Le Youth

Wes James, better known by his stage name Le Youth, is an American electronic musician, DJ, and producer. He is known for combining R&B with 90's house music and he had a monthly radio show called Le Youth's Friday Night House Party on Capital Xtra.[1] James was raised in Ohio and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.[2]

Le Youth
Birth nameWes James
Born1985
Toledo, Ohio, United States
OriginLos Angeles, California, United States
Genres
Years active2012–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websiteleyouth.com

Music career

2013-present: Breakthrough

Le Youth gained attention on the internet when his track "Cool" featuring a sample from Cassie Ventura's Me & U rapidly received over 200,000 plays on SoundCloud in a short period of time. The single was picked up by Ultra Records and the Cool EP was released on July 2, 2013. The music video for the song was directed by Renata Raksha and was released on April 9, 2013.[3] On July 22, 2013 "Cool" was selected as the Record of the Week on BBC Radio 1.[4]

Discography

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
BEL
(FL)
[5]		 DEN
[6]		 IRE
[7]		 SCO
[8]		 UK
[9]
"Cool" 2013 —[A]19—2826 Non-album singles
"Dance with Me"
(featuring Dominique Young Unique)		 2014 —[B]—871811
"Feel Your Love"
(featuring Javeon)		 ————146
"Real" 2015 —————
"Touch"[10] —————
"Boomerang"
(featuring Tay Beckham)		 2016 —————
"If You're Leaving"
(featuring Sydnie)		 —————
"Clap Your Hands"[11]
(featuring Ava Max)		 2017 —————
"Stay"
(featuring Karen Harding)		 2018 —————
"&."/"Swimming"
2020 —————
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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References

Footnotes
  • A ^ "Cool" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 10 on the Flemish Ultratip chart, the top-100 songs which haven't made the Ultratop 50..
  • B ^ "Dance With Me" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 42 on the Flemish Ultratip chart, the top-100 songs which haven't made the Ultratop 50..

Sources
  1. Martins, Chris (9 July 2013). "Le Youth Connects Biggie to Figgy in Smooth 'Summer Nights' Mixtape". Spin. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  2. McMahon, Milly (3 May 2013). "i-DJ: Le Youth". i-D Online. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  3. Cooper, Duncan (9 April 2013). "Video: Le Youth, "Cool"". The Fader. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  4. "The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw". BBC Radio 1. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  5. Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Le Youth". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  6. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Le Youth". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  7. "Discography Le Youth". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  8. Peak positions for the featured singles in Scotland:
  9. Peak positions for singles in the UK:
  10. "Le Youth's soundcloud". SoundCloud. 15 January 2015.
  11. "Le Youth's 'Clap Your Hands' Is Infectious Funk: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
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