"Firefly" is a song by New Zealand band Drax Project, featuring American rapper Fetty Wap and New Zealand musician AACACIA. The song was a success in New Zealand, becoming platinum certified.

Background and composition

The song was written in Los Angeles with Rogét Chahayed and Imad Royal in a single three-hour writing session, and was inspired by a visit to Long Island.[2][3] The band added a brass section to the song, as they felt that this suited the song's party vibe.[2]

Release

The song was released as a single on 23 October 2020.[4] A music video was released for the song, which was shot in a rural area of Wellington.[3]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[5]

  • AACACIA – featured artist
  • Matt Beachen – drums, songwriter
  • Dale Becker – mastering engineer
  • Rogét Chahayed – producer, songwriter
  • Drax Project – performer, engineer
  • Imad-Roy El-Amine – producer, songwriter
  • Jack Harre – trumpet
  • Ben O'Leary – guitar, songwriter
  • Tyler K. Scott – mixing
  • Shaan Singh – songwriter, tenor saxophone
  • Tyler Shields – engineer
  • Sam Thomson – bass, songwriter
  • Kaito Walley – trombone
  • Fetty Wap – featured artist, songwriter

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Firefly"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] Platinum 30,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Firefly (feat. Fetty Wap & AACACIA) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Drax Project & Fetty Wap Team up for Enthralling New Track & Visual "Firefly"". Orca Sound. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Drax Project". Tresa Magazine. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  4. ^ Freedman, Rebecca. "LISTEN: Drax Project and Fetty Wap Collaborate On New Single "Firefly (feat. AACACIA)"". Culture Collide. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Credits / Firefly". Tidal. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  6. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Official Top 20 NZ Singles: End of Year Charts 2021". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  8. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – DRAX Project feat. Fetty Wap And AACACIA – Firefly". Radioscope. Retrieved 20 February 2025. Type Firefly in the "Search:" field.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_(Drax_Project_song)
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