Tim Deluxe
British DJ
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Timothy Andrew Liken (born 18 July 1977), also known by his stage name as Tim Deluxe, is a British DJ and producer.[3][4] He is best known for the song "It Just Won't Do", which charted in many countries.
Biography
Deluxe grew up in North London and worked at Time Is Right Records at the age of 14 and debuted for Ministry of Sound as a DJ in replacement of CJ Mackintosh before he turned eighteen.[4] In 1994, Deluxe met Omar Amidora, a graphic designer and Andy Lysandrou, the label owner of Boogie Beat.[4] In a joint venture, they launched Ice Cream Records, a record label and released a number of EPs as R.I.P. Productions.[4] In 1997, Amidora and Deluxe had a number 14 hit single on the UK Singles Chart with "RipGroove" under the name Double 99.[5] In 2001, Deluxe pursued a solo career as a music producer, with "Sirens" as his debut single.[4] The song was signed to Darren Emerson's record label Underwater Records.[3][4] In 2002, Deluxe released his most successful single "It Just Won't Do", which features the vocals of singer-songwriter Sam Obernik.[6][4] Alongside his production career, his deejaying had seen more success with gigs in the United Kingdom.[4] In 2003, Deluxe released his debut studio album The Little Ginger Club Kid and held an exclusive residency in Ibiza.[4] His second and third studio albums titled Ego Death and The Radicle were released in 2006 and 2015 respectively.[7][8][9][10]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| The Little Ginger Club Kid[11] |
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| Ego Death[8] |
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| The Radicle[9] |
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Charted singles
As himself
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [12] |
AUS [13] |
BEL [14] |
FRA [15] |
GER [16] |
JPN [17] |
NL [18] |
SPN [19] |
SWI [20] | |||
| "Sirens" | 2001 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "It Just Won't Do" (featuring Sam Obernik) |
2002 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 60 | 77 | — | 10 | 7 | 57 | The Little Ginger Club Kid |
| "Less Talk More Action!" | 2003 | 45 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Mundaya (The Boy)" (featuring Shahin Badar) |
2004 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Choose Something Like a Star" (featuring Ben Onono) |
78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Let the Beats Roll" (featuring Simon Franks) |
2007 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | Non-album single |
| "Just Won't Do" (with APDW featuring Sam Obernik) |
2010 | — | — | —[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Captain, Captain" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | The Radicle |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
With Double 99
With Saffron Hill
With Africanism All Stars
Production credits
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Come Alive"[25] | 2012 | Leona Lewis | Non-album single |
Notes
- "Just Won't Do" did not enter the Belgian Flemish Ultratop 50 chart, but peaked at number 4 on the Belgian Dance chart.[21]