"song on BBC Radio 1. King (song) ""King"" is a song by British synthpop trio Years & Years from their debut studio album ""Communion"". It was originally released as a single on 3 February 2015. The song was released in the United Kingdom as a digital download on 1 March 2015 through Polydor Records. The song entered at the top of the UK Singles Chart with a combined sales-streaming figure of 101,000 copies, making it Years & Years' first number-one single. Internationally, ""King"" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands,"
"positive reviews from music critics. ""Billboard"" included ""King"" in its ""Top 10 Songs of 2015 (So Far)"" list in June 2015, stating ""U.K. alt-pop trio Years & Years has yet to find a radio foothold in the States, but ""King"" sounds like it's destined to be played at arenas for years to come. When frontman Olly Alexander extends his arms and cries ""Let go, let go, let go of everything"" at the end of the single, it's almost impossible not to indulge in some type of uninhibited dance breakdown."" ""Time"" named ""King"" the 10th-best song of 2015. The song's music"
"the UK Singles Chart with combined sales of 113,000, making it the group's first single to top the chart since their 2012 single ""Wings"". The single also peaked within the top 10 of the charts in Ireland, Israel and Australia, achieving platinum certification in the latter. On the UK Singles Chart, ""Black Magic"" remained at the top of the chart for three weeks, becoming the first single by a girl group to do so since Sugababes's ""About You Now"" in October 2007. The song was nominated for Choice Love Song at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards. On 17 August 2015,"
"Years & Years Years & Years is a British synth-pop band, founded in London, United Kingdom. The band consists of Olly Alexander, Mikey Goldsworthy and Emre Türkmen. Years & Years' music has been described as electropop, mixing R&B and 1990s house elements. The band's debut studio album, ""Communion"", debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart in July 2015 and was the fastest-selling debut album of the year from a UK signed band. Their biggest hit single ""King"" from their debut album ""Communion"" reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in March 2015, and peaked within the top"
"Years & Years discography British synthpop band Years & Years have released two studio albums, four extended plays, seventeen singles (including two as a featured artist and one promotional single), and thirteen music videos. The group's debut studio album, ""Communion"", was released in 2015, charting at number one on the UK Albums Chart and obtaining Platinum status in the country. Their debut single failed to chart in the UK, however third single ""Desire"" reached the top 40. The band achieved global success and recognition for their 2015 single ""King"", which topped the UK charts and attained top-ten positions around the"
"King (new wave band) King were a British pop band which formed in 1984. The band achieved chart success in 1985, and are best known for their hit single ""Love & Pride"", which reached number 2 in the UK. The band had two Top 20 albums (both certified Gold) and five Top 30 singles in the space of a year. The band was formed from the remnants of Coventry rock-ska band The Reluctant Stereotypes along with producer Paul Sampson. After The Reluctant Stereotypes, singer Paul King formed The Raw Screens, who perfected their act and style to what Paul King"
"praised it as a high point of the album. ""Rock Sound""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Andy Biddulph described ""Throne"" as ""epic, thunderous and skyscraping in equal measure"". Throne (song) ""Throne"" is a song by British rock band Bring Me the Horizon. Produced by keyboardist Jordan Fish and vocalist Oliver Sykes, it was featured on the band's 2015 fifth studio album ""That's the Spirit"" and released as the third single from the album on 24 July 2015. The single topped the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart and the US ""Billboard"" Mainstream Rock chart, and reached number 51 on the UK Singles Chart and number"
"that ""it doesn't make a terrible lot of sense"". In December, the band also released a video of their live performance of the song at Webster Hall in New York City earlier in the year. ""Throne"" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 51 on 31 July 2015, whilst also topping the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart. It remained at the top of the chart for 12 consecutive weeks, before Fall Out Boy's single ""Irresistible"" took its place. The song returned to the UK Singles Chart on 3 September and remained in the top 100 for another seven weeks,"
