Long Gone (Six60 song) explained

Long Gone
Type:	single
Artist:	Six60
Album:	Six60
Genre:	Pop
Length:	2:58
Label:	Epic, Massive
Prev Title:	Never Enough
Prev Year:	2019
Next Title:	Sundown
Next Year:	2020

"Long Gone" is a song by New Zealand band Six60, released as the fifth single from their third album Six60 in March 2020.

Background and composition

The song was written in Los Angeles in collaboration with New Zealand songwriter Leroy Clampitt, also known as Big Taste. "Long Gone" was written as a break-up song, and only took minutes to be written.^{[1] [2]} The band first performed the track at Western Springs Stadium in Auckland in early 2019, over a year before the song's eventual release.^[3]

Release and promotion

The song was released as a single at the end of their 2020 summer tour of New Zealand.^[4] During the release of the band's third album Six60 in November 2019, the group performed the song live for the radio station ZM.^[5]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[6]

• Wally Arowora – background vocalist
• Big Taste – production, songwriting
• E. Kidd Bogart – songwriting
• Matt Chamberlain – drums
• Jon DeCuir – background vocalist
• Shameka Dwight – background vocalist
• Ji Fraser – guitar
• Chris Galland – mixing engineer
• Marlon Gerbes – guitar, keyboards songwriting
• Aja Grant – background vocalist
• Romaine Jones – background vocalist
• Candace Lacy – background vocalist
• Judah Lacy – background vocalist
• Precious Lacy – background vocalist
• Chris Mac – bass guitar
• Malay – production, songwriting
• Manny Marroquin – mixer
• Eli Paewai – drums
• Keisha Renee – background vocalist
• Alex Threat-Arowora – background vocalist
• Matiu Walters – songwriting, vocals

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)	Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[7]	14
Chart (2021)	Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[8]	48

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elton John hosts Kiwi pop princess Benee and Six60 frontman Matiu Walters on his Rocket Hour show . David . Skipwith . . 6 March 2020 . 17 February 2023.
2. Web site: INTERVIEW: SIX60 . Thomas . Bleach . ThomasBleach . 18 December 2019 . 17 February 2023.
3. Web site: SIX60 - Long Gone (Behind the song) . Six60 . . 25 March 2020 . 12 April 2023.
4. Web site: Six60 Finish Their Massive Summer With New Single 'Long Gone' . More FM . 10 March 2020 . 17 February 2023.
5. Web site: Six60 perform their song 'Long Gone' from their brand new album. . 8 November 2019 . 17 February 2023.
6. Web site: Credits / SIX60 / SIX60. Tidal. 14 February 2023.
7. Web site: END OF YEAR CHARTS 2020. NZ Music Charts. RMNZ. 29 January 2022.
8. Web site: END OF YEAR CHARTS 2021. NZ Music Charts. RMNZ. 27 January 2022.