Sub Focus discography explained

Artist:Sub Focus
Studio:4
Singles:40

English DJ and record producer Sub Focus has released four studio albums and 40 singles.

In March 2005, he had a number-one single on the UK Dance Chart with "X-Ray / Scarecrow". The single reached number 60 on the UK Singles Chart. In June 2008, he hit number one on the UK Dance Chart again with "Timewarp / Join the Dots". In August 2009, he entered the UK top 40 for the first time with "Rock It / Follow the Light", which peaked at number 38. "Rock It / Follow the Light" also got him a third UK Dance Chart number one, as well as reaching the B-list of BBC Radio 1's playlist. On 12 October 2009, he released his debut studio album Sub Focus, the album peaked at number 51 on the UK Albums Chart.

In 2012, he released "Out the Blue" featuring Alice Gold and it peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart. It was followed by "Tidal Wave" featuring Alpines which peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. On 12 May 2013, "Endorphins" featuring Alex Clare was released, continuing his chart success, peaking at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. The album's fifth single "Turn It Around" was released on 22 September 2013 and peaked at number 14. His second studio album Torus was released on 30 September 2013. The sixth single from Torus, "Turn Back Time", climbed up the UK Singles Chart to number 85 prior to independent release and rose further after being placed on the B-list of BBC Radio 1's playlist. A week later, it climbed 49 places to number 36, and later reached a peak of number 10.

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[1]
UK
Dance

[2]
BEL
(Fl)

NZ
[3]
Sub Focus 51 2
Torus
  • Released: 30 September 2013
  • Label: Virgin EMI
  • Formats: 12" LP, CD, download
11 1 180
  • BPI: Silver
Portals[5]
(with Wilkinson)
  • Released: 9 October 2020
  • Label: Virgin EMI
  • Formats: 12" LP, CD, download
68 1 26
Evolve
  • Released: 12 May 2023[6]
  • Label: Virgin EMI
  • Formats: 12" LP, CD, download
33 3 8
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
UK
Dance

[7]
BEL
(Fl)

[8]
NZ
Hot

[9]
SCO
[10]
2003"Down the Drain / Hot Line"rowspan="7"
2004"Acid Test / Get on Up"
"Soundguy / Bluenote"
2005"Frozen Solid / Juno"
"X-Ray / Scarecrow"60 1
2006"Airplane / Flamenco"
2007"Special Place / Druggy"
2008"Timewarp / Join the Dots"92 7 Sub Focus
2009"Rock It / Follow the Light"38 7
"Could This Be Real"41 4
2010"Splash"
(featuring Coco)
41 7
2011"Flashing Lights"
(with Chase & Status featuring Takura)
98 15 89 No More Idols
2012"Falling Down"
(featuring Kenzie May)
Torus
"Out the Blue"
(featuring Alice Gold)
23 5 28
"Tidal Wave"
(featuring Alpines)
12 4 65 15
  • BPI: Platinum
2013"Endorphins"
(featuring Alex Clare)
10 7 134 11
  • BPI: Silver
"Turn It Around"
(featuring Kele)
14 5 14
"Turn Back Time"10 3 54 9
  • BPI: Silver
2014 "Close"
(featuring MNEK)
32
2016"Nobody Knows"rowspan="6"
"Love Divine"
2017"Lingua"
(featuring Stylo G)
"Don't You Feel It"
(featuring Alma)
29
"Trouble"
(with Rudimental featuring Chronixx and Maverick Sabre)
2018"Take It Up"
(with Wilkinson)
"Desire"
(with Dimension)
51 8 35
  • BPI: Gold
Organ
2019"Solar System / Siren"[11] 37
"Illuminate"[12]
(with Wilkinson)
12 Portals
2020"Just Hold On"[13]
(with Wilkinson)
9
"Air I Breathe"[14]
(with Wilkinson)
85
"Turn the Lights Off"
(with Wilkinson)
2021"Freedom"
(with Wilkinson featuring Empara Mi)
23
2022"It's Time"
(with Gene Farris)
18 ×Evolve
"Off the Ground"18 ×
"Ready to Fly"
(with Dimension)
29 7 6 ×
  • BPI: Gold
2023"Vibration (One More Time)"
(featuring AR/CO)
6 ×
"Fine Day"12 ×
"Calling for a Sign"
(featuring Kelli-Leigh)
22 ×
2024"Go Back"
(with John Summit featuring Julia Church)
×Comfort in Chaos
"Wildfire"11 ×
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or has not been released.

