Digital Farm Animals
Nick Gale,[lower-alpha 1] better known as Digital Farm Animals, is a British songwriter, music producer and DJ known for wearing an electronic pig helmet. He has featured on and co-written numerous tracks that have reached the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart, including "Don't Play", "Really Love", and "Back to You".
Digital Farm Animals | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Nicholas Gale |
Born | London, England |
Genres | Electronic |
Occupation(s) |
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Years active | 2013–present |
Website | digitalfarmanimals |
Career
Gale has worked as a writer and producer with artists including Noah Cyrus, Dua Lipa, Danny Ocean, Becky G, Alan Walker, Hailee Steinfeld, Jason Derulo, Galantis, will.i.am, Little Mix, Rvssian, Louisa Johnson, Nelly, Marlon Roudette, Anne-Marie, INNA, Kain Rivers, Louis Tomlinson, KSI, Annika Rose,[1] Craig David,[2] Sigma,[3] Nathan Evans, Cash Cash and others.
As a DJ, he has performed at festivals and venues around the world, including Tomorrowland, Mysteryland, V Fest, Boardmasters and Ministry of Sound Club. In 2015, Digital Farm Animals signed a record deal with record label Syco Entertainment[4] and in 2019 he signed with Arista Records. Digital Farm Animals is currently signed to Spirit Music Group. He has worked closely with KSI on his 2021 album 'All Over the Place', co-writing and producing 5 tracks on the album.
Discography
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
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UK [5] |
BEL (WA) [6] |
CAN [7] |
NL [8] |
SWE [9] |
US Dance [10] | |||
"True" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Didn't Know" (with Yasmin) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Wanna Know" (with Youthonix featuring R. Kelly) |
2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Millionaire" (with Cash Cash featuring Nelly) |
25 | —[upper-alpha 1] | — | 46 | 98 | 22 | Blood, Sweat & 3 Years | |
"Only One" (with Sigala) |
53 | — | — | — | 96 | — | Non-album singles | |
"Digital Love" (featuring Hailee Steinfeld) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Say My Name" (featuring Iman)[11] |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Tokyo Nights" (with Shaun Frank and Dragonette)[12] |
— | — | 97 | — | — | — | ||
"Lookin' For" (with Danny Ocean)[13] |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | |
"Next to You" (with Becky G featuring Rvssian)[14] |
— | — | — | — | — | 34 | ||
"Without You Now" (with AJ Mitchell)[15] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Drowning" (with Franklin and Sorana) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Summertime Love" (with Captain Cuts)[16] |
— | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 2] | — | ||
"Paranoia" (featuring Alec King)[18] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Gold"[19] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Ballin'"[20] (with Gaullin featuring Tim North) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Undo My Heart"[21][22] (with Karen Harding) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Sweet Vibrations | |
"Don't Play" (with Anne-Marie and KSI) |
2021 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | Therapy and All Over the Place |
"Last Night" (featuring Harlee)[23] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Human"[24] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
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UK [5] |
AUS [25] |
BEL (FL) [26] |
US [27] |
US Dance [10] | ||||
"Rio" (Netsky featuring Digital Farm Animals) |
2015 | 158 | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | |
"Work It Out" (Netsky featuring Digital Farm Animals) |
2016 | 188 | — | 5 | — | — | ||
"Back to You" (Louis Tomlinson featuring Bebe Rexha and Digital Farm Animals) |
2017 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 40 | — | Non-album singles | |
"Arms Around Me" (Hook n Sling featuring Digital Farm Animals) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
"All Falls Down" (Alan Walker featuring Noah Cyrus and Digital Farm Animals) |
87 | 95 | 47 | — | 11 | Different World | ||
"Really Love" (KSI featuring Craig David and Digital Farm Animals) |
2020 | 3 | — | — | — | 17 |
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All Over the Place |
"Home Sweet Home"[34] (Sam Feldt featuring Alma and Digital Farm Animals) |
— | — | — | — | — | Home Sweet Home | ||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Songwriting and production credits
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | The BRIT Awards | Song of the Year | "Don't Play" (shared with Anne-Marie & KSI) | Nominated | [118] |
References
Notes
- "Millionaire" did not enter the official Wallonie Ultratop chart, but, rather, peaked at number 33 on the Ultratip chart, an extension to the main chart.[6]
- "Summertime Love" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 19 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[17]
- Most sources state his name as Nick Gale[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] or Nicholas Gale[lower-alpha 5]
- "Digital Farm Animals' Nick Gale: 'I'm glad I made it in music, I was terrible at being a barman'". Evening Standard. July 2016.
- "Spirit Music Group signs worldwide publishing deal with multi-platinum Dua Lipa songwriter/producer Nick Gale". Music Week.
- "Digital Farm Animals: 'I don't remember a time before the helmet'". TheNightBazaar. 8 April 2019.
- "DIGITAL FARM ANIMALS". Sony Music.
