Secondcity
Secondcity | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Rowan John Harrington |
| Born | 28 January 1987 Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Origin | Forest Row, East Sussex, England |
| Genres | House |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, musician |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Speakerbox,[1] DFTD[2] |
| Website | secondcityuk.com |
Rowan John Harrington[3] (born 28 January 1987),[4] better known by his stage name Secondcity, is an American-born British DJ and producer, best known for his song "I Wanna Feel", which peaked to number 1 on the UK Singles Chart.
Career
Early beginnings
Harrington was part of the house duo Taiki & Nulight before leaving to focus on his solo career.[5] His production partner, Erka Chinbayar, has now changed the alias to Taiki Nulight and continues to produce under the moniker.
2014–present: Breakthrough
In May 2014 he released his debut single "I Wanna Feel", the song was at number one on the official midweek BBC Radio 1 singles charts after being released on 25 May 2014[6] and has over 14,000,000 views on YouTube.[7] On 1 June 2014 the song entered the UK Singles Chart and the UK Dance Chart at number 1. He has since been championed by Disclosure and collaborated with Route 94 for the third time.[8] The follow-up single to "I Wanna Feel", titled "What Can I Do", premiered on 26 July 2014 and features vocals from Ali Love.
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [9] |
UK Dance [10] |
BEL (Vl) [11] |
DEN [12] |
IRE [13] |
SCO [14] | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | "I Wanna Feel" | 1 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 25 | 2 | Non-album single | |||||||||
| "What Can I Do" (featuring Ali Love) |
85 | 18 | 56 | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ iTunes (25 May 2014). "I Wanna Feel (Radio Edit) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ iTunes (27 June 2014). "Groove 'N' On - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ http://www.karaoke-version.com/custombackingtrack/secondcity/i-wanna-feel.html
- ^ Twitter / SecondCity_uk: It's my birthday today Twitter
- ^ "9 Producers Who Changed Their Alias to Create Deep House". Stoney Roads. 3 February 2014.
- ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart Update". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
- ^ "This Week's Fresh Music Top 20". 30 May 2014. 4Music.
{{cite episode}}: Missing or empty|series=(help) - ^ "This Week's Fresh Music Top 20". 15 June 2014. 4Music.
{{cite episode}}: Missing or empty|series=(help) - ^ "SecondCity > UK Charts". Official Charts Company.
- ^ Peak positions for the Dance singles in the UK:
- For "I Wanna Feel": "Chart Archive > June 7, 2014". Official Charts Company. 2014-06-07.
- For "What Can I Do": "Chart Archive > December 13, 2014". Official Charts Company. 2014-12-13.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Secondcity". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Secondcity". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Secondcity". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
- For "I Wanna Feel": "Chart Archive > June 7, 2014". Official Charts Company. 2014-06-07.
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