Quarterhead

Quarterhead
Quarterhead
Years active	2010–present
Members	Josh Tapen; Janik Riegert

Last updated September 18, 2025

Quarterhead is a songwriting and production duo from Germany, formed by Josh Tapen and Janik Riegert in 2010.

Career

The duo's international breakthrough happened in 2020 with the electronic dance song "Head Shoulders Knees & Toes" together with French DJ duo Ofenbach and American singer Norma Jean Martine. The song reached gold and platinum status in 10 countries and over 500 million streams.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

The song was written in their last session before the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic in February 2020.

Other releases include collaborations with Nelly Furtado,^[5] Cheat Codes,^[6] Hugel, Kiddo, Robin Schulz,^[7] Felix Jaehn and Sabrina Carpenter.

In the years before the breakthrough Quarterhead wrote and produced in the background for artists like Ofenbach, Ella Henderson, LUM!X, Gabry Ponte, Dubdogz, Ilira or Benjamin Ingrosso.

The duo is currently signed to Virgin Records ^[8] / Universal and Kobalt Music in London.

Discography

Singles

2016: "Like I Do" (featuring Jake Reese)
2017: "Hurts So Good" (with S Y K Ë S)
2017: "Habits"
2017: "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead"
2019: "Comfort Zone" (with Alle Farben)
2019: "Hunter" (with Richard Judge)
2019: "Candy Shop"
2020: "Head Shoulders Knees & Toes" (with Ofenbach featuring Norma Jean Martine)
2021: "Touch My Body"
2021: "Eyes & You" (with Hugel)
2021: "Love So Sweet"
2021: "Lucky" (with Cheat Codes and Kiddo)
2022: "Nichts Mehr Zu Sagen" (with Max Giesinger)
2023: "Remedy" (with Matt Sassari and Miggy De La Rosa)
2023: "Get Away" (with Raphaella & Tenchi)
2023: "Major Lazer" (with KSHMR)
2023: "You Will See"
2025: "The Feeling" (with Matoma and Caden)

Remixes

2018: Dan + Shay – "Tequila"
2018: Backstreet Boys – "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
2018: HUGEL & Taio Cruz – "Signs"
2018: Ofenbach featuring Benjamin Ingrosso – "Paradise"
2019: Robin Schulz featuring Erika Sirola – "Speechless"
2021: Robin Schulz and Felix Jaehn featuring Alida – "One More Time"
2021: Sabrina Carpenter – "Skin"
2021: Nelly Furtado - "All Good Things (Come to an End)"
2022: Snakehips and Bryce Vine - "Water"
2023: Rea Garvey - "Free Like the Ocean"

Songwriting and production

2016: "#Zwilling" - Die Lochis^[9]
2017: "365 Tage" - Wincent Weiss
2018: "Paradise" - Ofenbach feat. Benjamin Ingrosso
2018: "Kartenhaus" - Kayef feat. Prinz Pi
2018: "Die Liebe Kommt Niemals Aus Der Mode" - Michelle
2018: "Traumzone" - toksï feat. Dardan
2018: "Ballons" - Alexander Knappe
2019: "Alice" - Jack Curley
2019: "Gold Baby" - leShuuk
2019: "Diablo" - ILIRA & Juan Magán
2019: "Dreamcatcher" - Schiller & Jhyve
2019: "Comfort Zone" with Alle Farben
2019: "Different for Us" - Alle Farben feat. Jordan Powers
2019: "Insane" - Ofenbach
2020: "The Passenger" - LUM!X × MOKABY & D.T.E × Gabry Ponte
2020: "Damn Damn" - LeShuuk & D.T.E
2020: "Liebe & Krieg" - Ela
2020: "Ehrlich Kompliziert" - Ela
2020: "Sanduhr" - Kaled
2020: "Head Shoulders Knees & Toes" with Ofenbach
2020: "Cookie Dough" - Dubdogz
2021: "Echo" - YVES V
2021: "More Than I Can Say" - Gamper & Dadoni & D.T:E
2021: "Hurricane" - Ofenbach & Ella Henderson
2022: "Too Late for Love" - 3LAU
2022: "Peace" - Nico & Vinz
2022: "Pride (In the Name of Love)" - D.T.E
2022: "Love Me Like You Do" - D.T.E
2022: "It's a Hard Knock Live" - D.T.E & Prezioso
2022: "Love Me Like You Do" - D.T.E
2022: "Body Over Mind" - FDVM
2022: "Private" - Ofenbach & Sam Gray
2023: "Lullaby" - D.T.E
2023: "Paradise" - D.T.E
2023: "MAMA" - D.T.E
2023: "Giants" - Declan J Donovan

References

↑ "Datenbank: BVMI". www.musikindustrie.de. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
↑ "Les certifications". SNEP (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-31.
↑ "Ofenbach & Quarterhead feat. Norma Jean Martine "Head Shoulders Knees & Toes" | IFPI". ifpi.dk. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
↑ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
↑ All Good Things (Come To An End) [Nelly Furtado x Quarterhead], 2021-05-28, retrieved 2022-01-31
↑ Franke, Tim. "Quarterhead & Cheat Codes feat. KIDDO – Lucky". Dance-Charts.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-31.
↑ Ali (2020-12-20). "Robin Schulz remix the EDM hit 'Head Shoulders Knees & Toes'". EKM.CO. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
↑ "Quarterhead unterschreiben bei Virgin". beta.musikwoche.de. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
↑ "ECHO - Wir kommen ! - dieLochis | Official Website". dielochis.de. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

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[1] "Datenbank: BVMI". www.musikindustrie.de. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

[2] "Les certifications". SNEP (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-31.

[3] "Ofenbach & Quarterhead feat. Norma Jean Martine "Head Shoulders Knees & Toes" | IFPI". ifpi.dk. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

[4] "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

[5] All Good Things (Come To An End) [Nelly Furtado x Quarterhead], 2021-05-28, retrieved 2022-01-31

[6] Franke, Tim. "Quarterhead & Cheat Codes feat. KIDDO – Lucky". Dance-Charts.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-31.

[7] Ali (2020-12-20). "Robin Schulz remix the EDM hit 'Head Shoulders Knees & Toes'". EKM.CO. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

[8] "Quarterhead unterschreiben bei Virgin". beta.musikwoche.de. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

[9] "ECHO - Wir kommen ! - dieLochis | Official Website". dielochis.de. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

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