Powfu

Isaiah Faber (born March 31, 1999), known professionally as Powfu,[5][6][7] is a Canadian musician, rapper, singer, songwriter and the son of Dave Faber from the band Faber Drive. He amassed popularity following the release of his first charting single, "Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)", which peaked at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Powfu
Background information
Birth nameIsaiah Faber
Born (1999-03-31) March 31, 1999[1][2]
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
Years active2018–present
Labels
Associated acts

Career

In February 2020 he released the song "Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)",[8] which features a sample of Filipino-British singer Beabadoobee's debut single "Coffee." The single has received over 840 million streams on Spotify as of January 2021 and peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 after amassing popularity through the video-sharing app TikTok, where over four million videos using the song have been posted. Upon rereleasing the single commercially a year after, Powfu signed with Columbia Records in the US, in conjunction with Robots + Humans in the UK. The song appears on the EP Poems of the Past, which was released on May 29, 2020.

Discography

Extended plays
List of extended plays, with release date and label shown
Title Details Peak chart positions
CAN
[9]		 FRA
[10]		 US
[11]		 US
Alt.
[9]		 US
Heat.
[12]
Some Boring Love Stories
  • Released: December 12, 2018[13]
  • Label: PowPow
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 —————
Some Boring Love Stories, Pt. 2
  • Released: February 16, 2019[14]
  • Label: PowPow
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 —————
Some Boring Love Stories, Pt. 3
  • Released: April 10, 2019[15]
  • Label: PowPow
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 —————
Some Boring Love Stories, Pt. 4
  • Released: November 12, 2019[16]
  • Label: PowPow
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 —————
Poems of the Past
  • Released: May 29, 2020[17]
  • Label: Columbia, Robots + Humans
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 535713451
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart

As lead artist
List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions and certifications, and album name shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
[18]		 AUS
[19]		 BEL
[20]		 DEN
[21]		 FRA
[10]		 IRE
[22]		 NL
[23]		 NZ
[24]		 UK
[25]		 US
[26]
"Letters in December"[27]
(with Rxseboy)		 2019 —————————— Non-album singles
"Dead Eyes"[28]
(with Promoting Sounds & Ouse!)		 ——————————
"Hide in Your Blue Eyes"[29]
(with Thomas Reid)		 ——————————
"Laying on My Porch While We Watch the World End."[30]
(with Rxseboy & Slipfunc)		 2020 ——————————
"Don't Fall Asleep Yet"[31]
(with ENRA)		 ——————————
"Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)"
(featuring Beabadoobee)		 115710197115423 Poems of the Past
"I'm Used to It"[40] ——————————
"I'll Come Back to You"[41] ——————————
"Eyes"[42]
(with Lilyung & Chrisbeats)		 —————————— Non-album singles
"17again"[43] ——————————
"Stay4ever"[44] ——————————
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of singles, with year released and album name shown
Title Year Album
"Feel That Again" (Prod. 8rokeboy featuring Powfu, Happily Sad)[45] 2018 Non-album single
"Eyes Blue Like the Atlantic, Pt. 2"
(Sista Prod featuring Alec Benjamin, Rxseboy and Powfu)[46]		 2020 Non-album single
"tell me when you change"
(Jay Sek (recording artist) featuring Powfu)[47]		 2020 Non-album single

References
  1. Columbia Records (March 31, 2020). "Happy Birthday Powfu". Facebook. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. Powfu (March 6, 2020). "Powfu - death bed (coffee for your head) - Verified commentary". Genius. Retrieved April 23, 2020. I’m 20 years old.
  3. Fred Thomas. Powfu at AllMusic. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/sony-launches-robots-humans-label-publishing-partnership-with-rob-ronaldson-signs-powfu/081535
  5. https://www.cbc.ca/music/how-a-song-goes-viral-powfu-on-death-bed-and-its-steady-rise-to-the-top-1.5607847
  6. "Powfu on how his rock star dad put him on the path to success: "He helped me the whole way" - Music News - ABC News Radio". abcnewsradioonline.com.
  7. "Powfu & Beabadoobee Each Earn First Hot 100 Entry With 'Death Bed'". Billboard. March 24, 2020.
  8. "Powfu - death bed". guitaa.com/. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  9. "Heatseekers Albums Chart – 27 June 2020". Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  10. "Discography Powfu". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  11. "Heatseekers Albums Chart – 20 June 2020". Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  12. "Heatseekers Albums Chart – 15 August 2020". Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  13. "Some Boring Love Stories - EP by Powfu on Apple Music". Apple Music. December 12, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  14. "Some Boring Love Stories, Pt. 2 - EP by Powfu on Apple Music". Apple Music. February 16, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  15. "Some Boring Love Stories, Pt. 3 - EP by Powfu on Apple Music". Apple Music. April 10, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  16. "Some Boring Love Stories, Pt. 4 - EP by Powfu on Apple Music". Apple Music CA. November 12, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  17. Muir, Jamie (May 13, 2020). "Powfu has done the double - revealing a new track and announcing a new EP". Dork. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  18. "Beabadoobee Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  19. "Discography Powfu". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  20. "Discografie Powfu". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  21. "Discography Powfu". danishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  22. "Discography Powfu". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  23. "Discografie Powfu". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  24. "Discography Powfu". charts.nz. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  25. "POWFU FT BEABADOOBEE | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  26. "Beabadoobee Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  27. "Letters in December - Single by Rxseboy & Powfu on Apple Music". music.apple.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  28. "Dead Eyes - Single by Promoting Sounds, Powfu & Ouse! on Apple Music". music.apple.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  29. "Hide in Your Blue Eyes - Single by Thomas Reid & Powfu on Apple Music". music.apple.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  30. "Laying On My Porch While We Watch the World End. - Single by Powfu, Rxseboy & Slipfunc on Apple Music". music.apple.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  31. "Don't Fall Asleep Yet - Single by ENRA & Powfu on Apple Music". music.apple.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  32. "Gold/Platinum – Powfu". Music Canada. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  33. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  34. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2020". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  35. "British single certifications – Powfu feat. Beabadoobee – Death Bed". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  36. "Powfu feat. beabadoobee – death bed". IFPI Denmark. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  37. "Gold & Platinum: Beabadoobee". RIAA. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  38. "New Zealand single certifications – Powfu feat. Beabadoobee – Death Bed". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  39. "Les certifications - SNEP" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  40. "im used to it - Single by Powfu on Apple Music". music.apple.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  41. "ill come back to you". Spotify. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  42. "Eyes - Single by Lilyung, Powfu & Chrisbeats on Apple Music". music.apple.com. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  43. "17again - Single by Powfu on Apple Music". music.apple.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  44. "stay4ever - Single by Powfu on Apple Music". music.apple.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  45. Long (13 November 2018). "Happily sad feat. Powfu "Feel That Again"". Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  46. Wass, Mike (13 August 2020). "Powfu, Alec Benjamin & Rxseboy remix Sista Prod's "Eyes Blue Like the Atlantic"". Idolator. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  47. Mr. Shades (4 October 2019). "Jay Sek x Powfu - tell me when you change". YouTube. Retrieved 5 November 2020.


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