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"'Tukituki Te Manawa'" ("Fluttering Heart") is a song by New Zealand band Drax Project, performed in Mori language. It was the band's second song released as a part of the 'Waiata / Anthems' project, with their first being a re-release of their 2017 single "Woke Up Late" for the 2019 'Waiata / Anthems' compilation album. An unreleased song by the band originally written in English, "Tukituki Te Manawa" translated into Mori by Hinewehi Mohi and Sir Tmoti Kretu and released on Christmas Day 2020. In 2021, the song was the subject of an episode of a TVNZ OnDemand documentary series, documenting the creation of music for 'Waiata / Anthems'.

The song debuted at number 10 on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart. By the end of 2021, it was the 17th most successful Te Reo Mori song of the year in New Zealand.

Background and composition



In September 2019, Drax Project took part in 'Waiata / Anthems', a compilation album of contemporary New Zealand music re-interpreted in Te Reo Mori. They performed "I Moeroa", a re-recording of the band's 2017 single "Woke Up Late" translated by Sir Tmoti Kretu and Jeremy Ttere MacLeod. The team behind the production of "I Moeroa" contacted Drax Project after its release, to work on a second song.

"Tukituki Te Manawa" was based on a previously unreleased song by the band, called "Take My Breath Away", which was originally written several years before but otherwise unreleased by the band. Musician Jerome Kavanagh recorded taonga poro (traditional musical instruments) for the song, including pttara and kauau.

The recording process behind "Tukituki Te Manawa" was the feature of an episode of a TVNZ OnDemand documentary series following the creation of music sung in Te Reo Mori for 'Waiata / Anthems', which was released on 1 May 2021.

Credits and personnel



Credits adapted from Tidal and YouTube.

*Matthew David Beveridge Beachen composer, lyricist, drums

*Chris Chetland mastering engineer

*Leonardo Coghini additional keyboards

*Drax Project producer, engineer

*Simon Gooding mixing

*Jerome Kavanagh taonga poro

*Hinewehi Mohi composer, lyricist, translation and interpretation

*Benjamin Daniel Harold O'Leary composer, lyricist, guitar

*Shaan Singh composer, lyricist, vocalist

*Samuel Jacob Henry Thomson composer, lyricist, bass

*Sir Tmoti Kretu composer, lyricist, translation and interpretation

Charts



Year-end charts



References



Category:2020 singles

Category:2020 songs

Category:Drax Project songs

Category:Mori-language songs

Category:New Zealand songs

Category:Songs written by Hinewehi Mohi

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