Cheat Codes (DJs)

Cheat Codes is an American electronic music DJ trio. Consisting of KEVI (Kevin Ford / prince$$ rosie), Trevor Dahl, and Matthew Russell based in Los Angeles, the group is notable for their 2016 single "Sex", which samples the chorus from "Let's Talk About Sex" by Salt-N-Pepa,[2] and their 2017 single "No Promises", which featured American pop superstar Demi Lovato and peaked within the top 40 of the US, UK and Australia. The track was certified Platinum by the RIAA.

Cheat Codes
Cheat Codes Performing Live In Stavernfestivalen In 2018.
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, United States
GenresEDM, pop
Years active2014–present
Labels
Websitecheatcodesmusic.com
Members
  • KEVI
  • Trevor Dahl
  • Matthew Russell

History

2014–2015: Formation and debut singles

Prior to the 2014 formation of the trio, Trevor and Matt lived together and later wrote and recorded music with Kevin. Their name was inspired by Kevin's brother who told him that he had found the "cheat code" to getting anything he wanted in life. "We really embody the idea that anything is possible. To us, the real 'cheat code' to life is loving what you do and we hope to convey that energy through our music," they said in an interview.[3]

In 2015, they released their debut single titled "Visions", which reached number one on the Hype Machine chart. It was followed by the singles "Don't Say No", "Senses", and "Adventure". "Adventure" reached number three on the Hype Machine chart.[4] The group gained over 15 million views on YouTube and later toured with The Chainsmokers.[5]

2016–present: Other singles, first EPs and Hellraisers

In July 2016, they released "Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)" with Dante Klein, which samples Kevin Lyttle's song "Turn Me On".[6] The song has since gained over 100 million streams.[1]

Before "Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)" was released, In February 2016, they released "Sex" with Kris Kross Amsterdam, quickly gaining over 300 million streams.[1] Talking about "Sex", band member Matt admitted that the song was affected by divine intervention as it only took 45 minutes to write.[7] In August 2016, a music video was released for the song, and the trio performed at the Billboard Hot 100 festival.[8]

They signed to 300 Entertainment in September 2016.[1] In November, they released "Queen Elizabeth", co-produced by "Foreign Noi$e".[9] They released "No Promises", a collaboration with Demi Lovato, in March 2017.[10] In May 2017, the single "Stay With You" was released.[11] The single "Sober" was released in July 2017.[12] The group released "Feels Great", a collaboration with Fetty Wap and CVBZ, on October 13, 2017.[13]

The group released the single "Put Me Back Together" with Kiiara on March 2, 2018.[14] Cheat Codes collaborated with U2 and released a remixed version of U2's single "Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way" on May 29, 2018.[15]

In June 2018, they released their extended play, Level 1 consisting of 6 songs, include "I Love It" and "Balenciaga".[16] On June 22, 2018, Cheat Codes released "Only You" with Little Mix[17] as a part of the compilation album Love Island: The Pool Party, which was released on July 6, 2018 by Ministry of Sound. They released the song "Feeling of Falling" with Kim Petras on November 30, 2018.[18] On July 26, 2019, they released their second extended play, Level 2.

On June 26, 2020, the group released the single "Heaven".[19] The music video was released the following month.[20] In August, they released "No Time" featuring Wiz Khalifa and DVBBS.[21] On September 2, 2020, they announced their upcoming three-part debut studio album Hellraisers and released the lead single "Between Our Hearts" featuring Australian singer Cxloe.[22] On November 4, they released the single "Washed Up".[23]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details
Hellraisers

Extended plays

Title Details
Level 1
  • Released: June 8, 2018[24]
  • Label: 300 Entertainment
  • Format: Digital download
Level 2
  • Released: July 26, 2019
  • Label: 300 Entertainment
  • Format: Digital download

