Just Kiddin

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Just Kiddin
Origin Kettering, Northamptonshire, England
Genres Electronic
Years active2010–present
Members
  • Lewis Thompson
  • Laurie Revell

Just Kiddin are a British electronic music production duo composed of Lewis Thompson and Laurie Revell. The duo is from Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, and formed in 2010. Just Kiddin have remixed the likes of Usher, Parachute Youth, and Theophilus London, [1] [2] and have released original material on labels such as HK, [3] Top Billin, La Valigetta, Sweat It Out, and Nurvous. Just Kiddin have received BBC Radio 1 support from Annie Mac, Nick Grimshaw, B.Traits [4] and Rob Da Bank. [5]

Contents

Discography

Extended plays

YearEPLabel
2012WildlifeLa Valigetta
2013Zurprize / Spritzer [6] Paranoiak
2013Intimacy [7] Nurvous
2013Time, Space & Honey [8] HK
2015Getaway [9] n/a

Singles

YearSongLabelNotes/Charts
2011"All the Way to Love"Top Billin
2013"Ocean Motion" [10] [11] SubSoul [12] [13]
2013"Feeling Better" [14] [15] Eton Messy
2013"Thinking About It"FFRR/Eton Messy
2017"Sweetest Thing"\
2018"Indiana"Sony
2019"There for you"XVII Music
2019"Hurting"3Beat
2021"Risk It All"
(with Ella Henderson and House Gospel Choir)
Major Tom's/Asylum

Remixes

YearSongArtist
2012"Can't Get Better Than This" [17] Parachute Youth
"Climax" Usher
"Love Is Real" (featuring Holly Miranda) Theophilus London
"Why Even Try" (featuring Sara Quin) Theophilus London
"How To Feel"King Dinosaur
2013"No Eyes" (featuring Jaw) [18] Claptone
2014"The Sun II"Snakadaktal
"Deckchairs on the Moon" [19] Bipolar Sunshine
"Uptight Downtown" [20] La Roux
"Losing" [21] Becky Hill
2015"Something About You" Hayden James
2021"Our Song" Anne Marie and Niall Horan
"Remember" Becky Hill and David Guetta

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