| Nineteen85 | |
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| Birth name | Anthony Paul Jefferies |
| Born | (1985-07-01) July 1, 1985 (age 39) Scarborough, Ontario, Canada |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
Anthony Paul Jefferies (born July 1, 1985), preferably Paul Jefferies and known professionally as Nineteen85, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. Nineteen85 holds the distinction of winning an ASCAP Music Award back-to-back in 2014 and 2015. His stage name is derived from his birth year, 1985.
He is best known for producing records for Drake, notably some of his most successful singles, "One Dance", "Hotline Bling" and "Hold On, We're Going Home". In 2014 he was named by Complex magazine as one of 15 new producers to watch for. In 2015, he founded the R&B duo Dvsn with singer Daniel Daley. He has been nominated for three Grammys, including for "Producer of the Year (Non-Classical)".
Production discography
Singles produced
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN |
AUS |
IRL |
NZ |
UK |
US |
US R&B /HH | ||||
| "Hold On, We're Going Home" (Drake featuring Majid Jordan) |
2013 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | Nothing Was the Same | |
| "Hazelton Trump" (OB O'Brien) |
2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "0 to 100 / The Catch Up" (Drake) |
2014 | 61 | 27 | — | — | 68 | 35 | 8 |
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| "Truffle Butter" (Nicki Minaj featuring Drake and Lil Wayne) |
2015 | 43 | 18 | — | — | 188 | 14 | 4 |
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The Pinkprint |
| "My Love" (Majid Jordan featuring Drake) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Majid Jordan | ||
| "Hotline Bling" (Drake) |
3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|
Views | |
| "One Dance" (Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla) |
2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| "Too Good" (Drake featuring Rihanna) |
9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
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| "For Free" (DJ Khaled featuring Drake) |
71 | 70 | — | — | 25 | 13 | 4 |
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Major Key | |
| "OTW" (Khalid featuring 6lack and Ty Dolla Sign) |
2018 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 11 | 60 | 57 | 35 |
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Suncity (vinyl edition) |
| "Outta Time" (Bryson Tiller featuring Drake) |
2021 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
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Anniversary |
| "N.H.I.E." (21 Savage and Doja Cat) |
2024 | 15 | 51 | 39 | 37 | 27 | 19 | 9 |
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American Dream |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Other songs
2011
Donnis – Southern Lights
- 08. "Everybody"
Shaun Boothe – Waiting Room
- 02. "Do It For You" (featuring Kim Davis)
- 03. "Let Me Go (Remix)" (featuring CyHi The Prynce)
- 04. "One Side"
- 07. "Poor Boy (Remix)" (featuring Kardinal Offishall)
- 08. "1 2 3" (featuring STS)
- 09. "The Arena" (featuring Nadia Stone)
- 12. "Safe To Say"
2013
Juicy J – Stay Trippy
- 18. "Having Sex" (featuring Trina and 2 Chainz) (produced by Supa Dups, co-produced by Nineteen85)
Drake – Nothing Was the Same
- 12. "Too Much" (produced with Sampha)
Tiara Thomas – Dear Sallie Mae
- 03. "Tell Me Something"
R. Kelly – Black Panties
- 09. "My Story" (featuring 2 Chainz) (produced with R. Kelly)
2014
P. Reign – Dear America
- 01. "DnF" (featuring Drake & Future)
Jennifer Hudson – JHUD
- 01. "Dangerous" (produced with Stephen Kozmeniuk)
Jessie Ware – Tough Love
- 11. "Desire"
2016
Majid Jordan – Majid Jordan
- 11. "King City" (produced with Majid Jordan)
dvsn – Sept. 5th
- 01. "With Me"
- 02. "Too Deep"
- 03. "Try / Effortless" (co-produced by Noël Cadastre and Stephen Kozmeniuk)
- 04. "Do It Well"
- 05. "In + Out"
- 06. "Sept. 5th"
- 07. "Hallucinations" (produced with Stephen Kozmeniuk)
- 08. "Another One"
- 09. "Angela"
- 10. "The Line"
Drake – Views
- 05. "Hype" (produced with Boi-1da, co-produced by The Beat Bully, add. production by Cubeatz)
- 08. "With You" (featuring PartyNextDoor) (produced by Murda Beatz, add. production by Nineteen85 & Cardiak)
- 09. "Faithful" (featuring Pimp C and dvsn) (produced by 40, co-produced by Boi-1da & Nineteen85)
- 14. "Childs Play" (produced by 40, add. production by Majid Jordan, Metro Boomin & Nineteen85)
PartyNextDoor – PartyNextDoor 3
- 04. "Not Nice" (co-produced by 40 & Supa Dups)
James Vincent McMorrow – We Move
- 01. "Rising Water" (produced with James Vincent McMorrow, co-written by James Vincent McMorrow and Paul Jeffries)
- 03. "Last Story" (produced with James Vincent McMorrow)
- 06. "Get Low"
- 09. "Surreal" (co-produced by James Vincent McMorrow and Ross Dowling)
2017
Bleachers — Gone Now
- 07. "Let's Get Married" (produced with Jack Antonoff)
Drake – More Life
- 05. "Get It Together" (featuring Black Coffee and Jorja Smith) (add. production by 40)
- 06. "Madiba Riddim" (produced with Frank Dukes, add. production by Charlie Handsome)
dvsn – Morning After
- 1. “Run Away”
- 2. “Nuh Time / Tek Time”
- 3. “Keep Calm”
- 4. "Think About Me"
- 5. “Don’t Choose”
- 6. “Mood”
- 7. “P.O.V.”
