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Cheat Codes (DJs)

Cheat Codes (DJs)

American electronic music DJ trio


Cheat Codes is an American electronic music DJ trio. Consisting of KEVI (Kevin Ford / Prince$$ Rosie), Trevor Dahl, and Matthew Russell based in Los Angeles, the group is notable for their 2016 single "Sex", which samples the chorus from "Let's Talk About Sex" by Salt-N-Pepa,[2] and their 2017 single "No Promises", which featured American popstar Demi Lovato and peaked within the top 40 of the US, UK and Australia. The track was certified Platinum by the RIAA.

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History

2014–2015: Formation and debut singles

Prior to the 2014 formation of the trio, Trevor and Matt lived together and later wrote and recorded music with Kevin. Their name was inspired by Kevin's brother who told him that he had found the "cheat code" to getting anything he wanted in life. "We really embody the idea that anything is possible. To us, the real 'cheat code' to life is loving what you do and we hope to convey that energy through our music," they said in an interview.[3]

In 2015, they released their debut single titled "Visions", which reached number one on the Hype Machine chart. It was followed by the singles "Don't Say No", "Senses", and "Adventure". "Adventure" reached number three on the Hype Machine chart.[4] The group gained over 15 million views on YouTube and later toured with The Chainsmokers.[5]

2016–present: Other singles, first EPs and Hellraisers

In July 2016, they released "Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)" with Dante Klein, which samples Kevin Lyttle's song "Turn Me On".[6] The song has since gained over 100 million streams.[1]

Before "Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)" was released, in February 2016, they released "Sex" with Kris Kross Amsterdam, quickly gaining over 300 million streams.[1] Talking about "Sex", band member Matt admitted that the song was affected by divine intervention as it only took 45 minutes to write.[7] In August 2016, a music video was released for the song, and the trio performed at the Billboard Hot 100 festival.[8]

They signed to 300 Entertainment in September 2016.[1] In November, they released "Queen Elizabeth", co-produced by "Foreign Noi$e".[9] They released "No Promises", a collaboration with Demi Lovato, in March 2017.[10] In May 2017, the single "Stay With You" was released.[11] The single "Sober" was released in July 2017.[12] The group released "Feels Great", a collaboration with Fetty Wap and CVBZ, on October 13, 2017.[13]

The group released the single "Put Me Back Together" with Kiiara on March 2, 2018.[14] Cheat Codes collaborated with U2 and released a remixed version of U2's single "Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way" on May 29, 2018.[15]

In June 2018, they released their extended play, Level 1 consisting of 6 songs, include "I Love It" and "Balenciaga".[16] On June 22, 2018, Cheat Codes released "Only You" with Little Mix[17] as a part of the compilation album Love Island: The Pool Party, which was released on July 6, 2018, by Ministry of Sound. They released the song "Feeling of Falling" with Kim Petras on November 30, 2018.[18] On July 26, 2019, they released their second extended play, Level 2.

On June 26, 2020, the group released the single "Heaven".[19] The music video was released the following month.[20] In August, they released "No Time" featuring Wiz Khalifa and DVBBS.[21] On September 2, 2020, they announced their upcoming three-part debut studio album Hellraisers and released the lead single "Between Our Hearts" featuring Australian singer Cxloe.[22] On November 4, they released the single "Washed Up".[23]

Discography

Studio albums

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Singles

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Remixes


References

Notes

  1. "Sex" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[38]
  2. "Put Me Back Together" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[52]
  3. "Highway" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number five on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[63]
  4. "All Things $ Can Do" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[77]

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  7. Russell, Erica (November 3, 2016). "Cheat Codes Deliver Breezy Electro Pop on 'Queen Elizabeth': Premiere". PopCrush. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
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  9. "Cheat Codes And Cade Team Up For 'Stay With You'". El Broide. May 28, 2017. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
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  19. Peaks in Australia:
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  24. Peaks in Norway:
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  26. Peaks in the UK:
  27. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2016". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
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  33. "I Love It – Single by Cheat Codes & DVBBS". iTunes Store (AU). May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
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  35. Piedra, Xavier (November 30, 2018). "Kim Petras & Cheat Codes team up for 'vulnerable' dance track 'Feeling of Falling': Listen". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
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  38. Hernandez, Christina (April 8, 2019). "Cheat Codes & Kaskade – 'Be The One'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  39. "I Feel Ya – Single by Cheat Codes". iTunes Store. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  40. Roiz, Jessica (August 23, 2019). "Cheat Codes team up With Sofia Reyes & Willy William for bilingual track 'Highway': Listen". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 28, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  41. Saponara, Michael (January 31, 2020). "Cheat Codes enlist Trippie Redd & Blackbear for infectious 'No Service in the Hills': Listen". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
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  43. "Heaven - Single by Cheat Codes on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  44. "Cheat Codes Releases New Song "Tell Me You Love Me"". PM Studio. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  45. "Cheat Codes drop 'One Night Left' with Mackenzie Porter". The Music Universe. November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  46. "Cheat Codes Go All-in with Country Legend Dolly Parton". EDM. January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  47. "Cheat Codes & Mitchell Tenpenny Team Up for New Song "What's It Gonna Take"". PM Studio. January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  48. "Track Top-40 Uge 2, 2017". Hitlisten.NU. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  49. Peak chart positions for singles in Norway:
  50. "Italian certifications – Cheat Codes" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved June 29, 2023. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Cheat Codes" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Tutte le sezioni" under "Sezione".
  51. Spanos, Brittany (December 6, 2019). "Watch Liam Payne, Cheat Codes' seaside 'Live Forever' video". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  52. "Weak Remixes". Google Play Music. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  53. Evans, Steph (December 18, 2018). "Cheat Codes remixes Steve Aoki and BTS' 'Waste It On Me'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  54. Peacock, Tim (March 8, 2019). "Listen to Cheat Codes remix Sam Smith & Normani's hit 'Dancing with a Stranger'". U Discover Music. Archived from the original on March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.

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