Snakehips (duo) explained

Snakehips
Origin:	Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Years Active:	–present
Current Members:	Oliver Lee James Carter

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".

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 reconnected 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 their 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

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 number 27. In 2019, they released “Gucci Rock n Rolla”, which featured vocals of Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo, and KYLE. On May 5, 2023, the duo released their debut studio album never worry, featuring guest appearances from Daya, EarthGang, BIA, Lucky Daye, Duckwrth, Tinashe, Kilo Kish, Nicole Millar, MadeinTYO, Rochelle Jordan, Tkay Maidza, AG Club and Bryce Vine.^[7] On July 28, 2023, the duo released the deluxe version of never worry, featuring a guest appearance from Muni Long.^[8]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Details
Hoffman West e.p.	Released: 2011^[9] Format: Digital download
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	Released: 15 April 2016^[10] Label: Sony Format: Digital download
Stay Home Tapes (= --__-- =)	Released: 6 April 2018^[11] Label: Sony Format: Digital download
Couple Bandz	Released: 18 March 2022 Label: Never Worry Format: Digital download
All I Ever	Released: 10 February 2023 Label: Never Worry Format: Digital download
Snakegang (with Earthgang)	Released: 19 July 2024^[12] Label: Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions						Certification	Album
		UK ^[13]	AUS ^[14]	BEL (FL) ^[15]	IRE ^[16]	NZ ^[17]	US Dance ^[18]
"Days with You" (featuring Sinéad Harnett)	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—
"All My Friends" (featuring Tinashe and Chance the Rapper)	2015	5	3	25	15	2	—	BPI: 2× Platinum^[19] ARIA: 3× Platinum^[20] RMNZ: 3× Platinum^[21] RIAA: Platinum^[22]	All My Friends
"Money on Me" (featuring Anderson Paak)	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—		Money on Me
"Cruel" (featuring Zayn)		33	34	74	55	31	17	BPI: Silver ARIA: Gold^[23]	rowspan="5"
"Burn Break Crash" (with Aanysa)		—	—	—	—	—	35
"Don't Leave" (with MØ)	2017	27	11	—	23	16	—	BPI: Gold ARIA: 2× Platinum^[24] RMNZ: Gold^[25] RIAA: Platinum
"Right Now" (featuring ELHAE, DRAM and H.E.R.)		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Either Way" (with Anne-Marie featuring Joey Badass)		47	64	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver
"Cruzin'" (featuring St Rulez)^[26]	2018	—	—	—	—	—	45		Stay Home Tapes (= --__-- =)
"For the F^_^k of It" (featuring Jeremih and Aminé)^[27]		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Gucci Rock n Rolla" (featuring Rivers Cuomo and Kyle)^[28]	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—		rowspan="8"
"Summer Fade" (featuring Anna of the North)^[29]		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Wavez"^[30] (with Troyboi)	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Lie for You"^[31]		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Run It Up"^[32] (with EarthGang)	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Freedom (You Bring Me)" (with Armand van Helden)		—	—	—	—	—	—
"All Over U"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Tonight" (with Tchami)^[33]	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Water" (with Bryce Vine)^[34]		—	—	—	—	—	50		Never Worry
"Who's Gonna Love You Tonight"^[35] (with Tinashe)		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Solitude" (with BIA and Lucky Daye)^[36]		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Show Me the Money" ^[37]	2023	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Sometimes..."		—	—	—	—	—	37
"My Body // Your Body"		—	—	—	—	—	—		Never Worry - Deluxe
"Bringing Me Home"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Been a Minute"	2024	—	—	—	—	—	—		SnakeGang
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Notes