"of 2015 poll. In the same month, the band's sixth single, ""King"", was previewed on BBC Radio 1 and selected as Zane Lowe's Hottest Record in the World. ""King"" was released on 1 March 2015 and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. Internationally, the single peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the Republic of Ireland and Switzerland. On 25 February 2015, Years & Years were nominated for the Critics Choice Award at the 2015's BRIT Awards. On 18 March 2015, Years & Years announced their debut studio"
"Kingdom, of which 156,000 were downloads. ""Hello"" entered at the top of the UK Singles Chart on 30 October 2015, for the week dated 5 November 2015 with 333,000 combined sales, of which 259,000 were downloads, making it the biggest selling number-one single on the chart in three years. It marked Adele's second UK number-one single, after 2011's ""Someone like You"". Additionally, ""Hello"" was streamed 7.32 million times in its first week, breaking the streaming record previously held by Justin Bieber's ""What Do You Mean?"". Including streaming sales and excluding ""The X Factor"" and ""Pop Idol"" winners' singles, major charity"
"King (pop band) King (stylised KING) are an English pop/hip hop quartet, started in 1997. The band consisted originally of five siblings, Trillion, Queenie, Jazzy, Ruby and Lucius. In November 2013 Jazzy and Ruby left the quintet to form their own band Blonde Electra and their younger sister Jemima joined the group. The three eldest siblings were born in India and the two younger ones in Ukraine. All were home-schooled by their father, Michael Jaffray King (British) and mother, Irmgard King (German). They were raised in over 30 countries throughout the world. Due to being born in different countries, all"
"In the United States, ""Magnets"" became their first single to impact alternative radio and adult alternative radio, placing at number 21 on the Rock Airplay chart and number 13 on the Alternative Songs chart, with the single being officially released to alternative radio on 10 November 2015. Disclosure and Lorde first collaborated on a mash-up of ""Royals"" (2013) and ""White Noise"" (2013) at the 2014 Brit Awards. The duo received a call from Lorde in London who wanted to get in the studio shortly after they finished the record. They stated that the singer showed up without management or bodyguards"
"Spring King Spring King were a four-piece English alternative rock band from Macclesfield, who played at SXSW in 2015. They are ""a small-scale, art-pop-punk project based in Manchester"". They began as a solo project in 2012 of songwriter and producer Tarek Musa, who also sings and plays drums. Notably, their track ""City"" was the first song played on Beats 1 by Zane Lowe. Spring King was the supporting act for the Kaiser Chiefs, 'Stay Together Tour' (February - March 2017). They also supported Kasabian at the Victoria Theatre, Halifax and the Royal Albert Hall. They posted a notice on their"
"Shine (Years & Years song) ""Shine"" is a song by British synthpop trio Years & Years for their debut studio album, ""Communion"" (2015). It was released on 5 July 2015 by Polydor Records as the album's fifth single and is the third track on the album. ""Shine"" peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. The song premiered on 11 May 2015 as Annie Mac's Hottest Record in the World, and is their follow-up to ""King"" from the album ""Communion"". Vocalist Olly Alexander explained that the song uses light as a metaphor to pertain to the ""overwhelming and unstable"
"in February 2015. BBC Radio 1 picked it as its ""Track of the Day"" and Tong highlighted it in his BBC Radio 1 programme ""Essential Mix"". The trio gained international recognition through their collaboration with fellow British record producer Calvin Harris on ""How Deep Is Your Love"", which peaked at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 27 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100. The group released their EP ""The Following"" through FFRR Records on 24 October 2015. ""How Deep Is Your Love"" was nominated for British Artist Video of the Year and British Single at the 2016"
"Facebook (21 November 2018) to say they were calling it a day after 5 years. Spring King Spring King were a four-piece English alternative rock band from Macclesfield, who played at SXSW in 2015. They are ""a small-scale, art-pop-punk project based in Manchester"". They began as a solo project in 2012 of songwriter and producer Tarek Musa, who also sings and plays drums. Notably, their track ""City"" was the first song played on Beats 1 by Zane Lowe. Spring King was the supporting act for the Kaiser Chiefs, 'Stay Together Tour' (February - March 2017). They also supported Kasabian at"
"Throne (song) ""Throne"" is a song by British rock band Bring Me the Horizon. Produced by keyboardist Jordan Fish and vocalist Oliver Sykes, it was featured on the band's 2015 fifth studio album ""That's the Spirit"" and released as the third single from the album on 24 July 2015. The single topped the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart and the US ""Billboard"" Mainstream Rock chart, and reached number 51 on the UK Singles Chart and number 12 on the ""Billboard"" Hot Rock Songs chart. Speaking in a track-by-track commentary of ""That's the Spirit"" for Spotify, frontman Oliver Sykes explained"
