Always Beside You

2022 single by Coterie and Six60

"Always Beside You"

Single by Coterie featuring Six60

from the album Coterie

Released

9 December 2022 (2022-12-09)

Genre

pop
reggae
dub

Length

3:02

Label

Massive Records

Songwriter(s)

Brandford Fisher
Conrad Fisher
Joshua Fisher
Matiu Walters
Tyler Fisher

Producer(s)

Coterie
Marlon Gerbes

Coterie singles chronology

"Shame"
(2022)

"Always Beside You"
(2022)

"Slice of Heaven"
(2023)

Six60 singles chronology

"Never Been Tonight"
(2022)

"Always Beside You"
(2022)

Music video

"Always Beside You" ft. SIX60 on YouTube

"Always Beside You" is a song by Australian-New Zealand band Coterie sung in collaboration with New Zealand band Six60. It was released as a single in December 2022 on the same date as their debut album Coterie.

Background and composition

Coterie first met New Zealand band Six60 in 2021, after Coterie performed a cover of a Six60 song on Instagram.^[1] After Six60 reached out to the band, Coterie flew from Perth to Auckland a few days later for the groups' first recording sessions together.^[2] The song was written by the bands during these first sessions.^[3] The lyrics were written to express camaraderie, brotherhood, and the connection and appreciation that the members of Coterie and Six60 feel for each other.^[4]^[2]

Release

The song was released on the same day as their album Coterie, and paired with the formal debut of Massive Records as a music label.^[5] A music video for the song was also released on the same day.^[6] The video features footage from the Six60 Saturdays concerts where Coterie performed as a support act.^[7]

Credits and personnel

Coterie – performer, producer
Robby De Sá – assistant producer
Marlon Gerbes – producer, engineer
Antoni Fisher – engineer
Brandford Fisher – songwriter
Conrad Fisher – songwriter
Joshua Fisher – songwriter
Tyler Fisher – songwriter
Raúl López – mixing engineer
Six60 – performer
Matiu Walters – songwriter
Hector Vega – mastering engineer

Charts

Chart (2022-23)	Peak position
New Zealand Hot Singles (Recorded Music NZ)^[8]	5
New Zealand Artist Singles (Recorded Music NZ)^[9]	4

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[10]	Gold	15,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Coterie Chat Forming A Band As A Family And Chasing The Six60 Boys". More FM. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b Tyson, Jessica (17 December 2022). "'They've got our back': The brotherhood between Six60 and Coterie". teaomaori.news. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
^ "Always Beside You - Coterie Ft. Six60". Mai FM. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
^ "COTERIE Share The Inspiration Behind Their Self-Titled Debut Album". The Music. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
^ "Six60 and Sony Music join forces to create brand new record label". The New Zealand Herald. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
^ "COTERIE - Always Beside You ft. SIX60". YouTube. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
^ "SIX60 & Sony Music Entertainment New Zealand Launch Massive Records". New Zealand Music Commission. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
^ "Hot 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ "NZ Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
^ "New Zealand single certifications – Coterie featuring Six60 – Always Beside You". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 29 July 2023.