Remixes

• 2019: Ellie Goulding and Juice Wrld – "Hate Me" (Snakehips Remix)^[39]
• 2020: Illenium featuring Bahari – "Crashing" (Snakehips Remix)^[40]
• 2020: The Aces – "Daydream" (Snakehips Remix)^[41]
• 2020: Elohim – "Good Day Bad Day" (Snakehips Remix)^[42]
• 2020: Gorgon City featuring Evan Giia – "Burning" (Snakehips Remix)^[43]
• 2023: Taylor Swift – "Lavender Haze" (Snakehips Remix)^[44]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sake Bar Ginn . Sake Bar Ginn . 10 January 2017 . 9 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160109190354/http://sakebarginn.com/ . dead .
2. Web site: Interview: Snakehips' Hits Don't Lie . Complex UK . 6 January 2017 . 10 January 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170216050226/http://uk.complex.com/music/2014/12/snakehips-interview . 16 February 2017 . Milly . McMahon.
3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffpurse
4. Web site: Days With You (feat. Sinead Harnett) – Single by Snakehips on iTunes. 23 June 2014. iTunes Store. 7 January 2016. 15 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171115042041/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/days-you-feat.-sinead-harnett/id891325153. live.
5. Web site: Forever, Pt. II – EP by Snakehips on iTunes. 10 March 2015. iTunes Store. 7 January 2016. 8 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170108081440/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/forever-pt.-ii-ep/id967295373. live.
6. Web site: All My Friends (feat. Tinashe & Chance The Rapper) – Single by Snakehips on iTunes . 21 October 2015 . iTunes Store . 7 January 2016 . 1 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171101194816/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/all-my-friends-feat.-tinashe/id1045683041 . live .
7. Web site: Tyron . Oliver . 2023-05-20 . Snakehips Release Hit Filled Debut Album ‘never worry’ CULTR . 2023-05-23 . CULTR . en-US.
8. Web site: Major . Michael . July 28, 2023 . Snakehips Release Deluxe Album Plus Single With Muni Long . 2023-07-29 . . en.
9. Web site: Hoffman West e.p. by Snakehips. MusicBrainz.
10. Web site: All My Friends – EP by Snakehips on Apple Music. iTunes Store (US). 15 April 2016. 30 March 2018. 30 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180330014251/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/all-my-friends-ep/1098321954. live.
11. Web site: Stay Home Tapes (= --__-- =) – EP by Snakehips. iTunes Store (AU). 5 April 2018. 6 April 2018. 6 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180406225819/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/stay-home-tapes-ep/1363223798. live.
12. Web site: EarthGang and Snakehips To Collide on Collab EP: 'SNAKEGANG' . Hype Beast . 21 June 2024. 22 June 2024.
13. Web site: Snakehips. Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company. 4 January 2016. 3 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160803083002/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48598/snakehips-ft-tinashe-and-chance/. live.
14. Peaks in Australia:
    • All except noted: Web site: Discography Snakehips. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 4 January 2016. 16 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160316032252/http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Snakehips. live.
    • "Either Way": Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #432. auspOp. 5 August 2017. 5 August 2017. 5 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170805140917/https://www.auspop.com.au/2017/08/aria-chart-watch-432/. live.
15. Web site: Snakehips feat. Tinashe & Chance The Rapper – All My Friends . Ultratop.be . 10 January 2017 . 6 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806161637/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/16b941/Snakehips-feat.-Tinashe-%26-Chance-The-Rapper-All-My-Friends . live .
16. Web site: Discography Snakehips. Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 28 July 2017. 12 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912012349/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Snakehips. live.
17. Web site: Discography Snakehips. New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 30 August 2019. 18 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181218102100/https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Snakehips. live.
18. Snakehips Chart History: Dance/Electronic Songs. Billboard. 17 April 2018. 24 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180524121239/https://www.billboard.com/music/snakehips/chart-history/dance-electronic-songs. live.
19. United Kingdom. Snakehips . 10 December 2022.
20. Web site: ARIA Singles: Drake 'One Dance' Stays at No 1. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. 28 May 2016. 28 May 2016. 29 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160529163915/http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-singles-drake-one-dance-stays-at-no-1-2-20160528. live.
