Shift K3y

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Shift K3Y
Birth nameLewis Shay Jankel
Born (1993-05-27) 27 May 1993 (age 31) [1]
OriginLondon, United Kingdom
Genres
Occupations
  • DJ
  • record producer
  • singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentsKeyboards
Years active2011–present
Labels
Website shiftk3y.com

Lewis Shay Jankel (born 27 May 1993), [2] [3] better known by his stage name Shift K3Y (pronounced "shift key"), is a British DJ, record producer, singer and songwriter, from London. He is best known for his 2014 singles "Touch", which peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart, and "I Know".

Contents

Career

2011–2012: Early career and record deals

Jankel released his debut EP Step in the City on 12 December 2011, through Marco Del Horno's record label Bullet Train. "Manage Ya", one of the EP tracks, was supported by BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra DJs including MistaJam and Toddla T. [4] On 23 July 2012, he released his second EP Left and Right with the label. Throughout the year, he released many remixes and bootlegs. Towards the end of 2012, he gained the attention of Borgore's record label Buygore and his song "Wiggle With It" featured exclusively on the label's Buygore Allstars Vol. 1 compilation. He released his third EP Let You Down through Buygore, and the track "Geeky Playtime" gained exposure through being uploaded to UKF. [5]

2013–present: Breakthrough

In 2013, Jankel changed his stage name from Shift Key to Shift K3y. In March 2013, he released his fourth EP Frozen, through Buygore. [6] He remixed Tinie Tempah's song "Trampoline", which was premiered by SB.TV (as the first of their SB.TV Beats features) [7] and topped the Beatport hip hop charts. He also remixed AlunaGeorge's "Attracting Flies", and the remix was heavily supported by 1Xtra. Throughout 2013, he released three free singles: "Keep Ya Mouth Shut (Things People Say)" featuring Griminal; "Make It Good"; and "Laughing At You" which features vocals by Ruby Francis. On 13 April 2014, he released his breakthrough single "Touch". [8] On 16 April 2014, the song was at number 3 on The Official Chart Update in the UK. [9] On 20 April 2014, the song managed to maintain its position and entered the UK Singles Chart at number 3, making it his first UK top 5 single. [10] The follow-up single, "I Know", was released on 21 September 2014. It reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart. A non-single, titled "Not Into It (LA Mix)", samples vocals from "Long Way 2 Go" by Cassie and premiered on Annie Mac's Radio 1 show on 10 October 2014. [11] Jankel's third mainstream single, "Name & Number", was released on 3 May 2015.

Personal life

Shift K3y is the son of Chaz Jankel, a British singer, songwriter, composer and record producer and his wife Elaine O'Halloran. [12]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums
TitleAlbum details
Nit3 Tales

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Step in the City
Left and Right
  • Released: 23 July 2012
  • Label: Bullet Train
  • Format: Digital download
The Musicool
(with Marcus Clarke)
  • Released: 2012
  • Format: Free digital download
Let You Down
  • Released: 19 November 2012
  • Label: Buygore
  • Format: Digital download
Frozen
  • Released: 25 March 2013
  • Label: Buygore
  • Format: Digital download
Off the Record
  • Released: 27 August 2015
  • Label: Sony
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

SingleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationAlbum
UK
[13]
UK Dance
[14]
SCO
[15]
"Touch"2014336Non-album singles
"I Know"25623
"Name & Number"2015
"Gone Missing"
(featuring BB Diamond)
96
"Only You"2018
"Entirety"
(featuring A*M*E)
"Rhythm of the Drum"2019
"To the Floor"
"Get Low"
"Push Ya Back Out"
"They Wanna Know"2020
"Do Me No Good"
"Love Line"
(with Tinashe)
2021
"Love Me Better" [17]
(with Dillon Francis featuring Marc E. Bassy)
Happy Machine
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
SingleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[13]
SCO
[15]
"Better Off Without You"
(Becky Hill featuring Shift K3Y)
2020146 Only Honest on the Weekend

Promotional singles

SingleYearAlbum
"Keep Ya Mouth Shut (Things People Say)"
(featuring Griminal)
2013Non-album singles
"Make It Good"
"Laughing at You"
(featuring Ruby Francis)
"Not Into It"2014
"Crazy"
(featuring Linden Jay)
2015
"Laughing At You"
(featuring Ruby Francis)
"Like This"2016
"The Underground"

Songwriting and production credits

SingleYearArtist(s)AlbumCredit(s)
"La Plage"
(featuring Bipolar Sunshine)
2013MurkageOf Mystics & MisfitsProducer
"Stranger"2014Leo KalyanNon-album singleCo-writer/Producer
"Not Letting Go"
(featuring Jess Glynne)
2015 Tinie Tempah Youth Co-writer/Additional producer
"Daily Duppy Pt. I" Stormzy Daily Duppy: Best of Season 4Producer
"Keeping You Up" KStewart Non-album single
"MOVE"2016Ruby Francis
"Girls Like"
(featuring Zara Larsson)
Tinie Tempah Youth Co-writer
"Bounce"Non-album singleCo-writer/Producer
"Warm" Becky Hill Eko EP
"Lightwork"2017 Tinie Tempah Youth
"Holy Moly"
"Memory Lane"
(featuring Tom Grennan)
Bugzy Malone King of the North EPProducer
"Man or a Monster"2018BB DiamondNon-album single
"Distraction" Kate Stewart In the Beginning EPCo-writer/Producer
"Get Mine"2019Non-album single
"Breakdown" Becky Hill Get to Know Co-writer
"Make Me Go"2020 Twice More & More (EP) Producer
"Candy"2021 Twice Formula of Love: O+T=<3 Writer, composer, arranger
"No Problem"
(featuring Felix of Stray Kids)
2022 Nayeon Im Nayeon
"Priority" Max Changmin, Taeyeon & Winter 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace Composer/Producer
"I'll See You There Tomorrow"2024 Tomorrow X Together Minisode 3: Tomorrow Composer, arranger, producer
"Insomnia" Zerobaseone Cinema Paradise Composer, arranger, producer
"Steady" NCT Wish Steady Composer, arranger
"Eyes on You" Seventeen Spill the Feels Producer
"Whiplash" aespa Whiplash Co-writer, producer

Remixes

SingleYearArtist
"Airwave Hustler"2012Mercedes
"Boa"
(with Linden Jay)
Marcus James
"Get Right" (Bootleg)2013 Jennifer Lopez
"Attracting Flies" AlunaGeorge
"Trampoline" Tinie Tempah
(featuring 2 Chainz)
"Change Your Life" Iggy Azalea
"Touch"2014Shift K3Y
"Wrote a Song About You" MNEK
"Get Low" Dillon Francis and DJ Snake
"Change" Mapei
"I Know"Shift K3Y
"You & I (Forever)" Jessie Ware
"Talking Body"2015 Tove Lo
"Flicka Da Wrist" (Shift K3Y VIP) Chedda Da Connect
"Let You Have Me" (Shift K3Y VIP)Shift K3Y
"No Scrubs" (Shift K3Y VIP) TLC
"Own Life"2016Vindata
(featuring Anderson .Paak)
"Luv U Giv" Tommy Trash
"Jumanji"2018 B Young
"Just Fine" [18] Not3s
"Better Off Without You" (Shift K3Y VIP) [19] 2020 Becky Hill and Shift K3Y

'Rita Ora - You Only Love Me - Shift K3Y Remix - 2023

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