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The Phoenix Foundation, 'Let me die a woman', 2003

The Phoenix Foundation's 'Let me die a woman' was the first single off their debut full-length album Horsepower (2003). Horsepower was nominated for best album at the New Zealand Music Awards and the Bnet awards, and while it didn't win, it was acclaimed as one of the best New Zealand albums of the year. 

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The Phoenix Foundation

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Chris Bourke, Popular music – The rise of New Zealand music, 1990s to 2000s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/42669/the-phoenix-foundation-let-me-die-a-woman-2003 (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Chris Bourke, i tāngia i te 16 September 2013.