Sources
- “Hamada” Sherif, Mohammed (26 April 2018). "AlunaGeorge enlist Digital Farm Animals for new collaboration". Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- "KSI – Really Love (feat. Craig David & Digital Farm Animals) [Official Music Video] - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- Elias Leight,"Nelly Joins Cash Cash & Digital Farm Animals on 'Millionaire': Exclusive Premiere", Billboard, 2 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- "Nick Gale: 'I'm glad I made it in music, I was a terrible barman'". July 2016.
- Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
- For all except noted: "Artist Search > Digital Farm Animals". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
- For "Rio": "CHART: CLUK Update 26.09.2015 (wk39)". Official Charts Company.
- For "Work It Out": "CHART: CLUK Update 30.01.2016 (wk4)". Official Charts Company.
- "Discographie Digital Farm Animals". Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- "Digital Farm Animals Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- "Discografie Digital Farm Animals". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- "Discography Digital Farm Animals". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- "Digital Farm Animals Dance/Electronic Chart Hisoty". Billboard. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- "Say My Name (feat. IMAN) – Single by Digital Farm Animals on Apple Music". iTunes Store (AU). 29 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- "Tokyo Nights – Single by Digital Farm Animals, Shaun Frank & Dragonette on iTunes". iTunes Store (AU). 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- "Lookin' For - Single by Digital Farm Animals on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- Nied, Mike (26 April 2019). "Becky G links up with Digital Farm Animals & Rvssian on 'Next To You'". Idolator. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- "Without You Now - Single by Digital Farm Animals & AJ Mitchell on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- Wass, Mike (26 August 2019). "Captain Cuts teams up with Digital Farm Animals for 'Summertime Love'". Idolator. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 35". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- "Paranoia (feat. Alec King) - Single by Digital Farm Animals & Alec King on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "Gold by Digital Farm Animals". Apple Music. November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- "Ballin' (feat. Tim North) - Single by Digital Farm Animals & Gaullin on Apple Music". Apple Music. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- "Undo My Heart – Single by Karen Harding & Digital Farm Animals". Apple Music. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- Milligan, Kaitlin. "Karen Harding and Digital Farm Animals Release New Collaboration, 'Undo My Heart'". Broadway World. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- "Last Night (feat. HARLEE) - Single by Digital Farm Animals on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- "Human - Single by Digital Farm Animals on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- For "All Falls Down": "The ARIA Report" (PDF) (1450). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 11 December 2017: 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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(help) - "Discografie Digital Farm Animals". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- "Digital Farm Animals – Chart History (Billboard Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2017 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- "Canadian single certifications – Louis Tomlinson – Back to You". Music Canada. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- "American single certifications – Louis Tomlinson – Back to You". Recording Industry Association of America.
- "New Zealand single certifications – Louis Tomlinson feat. Bebe Rexha and Digital Farm Animals – Back to You". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2018 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- "Canadian single certifications – Alan Walker – All Falls Down". Music Canada. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- "Home Sweet Home (feat. ALMA & Digital Farm Animals) - Single by Sam Feldt". Apple Music. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- "Rio". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "All That Love (Feat. Anne-Marie)". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Be the One (Netsky Remix)". YouTube.
- "Work It Out". YouTube.
- "Devilish". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "No Money". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Used to You / Potrei abituarmi". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Leave It Alone". YouTube.
- "Go 2". YouTube.
- "Wild". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Touch the Sky". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Stay Together". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "In Your Arms Tonight". YouTube.
- "Back to You". YouTube.
- "Feel Good (Extended Mix)". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Arms Around Me". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Personal". YouTube.
- "Anywhere". YouTube.
- "All Falls Down (Mark Villa Remix)". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Lonely (Feat. MAX)". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Imagine if". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Only You". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Empty Space". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Feel the Same". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Falling to Pieces". YouTube.
- "No Plans". YouTube.
- "GEMA - Mitglieder - Repertoiresuche".
- "Mamacita (Feat. Farruko)". YouTube.
- "Kiss and Rewind". YouTube.
- "Buss Down". YouTube.
- "We Got Love". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Riding a Wave". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Alma Releases Single "Stay All Night" Along with Two Brand New Songs from Her Upcoming Debut Album 'Have U Seen Her?'".
- "Before I Go". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "LA Money (Acoustic)". YouTube.
- "Loser". YouTube.
- "Power". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Losing You". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Share That Love (Feat. G-Eazy)". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Numbers (Feat. CHANGMO)". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Nights with You". YouTube.
- "Really Love (Feat. Craig David & Digital Farm Animals) (Blinkie Remix)". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Home Sweet Home (Feat. ALMA & Digital Farm Animals)". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Patience (Feat. YUNGBLUD & Polo G)". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "You". YouTube.
- "Holiday". YouTube.
- "Know You (Feat. S-X & A1 x J1)". YouTube.
- "Lose". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Who You Are". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Heavenly". YouTube.
- "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Rewind". YouTube.
- BRIT Awards (18 December 2021). "#BRITs Song of the Year with @MastercardUK: @A1xJ1 - Latest Trends @Adele - Easy On Me @AnneMarie, @KSI, @DigiFarmAnimals- Don't Play @BeckyHill & @davidguetta - Remember Central Cee - Obsessed With You (1/3)". Retrieved 18 December 2021 – via Twitter.