Sofi Tukker

SOFI TUKKER
Sophie Hawley-Weld
Background information
Origin New York City, New York, United States[1]
Genres
Years active 2014–present
Labels
Website www.sofitukker.com
Members
  • Sophie Hawley-Weld
  • Tucker Halpern

Sofi Tukker (stylized as SOFI TUKKER) is an American musical duo based in New York consisting of Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern. The band is perhaps best known for its songs "Best Friend", which was featured in a commercial during Apple's unveiling of the iPhone X, as well as their 2017 Grammy nominated song "Drinkee."

History

SOFI TUKKER released an EP, Soft Animals on July 8, 2016.[4] The EP includes "Drinkee", "Matadora", "Awoo",[5] Déjà Vu Affair, Moon Tattoo and "Hey Lion".[3] The title comes from a Mary Oliver poem ("You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves").

Their song "Drinkee" from the Soft Animals EP was nominated for a 2017 Grammy for Best Dance Recording.[6] "Drinkee" is adapted from a poem written by the Brazilian poet, Chacal, sung sensually amidst cowbells, bongos, electric guitars and deep driving bass. Their song "Drinkee" is featured in The Incredible Jessica James.[7]

Their song “Johny” is featured in EA Sports' FIFA 17,[8] and was adapted from a poem by Brazilian poet Paulo Leminski.[9]

Their 2017 song "Best Friend" was played during the iPhone X full commercial reveal at the Apple Event on September 12, 2017.[10] It is also included in the football game FIFA 18, the second straight year that a song of theirs has been included on the soundtrack of FIFA.[11]

The clean version of their song "Batshit", titled "That's It (I'm Crazy)", was featured in a TV commercial for Apple promoting their special edition iPhone 8 RED smartphone in 2018.[12]

On June 28, 2018, they collaborated with Italian DJ Benny Benassi for the single "Everybody Needs A Kiss".[13]

Reception

Paste Magazine described SOFI TUKKER's release as "an insatiable dance collection of jungle-pop songs with many well-executed nods towards Brazilian instruments, poets and to the national language, Portuguese". The magazine's review referred to the "carefully conceptualized 'Matadora'" as "the album's show-stopper".[14]

Slant Magazine said of their album Treehouse, "the songs on SOFI TUKKER’s Treehouse are alternately playful and sincere, intimate and global." "Though SOFI TUKKER’s mélange of disparate sounds and influences—bossa-nova rhythms, cowbells, castanets, and spaghetti-western guitars—lends Treehouse an air of worldly sophistication, Hawley-Weld and Halpern never take themselves or their music too seriously. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t." [15]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
Dance
[16]		 BEL
(FL)
[17]		 CAN
[18]		 NZ
Heat.
[19]
Treehouse
  • Released: 13 April 2018
 566549

Extended play

List of extended plays
Title Details
Soft Animals

Singles

as lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[21]		 US Alt.
[22]		 US Dance
[23]		 AUS
[24]		 BEL (FL)
[25]		 CAN
[26]		 FRA
[27]		 ITA
[28]
"Drinkee" 2016 — — — 42 — — — 43 Soft Animals
"Hey Lion"[29] — — — — — — — —
"Awoo"[30] — — — — — — — —
"Matadora"[31] — — — — — — — —
"Déjà Vu Affair"[32] — — — — — — — —
"Johny"[33] 2017 — — — — — — — — Treehouse
"Greed"[34] — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Fuck They"[35] — — — — — — — — Treehouse
"Best Friend"
(featuring Nervo, The Knocks and Alisa Ueno)[36]		 81 15 5 — 10 61 86 —
"Energia"[38] — — — — — — — —
"Baby I'm a Queen"[39] 2018 — — — — — — — —
"Batshit"[40] — — 22 — — — 47 —
"That's It (I'm Crazy)"[41] — — 16 — — — 67 — Non-album singles
"Energia (Parte 2)"[42]
(with Pabllo Vittar)		 — — — — — — — —
  • "Brazillian Soul" (2018) (The Knocks featuring Sofi Tukker)

See also

References

  1. ↑ McDermott, Emily. "EXCLUSIVE TRACK PREMIERE: 'DRINKEE,' SOFI TUKKER". Interview. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  2. ↑ Harrington, Joe. "JOE'S NEW SONG OF THE DAY #222". JOE. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Williams, Nick. "The Knocks' B-Roc Talks the Evolution of His HeavyRoc Imprint & New Signee SOFI TUKKER". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ Golden, Zara. "SOFI TUKKER Borrow From Brazil For "Matadora"". The Fader. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ "NYC Duo SOFI TUKKER Reveal Stunning 'Awoo' Video",Billboard Magazine, 6 Dec 2016
  6. ↑ "Grammys 2017: The Complete List", Billboard Magazine, 6 December 2016
  7. ↑ "The Incredible Jessica James". IMDb. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  8. ↑ "FIFA 17 Soundtrack - EA SPORTS". EA Sports. September 8, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Poema de Lemiski e gravado por duo". Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  10. ↑ Ahmed, Tufayel (September 13, 2017). "What Is the Song in the iPhone X Commercial? Listen to 'Best Friend' by Sofi Tukker". Newsweek. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  11. ↑ "FIFA 18 - Soundtrack". EA Sports. September 13, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Apple iPhone 8 RED Special Edition TV commercial". Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  13. ↑ "BENNY BENASSI & SOFI TUKKER - EVERYBODY NEEDS A KISS". www.playstudio.it.
  14. ↑ "Sofi Tukker: Soft Animals Review", Paste Magazine, 16 August 2016
  15. ↑ "Sofi Tukker Treehouse", Slant Magazine, 26 March 2018
  16. ↑ "Sofi Tukker Chart History: Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Discografie Sofi Tukker". Ultratop. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Sofi Tukker Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  19. ↑ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Soft Animals - EP by Sofi Tukker". 8 July 2016.
  21. ↑ "Sofi Tukker Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Sofi Tukker Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Sofi Tukker Chart History: Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  24. 1 2 "Sofi Tukker Discography". Australian Charts. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Discografie Sofi Tukker". ultratop.be.
  26. ↑ "Sofi Tukker Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  27. ↑
    • Best Friend: "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 46, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
    • Batshit: "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 18, 2018)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
    • That's It (I'm Crazy): "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 19, 2018)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  28. ↑ "Sofi Tukker Discography". Italian Charts. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  29. ↑ "Hey Lion - Single by Sofi Tukker on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  30. ↑ "Soft Animals - EP by Sofi Tukker on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Matadora - Single by Sofi Tukker on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  32. ↑ "Déjà Vu Affair - Single by Sofi Tukker on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  33. ↑ "Johny- Single by Sofi Tukker on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  34. ↑ "Greed- Single by Sofi Tukker on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  35. ↑ "F**k They - Single by Sofi Tukker". 14 July 2017.
  36. ↑ "Best Friend (feat. NERVO, The Knocks & Alisa Ueno) - Single by Sofi Tukker". 12 September 2017.
  37. ↑ "Sofi Tukker receive first career platinum plaque in Toronto". Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  38. ↑ "Energia - Single by Sofi Tukker". 17 November 2017.
  39. ↑ "Sofi Tukker announce debut album 'Treehouse', stream new track 'Baby I'm A Queen'". DIY.
  40. ↑ "SOFI TUKKER Wants You To Be Your "Batshit" Crazy Self".
  41. ↑ "That's It (I'm Crazy) – Single by Sofi Tukker". iTunes Store (CA). Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  42. ↑ "Pabllo Vittar grava novo clipe em Lisboa com dupla de DJs americanos". Extra (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 26, 2018.
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