The Wire (David Dallas song)

"The Wire"
"The Wire"
	Cover art for the remix by P-Money
Single by David Dallas featuring Ruby Frost
from the album Falling Into Place
Released	8 December 2013
Genre	Hip hop; trip hop; synthpop;
Length	3:43
Label	Dawn Raid; Dirty; Duck Down;
Songwriter(s)	David Dallas, J Iusitini, A Iusitini, J de Jong
Producer(s)	Fire & Ice
David Dallas singles chronology

"The Wire" is the second official single from Dallas' third studio album, Falling Into Place, featuring Ruby Frost, released on 8 December 2011.

Background and release

Frost sent Dallas a demo of her singing "The Wire" backed by a programmed piano. The track was refined by producers Fire & Ice "into something that would fit with the album."^[1]

A trip hop remix by P-Money was released on 7 February 2014.^[2]

Reception

"The Wire" debuted at #26 on the New Zealand Singles Chart on 23, December 2013. It reached its peak position of #11 on 20 January 2014.^[3] On 10 February 2014, it was certified Gold by Recorded Music NZ.^[4]

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[5]	11

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[6]	Gold	7,500^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Jenkin, Lydia (3 October 2013). "David Dallas: No need to shout". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
^ "The Wire (P-Money Remix) [feat. Ruby Frost] - Single". iTunes Store (Apple). Retrieved 18 March 2014.
^ "David Dallas feat. Ruby Frost - The Wire". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 10 February 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
^ "David Dallas – The Wire". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
^ "New Zealand single certifications – David Dallas – The Wire". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2024-11-20.

[1] Jenkin, Lydia (3 October 2013). "David Dallas: No need to shout". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 March 2014.

[2] "The Wire (P-Money Remix) [feat. Ruby Frost] - Single". iTunes Store (Apple). Retrieved 18 March 2014.

[3] "David Dallas feat. Ruby Frost - The Wire". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 February 2014.

[4] "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 10 February 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

[NZ_chart-5] "David Dallas – The Wire". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

[New_ZealandDavid_DallasThe_WiresingleCertRef-6] "New Zealand single certifications – David Dallas – The Wire". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2024-11-20.

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