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Controller (song)
2018 single by L.A.B. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Composition
"Controller" was one of the first songs the band L.A.B. wrote, inspired by the story of a woman who falls blindly in love with a controlling man.[2][4] The song incorporates 1980s-style pop synths and percussion.[5]
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]
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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
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References
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