"Soaked" is a song by New Zealand musician
Benee
Stella Rose Bennett (born 30 January 2000), better known as Benee (stylised in all caps; pronounced ) and formerly Bene, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter from Auckland. In both 2019 and 2020, she consecutively won Single of the Year, Bes ...
. It was released as a single on 14 September 2018 as the lead single from Benee's debut extended play ''
Fire on Marzz''. The song was released on
Spotify
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, received airplay on New Zealand radio, and reached number 58 on the
Triple J Hottest 100, 2018
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.
Background
In a press release, the song was described as "indie-slack fun with a little R'n'B swing". In 2019, Benee re-recorded the song in
Te Reo Māori for ''
Waiata / Anthems
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'', a collection of re-recorded New Zealand pop songs to promote
te Wiki o te Reo Māori
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(Māori Language Week). The new version, retitled "Kua Kore He Kupu / Soaked", featured lyrics reinterpreted by scholar
Tīmoti Kāretu
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. This version reached number five on the New Zealand artists' singles chart.
Critical reception
"Soaked" was called a "slick, funk-fuelled pop number" by ''Pilerats'',
while ''The Music Network'' described it as "an R'n'B drenched slice of alt-pop that accentuates the young singer's soulful vocals".
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2018 singles
2018 songs
Benee songs
Republic Records singles
Songs written by Benee
Songs written by Josh Fountain
Songs written by Djeisan Suskov
Torch songs
Song recordings produced by Josh Fountain
Alternative pop songs