Tough Love (duo)

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Tough Love
Origin United Kingdom
Genres House [1]
Years active2011–present
Labels Island Records
Members
  • Alex Wintton-Caine
  • Stefan O'Brien

Tough Love are a British duo consisting of Alex and Stefan. They are best known for their debut single "So Freakin' Tight", which peaked to number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. [2] The duo were previously signed to Island Records through their own imprint Get Twisted Records. [3]

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Career

Tough Love formed in 2011, and had created a cult following of hardcore dance music fans across the UK. Favourites across national radio stations including BBC Radio 1, 1xtra, Kiss, Kiss Fresh, Capital, Capital Xtra and Rinse FM, Tough Love earned support from broadcasters and DJs Annie Mac, Pete Tong, B Traits, Mark Fowler, Mad Alan, Danny Howard, MistaJam, Target as well as gaining industry respect from DJs such as Duke Dumont, Solomun, Kenny Dope, Todd Terry and Roger Sanchez. [3] [4]

They were labeled by Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1 as "one of the production teams we're excited for" [5] and dubbed as "an act you need to look out for" by BBC Radio 1's Danny Howard. [6] The duo have released on a series of established international labels, including Toolroom, Off, Nurvous, Suara and Kenny Dope's Dope Wax as well as their own imprint Get Twisted Records. They also won 'Best Single' at the 2014 Bass Music Awards for "Lonely Highway". [4] [7]

Tough Love provided remixes for Le Youth's "Real" and "Dance with Me", Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne's "Real Love" and "Aint Got Far to Go", Meghan Trainor's "All About That Bass" and Shift K3Y's "I Know". [4]

In 2015, the duo scored two Top 40 hits with "So Freakin' Tight" (#11) and "Pony (Jump on It)" (#39) as well as cementing their underground prowess with a weekly residency for 'The Redlight' at Sankeys Ibiza alongside DJ EZ, Todd Terry and Matt Jam Lamont. They compiled and mixed The Redlight 2015 album which was released on Get Twisted Records charting in the national compilation chart. In the summer of 2015, Tough Love announced a joint venture deal between Get Twisted Records and Sony Columbia.

Radio

Tough Love currently hold weekly radio shows on Kiss FM every Thursday at midnight and Kiss Fresh Fridays from 9 pm, showcasing their signature sound 'The Best of Big & Bumpy Basslines'. [8] They also host a syndicated radio show called "Get Twisted" which is also available as a podcast. [9]

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums
TitleDetails
Past Present Future
  • Released: Unreleased
  • Label: Get Twisted
  • Formats: Digital download

Extended plays

List of extended plays
TitleDetails
Fake Faces
  • Released: 17 June 2013
  • Label: Cream Couture
  • Formats: Digital download
Dlnw
  • Released: 24 June 2016
  • Label: Undr The Radr
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[10] 		BEL
[11]
"Dreams"2014——Non-album single
"So Freakin' Tight"20151171Silver (UK), Gold (Ire) Gold (Fin), Gold (Pol)Past Present Future
(unreleased)
"Pony (Jump on It)"
(featuring Ginuwine)		39—Silver (UK)
"What You Need Is Me"
(featuring Nastaly)		——Non-album single
"Touch"
(featuring Arlissa)		2016——Past Present Future
(unreleased)
"Friday Night"–—Non-album single
"Like I Can"
(with Karen Harding)		——Past Present Future
(unreleased)
"Hold On"
(with Roger Sanchez featuring Boy George)		——Non-album singles
"Dopamine"2017——
"Like a Drug"——Past Present Future
(unreleased)
"Animal"——
"Lose My Mind"——
"Closer to Love"
(featuring A*M*E)		——
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remix credits

EPs

Awards

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