Peking Duk | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Canberra, Australia |
Genres | House, electro house, alternative dance |
Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | Vicious (2010–2014) RCA/Sony (2014–present) |
Spinoff of | Rubycon |
Members | Reuben Styles Adam Hyde |
Website | pekingduk |
Peking Duk is an Australian electronic music band from Canberra, made up of disc jockeys and record producers Adam Hyde and Reuben Styles. [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] Notable festivals Peking Duk have performed include Falls Festival, Spilt Milk, Splendour in the Grass, and Big Day Out.[ citation needed ]
Peking Duk was formed in 2010 in Canberra, Australia, by Adam Hyde and Reuben Styles.[ citation needed ] The pair had started off in their local city of Canberra. Styles had been the bass guitarist for local indie rock group, Rubycon, from 2007 to 2010. [4] [5] They released their debut single "Bingo Trippin'" in May 2011. [6] Upon the release of their Passion Pit bootleg remix in May 2012, the pair gained attention from music blogs. [2]
In February 2013 Peking Duk released "The Way You Are", their first international single. [7] Peking Duk placed 4th in the Australia wide InTheMix Top 50 competition in 2013. This was their second year in a row in the top 10 of the competition (6th in 2012). [8] 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. [9] In August 2013, Peking Duk released "Feels Like". [10]
In February 2014, they had their first Top 40 hit on the ARIA Singles Chart with their track "High" featuring Australian vocalist Nicole Millar. [11] In August 2014, Peking Duk signed a worldwide record deal with Sony Music Entertainment in conjunction with RCA Records. [12] In July 2015, Peking Duk released the single called "Say My Name" featuring Benjamin Joseph. Peking Duk released an international EP titled Songs to Sweat To .
In December 2015, at a show in Melbourne, a fan named David Spargo accessed the backstage area by editing the band's Wikipedia article page and inserting himself as a family member. 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". [13] [14] [15]
In March 2019, the pair embarked on their biggest national tour to date bringing along Kwame and Kira Puru as supports. [16] [17] In April 2020, Australian radio station Triple J premiered a new song by the duo in collaboration with Ben O'Connor called "Stay The F*ck Home", as part of a COVID-19 self-isolation musical challenge nicknamed Quarantune. [18]
The duo collaborated with Australian artists Julia Stone and Dean Brady in March 2023 for their Like A Version of Crowded House's single "Fall At Your Feet". The song was voted in as number 64 on the Triple J Hottest 100 2023, the highest Like of A Version of the year. [19]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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AUS [20] | |||
Songs to Sweat To |
| Not released in Australia | |
Reprisal |
| 12 |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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AUS [20] | NZ [22] | ||||
"Bingo Trippin" [6] | 2011 | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Welcome" (featuring Stef K.) [23] | — | — | |||
"I Love to Rap" [24] | 2012 | — | — | ||
"The Way You Are" [7] | — | — | |||
"You Are Like Nobody Else" (with Swanky Tunes featuring James McNally) [25] | 2013 | — | — | ||
"Feels Like" [10] | 83 | — | |||
"Mufasa" (with Laidback Luke) | 2014 | — | — | ||
"High" (featuring Nicole Millar) | 5 | 13 | Songs to Sweat To | ||
"Take Me Over" (featuring Safia) | 6 | 32 |
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"Say My Name" (featuring Benjamin Joseph) | 2015 | 29 | — |
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"Stranger" (featuring Elliphant) | 2016 | 5 | 20 | Non-album singles | |
"Fake Magic" (featuring AlunaGeorge) | 2017 | 34 | — [A] |
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"Let You Down" (featuring Icona Pop) | 37 | — [B] |
