Chart and was included on their 2018 EP ''Noon''. Background In September 2019, Drax Project re-reco ...

" (2017), which was re-released in early 2019 as a new version featuring

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. The band's collaboration with

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, " Catching Feelings", was released as a single just prior to the album, and became a hit in Australia and New Zealand.

Production

The album was written and recorded primarily between 2017 and 2019. Many of the songs are inspired by their experiences of working full-time jobs while moonlighting as musicians. The album features four songs from the band's 2018

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'', including a new version of their single "

" featuring

, and seven new songs. Most of the album's recording sessions were held in

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Release and promotion

The first single released from the album was "

" featuring

, released in January 2019. Steinfeld was introduced to the original version of the song after the band toured with American singer

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, and a member of Cabello's team showed the song to Steinfeld, who loved it. The "Woke Up Late" re-release was followed by " All This Time" in June, and a collaboration with New Zealand band

, " Catching Feelings" in September. After the release of the album, the song "Relax" was released as a single in February 2020. "Catching Feelings" was a hit in both Australia and New Zealand, and was certified 5× Platinum in New Zealand and double platinum in Australia.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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. *Devin Abrams – co-producer (3–4, 6), producer (1–2, 9), songwriting (1–3, 8–9, 11) *Ferras Alqaisi – songwriting (6) *Matt Beachen – drums (1, 3–7), songwriting (1–11) *

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– producer (5, 10), songwriting (5) *Taylor Dextor – producer (10) *Remy Gautreau – songwriting (7) *Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer (1, 3–6, 10) *Marlon Gerbes – songwriting (11) *Serban Ghenea – mixing (1) *Kyle Kelso – producer (8) *Richard Markowitz – songwriting (7) *Tony Maserati – mixing (4–6, 10) *Ben O'Leary – bass guitar (1, 3–7), songwriting (1–11) *Jordan Palmer – mixing (3), producer (3–4, 6), songwriting (4) *Vasilys Papageorgiou – songwriting (10) *Jacob Ray – producer (5), songwriting (5) * Wes Singerman – producer (10) *Shaan Singh – songwriting (1–11), vocals *

– featured artist (11) *Brandon Skeie – songwriting (4) *Sarah Solovay – songwriting (3) *SmarterChild – producer (7) *

– vocals (1) *Sam Thomson – bass (vocal) (1, 3–7), songwriting (1–11) *Matiu Walters – songwriting (11) *Aaron Zuckerman – songwriting (6)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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