Peking Duk

Peking Duk
Peking Duk performing in 2015
Background information
Origin Australia
Genres House, electro house, alternative dance
Years active 2010–present
Labels Vicious Recordings (2010–2020), RCA & Sony Music Entertainment, 2014–present
Website www.pekingduk.com
Members Reuben Styles
Adam Hyde

Peking Duk are an Australian electronic music duo made up of disc jockeys and music producers Adam Hyde and Reuben Styles. The name was created when they were dining at a Chinese restaurant eating Peking duck. The name was thought of by Mike Axiak, a close friend of theirs who owned said restaurant. Mike is known to produce a lot of stage art for the pair, with some of Mike's self portraits making it to the big stage.[1] The pair first garnered attention in 2012 with the release of a Passion Pit bootleg remix.[2] Their biggest hit "High" reached 5 on the ARIA Singles Chart, achieved a triple platinum certification and won the ARIA Award for Best Dance Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 2014.[3]

Background

Peking Duk was formed in 2010 in Canberra, Australia by Adam Hyde and Reuben Styles, both from suburbs of inner northern Canberra

Upon the release of their Passion Pit bootleg remix in May 2012, the pair gained attention from music blogs.[2] Since then they have release two singles .[4] They have played numerous shows around Australia, Asia and North America, and their music has been supported by artists such as Tiesto, Steve Aoki and A-Trak.

In 2013, Peking Duk placed 4th in the Australia wide InTheMix Top 50 competition. This was their second year in a row in the top 10 of the competition (6th in 2012).[5] 2013 also saw Peking Duk receive strong support from national youth broadcaster Triple J. Along with having their tracks added to rotation, Triple J also gave Peking Duk the opportunity to be a Triple J Mix Up resident which saw them present and host a weekly DJ Mix on Saturday nights for a month.[6]

Notable festivals Peking Duk have performed include Falls Festival, Splendour in the grass, Parklife Music Festival, Shore Thing, Big Day Out and Stereosonic.

In February 2014, they had their first Top 40 hit on the ARIA Singles Chart with their track "High" featuring Australian vocalist Nicole Millar.[7]

In August 2014, Peking Duk signed a worldwide record deal with Sony Music Entertainment in conjunction with RCA Records.[8]

In July 2015, Peking Duk Released a new single called "Say My Name" featuring Benjamin Joseph, which was premiered on the Hamish and Andy Show. The track was released as a single through Vicious Recordings imprint Vicious Bitch in Australia and New Zealand. Peking Duk released an international EP titled Songs to Sweat To.

In December 2015, at a show in Melbourne, a fan (David Spargo) accessed the backstage area by editing the band's Wikipedia article page and inserting himself as a family member.[9] Upon showing the article and his ID to the security guards, he was granted access to the band with whom he shared a beer. The band reacted positively to this scheme, stating "He explained to us his amazing tactic to get past security to hang with us and we immediately cracked him a beer. This dude is the definition of a legend." However, Hyde did add: "It goes to show, never trust Wikipedia".[10][11][12]

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[13]
Songs to Sweat To Not released in Australia
Reprisal 12

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[13]		 NZ
[15]
"Bingo Trippin" 2011 —— non-album singles
"Welcome"
(featuring Stef K.)		 ——
"I Love to Rap" 2012 ——
"The Way You Are" ——
"You Are Like Nobody Else"
(with Swanky Tunes featuring James McNally)		 2013 ——
"Feels Like" 83—
"Mufasa"
(with Laidback Luke)		 2014 ——
"High"
(featuring Nicole Millar)		 513 Songs to Sweat To
"Take Me Over"
(featuring SAFIA)		 632
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[16]
"Say My Name"
(featuring Benjamin Joseph)		 2015 29—
"Stranger"
(featuring Elliphant)		 2016 520
[17]		 TBA
"Fake Magic"
(featuring AlunaGeorge)		 2017 34—[upper-alpha 1]
  • ARIA: 2x Platinum[18]
"Let You Down"
(featuring Icona Pop)		 37—[upper-alpha 2]
"Wasted" 2018 66—[upper-alpha 3]
"Fire" [upper-alpha 4]—[upper-alpha 5] Reprisal
"—" denotes an album that did not chart in that country.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Fake Magic" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number four on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[20]
  2. ↑ "Let You Down" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[21]
  3. ↑ "Wasted" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number Reprisal – Single by Peking Duk on Apple Musicfour on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[22]
  4. ↑ In Australia, Reprisal appeared on the Australian Singles Chart; songs on the EP therefore could not chart separately.
  5. ↑ "Fire" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number five on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[23]

