"Sundown" is a song by New Zealand band Six60, released as the final single from their third album Six60 in August 2020. Background and composition The song's instruments are primarily samples of taonga pūoro (traditional Māori instruments). The samples were taken from an album by Hinewehi Mohi, which the song's producer Malay used as a basis for the track. Six60's lead singer Matiu Walters felt the song was one of his favourite tracks from the band's third album, describing it as "sound[ing] exactly like where we are right now." Release and promotion The song was released as a single in the lead-up to their documentary film Six60: Till the Lights Go Out (2020). A music video was produced for the song, and released on 30 October. The video was directed by Connor Pritchard, who was given full creative control by the band, and shot over three days. At the 2021 Vision Feast Awards, the video won the Best Music Video award, and Pritchard was awarded the Visionary Director and Visionary Editing awards due to his work on the clip. During the band's 2021 tour, musician and choreographer Pere Wihongi was employed to create a kapa haka routine for "Sundown", which was performed by a different regional kapa haka group at each concert. Critical reception Alex Behan of Stuff described the song as "dreamy and aspirational". Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Tidal. Matt Chamberlain – drums Ji Fraser – guitar Chris Galland – mixing engineer Marlon Gerbes – guitar, keyboards, songwriting Chris Mac – bass guitar Malay – engineer, production, songwriting Manny Marroquin – mixer Eli Paewai – drums Paul Phamous – songwriting Six60 – performer Matiu Walters – songwriting, vocals Charts Year-end charts Certifications References 2020 singles 2019 songs New Zealand pop songs Six60 songs Songs written by Malay (record producer)