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"Wasted" | 2018 | 66 | — [C] |
| TBA |
"Fire" (featuring Sarah Aarons) | — [D] | — [E] | Reprisal | ||
"Distant Arizona" (featuring Cloud Control) | — [D] | — [F] | |||
"Sugar" (featuring Jack River) | 2019 | 54 | — [G] |
| TBA |
"Ur Eyez" (featuring Al Wright) [35] | — | — [H] | |||
"Move" (featuring Alisa Xayalith) [37] | 2020 | — | — [I] | ||
"Nothing to Love About Love" (featuring The Wombats) [39] | — | — | |||
"Lil Bit" (with Tommy Trash) [40] | — | — [J] | |||
"Chemicals" (featuring Sarah Aarons) [42] | 2021 | — | — [K] | ||
"Honest" (featuring Slayyyter) [44] | 2022 | — | — | ||
"Spend It" (featuring Circa Waves) [45] | — | — [L] | |||
"I Want You" (featuring Darren Hayes) [47] | 2023 | — | — | ||
"Fall At Your Feet" (Like A Version) (featuring Julia Stone) | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Stop The Music" (featuring FEYI) [48] | 2024 | — | — | TBA | |
"—" denotes an album that did not chart in that country. |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Cocaine Killa" (with Daniel Johns) | 2022 | FutureNever |
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | "High" (featuring Nicole Millar) | Best Independent Dance/Electronica or Club Single | Won | [49] |
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 | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | "High" (featuring Nicole Millar) | Song of the Year | Shortlisted | [50] |
Dance Work of the Year | Nominated | [51] | ||
2016 | "Take Me Over" (featuring Safia) | Most Played Australian Work | Won | |
Dance Work of the Year | Won | |||
2018 | "Stranger" (featuring Elliphant) – Adam Hyde, Reuben Styles, Kaelyn Behr, Elliphant, Daniel Goudie, Ashley Milton | Dance Work of the Year | Won | [52] [53] [54] |
Most Played Australian Work | Won | [55] | ||
"Fake Magic" (featuring AlunaGeorge) – Adam Hyde, Reuben Styles, Sam Littlemore, Laura Lowther, Frances Dewji, George Reid | Dance Work of the Year | Nominated | [55] | |
2019 | "Let You Down" (featuring Icona Pop) | Dance Work of the Year | Nominated | |
2020 | "Sugar" (featuring Jack River) | Most Performed Dance Work of the Year | Nominated | [56] [57] |
2022 | "Nothing to Love About Love" (with The Wombats) | Most Performed Dance/Electronic Work | Nominated | [58] |
2023 | "Honest" (featuring Slayyyter) | Most Performed Dance/Electronic Work | Nominated | [59] |
2024 | "Spend It!" (featuring Circa Waves) | Most Performed Dance/Electronic Work | Nominated | [60] |
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | "High" (featuring Nicole Millar) | Best Dance Release | Won | [61] |
2015 | "Take Me Over" (featuring Safia) | Best Dance Release | Nominated | |
Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
2017 | "Stranger" (featuring Elliphant) | Song of the Year | Won | [62] |
Best Dance Release | Nominated | |||
Best Group | Nominated | |||
Clowntown Tour | Best Australian Live Act | Nominated | ||
2018 | "Fire" (featuring Sarah Aarons) | Best Group | Nominated | |
Best Dance Release | Nominated | |||
Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
Ryan Sauer and Peking Duk - "Fire" | Best Video | Nominated | ||
The Wasted Tour | Best Australian Live Act | Nominated | ||
2019 | "Sugar" (with Jack River) | Best Dance Release | Nominated | [63] [64] |
Peking Duk's Biggest Tour Ever... So Far | Best Australian Live Act | Nominated |
The MTV Europe Music Awards is an award presented by Viacom International Media Networks to honour artists and music in pop culture.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | themselves | Best Australian Act | Nominated | [65] |
2018 | themselves | Best Australian Act | Nominated | [66] |
The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Peking Duk | Live Electronic Act (or DJ) of the Year | Won | [67] [68] |
2018 | Peking Duk | International Live Achievement (Band) | Nominated | [69] [70] |
2020 | Peking Duk | Musicians Making a Difference | Nominated | [71] |
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