Remixes

  • Liz - "U Over Them" (Peking Duk & CRNKN Remix) [Mad Decent]
  • Dem Slackers - "Sclingel" (Peking Duk Remix) [Tuffemup!]
  • Rob Pix - "Beng" (Peking Duk Remix) [Downright]
  • Steve Aoki & Angger Dimas featuring Iggy Azalea – "Beat Down" (Peking Duk Remix) [Dim Mak]
  • DCUP - "I'm Corrupt" (Peking Duk Remix) [Chookie]
  • Fitz & The Tantrums - "Out of My League" (Peking Duk Remix) [WMG]

Bootlegs

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

Year Category Nominated artist/work Result
2014 Best Independent Dance/Electronica or Club Single "High" (featuring Nicole Millar) Won[24]

ARIA Music Awards

Year Category Nominated artist/work Result
2014 Best Dance Release "High" (featuring Nicole Millar) Won[25]
2015 Best Dance Release "Take Me Over" (featuring Safia) Nominated
2017 Song of the Year "Stranger" (featuring Elliphant) Won[26]

APRA Awards

Since 1982 the APRA Awards are run by Australian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.

Year Category Nominated artist/work Result
2016 Most Played Australian Work "Take Me Over" (featuring Safia) Won
Dance Work of the Year
2018 Dance Work of the Year[27] "Stranger" (featuring Elliphant) – Adam Hyde, Reuben Styles, Kaelyn Behr, Elliphant, Daniel Goudie, Ashley Milton[28][29] Won
Most Played Australian Work[30]Won
Dance Work of the Year[30]"Fake Magic" (featuring AlunaGeorge) – Adam Hyde, Reuben Styles, Sam Littlemore, Laura Lowther, Frances Dewji, George ReidNominated

References

  1. ↑ "themusic.com.au". www.themusic.com.au. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  2. 1 2 "HypeM". hypem.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  3. ↑ "au.news.yahoo.com". www.au.news.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "ARIA" (PDF). pandora.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  5. ↑ "In The Mix". www.inthemix.com. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  6. ↑ "Triple J". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  7. ↑ "AriaTop40". ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  8. ↑ "SonyDeal". themusicnetwork.com. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  9. ↑ "Wikipedia diff".
  10. ↑ "This 'legend' changed a Wikipedia page to sneak backstage at gig".
  11. ↑ "peking duk on Twitter". Twitter.
  12. ↑ Elle Hunt. "Peking Duk fan infiltrates backstage by fooling security guard with Wikipedia edit". the Guardian.
  13. 1 2 Peaks in Australia:
    • All except noted: "Discography Peking Duk". Australian-charts.com (Hung Medien). Retrieved 19 April 2014.
    • "Wasted": "ARIA Chart Watch #462". auspOp. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  14. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "Discography Peking Duk". Charts.org.nz (Hung Medien). Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  16. 1 2 3 "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  17. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2018 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  19. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Peking Duk feat. Elliphant – Stranger". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  20. ↑ "NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  21. ↑ "NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  22. ↑ "NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  23. ↑ "NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  24. ↑ "AirWins". thedwarf.com.au. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  25. ↑ "AriaWins". smh.com.au. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
  26. ↑ "AriaAppleMusicSongOfTheYear". Australian Recording Indusry Association Ltd. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  27. ↑ "2018 APRA AWARDS : The Winners". auspOp. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  28. ↑ "Full List of Winners". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  29. ↑ "Dance Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  30. 1 2 "Most Played Australian Work". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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