Controller (song)
2018 single by L.A.B.
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"Controller" is a song by New Zealand band L.A.B., released as a single from their debut album L.A.B. in mid-2018. After the success of the band's song "In the Air" (2019), the song became a hit in New Zealand.
| "Controller" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by L.A.B. | ||||
| from the album L.A.B. | ||||
| Released | 31 July 2018[1][2] | |||
| Genre | contemporary R&B[3] | |||
| Length | 4:35 | |||
| Label | Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa | |||
| Songwriter | Brad Kora | |||
| Producer | Brad Kora | |||
| L.A.B. singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Controller" on YouTube | ||||
Composition
Release
The song was released as a single in July 2018, alongside the release of the song's music video, directed by Shae Sterling.[1][2] The song became a hit in 2020 after the release of the band's single "In the Air", becoming the 8th most successful single by a New Zealand artist in 2020.[6]
The song was compiled onto the band's 2023 album Introducing L.A.B., originally produced as a sampler for their debut European performances.[7]
Critical reception
Dave Tucker of Ambient Light Blog reviewed the song positively, calling it "[the] perfect single piece of team mastery, combin[ing] a sweet soulful sincerity that I like a lot."[8]
Credits and personnel
- A. Adams-Tamatea – bass
- B. Kora – arrangement, drums, lyrics, producer, sampling, songwriting
- S. Kora – synth
- J. Shadbolt – vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ)[13] | 10× Platinum | 300,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||