BENEE RELEASES 'LOWNELY' + 'SUPALONELY' CONTINUES TO SOAR UP THE CHARTS WORLDWIDE
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+ TOP 10 PEAK ON SPOTIFY’S GLOBAL TOP 50 CHART & TOP 20 PEAK ON US TOP 50 CHART
+ REACHES OVER 200 MILLION STREAMS
+ 98TH MOST-LISTENED TO ARTIST IN THE WORLD ON SPOTIFY
Indie pop sensation BENEE, who just celebrated her 20th birthday and already holds close to an astounding 23 million monthly listeners on Spotify unveils a dreamy and soulful recording of her smash-hit single Supalonley, which is stripped back in both name and nature and officially titled Lownely.
Lownely was made the night that New Zealand went into lockdown with producer Josh Fountain, cut at Golden Age Studio in the last few hours before the midnight curfew. Talking about Lownely, BENEE says “I decided that I wanted to show a different side to the song seeing as when I wrote it, I was actually at a pretty low point. I wanted to fully commit to making a really sad song (.: My guitar player Tiare came up with the guitar parts which I loved! I wanted to create a slow sad indie vibe and she did a really awesome job of this! We ended up getting it mixed by Dilip Harris in the UK who does a lot of work for King Krule (who I love) I thought he would really complement the style of the song”.
The original version of Supalonley featuring US singer Gus Dapperton (WATCH OFFICIAL VIDEO HERE) was released in November 2019 (off her second EP STELLA & STEVE) and has gone on to become a global viral hit. Last week the song vaulted to #10 on the Spotify Global Top 50 Chart and #23 on the US Top 50 chart, and cruised up the Billboard Hot 100 to #58. Over the airwaves and online the song is approaching Top 20 on the US Top 40 Radio chart and has been used in 10 million plus TikTok videos, while earning 150 million-plus video views and counting. Other chart moves include #10 on the Pop Streaming Chart, #41 on Nielsen’s On-Demand Streaming chart and #54 on the Top 200 Song Consumption chart. This week BENEE was crowned 98th most listened to artist on Spotify with 22 million monthly listeners and Supalonely passed 140 million streams on the platform.
Within a short time, BENEE has gone from canvasing Soundcloud with covers out of her teenage bedroom to rising the charts with her latest song “Supalonely” [feat. Gus Dapperton] and amassing over 400 million streams of her catalogue around the globe.
In addition, the song has been certified Platinum in Australia, Gold in New Zealand (Top 5 NZ Spotify, #4 Top 100 Airplay, #2 peak Top 40 Singles chart), Canada and Norway, reached #1 on the New Zealand Top 50, and #6 on the Australian Top 50 Spotify Chart, Top 20 on the UK Airplay chart and has prime placement on a plethora of top playlists including: Spotify’s Today’s Top Hits (26M), Teen Party (4M) and Pop Up (3M).
Meanwhile, the single has exceeded 30 million streams on Apple Music and recently reached #3 on the Apple Music Alternative chart.
The song’s trajectory was initially powered by a TikTok dance created by California teen @zoifishh just a few weeks ago. TikTok users have now created in excess of10 million videos using “Supalonely”, including a string of popstars, models and movie stars from J.Lo to Emily Ratajkowski, making it one of the largest breakout hits ever from the emerging platform that has launched the biggest new acts of the past year.
Critics have been raving about the single with Los Angeles Times calling it “deeply infectious” and People Magazine praising it with “kids are loving ‘Supalonely’ but the legends are too” – referring to BENEE’s recent appearance on Elton John’s Rocket Hour Radio Show on Apple Music where he called the track a “global smash.” The story of “Supalonely’s rise was even picked up by Pitchfork in a recent piece titled ‘Benee’s Supalonely and the Inexplicable Power of Vibeyness’.
This unprecedented run follows a massive 2019, which she capped off by taking home trophies for “Single Of The Year” [“Soaked”], “Best Solo Artist,” “Best Pop Artist” and “Breakthrough Artist Of The Year” at the New Zealand Music Awards in November.
Adding to these accolades “Soaked” has also been certified Double Platinum in New Zealand & Australia, “Glitter” has been certified Double Platinum in New Zealand and Australia, and “Evil Spider” & “Find an Island” have been certified Gold in New Zealand and Australia. Her two EP’s STELLA & STEVE and FIRE ON MARZZZ have also been certified Gold in New Zealand.