Nathan John Dawe (born 25 May 1994) is an English DJ and record producer. He is best known for his 2020 single "Lighter" featuring KSI, which reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.
Early life and career Nathan Dawe was born on 25 May 1994 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England and attended Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Sports College. He is a lifelong supporter of Aston Villa football club.
He built a loyal following by releasing mixes on SoundCloud. Rather than the usual genre-specific mixes being put out, he released mashup multi-genre mixes covering everything from house music to hip-hop, reggae, bassline and pop. Nathan was the first DJ without a radio show or hit single to sell out his own concert at the O2. He said, "It took me to the point where I was headlining massive festivals and performing sell out shows in huge clubs. I knew that wouldn't last forever, particularly with the rise of things like Spotify, so I set up a four-year plan and delved deeper into the production side of the industry." He began remixing other producers in his early twenties.
His debut single, "Cheatin'", based on an uncredited sample of Deborah Cox's "It's Over Now", was released in August 2018 and peaked at number 94 on the UK Singles Chart. In May 2019, he released the single "Repeat After Me", featuring vocals from Melissa Steel. He released the single "Flowers" in October 2019, featuring vocals from garage legend Malika and credited vocals from rapper Jaykae. Dawe's "Flowers" peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.
On 24 July 2020, his song "Lighter", which he made in collaboration with British YouTuber KSI was released, it featured uncredited vocals from Ella Henderson. After the chart success in the UK, he was signed to Warner/Chappell Music.
On 25 November 2020, Dawe released the song "No Time for Tears" with British girl group Little Mix. On 9 April 2021, Dawe collaborated with Anne-Marie and rapper MoStack on the song "Way Too Long". On 24 September 2021, Dawe released the song "Goodbye" with English DJ T. Matthias.
On 29 April 2022, he released the song "21 Reasons" featuring Ella Henderson, which became one of two songs in the UK Top 30 in June 2022 based around the same "Calabria" sample (the other being by West London drill rapper Benzz).
Personal life Dawe is an Aston Villa foundation ambassador.
Discography Extended plays Title Details If Heaven Had a Phone Line Released: 7 July 2023 Format: Streaming Label: Warner Music Group
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK UK Dance BEL (Fl) Dance CZE HUN IRE LATAir. NZHot "Oh Baby": "Heart Still Beating": SCOPeaks of Nathan Dawe's singles on the UK Dance Singles Chart: "Flowers": "Lighter": US Dance "21 Reasons": "Heart Still Beating": "Cheatin"(featuring Malika) 2018 94 10 — — — — — — — — BPI: Platinum rowspan="2" "Repeat After Me"(featuring Melissa Steel) 2019 — — — — — — — — — — "Flowers"(featuring Jaykae and Malika) 12 1 — — — 14 — — 11 — BPI: Platinum If Heaven Had a Phone Line "Lighter"(featuring KSI) 2020 3 2 48 37 15 8 42 17 1 18 BPI: Platinum "No Time for Tears"(with Little Mix) 19 6 — 65 — 15 — 35 — 22 BPI: Gold Confetti (Expanded Edition) "Way Too Long" 2021 37 13 — — — 37 — — — — BPI: Silver Therapy "Goodbye" 85 23 — — — — — — — — "21 Reasons" 2022 9 4 — — — 8 — — — 13 BPI: Platinum If Heaven Had a Phone Line "Sweet Lies" 61 — — — — — — — — — "Oh Baby" 2023 35 — — — — — — 20 — — BPI: Silver "0800 Heaven" 9 3 — — — 13 — — — — BPI: Platinum "Heart Still Beating" 74 39 — — — — — 33 — 44 rowspan="9" "We Ain't Here for Long" 2024 45 17 — — — 89 — — — — BPI: Silver "Ten (Get Back Up)" — — — — — — — — — — "Higher" — — — — — — — — — — "Lost Myself" — — — — — — — — — — "Here in Your Arms" 2025 34 6 — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver "Over You" 63 18 — — — — — — — — "Cola"(with Tion Wayne) 2026 — — — — — — — — — — "Missin’ U"(with JustHooks) — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Remixes Title Year Original artist(s) "Walk Alone"(featuring Tom Walker) 2020 Rudimental "Dancing in the Moonlight"(featuring Neimy) Jubël "Break Up Song" Little Mix "Take Care of You" Ella Henderson "Naked" Jonas Blue, Max "Electric Sun" Tiggi Hawke "So Annoying"Mae Muller "Bang!"AJR "Loose"(featuring KSI)S1mba "Afraid"(featuring Harlee)James Hype "Gold"Paloma Faith "Space"Becky Hill "Haiti" 2021 Welshy "Higher"(featuring Iann Dior)Clean Bandit "Don't Play"Anne-Marie featuring KSI Digital Farm Animals "Sacrifice"Bebe Rexha "In The Night"Joy Club "No Diggity"Lucas & Steve, Blackstreet "Free"(featuring Tyrone & Chris Nichols)Bad Boy Chiller Crew "Swerve"Jay1, KSI "Love With You" (Nathan Dawe and Morgan Vocal Edit) Spencer Ramsey "You & I"Navos, Harlee "Anyone For You (Tiger Lily)" 2022George Ezra "The Motto"Tiësto, Ava Max "All My Loving"Sam Fischer "Rainfall (Praise You)"Tom Santa "Deep Down"(featuring Never Dull)Alok, Ella Eyre, Kenny Dope "You Let Me Down"Alessia Cara
Production and songwriting credits Title Year Artist(s) Album Credit(s) "Unlovable"(featuring Rudimental) 2021 Anne-Marie Therapy Co-Writer "Better Not Together"
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