Cheat Codes is an American

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DJ trio. Consisting of

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(Kevin Ford / Prince$$ Rosie), Trevor Dahl, and Matthew Russell based in Los Angeles, the group is notable for their 2016 single "

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", which samples the chorus from "

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" by

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, and their 2017 single "

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", which featured American popstar

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and peaked within the top 40 of the US, UK and Australia. The track was

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by the

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History

2014–2015: Formation and debut singles

Prior to the 2014 formation of the trio, Trevor and Matt lived together and later wrote and recorded music with Kevin. Their name was inspired by Kevin's brother who told him that he had found the "

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" to getting anything he wanted in life. "We really embody the idea that anything is possible. To us, the real 'cheat code' to life is loving what you do and we hope to convey that energy through our music," they said in an interview. In 2015, they released their debut single titled "Visions", which reached number one on the

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chart. It was followed by the singles "Don't Say No", "Senses", and "Adventure". "Adventure" reached number three on the Hype Machine chart. The group gained over 15 million views on

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and later toured with

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2016–present: Other singles, first EPs and ''Hellraisers''

In July 2016, they released "

Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On) "Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)" is a song by American DJs Cheat Codes and Dutch DJ Dante Klein. Released by Spinnin' Records on July 1, 2016, the song is largely a cover of Kevin Lyttle's 2003 hit " Turn Me On", though it does include new lyrics. ...

" with

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, which samples

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's song " Turn Me On". The song has since gained over 100 million streams. Before "Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)" was released, In February 2016, they released "

" with

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, quickly gaining over 300 million streams. Talking about "Sex", band member Matt admitted that the song was affected by divine intervention as it only took 45 minutes to write. In August 2016, a music video was released for the song, and the trio performed at the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 festival. They signed to

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in September 2016. In November, they released "Queen Elizabeth", co-produced by "Foreign Noi$e". They released "

", a collaboration with

, in March 2017. In May 2017, the single "Stay With You" was released. The single "Sober" was released in July 2017. The group released "

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", a collaboration with

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and CVBZ, on October 13, 2017. The group released the single "Put Me Back Together" with

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on March 2, 2018. Cheat Codes collaborated with U2 and released a remixed version of U2's single "

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" on May 29, 2018. In June 2018, they released their extended play, ''Level 1'' consisting of 6 songs, include "I Love It" and "Balenciaga". On June 22, 2018, Cheat Codes released " Only You" with

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as a part of the compilation album ''Love Island: The Pool Party'', which was released on July 6, 2018, by

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. They released the song "

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" with

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on November 30, 2018. On July 26, 2019, they released their second extended play, ''Level 2''. On June 26, 2020, the group released the single "Heaven". The music video was released the following month. In August, they released "No Time" featuring

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and DVBBS. On September 2, 2020, they announced their upcoming three-part debut studio album ''Hellraisers'' and released the lead single "Between Our Hearts" featuring Australian singer

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. On November 4, they released the single "Washed Up".

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances

Remixes

References

Notes

Sources

External links

* {{Authority control American electronic dance music groups American dance music groups Musical groups from California Musical groups established in 2014 Remixers American DJs DJs from Los Angeles American musical trios Spinnin' Records artists Sirius XM Radio programs 2014 establishments in California