Rudimental

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Rudimental
Origin Hackney, London, United Kingdom
Genres Drum and bass, liquid funk, jungle, soul
Years active 2010–present
Labels Asylum, Black Butter
Associated acts Alex Clare, John Newman, Emeli Sandé, Angel Haze, Ella Eyre
Website rudimental.co.uk
Members Piers Agget
Kesi Dryden
Amir Amor
DJ Locksmith

Rudimental are an English electronic music quartet who produce mainly drum and bass. They are signed to Asylum Records and independent label Black Butter. The quartet consists of songwriters and producers Piers Agget, Kesi Dryden, Amir Amor (Amir Izadkhah) and DJ Locksmith (Leon Rolle). The group rose to prominence in 2012 when their single "Feel the Love", featuring singer John Newman, topped the UK Singles Chart.[1] The group have released further singles since, including "Not Giving In" (featuring Newman and Alex Clare) and 2013 single "Waiting All Night" (featuring Ella Eyre) which also topped the chart in the UK.

Career

2011–12: Career beginnings

In March 2011 they released their debut single "Deep in the Valley" featuring MC Shantie. In June 2011 they released "Speeding" featuring Adiyam.

2012–present: Home and commercial breakthrough

On 20 February 2012, Rudimental released "Spoons" featuring MNEK and Syron as the debut single from their debut studio album Home. It failed to chart, but received airplay on several major radio stations. On 14 May 2012, they released "Feel the Love", featuring vocals from John Newman, as the album's lead single. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 1, making it their first number 1 single in the UK. The song also was a top 5 hit in Australia, Belgium, The Netherlands and New Zealand, also charting in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Ireland. On 18 November 2012, they released the album's second single "Not Giving In", featuring vocals from John Newman and Alex Clare. It debuted and peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. "Hell Could Freeze", featuring vocals from Angel Haze, was released on 14 January 2013 as a promotional free download. "Waiting All Night", featuring Ella Eyre, was released as the third single from the album in 2013, reaching number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 21 April 2013. Two weeks later, Home debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart. On 19 October 2013, during 2013 MOBO Awards in Glasgow Rudimental received 'Best Album Award' for their debut album Home.[2]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[3]		 AUS
[4]		 AUT
[5]		 BEL (FL)
[6]		 IRE
[7]		 NL
[8]		 NZ
[9]		 SCO
[10]		 SWI
[11]
Home 1 2 56 23 5 41 2 1 34

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[3]		 UK Dance
[3]		 AUS
[4]		 AUT
[5]		 BEL (FL)
[6]		 DEN
[15]		 GER
[16]		 IRE
[7]		 NL
[8]		 NZ
[9]		 SCO
[17]
"Deep in the Valley"[18]
(featuring MC Shantie)		 2011 — — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Speeding"[19]
(featuring Adiyam)		 — — — — — — — — — — —
"Spoons"[20]
(featuring MNEK & Syron)		 2012 — — — — — — — — — — — Home
"Feel the Love"
(featuring John Newman)		 1 1 3 14 2 26 59 26 2 4 1
"Not Giving In"
(featuring John Newman and Alex Clare)		 14 1 12 — 54 — — 54 71 11 16
"Waiting All Night"
(featuring Ella Eyre)		 2013 1 1 6 37 13 — — 4 29 9 2
"Right Here"
(featuring Foxes)		 14 4 29 — 59 — — — — — 19
"Free"
(featuring Emeli Sandé)		 26 6 5 41 36 — 44 9 — — 32
"Powerless"
(featuring Becky Hill)		 2014 — 39 — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remixes

Song Year Artist Label Album
"Drunk"[26] 2012 Ed Sheeran Warner Music +
"Express Yourself"[27] Labrinth Syco Electronic Earth
"Hush Little Baby"[28] Wretch 32 Ministry of Sound/Levels Black and White

References

  1. ↑ "Rudimental > UK Charts". Official Charts Company. 
  2. ↑ "Rudimental Win Best Album at the 18th Anniversary MOBO Awards". What's Good? Online. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Rudimental > UK Charts". Official Charts Company. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Rudimental – Australian Charts". australian-charts.com/ Hung Medien. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Rudimental – Austrian Charts". austriancharts.at/ Hung Medien. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Rudimental – Belgium (Flanders) Charts". ultratop.be/nl/ Hung Medien. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Rudimental – Irish Charts". irish-charts.com/ Hung Medien. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Rudimental – Dutch Charts". dutchcharts.nl/ Hung Medien. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Rudimental – New Zealand Charts". charts.org.nz/ Hung Medien. 
  10. ↑ Peak positions for albums in Scotland:
  11. ↑ "Rudimental – Swiss Charts". hitparade.ch/ Hung Medien. 
  12. ↑ "Rudimental – 'Rudimental (Deluxe Edition)' – Digital Download". iTunes. Retrieved 2012-10-08. 
  13. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums Australia's Official Top 50 Albums - ARIA Charts". Retrieved 15 September 2013. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "Certified Awards Database". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 September 2013. 
  15. ↑ "Rudimental – Danish Charts". dutchcharts.nl/ Hung Medien. 
  16. ↑ "Rudimental – German Charts". charts.de/ Hung Medien. 
  17. ↑ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
  18. ↑ "Rudimental – 'Deep in the Valley' – Digital Download". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 2012-06-03. 
  19. ↑ "Rudimental – 'Speeding' – Digital Download". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 2012-06-03. 
  20. ↑ "Rudimental – 'Spoons' – Digital Download". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 2012-06-03. 
  21. ↑ "ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2013Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2013-01-13. 
  22. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart—Week: 12 November 2012". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ). Retrieved 2012-11-12. 
  23. ↑ "ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2013Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2013-01-13. 
  24. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart—Week: 7 January 2013". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ). Retrieved 2013-10-07. 
  25. ↑ "ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2013Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2013-05-20. 
  26. ↑ "Ed Sheeran – 'Drunk' (Remixes) – Digital EP". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 2012-06-03. 
  27. ↑ "Labrinth – 'Express Yourself' (Remixes) – Digital EP". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 2012-06-29. 
  28. ↑ "Wretch 32 – 'Hush Little Baby (feat. Ed Sheeran)' (Remixes) – Digital EP". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 2012-06-29. 

External links

Rudimental
Studio albums
Singles
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