Controller (song)

"Controller"
"Controller"
Single by L.A.B.
from the album L.A.B.
Released	31 July 2018
Genre	contemporary R&B
Length	4:35
Label	Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa
Songwriter(s)	Brad Kora
Producer(s)	Brad Kora
L.A.B. singles chronology
Music video
	"Controller" on YouTube

"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.

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]

Critical reception

Dave Tucker of Ambient Light Blog reviewed the song positively, calling it " perfect single piece of team mastery, combin 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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2021)	Peak position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[9]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)	Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[10]	20
Chart (2021)	Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[11]	9
Chart (2022)	Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[12]	25

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Controller"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[13]	8× Platinum	240,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b "L.A.B. Bio". Reggarville. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "VIDEO PREMIERE: L.A.B.'s 'Controller' directed by Shae Sterling". Radio New Zealand. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
^ Thompson, Lora (12 December 2017). "L.A.B. - Album Review: L.A.B". muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ "L.A.B. - Controller". Mai FM. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ Shute, Gareth (15 April 2020). "L.A.B." Audio Culture. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ "Kiwi music dominates the 2020 Official NZ Music Charts". Radio New Zealand. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
^ "Introducing L.A.B." Bandcamp. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
^ Tucker, Dave. "Album Review: L.A.B. – L.A.B." Ambient Light Blog. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ "L.A.B. – Controller". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ "END OF YEAR CHARTS 2020". NZ Music Charts. RMNZ. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
^ "END OF YEAR CHARTS 2021". NZ Music Charts. RMNZ. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ "Top Selling Singles of 2022". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

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[reggae-1] "L.A.B. Bio". Reggarville. Retrieved 4 January 2023.

[RNZ-2] "VIDEO PREMIERE: L.A.B.'s 'Controller' directed by Shae Sterling". Radio New Zealand. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

[3] Thompson, Lora (12 December 2017). "L.A.B. - Album Review: L.A.B". muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[4] "L.A.B. - Controller". Mai FM. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[5] Shute, Gareth (15 April 2020). "L.A.B." Audio Culture. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[6] "Kiwi music dominates the 2020 Official NZ Music Charts". Radio New Zealand. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

[7] "Introducing L.A.B." Bandcamp. Retrieved 4 January 2024.

[ALB-8] Tucker, Dave. "Album Review: L.A.B. – L.A.B." Ambient Light Blog. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[sc_New_Zealand_L.A.B.-9] "L.A.B. – Controller". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[10] "END OF YEAR CHARTS 2020". NZ Music Charts. RMNZ. Retrieved 29 January 2022.

[11] "END OF YEAR CHARTS 2021". NZ Music Charts. RMNZ. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[12] "Top Selling Singles of 2022". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[New_ZealandsingleCertRef-13] "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

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v t e L.A.B.
Brad Kora Stuart Kora Joel Shadbolt Ara Adams-Tamatea Miharo Gregory
Albums	L.A.B. L.A.B. II L.A.B. III L.A.B. IV L.A.B. V
Compilation albums	Introducing L.A.B.
Singles	"Controller" "In the Air" "Why Oh Why" "Yes I Do" "Mr Reggae" "Under the Sun" "Take It Away" "Casanova"