Other charted songs

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
NZ
Hot

[15]
2021"Airplane" (Culture Shock Remix)14 Reworks I
"Timewarp" (Dimension Remix)11
"Last Jungle" (Camo & Krooked and Mefjus Remix)25
2023"Trip"
32Evolve
"Alarm"
26
"Waiting"
20
"I Found You"
7

Remixes

YearTitleArtist
2005"Squelch"Baron
"Smack My Bitch Up"The Prodigy
2006"Aliens"Dr. Octagon
"Nervous"DJ Fresh (featuring Mary Byker)
2008"We Are the People"Empire of the Sun
2009"Ghosts 'n' Stuff"deadmau5 (featuring Rob Swire)
"Take Me to the Hospital"The Prodigy
"Dirtee Cash"Dizzee Rascal
"Twerk"Basement Jaxx (featuring Yo! Majesty)
2010"Hold On"Rusko (featuring Amber Coffman)
"Selfmachine"I Blame Coco
2013"Endorphins" (with Fred V & Grafix)Sub Focus (featuring Alex Clare)
2017"Run Up"Major Lazer (featuring PartyNextDoor and Nicki Minaj)
"Don't You Feel It" (with 1991)Sub Focus (featuring Alma)
2019"Mother Tongue"[16] Bring Me the Horizon
2020"Just Hold On" (with Wilkinson vs. Pola & Bryson)[17] Sub Focus and Wilkinson
2021"Freedom" (with Wilkinson vs. High Contrast)[18] Sub Focus and Wilkinson (featuring Empara Mi)
"Easier"[19] CamelPhat (featuring Lowes)
"All You Ever Wanted"[20] Rag'n'Bone Man
2022"Do It to It"[21] Acraze (featuring Cherish)
2023"Desire"Calvin Harris (with Sam Smith)

Guest appearances and collaborations

YearTitleArtistAlbum
2004"Ghost"Sub Focus and Danny WheelerGhost / Lost Highway
"Lost Highway"
2005"Silicon Chop"Tim Exile (featuring Sub Focus)Pro Agonist
2006"Verano"Sub Focus and Howtek (featuring Brookes Brothers)Verano / Arachnophobia
2007"Borrowed Time"TC (featuring Sub Focus)Evolution
2008"Borrowed Time" (VIP mix)Borrowed Time VIP / Pornstar
"Distress Signal"Pendulum and Sub FocusBootleg
2011"Flashing Lights"Chase & Status and Sub Focus (featuring Takura)No More Idols
"Stomp"Sub FocusRAMM 100
2018"Circadian"Mind State, Vol. 1
2020"1000 Miles"Machinedrum (featuring Sub Focus)A View of U
"Destiny"Netsky and Sub Focus (featuring Jozzy)Second Nature
2022"Recombine"Culture Shock and Sub FocusSequel

Production credits

YearTitleArtist Album
2010 "Kickstarts" Won't Go Quietly
2023"Friend of Mine" JESS

VIP mixes

YearTitleRelease
2007"Verano" (VIP mix)Free download
2010"Timewarp" (VIP mix)Splash / Timewarp VIP
"Coming Closer" (VIP mix)Splash (Rusko remix) / Coming Closer VIP
2012"Falling Down" (VIP mix)Falling Down (EP)
2021"Could This Be Real" (Sub Focus 125 VIP)Reworks I