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[25]
US
Dance

[26]
AUS
[27]
BEL
[28]
DEN
[29]
GER
[30]
NLD
[31]
NOR
[32]
SWE
[33]
UK
[34]
"Visions" 2015 Non-album singles
"Adventure"
(with Evan Gartner)
"Senses"
(featuring Lostboycrow)
"Follow You"
"Please Don't Go"
"Say Goodbye" 2016
"Sex"
(with Kris Kross Amsterdam)
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"Runaway"
"Fed Up"
(with Lvndscape)
"Can't Fight It"
(with Quintino)
48
"Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)"
(with Dante Klein)
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"Queen Elizabeth" 49
"No Promises"
(featuring Demi Lovato)
2017 3821737304435393718
  • RIAA: Platinum[40]
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[41]
  • BPI: Gold[42]
  • IFPI FIN: Gold
  • IFPI NOR: Platinum
  • BVMI: Gold
  • NVPI: Platinum
"Stay with You"
(with Cade)
35
"Sober"
(with Nicky Romero)
41
"Feels Great"
(featuring Fetty Wap and CVBZ)
93999
"Put Me Back Together"
(featuring Kiiara)
2018 [upper-alpha 2]
"NSFW"
(with Danny Quest)
Level 1[24]
"Balenciaga"[46] 41
"I Love It"[47]
(with Dvbbs)
40
"Only You"
(with Little Mix)
15928589
[48]
13 LM5
"Home"[50] 38 Non-album singles
"Feeling of Falling"
(with Kim Petras)[51]
23
"Ferrari"
(featuring Afrojack)[52]
2019 Level 2
"Who's Got Your Love"
(with Daniel Blume)[53]
25
"Be the One"
(with Kaskade)[54]
"I Feel Ya"
(with Danny Quest and Ina Wroldsen)[55]
"All of My Life"
(with Trixxie)
"Highway"
(featuring Sofía Reyes and Willy William)[56]
[upper-alpha 3] Non-album singles
"No Service in the Hills"[58]
(featuring Trippie Redd, blackbear and Prince$ Rosie)
2020
"On My Life"[59]
"Heaven"[60]
"No Time"[61]
(with Dvbbs featuring Wiz Khalifa and Prince$ Rosie)
"Between Our Hearts"[62]
(featuring Cxloe)
Hellraisers
"Stay"[63]
(with Bryce Vine)
19
"Washed Up"[64] 37
"Do It All Over"[65]
(featuring Marc E. Bassy)
"I Just Wanna"
(with Felix Jaehn featuring Bow Anderson)[66]
TBA
"No Chill"
(featuring Lil Xxel)[67]
2021 Hellraisers
"Hate You + Love You"
(featuring AJ Mitchell)[68]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Dance

[26]
AUS
[27]
BEL
[28]
DEN
[69]
FRA
[70]
GER
[30]
ITA
[71]
NLD
[31]
NOR
[32][72]
UK
[34]
"Monsters Are Everywhere"[73]
(The Seige featuring Cheat Codes)
2015 Non-album singles
"Hold On"
(Moguai featuring Cheat Codes)
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"Shed a Light"
(Robin Schulz and David Guetta featuring Cheat Codes)
2016 1123263544627203024 Uncovered
"Live Forever"[78]
(Liam Payne featuring Cheat Codes)
2019 LP1
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, showing other artist(s), year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Revival" 2018 Sigala, MAX Brighter Days

Remixes

Title Year Artist Album
"Second Wind"[79] 2015 Kelly Clarkson Piece by Piece Remixed
"The Daze"[80] 2016 Syn Cole featuring Madame Buttons Non-album remixes
"New Obsession"[81] FRANKIE
"You Don't Know Love"[82] Olly Murs
"Party"[83] JP Cooper
"Pretty Girl"[84]
(Cheat Codes X CADE Remix)
Maggie Lindemann
"Heartlines"[85] Broods
"I Got You"[86] Bebe Rexha
"This Town"[87] Niall Horan
"Weak"[88] 2017 AJR
"Nights with You"
"Swish Swish" Katy Perry featuring Nicki Minaj
"Wearing Nothing"
(Cheat Codes and Cade Remix)
Dagny
"Your Song" Rita Ora
"I Like Me Better" Lauv
"Dangerous Night"[89] 2018 Thirty Seconds to Mars
"Leave a Light On" Tom Walker
"Mad Love" Sean Paul and David Guetta featuring Becky G
"Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way" U2
"Waste It on Me"[90] Steve Aoki featuring BTS
"Dancing with a Stranger"[91] 2019 Sam Smith and Normani
"South of the Border" Ed Sheeran feat. Camila Cabello and Cardi B

References

Notes

  1. "Sex" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[35]
  2. "Put Me Back Together" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[45]
  3. "Highway" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number five on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[57]

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  84. "Pretty Girl (Cheat Codes X CADE Remix)". Google Play Music. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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  86. "I Got You (Cheat Codes Remix)". Google Play Music. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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