- 8. “You Do”
- 9. “Morning After”
- 10. “Can’t Wait”
- 11. “Claim”
- 12. “Body Smile”
- 13. “Conversations in a Diner”
2018
Travis Scott – Astroworld
- 17. "Coffee Bean"
Mariah Carey – Caution
- 1. "GTFO"
Future – Future Hndrxx Presents: The Wizrd
- 20. "Tricks on Me"
2019
Pvrx – 3.14
- 2. "Stay With Me"
- 3. "Nun New"
Ed Sheeran – No.6 Collaborations Project
- 12. "I Don’t Want Your Money" (featuring H.E.R.)
2020
Dvsn – A Muse in Her Feelings
- 1. "No Good" (produced with Manswell, co-produced by Jandre Amos)
- 2. "Friends" (featuring PartyNextDoor) (produced by Noel Cadastre, co-produced by Nineteen85, add. production by 40)
- 3. "Still Pray for You" (co-produced by Raaheim)
- 4. "Courtside" (featuring Jessie Reyez)
- 5. "Miss Me?" (produced with Stwo)
- 6. "No Cryin" (featuring Future) (produced with Cox)
- 7. "Dangerous City" (with Ty Dolla $ign featuring Buju Banton) (produced with Noah Beresin and Hannibal)
- 8. "So What" (featuring Popcaan) (produced with Raaheim, co-produced by Allen Ritter)
- 9. "Outlandish"
- 10. "Keep It Going" (produced with Majid Jordan)
- 11. "Flawless (Do It Well Pt. 3)" (featuring Summer Walker) (produced with Raaheim)
- 12. "Greedy"
- 13. "Between Us" (featuring Snoh Aalegra) (add. production by Amorphous)
- 14. "A Muse" (produced by Allen Ritter, co-produced by Nineteen85)
- 15. "For Us" (produced with Cox)
- 16. "...Again" (featuring Shantel May) (co-produced by Joe Reeves)
2021
Drake – Certified Lover Boy
- 17. "Get Along Better" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign) (co-produced by 40 and Noel Cadastre)
Summer Walker – Still Over It
- 19. "4th Baby Mama" (produced with Active By Night, Daniel East, and Slimwav)
2023
Mariah the Scientist – To Be Eaten Alive
- 2. "Good Times" (produced with Kofibae)
- 4. "40 Days n 40 Nights" (featuring Vory) (produced with K Rain and Treedot)
- 9. "Love Sick" (produced with K Rain)
2024
21 Savage – American Dream
- 4. "N.H.I.E." (with Doja Cat) (produced with Kurtis McKenzie, Scribz Riley, and JonahPH)
Headie One – The Last One
- 18. "Guns & Money" (featuring Tay Iwar) (produced with TSB)
Awards and nominations
Grammy Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Hotline Bling" (as songwriter) | Best Rap Song | Won | |
| Nineteen85 | Producer of the Year, Non-Classical | Nominated | ||
| Views (as producer) | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 2021 | El Madrileño (as engineer) | Latin, Best Engineered Album. | Won |
References
- "Credits / Detroit 2 / Big Sean". Tidal. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- Nostro, Lauren (September 25, 2013). "Who's Who in OVO". Complex. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- Leight, Elias (March 30, 2015). "Nicki Minaj, Drake & Kid Ink: The Evolving Relationship Between Hip-Hop & House". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- Jenkins, Craig (August 26, 2014). "15 Producers to watch in 2014". Complex. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- "SOCAN members Drake, Arcade Fire, deadmau5 nominated for 2015 Grammys". SOCAN. December 9, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- "Awards Nominations & Winners". April 30, 2017.
- "FINAL NOMINATIONS LIST" (PDF). The Grammys. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- "59th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees". Retrieved March 31, 2017.