Someone to Be Around
2009 song by Six60
"Someone to Be Around" is a song by New Zealand band Six60. Originally released on their limited-release extended play Six60 in 2008, the song was performed live on the group's 2013 iTunes Session EP. The song was added to the 10th anniversary of their debut album Six60 in 2021, and became the most played song of New Zealand origin on New Zealand airwaves in 2022.
Background and composition
"Someone to Be Around" is one of the band's earliest songs, released as a part of the 2008 EP, written by band members James Fraser and Matiu Walters. The song was not included in the 2011 release of their debut album Six60, however it became a fan favourite due to the band including it in live performances. Band vocalist Matiu Walters considers the song one of the most underrated songs released by the band.
Release
In 2013, the band performed the song as a part of a live session held at Roundhead Studios, which was released as the iTunes Session EP on 20 December 2013. After the EP's release, the song charted on the New Zealand domestic releases singles chart, reaching number 17.
The song was included as a bonus track on the 10th Anniversary edition of the band's debut album, released in October 2021. The song debuted at number 10 on the New Zealand domestic releases singles chart, breaking into the official top 40 chart in January 2022. The song returned to the top 40 singles in January 2023, and had become platinum certified during the year.
The public source identifies “Someone to Be Around” as 2009 song by Six60. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Someone, Around and song.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Someone to Be Around”, the useful work is to connect “2009 song by Six60” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
Attribution, date and provenance are strongest when supported by the original work, a catalogue record and documented transmission. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q116909680. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2008, 2013, 2021 and 2022.
Rights, attribution and provenance may remain disputed even when a general reference summary presents a stable account. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Separate the work, its editions or performances, and its later reception. Catalogue records, publication histories and object files often preserve different parts of that story.
- Identifying works and editions
- Tracing reception history
- Finding collection records
The original object or edition, catalogue raisonné, performance record, rights file and holding institution.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Someone to Be Around”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Someone to Be Around primary sources, Someone to Be Around archive and Someone research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Someone to Be Around”?
- Where is authorship, date or provenance documented?
- How did later circulation or interpretation alter the work’s reception?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Someone to Be Around” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.