21. New Zealand. single. 4232. 20 May 2016.
22. United States. Don't Leave. Snakehips. single. 15 November 2023.
23. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles. Australian Recording Industry Association. 19 September 2016. 17 September 2016. 3 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170203131408/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/singles-chart. live.
24. Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #425. auspOp. 17 June 2017. 17 June 2017. 15 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170815235151/https://www.auspop.com.au/2017/06/aria-chart-watch-425/. live.
25. New Zealand. single. Snakehips and MØ. Don't Leave. 4343. 24 March 2017.
26. Web site: Cruzin' (feat. St. Rulez) – Single by Snakehips on iTunes. iTunes Store (AU). 16 March 2018. 16 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180316160359/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/cruzin-feat-st-rulez-single/1358739859. live.
27. Web site: For the F^_^k of It (feat. Jeremih & Aminé) – Single by Snakehips on iTunes. iTunes Store (AU). 30 March 2018. 30 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180330015343/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/for-the-f-k-of-it-feat-jeremih-amin%C3%A9-single/1363119021. live.
28. Web site: Gucci Rock N Rolla (feat. Rivers Cuomo & Kyle) – Single by Snakehips on iTunes. iTunes Store. February 2019. 1 February 2019. 2 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190202095120/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/gucci-rock-n-rolla-feat-rivers-cuomo-kyle-single/1450653426. live.
29. Web site: Summer Fade (feat. Anna of the North) – Single by Snakehips. iTunes Store. 30 August 2019. 29 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190829163757/https://music.apple.com/us/album/summer-fade-feat-anna-of-the-north-single/1477486275. live.
30. Web site: TroyBoi and Snakehips ride sleek hip-hop/electronic 'Wavez' on new single . Narozniak . Rachel . 20 March 2020 . Dancing Astronaut . https://web.archive.org/web/20200324034907/https://dancingastronaut.com/2020/03/troyboi-and-snakehips-ride-sleek-hip-hop-electronic-wavez-on-new-single/ . 24 March 2020 . 24 March 2020.
31. Web site: Cole . Alexander . 1 August 2020 . Snakehips & Jess Glynne collab with A Boogie & Davido on 'Lie For You"' . https://web.archive.org/web/20200812054052/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/snakehips-and-jess-glynne-collab-with-a-boogie-and-davido-on-lie-for-you-new-song.1988111.html . 12 August 2020 . 12 August 2020 . HotNewHipHop.
32. Web site: Run It Up - Single by Snakehips & EarthGang on Apple Music . Apple Music . 26 July 2021.
33. Web site: Defaria . Cameron . 18 February 2022 . Snakehips unlock Tchami-assisted future-house gem, 'Tonight' . https://web.archive.org/web/20220227020132/https://dancingastronaut.com/2022/02/snakehips-unlock-tchami-assisted-future-house-gem-tonight/ . 27 February 2022 . 25 March 2022 . Dancing Astronaut.
34. Song You Need to Know: Snakehips ft. Bryce Vine, 'WATER.' . . Lochrie . Conor . 28 April 2022 . 10 May 2022.
35. Tinashe and Snakehips Bring Back the Feeling on 'Who's Gonna Love You Tonight' . . Conteh. Mankaprr. 12 September 2022 . 22 September 2022.
36. Snakehips, Bia & Lucky Daye Connect on New Track 'Solitude' . . Major. Michael. 2 December 2022 . 25 May 2023.
37. Web site: Snakehips Team Up with Tkay Maidza on New Single 'Show Me the Money'. Milky Milky Milky . 17 March 2023 . 17 March 2023.
38. Web site: Never Gonna Like You (feat. Snakehips) – Single by Bea Miller. Apple Music. 20 September 2019. 19 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200919120320/https://music.apple.com/us/album/never-gonna-like-you-feat-snakehips/1479620158. live.
39. Web site: Ellie Goulding and Juice Wrld team up with Snakehips on 'Hate Me' remix . Stack . Chris . 26 September 2019 . Dancing Astronaut . https://web.archive.org/web/20190927034205/https://dancingastronaut.com/2019/09/ellie-goulding-and-juice-wrld-team-up-with-snakehips-on-hate-me-remix/ . 27 September 2019.
40. Web site: Meadow . Matthew . 15 May 2020 . Illenium releases Ascend remix album with 24 tracks . https://web.archive.org/web/20200607140317/https://www.youredm.com/2020/05/15/illenium-releases-ascend-remix-album-with-24-tracks/ . 7 June 2020 . 16 June 2020 . Your EDM.
41. Web site: Snakehips Team Up with The Aces for "Daydream" Remix - EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists. 2 October 2020. EDM.com.
42. Web site: Good Day Bad Day (Snakehips Remix) - Single by Elohim & Snakehips on Apple Music . Apple Music . 10 November 2020.
43. Web site: Burning (Snakehips Remix) [feat. EVAN GIIA] - Single by Gorgon City on Apple Music ]. Apple Music . 20 November 2020.
44. Dailey . Hannah . 2023-03-03 . Taylor Swift Expertly Directs Herself in 'Lavender Haze' Music Video: Watch Behind-the-Scenes Footage . 2023-03-05 . Billboard . en-US.