Make Them Wheels Roll

"Make Them Wheels Roll" is a song by Australian electronic music group Safia. It was released as the second single from their debut studio album, Internal (2016).

"Make Them Wheels Roll"
Single by Safia
from the album Internal
Released	4 March 2016
Genre	Indietronica
Length	4:05
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	Ben Woolner-Kirkham, Micheal Bell, Harry Sayers
Producer(s)	Safia
Safia singles chronology
"Embracing Me" (2015) "Make Them Wheels Roll" (2016) "Over You" (2016)
Music video
"Make Them Wheels Roll" on YouTube

The song premiered on Triple J on 4 March 2016. Ben Woolner said the song is about "How you're encouraged to be part of society to keep things going." He added, "it's definitely up there with one of the favourite tracks we've done."^[1] The song was released on 4 March 2016,^[2] ahead of being incorporated into the official soundtrack album for MTV's Scream Season 2, appearing throughout the season, and re-released with Scream: Music from Season Two on 26 July 2016, under Island Records.^[3]

Music video

The music video for "Make Them Wheels Roll" was released on YouTube on 19 April 2016. It was directed by Jimmy Ennett.

Critical reception

Zanda Wilson from Music Feeds said; "'Make Them Wheels Roll' is everything you’ve come to expect and love from Ben and the boys; just the right amount of catchy pop, mixed in with effortless amounts of funk and sinfully delicious soul."^[4]

Charts

In Australia, "Make Them Wheels Roll" debuted at number 77 on the ARIA singles chart for the week commencing 14 March 2016, later peaking at number 45 and becoming the band's first top 50 song as a solo act. The song also debuted at number 13 on ARIA Australian Artist chart.

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[5]	45

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6]	Gold	35,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Update: SAFIA premiere 'Make Them Wheels Roll', playing secret shows in May". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
2. "Make Them Wheels Roll – single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
3. "Music from MTV's 'Scream' Season 2 Released". Film Music Reporter. July 29, 2016. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
4. "SAFIA Drop 'Make Them Wheels Roll', Announce Tour Dates In Secret Venues". Music Feeds. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
5. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
6. "Safia on Twitter Make Them Wheels Roll went Gold!! We owe you guys, thank you lots ❤️". Twitter. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.