Snakehips (duo)

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".

Snakehips
Origin	Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Genres	Electronic R&B
Years active	2012 (2012)–present
Labels	Hoffman West Columbia Sony RCA
Associated acts	Sinead Harnett Tinashe Chance the Rapper Zayn MØ
Website	www.snakehipsmusic.com
Members	Oliver Lee James Carter

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 practice 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 travelling 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

2014–2015: 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.

2016–present: Upcoming debut album

Through 2016 and 2017, the duo released "Cruel", which featured the vocals of former One Direction singer, Zayn Malik. The single debuted in the UK chart at number 38 and hit its peak at number 33 a week later, making it the duo's second Top 40 single. The next single "Don't Leave" featured MØ and also charted in the Top 40, peaking at 27.

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Details
Forever, Pt. II	Released: 10 March 2015 Label: Sony Format: Digital download
Money on Me	Released: 15 April 2016 Label: Sony Format: Digital download
All My Friends[7]	Released: 15 April 2016 Label: Sony Format: Digital download
Stay Home Tapes (= --__-- =)[8]	Released: 6 April 2018 Label: Sony Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions						Certification	Album
		UK [9]	AUS [10]	BEL (FL) [11]	IRE [12]	NZ [13]	US Dance [14]
"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	—	BPI: Platinum[15] ARIA: 3× Platinum[16] RMNZ: 3× Platinum[17] RIAA: Platinum[18]	All My Friends
"Money on Me" (featuring Anderson Paak)	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—		Money on Me
"Cruel" (featuring Zayn)		33	34	74	55	31	17	BPI: Silver[15] ARIA: Gold[19]	Non-album singles
"Burn Break Crash" (with Aanysa)		—	—	—	—	—	35
"Don't Leave" (with MØ)	2017	27	11	—	23	16	—	BPI: Silver[15] ARIA: 2× Platinum[20] RMNZ: Gold[21]
"Right Now" (featuring ELHAE, DRAM and H.E.R.)		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Either Way" (with Anne-Marie featuring Joey Badass)		47	64	—	—	—[upper-alpha 1]	—	BPI: Silver[15]
"Cruzin'" (featuring St Rulez)[23]	2018	—	—	—	—	—	45		Stay Home Tapes (= --__-- =)
"For the F^_^k of It" (featuring Jeremih and Aminé)[24]		—	—	—	—	—[upper-alpha 2]	—
"Gucci Rock n Rolla" (featuring Rivers Cuomo and Kyle)[26]	2019	—	—	—	—	—[upper-alpha 3]	—		TBA
"Summer Fade" (featuring Anna of the North)[28]		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Waves"[29] (with Troyboi)	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Lie for You"[30] (with Jess Glynne featuring Davido and A Boogie wit da Hoodie)		—	—	—	—	—	—		TBA
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Album
"Never Gonna Like You" (Bea Miller featuring Snakehips)[31]	2019	TBA

Notes

1. "Either Way" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number four on the NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart.[22]
2. "For the F^_^ of It" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[25]
3. "Gucci Rock n Rolla" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 33 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[27]

Remixes

• 2019: Ellie Goulding and Juice Wrld — "Hate Me" (Snakehips Remix)[32]
• 2020: Illenium featuring Bahari — "Crashing" (Snakehips Remix)[33]

References

1. "Sake Bar Ginn". Sake Bar Ginn. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
2. "Interview: Snakehips' Hits Don't Lie | Complex UK". Uk.complex.com. 6 January 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
4. "Days With You (feat. Sinead Harnett) – Single by Snakehips on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
5. "Forever, Pt. II – EP by Snakehips on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
6. "All My Friends (feat. Tinashe & Chance The Rapper) – Single by Snakehips on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
7. "All My Friends – EP by Snakehips on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 30 March 2018.
8. "Stay Home Tapes (= --__-- =) – EP by Snakehips". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
9. "Snakehips". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
10. Peaks in Australia:
    • All except noted: "Discography Snakehips". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
    • "Either Way": "ARIA Chart Watch #432". auspOp. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
11. "Snakehips feat. Tinashe & Chance The Rapper – All My Friends". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
12. "Discography Snakehips". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
13. "Discography Snakehips". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
14. "Snakehips Chart History: Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
15. "Certified Awards" (enter "Snakehips" into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
16. Ryan, Gavin (28 May 2016). "ARIA Singles: Drake 'One Dance' Stays at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
17. "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
18. "American single certifications – Snakehips feat. Tinashe & Chance The Rapper – All My Friends". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 5 August 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
19. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
20. "ARIA Chart Watch #425". auspOp. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
21. "New Zealand single certifications – Snakehips and MØ – Don't Leave". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
22. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
23. "Cruzin' (feat. St. Rulez) – Single by Snakehips on iTunes". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 16 March 2018.
24. "For the F^_^k of It (feat. Jeremih & Aminé) – Single by Snakehips on iTunes". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 30 March 2018.
25. "NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
26. "Gucci Rock N Rolla (feat. Rivers Cuomo & Kyle) – Single by Snakehips on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
27. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
28. "Summer Fade (feat. Anna of the North) – Single by Snakehips". iTunes Store. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
29. Narozniak, Rachel (20 March 2020). "TroyBoi and Snakehips ride sleek hip-hop/electronic 'Wavez' on new single". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
30. Cole, Alexander (1 August 2020). "Snakehips & Jess Glynne collab with A Boogie & Davido on 'Lie For You"'". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
31. "Never Gonna Like You (feat. Snakehips) – Single by Bea Miller". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
32. Stack, Chris (26 September 2019). "Ellie Goulding and Juice Wrld team up with Snakehips on 'Hate Me' remix". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019.
33. Meadow, Matthew (15 May 2020). "Illenium releases Ascend remix album with 24 tracks". Your EDM. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.