Robin Schulz

Robin Schulz
Robin Schulz at Mayday 2014
Background information
Born	28 April 1987 Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany
Genres	Deep house tropical house[1][2]
Occupation(s)	Record producer musician DJ
Instruments	Ableton Live
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Tonspiel Warner
Associated acts	Mr Probz Jasmine Thompson Lilly Wood and the Prick Francesco Yates Ilsey Akon
Website	robin-schulz.com

Robin Schulz (born 28 April 1987)^[3] is a German record producer, musician and DJ. Most of his songs make use of electric guitar riffs. On 4 February, 2014, he released the first single from his debut album, a remix of "Waves" by Dutch hip hop artist Mr Probz. This remix later received a nomination for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.^[4] His follow-up single, released 6 June, 2014, was a remix of the Lilly Wood and the Prick track "Prayer in C" from their 2010 album Invincible Friends. Both remixes have charted in many European countries and the United States, leading to international recognition for Schulz. He co-founded Lausbuben Records with Daniel Bruns and Christopher Noble. His references in electronic music are Todd Terry, Armand Van Helden, Roger Sanchez, Tiësto and the Epic Sax Guy.

Career

2013–14: Prayer

Robin Schulz remixed the song "Waves" by Mr Probz in a more up-tempo fashion, with the remix being released as a single on 4 February 2014 in North America and 7 February 2014 in Europe. The song became a worldwide hit, topping the charts in Austria, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, and peaking within the top five of the charts in Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Ireland and Italy. An alternate version of the Schulz remix was released on 11 November 2014, featuring additional vocals from American rapper T.I. and American singer Chris Brown. Schulz released a remix of the song "Prayer in C" by Lilly Wood and the Prick on 6 June 2014. The remix topped the charts in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Spain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. This track also reached the top 10 in Australia and New Zealand and charted in Canada and United States. He released "Willst Du" as the third single from the album on 22 August 2014. The song has charted in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. On 24 October 2014, "Sun Goes Down" was released as the fourth single from the album, featuring vocals from British singer Jasmine Thompson. The song has peaked to number 2 in Germany and number 3 in Austria, Poland^[5] and Switzerland. The song has also charted in Finland, France and Sweden.

2015: Sugar

After the success of "Prayer in C" and "Waves", Schulz released the lead single from his second studio album titled "Headlights" featuring vocals from American singer and songwriter Ilsey. The song was a mild success in Europe. Schulz later released "Sugar" featuring vocals from Canadian singer Francesco Yates. The song was a success in Europe as well, with moderate success in the US and Canada. Schulz released his second album of the same name on September 25, 2015. A third single titled "Show Me Love" was released with a music video.

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		GER [6]	AUS [7]	AUT [8]	BEL (FL) [9]	DEN [10]	NOR [11]	SWE [12]	SWI [13]	US [14]	US Dance [15]
Prayer	Released: 19 September 2014 Label: Tonspiel, Warner Format: CD, digital download	7	37	10	42	30	20	18	4	42	3	BVMI: Gold[16] IFPI NOR: Gold[17] IFPI SWI: Gold[18]
Sugar	Released: 25 September 2015[19] Label: Tonspiel, Warner Format: CD, digital download	3	31	4	23	30	10	19	1	154	5	BVMI: Gold[16]

