''Six60'' is the third

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by New Zealand band

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. The release was a wide-scale commercial success in New Zealand, debuting at number two on the New Zealand albums chart, and being one of the top-performing releases in New Zealand between 2017 and 2021.

Production

The album was recorded at HQ, the band's newly created studio in

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Release

The songs from the

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were released weekly as singles, beginning on 13 October 2017 with " Don't Give It Up" and ending with "Up There" on 17 November, the release date of the EP. After the release of the EP, the band embarked on The New Waves World, a world tour which included dates in Europe, finishing on 17 March 2018 in

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. In 2022, the album was certified six times Platinum, after selling over 90,000 units.

Critical reception

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'' gave ''Six60 EP'' four stars out of five. The reviewers felt that the EP was a positive sonic change for the band, distancing themselves from reggae-influenced rock in favour of "pop-soul summer jams", a move that "feels like it's become more natural to them". The reviewers also felt that the influence of

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, who the band had recorded with in the past, was felt on the record due to the songs' minimalism. At the 2018 New Zealand Music Awards, the ''Six60 EP'' won the band the Best Group and Highest Selling Album awards, while the single "Don’t Give It Up" won the Highest Selling Single and Radio Airplay Record of the Year awards.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

*Neil Baldock – engineer *Leslie Braithwaite – mixing *Andrew Chavez – engineer *Ji Fraser – guitar, songwriter *Marlon Gerbes – keyboards, guitar, producer, songwriter *Dmitry Gorodetsky – bass guitar (1) *David Kutch – mastering engineer *Chris Mac – bass guitar, songwriter *Eli Paewai – drums, songwriter *

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Charts

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