LuvBug
{{Short description|English electronic dance music trio}}
{{EngvarB|date=January 2018}}
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{{about|the English band|the Irish band|Luv Bug}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = LuvBug
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| origin = England, United Kingdom
| genre = Dance
| occupation = Band
| years_active = 2012–2016
| label = Polydor Records
| associated_acts = JLS
| current_members = Marvin Humes
White N3rd
JKAY
| past_members =
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LuvBug is an English electronic dance music trio consisting of London-born DJ & producer Marvin Humes, Manchester-based producer White N3rd and producer/songwriter JKAY.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/marvin-humes-luvbug-interview-ive-100-hung-up-my-singing-boots-3182/|title=Marvin Humes LuvBug interview: "I've 100% hung up my singing boots!"|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=6 October 2014}}
Career
Humes and JKAY grew up in Woolwich, East London with JKAY becoming part of the songwriting/producing duo Tracklacers. They worked with producers including Danja (Justin Timberlake, Usher) and Afrojack (David Guetta, Major Lazer) and also produced early material for JLS, the pop/R&B boy band Humes was formerly a part of. N3rd has produced remixes for Diplo and Azealia Banks and was introduced to Humes through songwriter Ali Tennant (Guetta). In April 2013, the trio came together at a London-based studio and started working on material. The group released a string of remixes for the likes of Leah McFall & will.i.am, Inner City, Case & Foxy Brown.
=2014–present: Single releases=
After signing to Polydor Records and working with producer Pantha, Humes suggested British R&B singer Talay Riley for vocals and thus created their debut single "Resonance", which was released on 5 October 2014{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a585838/jls-star-marvin-humes-goes-dance-with-luvbug-listen-to-their-new-single.html#~oL33Ji6oEEldcp|title=JLS star Marvin Humes goes dance with LuvBug: Listen to their new single|work=Digital Spy|date=23 July 2014}} and debuted at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart and number 10 on the Scottish charts. An album was announced to be in the works.
Its second single, "Revive (Say Something)", featuring uncredited vocals from Mark Asari, was released on 15 February 2015, and peaked at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles |title=UK Singles Chart (week 22 February 2015) |publisher=BBC Radio 1 |date=22 February 2015}}
The third single, "Best Is Yet to Come", featuring uncredited vocals from Scouting for Girls, was released on 15 April 2016. The audio video was released in February 2016 on YouTube and Vevo. Claudia Gadelha used Best is Yet to Come as her walkout song at UFC 212.{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/2017/06/fight-tracks-the-walkout-songs-of-ufc-212-with-a-lot-of-stuff-you-probably-never-heard-of |publisher=MMA Junkie |title=Fight tracks: the walkout songs of UFC 212|date=4 June 2017 }}
Discography
=Singles=
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| scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
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| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| IRE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SCO |
| scope="row"| "Resonance" (featuring Talay Riley) | rowspan="2"| 2014 | 13 | — | 10 |rowspan="3" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Revive (Say Something)"
| 17 | — | 13 |
| scope="row"| "Best Is Yet to Come"
| 2016 | 68 | — | — |
=Remixes=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Artist(s) |
|---|
| rowspan="3" |2013
|"Billion Lights" (LuvBug Remix) |JLS |
| "Disco Love" (LuvBug Club Mix) |
| "Hand on Heart" (LuvBug Remix) |
| rowspan="3" | 2014
| "What Are You Waiting For?" (LuvBug Radio Edit) |
| "Crazy Stupid Love" (LuvBug Remix)
| Cheryl featuring Tinie Tempah |
| "Bandolero" (LuvBug Remix)
|Diztortion |
| rowspan="6" | 2015
| "Say Something" (LuvBug Remix) |
| "Black Magic" (LuvBug Remix) |
| "House Every Weekend" (LuvBug Remix) |
| "New Love" (LuvBug Remix)
| Arches ft. Karen Harding |
| "Sax" (LuvBug Remix) |
| "Never Forget You" (LuvBug Remix)
|MNEK & Zara Larsson |
| rowspan="3" |2016
|"Get Stupid" (LuvBug Remix) |
| "Back To You" (LuvBug Remix) |
| "Say It Again" (LuvBug Remix) |
References
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Category:English electronic music groups
Category:English dance music groups
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