"The Wire" is the second official single released by New Zealand recording artists David Dallas and

Ruby Frost Jane de Jong (born 1987), known professionally as Ruby Frost, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter from Auckland. In 2009, she won the nationwide music competition MTV ''42Unheard'', giving her a recording contract with Universal Music New Ze ...

from Dallas' third studio album, '' Falling Into Place''.

Background and release

Frost sent Dallas a demo of her singing "The Wire" backed by a programmed piano. The track was refined by producers Fire & Ice "into something that would fit with the album." It was released as the second single from the album. A P-Money remix was released by Dawn Raid Entertainment,

Dirty Records Dirty Records is an Auckland-based New Zealand independent record label, focusing primarily on hip hop music. It was founded in 2001 by music producer Peter "P-Money" Wadams and his business partner Callum August. Dirty Records has been descri ...

and Duck Down Music on 7 February 2014.

Reception

"The Wire" entered the

New Zealand Singles Chart The Official New Zealand Music Chart ( mi, Te Papa Tātai Waiata Matua o Aotearoa) is the weekly New Zealand top 40 singles and albums charts, issued weekly by Recorded Music NZ (formerly Recording Industry Association of New Zealand). The Mus ...

at number twenty-six on 23 December 2013. It reached its peak position of number eleven on 20 January 2014. On 10 February 2014, it was certified Gold by Recorded Music NZ.

Background and release

Reception

Charts and certifications

Charts

Certifications

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