M-22 are a British-German DJ[1] and producer duo consisting of Matt James and Frank Sanders. On March 22, the duo met, through a joint production, which is the reason for their stage name.[2]
M-22 | |
|---|---|
| Origin | United Kingdom Germany |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | 3Beat/Republic |
| Members | Matt James Frank Sanders |
| Website | m-22official |
History
editOn March 22, 2015, the duo met during a joint production in Canada. James and Sanders liked each other instantly. On the same day, they produced their first single, "Good to Be Loved". In April 2015, the duo released the track "Sometime" which peaked in the UK Club Chart at #6. The song was selected by the Sarah-Jane Crawford Show (BBC1 Xtra) as 'Record of the Week'. Their debut single was released on 22 May 2015 and reached the iTunes Top 50 chart. On EDM.com, the song made it to #5 on its chart. Several DJs supported the track; Tiësto, Don Diablo and Robin Schulz played the song several times in their radio shows.[3]
Robin Schulz worked with M-22 and produced the song "Love Me Loud" featuring Aleesia. The song was included in Schulz' 15-track album Sugar, released in August 2015.[4]
The duo produced remixes for Avicii, Sigala, Sigma, Axwell & Ingrosso, Deepend and Sam Feldt.[5][6]
Alongside Axwell and Ingrosso, they played at the Refune Label Night in Ibiza in August 2016. In October 2016, they reached gold status in Sweden for their single, "Somewhere New".[7]
Discography
editSingles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [8] |
UK Dance |
IRE [9] |
ITA [10] |
SCO [11] |
SWE [12] |
GER [13] | |||||||||||||
| "Some Time"[14] | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Good to Be Loved"[15] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 [16] |
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| "Inspiration" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Somewhere New" (Klingande featuring M-22) |
2016 | — | — | — | 100 [17] |
— | 35 [18] |
— | |||||||||||
| "First Time" (featuring Medina) |
2017 | 20 | 3 | 23 | — | 16 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "How Does It Feel"[20] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "White Lies" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "After Hours"[23] (with Kiara Nelson) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Can't Stop Loving You"[25] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Think About Us"[26] (featuring Lorne) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Gravity"[27] (featuring Rhea Melvin) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Need You There"[28] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Heartstrings" (with Ella Henderson) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "The One" (featuring Blair) |
2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country. | |||||||||||||||||||
Other appearances
edit| Title | Year | Album(s) | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Love Me Loud" | 2015 | Sugar | Robin Schulz and M-22 featuring Aleesia |
Remixes
edit- 2018
- Tiësto and Dzeko featuring Preme and Post Malone — "Jackie Chan" (M-22 Remix)[29]
- 2019
- Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike featuring Era Istrefi - "Selfish" (M-22 Remix)[30]
- Jonas Blue featuring Theresa Rex - "What I Like About You" (M-22 Remix)[31]
- Loïc Nottet - "On Fire" (M-22 Remix)[32]
- Little Mix - "Bounce Back" (M-22 Remix)[33]
- 2020
- Bow Anderson - "Sweater" (M-22 Remix)[34]
- Katy Perry - "Smile" (M-22 Remix)[35]
- 2021
- Craig David and MNEK - "Who You Are" (M-22 Remix)[36]
References
edit- ^ Redenius, Pierre. "Klingande feat. M22 - Somewhere New". Dance-Charts.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ "BEAT Magazine | M-22 MADE US AN EXCLUSIVE MIX FOR LE WEEKEND". Archived from the original on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- ^ "M-22 Unveil New Track 'Good to be loved' | Underground". www.theunderground.eu. The Underground. August 8, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ Tracklist Robin Schulz album "Sugar"
- ^ BWW News Desk. "Sam Feldt & Deepend's 'Runaways' (The Remixes) Out Now". Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ Meadow, Matthew (2016-01-01). "An EDM New Years: Three Of Our Favorite Swedes & Martin Garrix Take 2016 By Storm". Your EDM. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ "Klingande & Broken Back unveil official music video for new single 'Wonders'". radioandmusic.com. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "M-22 FT MEDINA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
- ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Peak positions for Klingande singles in Italy:
- All except where noted: "Discography Klingande". Italian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- For "Losing U": "Top Digital - Classifica settimanale WK 15 (dal 2016-04-08 al 2016-04-14)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Scottish Singles Chart". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Discography Klingande". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ "GFK German Singles Charts". offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Some Time - Single by M-22". Apple Music. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Good To Be Loved (UK Radio Edit) - Single by M-22". Apple Music. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Good To Be Loved Single" (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 45" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "British certifications – M-22 – First Time". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ Herr, Lindsay (18 August 2018). "M-22 bring back classic house grooves with new single "How Does It Feel"". Earmilk. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "British certifications – M-22 – How Does It Feel". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "British certifications – M-22 – White Lies". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "After Hours - Single by M-22 on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "British certifications – M-22 & Kiara Nelson – After Hours". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Can't Stop Loving You - Single by M-22 on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Think About Us (feat. Lorne) - Single by M-22 on Apple Music". Apple Music. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Gravity (feat. Rhea Melvin) - Single by M-22 on Apple Music". Apple Music. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Need You There - Single by M-22 on Apple Music". Apple Music. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Norris, Asher (31 August 2018). "Tiësto and Post Malone's 'Jackie Chan' gets red hot remix pack". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Selfish (M-22 Remix) - Single by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike & Era Istrefi on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "What I Like About You (Remixes) [feat. Theresa Rex] - EP by Jonas Blue on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "On Fire (M-22 Remix) - Single by Loïc Nottet on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Bounce Back (M-22 Remix) - Single by Little Mix on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Sweater (M-22 Remix) - Single by Bow Anderson on Apple Music". Apple Music. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Smile (M-22 Remix) - Single by Katy Perry on Apple Music". Apple Music. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Who You Are (The Remixes) - Single by Craig David & MNEK on Apple Music". Apple Music. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.