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		GER [6]	AUS [7]	AUT [8]	DEN [10]	FRA [20]	ITA [21]	SWE [12]	SWI [13]	UK [22]	US [23]
"Rain"	2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		N/A
"Feeling"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"To You"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Stone"	2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Same"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Waves" (Robin Schulz Remix)	2014	1	3	1	3	3	2	1	1	1	14	BVMI: 5× Gold[24] ARIA: 3× Platinum[25] BPI: 2× Platinum[26] FIMI: 3× Platinum[27] IFPI AUT: Gold[28] IFPI DEN: Gold[29] IPFI SWE: 5× Platinum[30] IFPI SWI: Platinum[18] RIAA: Platinum[31] SNEP: Gold[32]	Prayer
"Prayer in C" (Robin Schulz Remix)		1	7	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	23	BVMI: 2× Platinum[16] ARIA: 2× Platinum[25] BPI: Platinum[33] FIMI: 4× Platinum[27] IFPI AUT: Platinum[34] IFPI DEN: Gold[35] RIAA: Platinum[36] IPFI SWE: 3× Platinum[37] IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum[18]
"Willst Du" (with Alligatoah)		35	—	42	—	—	—	—	47	—	—
"Sun Goes Down" (featuring Jasmine Thompson)		2	7	3	—	15	62	57	3	94	—	BVMI: Platinum[16] ARIA: Platinum[38] FIMI: Gold[39] IFPI AUT: Gold[34] IFPI SWI: Platinum[18]
"Headlights" (featuring Ilsey)	2015	6	2	2	37	30	17	17	7	96	—	BVMI: Platinum[16] ARIA: Platinum[38] FIMI: Platinum[39] IFPI AUT: Gold[34] IPFI SWE: Gold[40] IFPI SWI: Gold[18]	Sugar
"Sugar" (featuring Francesco Yates)		1	3	1	22	2	3	9	1	21	44	BVMI: Platinum[16] ARIA: 2× Platinum[41] BPI: Silver[42] FIMI: 2× Platinum[39] IFPI AUT: Gold[34] IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum[18]
"Show Me Love" (with Richard Judge--J.U.D.G.E. )		2	—	4	—	—	—	—	12	—	—
"Heatwave" (featuring Akon)	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		GER [6]	FRA [20]	SWI [13]
"Yellow" (with Disciples)	2015	73	117	70	Sugar
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

1. Caramanica, Jon (11 January 2015). "Highly Confident in His Own Catalog". The New York Times. And he positively glowed when he played his remix of Mr. Probz’s “Waves” — easily Mr. Schulz’s best production. The song was reflective, exuberant, almost tropical house...
2. "Like it or Not, Kygo's Tropical House is the Sound of the Summer".
3. Robin Schulz: Biography Resident Advisor
4. "70. Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical". Grammy.org. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
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15. "Robin Schulz – Chart history – Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
16. "Gold–/Platin-Datenbank (Robin Schulz)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
17. "Norwegian certifications - Robin Schulz" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
18. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Robin Schulz)". swisscharts.com (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
19. "Sugar by Robin Schulz". iTunes Store (in German). Apple. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
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21. "Discography Robin Schulz". italiancharts.com. Hung Medien.
22. Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
    • "Prayer in C": "Lilly Wood and Robin Schulz". Official Charts Company.
    • "Waves": "Mr. Probz". Official Charts Company.
23. Peak chart positions for singles in the United States:
    • "Prayer in C": "Robin Schulz – Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
    • "Waves": "Mr. Probz – Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
24. "Gold–/Platin-Datenbank (Mr. Probz)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
25. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
26. "Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the search parameter "Mr Probz" and select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
27. "FIMI - Certificazioni" (To access, type Robin Schulz in the "Filtra" box) (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
28. "Gold & Platin" (To access, type Mr. Probz in the "Interpret" box and select "Suchen") (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
29. "Certificeringer - Mr. Probz - Waves" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
30. "Mr. Probz - Waves (Robin Schulz Remix)" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
31. "Gold & Platinum: Robin Schulz". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
32. "Les certifications - Notre Base de Données" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
33. "Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the search parameter "Robin Schulz" and select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
34. "Gold & Platin" (To access, type Robin Schulz in the "Interpret" box and select "Suchen") (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
35. "Certificeringer - Lilly Wood & The Prick and Robin Schulz - Prayer in C" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
36. "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
37. "Lilly Wood & The Prick and Robin Schulz - Prayer In C" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
38. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
39. "FIMI - Certificazioni" (To access, type Robin Schulz in the "Filtra" box) (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
40. "Robin Schulz feat. Ilsey - Headlights" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
41. Ryan, Gavin (20 February 2016). "ARIA Singles: Lukas Graham '7 Years' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
42. "Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the search parameter "Robin Schulz" and select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 April 2016.

External links

• Media related to Robin Schulz at Wikimedia Commons