Notes and References

  1. Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
  2. Peak positions on the UK Dance Albums Chart:
  3. Web site: Discography Sub Focus. charts.nz. 20 May 2023.
  4. United Kingdom . Sub Focus . 19 May 2024.
  5. Web site: Mao . Jessica . 9 October 2020 . Sub Focus and Wilkinson enchant on debut collaborative LP, Portals . https://web.archive.org/web/20201026103403/https://dancingastronaut.com/2020/10/sub-focus-wilkinson-enchant-debut-collaborative-lp-portals/ . 26 October 2020 . 26 October 2020 . Dancing Astronaut.
  6. Web site: Evolve by Sub Focus. Apple Music. 20 April 2023.
  7. Peak positions for the Dance singles in the UK:
  8. Web site: Discografie Sub Focus. Belgium Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  9. Peaks on the NZ Hot Singles Chart:
  10. Peak positions for the singles in Scotland:
  11. Web site: Sub Focus drops 'Solar System' & 'Siren' . Dodds . Shelley . 26 July 2019 . Data Transmission . https://web.archive.org/web/20190808123338/https://datatransmission.co/dt-dnb/sub-focus-drops-solar-system-siren/ . 8 August 2019 . 8 August 2019.
  12. Web site: Illuminate - Single by Sub Focus on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 26 September 2019.
  13. Web site: 'Just Hold On' . Kicks . Whisky . 5 February 2020 . DJ Mag . https://web.archive.org/web/20200511033230/https://djmag.com/music/drum-bass/just-hold-0 . 11 May 2020 . 11 May 2020.
  14. Web site: Scilippa . Phil . 13 August 2020 . Sub Focus and Wilkinson team up for emotive new single 'Air I Breathe' . https://web.archive.org/web/20200816165125/https://edm.com/music-releases/sub-focus-wilkinson-air-i-breathe . 16 August 2020 . 17 August 2020 . EDM.com.
  15. Peaks on the NZ Hot Singles Chart:
    • For "Airplane" (Culture Shock Remix): Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 6 June 2021. 5 June 2021.
    • For "Timewarp" (Dimension Remix): Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 12 July 2021. 10 July 2021.
    • For "Last Jungle" (Camo & Krooked and Mefjus Remix): Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 9 August 2021. 7 August 2021.
    • For songs from Evolve: Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 9 August 2021. 7 August 2021.
  16. Web site: Sub Focus to release remix of Bring Me The Horizon's 'Mother Tongue' . Stone . Katie . 12 June 2019 . EDM.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20190710073122/https://edm.com/music-releases/bring-me-the-horizon-mother-tongue-sub-focus-remix . 10 July 2019 . 10 July 2019.
  17. Web site: Just Hold On (Sub Focus & Wilkinson vs. Pola & Bryson Remix) - Single by Sub Focus & Wilkinson on Apple Music . Apple Music . 16 June 2020.
  18. Web site: Freedom (Sub Focus x Wilkinson x High Contrast Remix) - Single by Sub Focus, Wilkinson & Empara Mi on Apple Music . Apple Music . 6 January 2021.
  19. Web site: Mao . Jessica . 17 January 2021 . Sub Focus lends drum 'n' bass wings to CamelPhat's 'Easier' with Lowes . https://web.archive.org/web/20210119174109/https://dancingastronaut.com/2021/01/sub-focus-lends-drum-n-bass-wings-to-camelphats-easier-with-lowes/ . 19 January 2021 . 27 January 2021 . Dancing Astronaut.
  20. Web site: 11 March 2021 . Rag'n'Bone Man - All You Ever Wanted (Sub Focus Remix) . 11 March 2021 . YouTube.
  21. Web site: Do It To It (Sub Focus Remix) [feat. Cherish & Sub Focus] - Single on Apple Music ]. Apple Music . 23 April 2022.