Peking Duk are an electronic music group made up of disc jockeys and music 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 | |
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Peking Duk performing in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Canberra, Australia |
| Genres | House, electro house, alternative dance |
| Years active | 2010—present |
| Labels | Vicious (2010–2020) RCA/Sony (2014–present) |
| Members | Reuben Styles Adam Hyde |
| Website | pekingduk |
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] Upon the release of their Passion Pit bootleg remix in May 2012, the pair gained attention from music blogs.[2] Since then they have released two singles.[6][needs update]
In 2013, Peking Duk placed 4th in the Australia wide InTheMix Top 50 competition. This was their second year in a row in the top 10 of the competition (6th in 2012).[7] 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.[8]
In February 2014, they had their first Top 40 hit on the ARIA Singles Chart with their track "High" featuring Australian vocalist Nicole Millar.[9] In August 2014, Peking Duk signed a worldwide record deal with Sony Music Entertainment in conjunction with RCA Records.[10] In July 2015, Peking Duk released a new single called "Say My Name" ft. Benjamin Joseph.[citation needed] Peking Duk released an international EP titled Songs to Sweat To.
In December 2015, at a show in Melbourne, a fan (David Spargo) accessed the backstage area by editing the band's Wikipedia article page and inserting himself as a family member.[11] 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".[12][13][14]
In March 2019, the pair embarked on their biggest national tour to date bringing along Kwame and Kira Puru as supports.[15][16] 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.[17]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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| AUS [18] | |||
| Songs to Sweat To |
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Not released in Australia | |
| Reprisal |
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12 |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [18] |
NZ [20] | ||||
| "Bingo Trippin" | 2011 | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Welcome" (featuring Stef K.) |
— | — | |||
| "I Love to Rap" | 2012 | — | — | ||
| "The Way You Are" | — | — | |||
| "You Are Like Nobody Else" (with Swanky Tunes featuring James McNally) |
2013 | — | — | ||
| "Feels Like" | 83 | — | |||
| "Mufasa" (with Laidback Luke) |
2014 | — | — | ||
| "High" (featuring Nicole Millar) |
5 | 13 |
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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 | —[upper-alpha 1] |
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| "Let You Down" (featuring Icona Pop) |
37 | —[upper-alpha 2] |
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| "Wasted" | 2018 | 66 | —[upper-alpha 3] |
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| "Fire" | —[upper-alpha 4] | —[upper-alpha 5] | Reprisal | ||
| "Sugar" (with Jack River) |
2019 | 54 | —[upper-alpha 6] |
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Non-album singles |
| "Ur Eyez" (featuring Al Wright)[29] |
— | —[upper-alpha 7] | |||
| "Move" (featuring Alisa Xayalith)[31] |
2020 | — | —[upper-alpha 8] | ||
| "Nothing to Love About Love" (with The Wombats)[33] |
— | — | |||
| "Lil Bit" (with Tommy Trash)[34] |
— | —[upper-alpha 9] | |||
| "Chemicals"[36] | 2021 | — | —[upper-alpha 10] | ||
| "Honest" (featuring Slayyyter)[38] |
2022 | — | — | ||
| "Spend It" (featuring Circa Waves)[39] |
— | —[upper-alpha 11] | |||
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart in that country. | |||||
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "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 | Category | Nominated artist/work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Best Independent Dance/Electronica or Club Single | "High" (featuring Nicole Millar) | Won[41] |
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.
| Year | Category | Nominated artist/work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Best Dance Release | "High" (featuring Nicole Millar) | Won[42] |
| 2015 | Best Dance Release | "Take Me Over" (featuring Safia) | Nominated |
| Song of the Year | "Take Me Over (featuring Safia)" | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Song of the Year | "Stranger" (featuring Elliphant) | Won[43] |
| Best Dance Release | "Stranger (featuring Elliphant)" | Nominated | |
| Best Group | "Stranger (featuring Elliphant)" | Nominated | |
| Best Australian Live Act | Clowntown Tour | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Best Group | "Fire" | Nominated |
| Best Dance Release | Nominated | ||
| Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Best Video | Ryan Sauer and Peking Duk - "Fire" | Nominated | |
| Best Australian Live Act | The Wasted Tour | Nominated | |
| 2019[44][45] | Best Dance Release | "Sugar" (with Jack River) | Nominated |
| Best Australian Live Act | Peking Duk's Biggest Tour Ever... So Far | Nominated |
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 | Category | Nominated artist/work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Song of the Year[46] | "High" (featuring Nicole Millar) | Shortlisted |
| Dance Work of the Year[47] | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Most Played Australian Work | "Take Me Over" (featuring Safia) | Won |
| Dance Work of the Year | |||
| 2018 | Dance Work of the Year[48] | "Stranger" (featuring Elliphant) – Adam Hyde, Reuben Styles, Kaelyn Behr, Elliphant, Daniel Goudie, Ashley Milton[49][50] | Won |
| Most Played Australian Work[51] | Won | ||
| Dance Work of the Year[51] | "Fake Magic" (featuring AlunaGeorge) – Adam Hyde, Reuben Styles, Sam Littlemore, Laura Lowther, Frances Dewji, George Reid | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Dance Work of the Year | "Let You Down" (featuring Icona Pop) | Nominated |
| 2020[52][53] | Most Performed Dance Work of the Year | "Sugar" (featuring Jack River) | Nominated |
| 2022[54] | Most Performed Dance/Electronic Work | "Nothing to Love About Love" (with The Wombats) | Pending |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015[55] | themselves | Best Australian Act | Nominated |
| 2018[56] | themselves | Best Australian Act | Nominated |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Live Music Awards of 2017[57][58] | Peking Duk | Live Electronic Act (or DJ) of the Year | Won |
| National Live Music Awards of 2018[59][60] | Peking Duk | International Live Achievement (Band) | Nominated |
| National Live Music Awards of 2020[61] | Peking Duk | Musicians Making a Difference | Nominated |
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| Singles |
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