Peking Duk
Peking Duk | |
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![]() Peking Duk performing in 2015 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
Genres | House, electro house, alternative dance |
Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | Vicious Recordings (2010–2020), RCA & Sony Music Entertainment, 2014–present |
Members | Reuben Styles Adam Hyde |
Website | www |
Peking Duk is an Australian electronic music duo made up of disc jockeys and music producers Adam Hyde and Reuben Styles.[1] The pair first garnered attention in 2012 with the release of a Passion Pit bootleg remix.[2] Their biggest hit "High" reached 5 on the ARIA Singles Chart, achieved a triple platinum certification and won the ARIA Award for Best Dance Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 2014.[3]
Background
Peking Duk was formed in 2010 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory by Adam Hyde and Reuben Styles.[citation needed] Styles had been the bass guitarist for local indie rock group, Rubycon, from 2007 to 2010.[4][5]
Upon the release of their Passion Pit bootleg remix in May 2012, the pair gained attention from music blogs.[2] Since then they have released two singles.[6][needs update]
In 2013, Peking Duk placed 4th in the Australia wide InTheMix Top 50 competition. This was their second year in a row in the top 10 of the competition (6th in 2012).[7] 2013 also saw Peking Duk receive strong support from national youth broadcaster Triple J. Along with having their tracks added to rotation, Triple J also gave Peking Duk the opportunity to be a Triple J Mix Up resident which saw them present and host a weekly DJ Mix on Saturday nights for a month.[8]
Notable festivals Peking Duk have performed include Falls Festival, Spilt Milk, Splendour in the Grass and Big Day Out.[citation needed]
In February 2014, they had their first Top 40 hit on the ARIA Singles Chart with their track "High" featuring Australian vocalist Nicole Millar.[9]
In August 2014, Peking Duk signed a worldwide record deal with Sony Music Entertainment in conjunction with RCA Records.[10]
In July 2015, Peking Duk Released a new single called "Say My Name" featuring Benjamin Joseph.[citation needed] Peking Duk released an international EP titled Songs to Sweat To.
In December 2015, at a show in Melbourne, a fan (David Spargo) accessed the backstage area by editing the band's Wikipedia article page and inserting himself as a family member.[11] Upon showing the article and his ID to the security guards, he was granted access to the band with whom he shared a beer. The band reacted positively to this scheme, stating: "He explained to us his amazing tactic to get past security to hang with us and we immediately cracked him a beer. This dude is the definition of a legend." However, Hyde did add: "It goes to show, never trust Wikipedia".[12][13][14]
In March 2019, the pair embarked on their biggest national tour to date bringing along Kwame and Kira Puru as supports.[15][16]
In April 2020, Australian radio station Triple J premiered a new song by the duo in collaboration with Ben O'Connor called "Stay The F*ck Home", as part of a COVID-19 self-isolation musical challenge nicknamed Quarantune[17].
Discography
Extended plays
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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AUS [18] | |||
Songs to Sweat To |
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Not released in Australia | |
Reprisal |
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12 |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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AUS [18] |
NZ [20] | ||||
"Bingo Trippin" | 2011 | — | — | non-album singles | |
"Welcome" (featuring Stef K.) |
— | — | |||
"I Love to Rap" | 2012 | — | — | ||
"The Way You Are" | — | — | |||
"You Are Like Nobody Else" (with Swanky Tunes featuring James McNally) |
2013 | — | — | ||
"Feels Like" | 83 | — | |||
"Mufasa" (with Laidback Luke) |
2014 | — | — | ||
"High" (featuring Nicole Millar) |
5 | 13 | Songs to Sweat To | ||
"Take Me Over" (featuring SAFIA) |
6 | 32 |
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"Say My Name" (featuring Benjamin Joseph) |
2015 | 29 | — |
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"Stranger" (featuring Elliphant) |
2016 | 5 | 20 [22] |
TBA | |
"Fake Magic" (featuring AlunaGeorge) |
2017 | 34 | —[A] |
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"Let You Down" (featuring Icona Pop) |
37 | —[B] |
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"Wasted" | 2018 | 66 | —[C] |
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"Fire" | —[D] | —[E] | Reprisal | ||
"Sugar" (with Jack River) |
2019 | 54 | —[F] |
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TBA |
"Ur Eyez" (featuring Al Wright)[30] |
— | —[G] | |||
"Move" (featuring Alisa Xayalith)[32] |
2020 | — | —[H] | ||
"—" denotes an album that did not chart in that country. |
Notes
- ^ "Fake Magic" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number four on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[25]
- ^ "Let You Down" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[26]
- ^ "Wasted" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number four on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[27]
- ^ In Australia, Reprisal appeared on the Australian Singles Chart; songs on the EP therefore could not chart separately.