"Ingoldsby and Justin Trugman. They have homes in Hollywood, California and in Mayfair, London. The siblings are currently recording their 2nd studio album and working on television projects. In December 2013, KING released the music video ""B.O.M.B."", directed by Nicholaus Goossen. KING has worked together with and donated to various charity organisations such as International Committee of the Red Cross, and Caritas. King (pop band) King (stylised KING) are an English pop/hip hop quartet, started in 1997. The band consisted originally of five siblings, Trillion, Queenie, Jazzy, Ruby and Lucius. In November 2013 Jazzy and Ruby left the quintet to"
"video featured an appearance from Alexander's ""Peter and Alice"" co-star, Ben Whishaw, and former ""Misfits"" actor Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. Telling the story in ""The Independent"" article of 28 July 2015 of the Ben Whishaw effect (most recent James Bond Q actor), the video received eight and a half million views online and in 2014 they also changed their record label from the French smaller label Kitsuné to Polydor as they gained prominence. In January 2015, they were announced winners of the BBC's Sound of... vote. Years & Years' most successful single, ""King"" released under Polydor, headed straight to number one in"
"released the single ""Drown"", which was the band's first to reach the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart and top the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart. A re-recorded version of the song was later included on the band's fifth album ""That's the Spirit"", which was released in September 2015 and peaked at number two in both the UK and the US. Four further singles – ""Happy Song"", ""Throne"", ""True Friends"" and ""Follow You"" – later topped the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart. The band's first live video album, ""Live at Wembley"", was also released in 2015. ""Live"
"at 4 on the Flanders chart and 37 on the Wallonia chart. On the Israeli television airplay chart, the song peaked at 5. During the midweek chart update for the British singles chart, the song entered at number 1 and stayed there for three consecutive weeks. ""Black Magic"" had the fourth highest debut of the year in the UK, as well as the biggest preorder sales of 2015. In its first week, the song had combined sales of 113,000, including 1.19 million streams and it became their first UK number one single since their 2012 single ""Wings"". In its second"
"is also featured in the 2016 racing video game ""Forza Horizon 3"", which plays in the in-game radio station Horizon Pulse.The song also was used in the 2018 ITV Drama ""Butterfly"" Shine (Years & Years song) ""Shine"" is a song by British synthpop trio Years & Years for their debut studio album, ""Communion"" (2015). It was released on 5 July 2015 by Polydor Records as the album's fifth single and is the third track on the album. ""Shine"" peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. The song premiered on 11 May 2015 as Annie Mac's Hottest Record in"
"Ledley and The Kings Ledley and the Kings is a British pop band, who currently reside in London. The band is composed of Adam Manson, Adam Nathan, Benji Dymant, Darryl Taylor and David Marcus. Their debut single Hot Shot Tottenham 2015 peaked at Number 29 in the Hot 40 UK Chart. In 2015, having been friends for many years, Manson, Nathan, Dymant, Taylor and Marcus decided to form the band. All fans of North London football team Tottenham Hotspur F.C, the group were inspired by the team's run to the Football League Cup final. Tottenham Hotspur F.C have a rich"
"language, so that they could refer to any gender. ! Year !! Awards !! Work !! Category !! Result Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys are an English synth-pop duo, formed in London in 1981 and consisting of Neil Tennant (lead vocals, keyboards, occasional guitar) and Chris Lowe (keyboards, vocals). Pet Shop Boys have sold more than 50 million records worldwide, and are listed as the most successful duo in UK music history by ""The Guinness Book of Records"". Three-time Brit Award winners and six-time Grammy nominees, since 1985 they have achieved 42 Top 30 singles, 22 of them Top"
"the track. The song was released as a single in March 2014, and entered the UK Singles Chart at number 154. Young Kingz Young Kingz is the third mixtape by the English hip hop duo Krept and Konan. The mixtape was released on 2 September 2013 on Play Dirty. It entered the UK Albums Chart at number 19 and the UK R&B Chart at number three. ADP of London Boy Entertainment was the executive producer. Production also included Maestro, Scholar & Stix, Steel Banglez, Adot, Rymez, EY. The mixtape featured rappers such as Fekky, Tinie Tempah, Giggs, Chip, Yungen, and"
"Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys are an English synth-pop duo, formed in London in 1981 and consisting of Neil Tennant (lead vocals, keyboards, occasional guitar) and Chris Lowe (keyboards, vocals). Pet Shop Boys have sold more than 50 million records worldwide, and are listed as the most successful duo in UK music history by ""The Guinness Book of Records"". Three-time Brit Award winners and six-time Grammy nominees, since 1985 they have achieved 42 Top 30 singles, 22 of them Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart, including four UK number ones: ""West End Girls"" (also number one on"
"released on 27 September 2015, and the video depicted the band exploring a post-apocalyptic world, set in the outskirts of Sofia, Bulgaria. In January 2016, Years & Years were nominated for four BRIT Awards, including British Group, British Breakthrough Act, British Single (for ""King"") and British Artist Video (also for ""King""). On 2 March 2016, the band announced that Tove Lo would feature on their next single; a new version of, ""Desire"". The music video was released on the next day, accompanied by an open letter from frontman Olly Alexander on the band's Facebook page. This detailed the concept of"
"the single's cover art surfaced on music identification service Shazam. ""Black Magic"" was scheduled to premiere on 26 May but was later moved forward to 21 May, after the single leaked online on 20 May. The single was released digitally in the UK on 10 July 2015, and was number 1 on the UK charts for three weeks. On 25 September 2015, the group released ""Love Me Like You"" as the second single from the album. An official music video followed. On 5 December 2015, it was announced that ""Secret Love Song"" would be released as the third single from"
"2015, the full song leaked onto the internet, followed by a positive response from critics. Lars Brandle from ""Billboard Magazine"" stated that the song ""is a muscular effort with a classic angry vibe, [but] it's hardly a knockout [and] absolutely worth a spin."" ""Rap-Up Magazine"" thought that the song was a ""triumphant rap-rock hybrid with rapid-fire rhymes. ""Kings Never Die"" was the highest-ranking debut for the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart dated August 1, 2015, entering the chart at number 80. Its chart debut was supported by first-week digital download sales of 35,000 copies, along with 1.2 million domestic streams. Kings"
"Kingdom, the single peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart on 5 April 2015 and has since been certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. On 7 January 2015, the music video for the song was released. Directed by Sia and Daniel Askill, shot by cinematographer Sebastian Wintero and choreographed by Ryan Heffington, the video features Maddie Ziegler, who previously appeared in the video for Sia's single ""Chandelier"" and ""Big Girls Cry"", and actor Shia LaBeouf. In the video, Ziegler and LaBeouf wear nude and dirt-smeared outfits. Justine Harman from ""Elle"" likened the concept of the video to"
"tracks, featuring the band's greatest hits and stand-out tracks, including Paul King's one minor solo hit, ""I Know"". Cherry Red Records released a remastered version of Bitter Sweet in 2007 followed in 2010 by a remaster of Steps In Time and in 2018 by another King compilation entitled Remixes & Rarities which contained rare tracks not found on the reissues. King (new wave band) King were a British pop band which formed in 1984. The band achieved chart success in 1985, and are best known for their hit single ""Love & Pride"", which reached number 2 in the UK. The"
"2015, it had spent a record consecutive 52 weeks (or a full year) inside the top 40. Around the same time, the single had accumulated 1.65 million combined sales and streams; it became one of the 161 million-selling singles and the 26th best-selling of the 2010s in the UK. On 18 September 2015, the British Phonographic Industry certified the single triple platinum for combined sales (including streaming points) of 1,800,000 units. As of September 2017, the song has sold 1,219,000 copies with 130 million stream, making a total of 2,521,000 units sold in the United Kingdom. In the US, ""Thinking"
"number 38 and hit its peak at number 33 a week later, making it the duo's second-lowest charting single to date. The next single ""Don't Leave"" featured MØ. Notes Snakehips (duo) Snakehips are a British electronic music duo. The line-up consists of Oliver Lee and James Carter. Snakehips made their name with Hype Machine doing remixes for Banks, The Weeknd, Bondax and Wild Belle. They are best known for their 2015 single, ""All My Friends"". Oliver Lee was educated at the Skinners' School, in Tunbridge Wells. Oliver Lee started out in music at a young age in the late 2000s,"