Snakehips (duo)

Snakehips
Origin United Kingdom
Genres
Years active 2012 (2012)–present
Labels
Associated acts
Members
  • Oliver Lee
  • James Carter

Snakehips are a British electronic music duo. The line-up consists of Oliver Lee and James Carter. Snakehips made their name with Hype Machine doing remixes for Banks, The Weeknd, Bondax and Wild Belle. They are best known for their 2015 single, "All My Friends".

Early life

Oliver Lee was educated at the Skinners' School, in Tunbridge Wells. Oliver Lee started out in music at a young age in the late 2000s, playing a variety of instruments, from keyboard to tambourine, for mariachi bands. He paid his dues whilst in the band, with his repertoire consisting of popular covers of hits from the era, a practise typical for the time.

The pair crossed paths in Hong Kong in summer 2012, whilst working on separate projects at notable sake bar, Sake Bar Ginn.[1] They bonded over similar music tastes and agreed to meet again to discuss all things music before the trip was over.[2] Both Carter and Lee forgot this engagement; as luck would have it however, the pair were to be rekindled on a flight traveling to London and agreed to work together in the studio. After success working in the studio with Jane and Jeff Purse,[3] the two decided to call the project Snakehips.

Career

2014–present: Breakthrough

They released their debut single, "Days with You" in August 2014. The song features vocals from British singer Sinead Harnett.[4] They released their debut EP, Forever, Pt. II in March 2015.[5] In October 2015, they released the single "All My Friends". The song features vocals from American singer Tinashe and American hip hop recording artist Chance the Rapper.[6] The song peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart.

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details
Forever, Pt. II
  • Released: 10 March 2015
  • Label: Sony
  • Format: Digital download
All My Friends
  • Released: 15 April 2016
  • Label: Sony
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album
UK
[7]		 AUS
[8]		 BEL
(FL)
[9]		 IRE NZ
[10]
"Days with You"
(featuring Sinéad Harnett)		 2014 — — — — — Non-album single
"All My Friends"
(featuring Tinashe and Chance the Rapper)		 2015 5 3 25 15 2 All My Friends - EP
"Money on Me"
(featuring Anderson Paak)		 2016 — — — — —
"Cruel"
(featuring Zayn)[15]		 33 34 74 55
[16] 		31 Non-album single
"Burn Break Crash"
(with Aanysa)		 — — — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

References

  1. ↑ "Sake Bar Ginn".
  2. ↑ "Complex Magazine (UK)".
  3. ↑ "Jeff Purse - The Early Years".
  4. ↑ "Days With You (feat. Sinead Harnett) - Single by Snakehips on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  5. ↑ "Forever, Pt. II - EP by Snakehips on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  6. ↑ "All My Friends (feat. Tinashe & Chance The Rapper) - Single by Snakehips on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  7. ↑ "Snakehips". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
  8. ↑ "Discography Snakehips". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "BE (FL)" http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/16b941/Snakehips-feat.-Tinashe-&-Chance-The-Rapper-All-My-Friends. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ "Discography Snakehips". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  11. ↑ "Certified Awards" (enter "Snakehips" into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  12. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (28 May 2016). "ARIA Singles: Drake 'One Dance' Stays at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "American single certifications – Snakehips feat. Tinashe & Chance The Rapper – All My Friends". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 5, 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  15. ↑ http://www.josepvinaixa.com/blog/snakehips-cruel/
  16. ↑ http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/latest/index_test.jsp&ct=240001
  17. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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