- ^ "Fire" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number five on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[28]
- ^ "Sugar" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[29]
- ^ "Ur Eyez" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 28 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[31]
- ^ "Move" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 30 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[33]
Remixes
- Liz - "U Over Them" (Peking Duk & CRNKN Remix) [Mad Decent]
- Dem Slackers - "Sclingel" (Peking Duk Remix) [Tuffemup!]
- Rob Pix - "Beng" (Peking Duk Remix) [Downright]
- Steve Aoki & Angger Dimas featuring Iggy Azalea – "Beat Down" (Peking Duk Remix) [Dim Mak]
- DCUP - "I'm Corrupt" (Peking Duk Remix) [Chookie]
- Fitz & The Tantrums - "Out of My League" (Peking Duk Remix) [WMG]
Bootlegs
- Passion Pit - "Take A Walk" (Peking Duk Remix)
- Ben Howard - "Old Pine" (Peking Duk Remix)
Awards and nominations
AIR Awards
Year | Category | Nominated artist/work | Result |
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2014 | Best Independent Dance/Electronica or Club Single | "High" (featuring Nicole Millar) | Won[34] |
ARIA Music Awards
Year | Category | Nominated artist/work | Result |
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2014 | Best Dance Release | "High" (featuring Nicole Millar) | Won[35] |
2015 | Best Dance Release | "Take Me Over" (featuring Safia) | Nominated |
2017 | Song of the Year | "Stranger" (featuring Elliphant) | Won[36] |
2018 | Best Group | "Fire" | Nominated |
Best Dance Release | Nominated | ||
Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
Best Video | Ryan Sauer and Peking Duk - "Fire" | Nominated | |
Best Australian Live Act | Peking Duk - The Wasted Tour | Nominated | |
2019 [37][38] | Best Dance Release | "Sugar" (with Jack River) | Nominated |
Best Australian Live Act | Peking Duk's Biggest Tour Ever... So Far | Nominated |
APRA Awards
Since 1982 the APRA Awards are run by Australian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.
Year | Category | Nominated artist/work | Result |
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2016 | Most Played Australian Work | "Take Me Over" (featuring Safia) | Won |
Dance Work of the Year | |||
2018 | Dance Work of the Year[39] | "Stranger" (featuring Elliphant) – Adam Hyde, Reuben Styles, Kaelyn Behr, Elliphant, Daniel Goudie, Ashley Milton[40][41] | Won |
Most Played Australian Work[42] | Won | ||
Dance Work of the Year[42] | "Fake Magic" (featuring AlunaGeorge) – Adam Hyde, Reuben Styles, Sam Littlemore, Laura Lowther, Frances Dewji, George Reid | Nominated | |
2019 | Dance Work of the Year | "Let You Down" (featuring Icona Pop) | Nominated |
2020[43][44] | Most Performed Dance Work of the Year | "Sugar" (featuring Jack River) | Pending |
References
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- ^ Stephenson, Alison (2 October 2007). "Rubycon a family affair". news.com.au. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ Thompson, Hunter (20 December 2017). "Too Future. Guest Mix 095: Peking Duk". Run The Trap. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "ARIA" (PDF). pandora.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ^ "In The Mix". www.inthemix.com. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "Triple J". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "AriaTop40". ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "SonyDeal". themusicnetwork.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Wikipedia diff".
- ^ "This 'legend' changed a Wikipedia page to sneak backstage at gig".
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- ^ Elle Hunt. "Peking Duk fan infiltrates backstage by fooling security guard with Wikipedia edit". the Guardian.
- ^ "peking duk announce biggest tour ever for 2019".
- ^ "peking duk announce biggest tour ever special guests kwame kira-puru".
- ^ "Peking Duk and Benson wrote us a quarantune called 'Stay The F*ck Home'". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ a b Peaks in Australia:
- All except noted: "Discography Peking Duk". Australian-charts.com (Hung Medien). Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- "Wasted": "ARIA Chart Watch #462". auspOp. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "Sugar": "ARIA Chart Watch #509". auspOp. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "ARIA Charts — Accreditations — 2019 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Discography Peking Duk". charts.nz (Hung Medien). Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ a b c "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Peking Duk feat. Elliphant – Stranger". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Ur Eyez (feat. Al Wright) by Peking Duk". iTunes Store. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Move - Single by Peking Duk on Apple Music". Apple Music Australia. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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- ^ "ARIA Awards: 2019 ARIA Awards Nominated Artists Revealed". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "2019 ARIA Award Winners Announced". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 27 November 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "2018 APRA AWARDS : The Winners". auspOp. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Full List of Winners". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Dance Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Most Played Australian Work". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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- ^ "2020 Awards". APRA. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.