Matemateāone
"Matemateāone" | ||||
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Single by Stan Walker | ||||
from the album Te Arohanui / All In | ||||
Language | Māori, English | |||
Released | 9 October 2021[1] | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:49 | |||
Label | Sony Music Entertainment New Zealand | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Devin Abrams, Matthew Sadgrove | |||
Stan Walker singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Matemateāone" on YouTube |
"Matemateāone" (English: "Deep Affection") is a song by New Zealand musician Stan Walker. A bilingual ballad sung primarily in Māori language, the song was released as a single a week before Walker's first album sung in Māori, Te Arohanui. A love ballad, the song's music video celebrates his marriage to his partner Lou Tyson.
The song debuted at number 14 on the New Zealand Artist Singles chart and number 8 on the Hot Singles chart. By the end of 2021, it was the 5th most successful Te Reo Māori song of the year in New Zealand.
Background and composition
[edit]In 2014, Walker collaborated with the musicians Ria Hall, Troy Kingi and Maisey Rika on the single "Aotearoa", a Māori language song released to mark te Wiki o te Reo Māori, as a challenge to release the second song in history (after "Poi E" (1984) by the Pātea Māori Club) to top the New Zealand charts.[2][3] Walker started recording music in Te Reo again in 2018, including "Whakamoemiti" from the extended play Stan,[4] "Moemoeā", Walker's cover of Don't Dream It's Over with Seth Haapu in 2019,[5] and "Tēnā Rā Koe", a Te Reo version of Walker's single "Thank You" (2018) recorded for the Waiata / Anthems compilation album in 2019.[6] In 2020, Walker released the single "Bigger", simultaneously releasing a Te Reo Māori version of the song with his niece Ibanez Maeva.[7]
On 1 September 2021, Walker announced the release of Te Arohanui, an upcoming studio album entirely sung in Te Reo.[8] The announcement was paired with the release of "Tau Te Mārire", a re-recorded version of his single "Take It Easy" (2012).[8]
Release
[edit]The song was released on 10 September 2021, one week after the release of "Tau Te Mārire".[9] On the same day, Walker released the music video for the track, featuring footage from his wedding to Lou Tyson.[9] The song was later featured on Walker's 2022 album All In.[10]
The song was later used as the ending theme song for the 2022 Tearepa Kahi film Muru.[11]
Credits and personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from Tidal.[12]
- Devin Abrams – producer, composer, lyricist
- Mikey Dam – composer, lyricist
- Simon Gooding – engineer, mixing engineer
- Stuart Hawkes – mastering engineer
- Isiah Ngawaka – composer, lyricist
- Matthew Sadgrove – producer, composer, lyricist
- Ruth Smith – composer, lyricist
- Stan Walker – composer, lyricist, vocalist
Charts
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Year-end charts[edit]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Matemateāone - single". Apple Music. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Stan Walker Released new song Aotearoa". morefm.co.nz. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Aotearoa Stan Walker Ria Hall Maisy Rika Troy Kingi". flava.co.nz. 22 July 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ Rutherford, Corrine (9 April 2018). "Stan Walker - EP Review: Stan". muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Moemoeā". SOUNZ. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ C.C. (5 August 2019). "'Waiata / Anthems' Collection Announced". Under the Radar. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ Barton, Monika; Tapper, Melissa (16 October 2020). "Proud Stan Walker gushes about performing with his 7yo niece Ibee at the Aotearoa Music Awards". Newshub. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ a b Tyson, Jessica (1 September 2021). "Stan Walker to release first reo Māori album". Teaomaori.news. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b Barton, Monika (10 September 2021). "Stan Walker shares emotional look at his wedding day in music video for new te reo Māori song 'Matemateāone'". Newshub. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Stan Walker Announces 'All In', the Forthcoming Album Out July 22 on Sony Music New Zealand". New Zealand Music Commission. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Stan Walker, of Tūhoe descent, lends his voice and deeply personal song, Matemate–ā-one to the film Muru - in cinemas across Aotearoa now". Muru. Facebook. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Credits / Te Arohanui". Tidal. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "NZ Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Hot 20 NZ Singles". Recorded Music NZ. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "NGĀ WAIATA KAIRANGI I TE REO MĀORI O TE RĀRANGI 10 O RUNGA TOP 10 TE REO MĀORI SINGLES". Official NZ Music Charts. Recorded Music NZ. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Te Reo Māori O Te Rārangi 10 O Runga: End of Year Charts 2021". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.