Tough Love (duo)

Tough Love are a British duo consisting of Alex and Stefan. They are best known for their debut single "So Freakin' Tight", which peaked to number 11 on the UK Singles Chart.

Now signed to Island Records through their own imprint Get Twisted Records.

Tough Love have rapidly risen through the ranks of the house scene. Their distinct, recognisable productions together with energetic and bass-heavy DJ sets have created a cult following of hardcore fans across the UK and beyond. Favourites across national radio stations including BBC Radio 1, 1xtra, Kiss, Kiss Fresh, Capital, Capital Xtra and Rinse FM, Tough Love have earned support from broadcasters and DJs Annie Mac, Pete Tong, B Traits, Mark Fowler, Mad Alan, Danny Howard, MistaJam, Target as well as gaining industry respect from DJs such as Duke Dumont, Solomun, Kenny Dope and Roger Sanchez.

Labeled by Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1 as "one of the production teams we're excited for in 2015" & dubbed as "an act you need to look out for" by BBC Radio 1’s Danny Howard The duo have released on a series of established international labels, including Toolroom, Off, Nurvous, Suara & Kenny Dope’s Dope Wax to name just a few, and their own imprint Get Twisted Records that is fast becoming one of the most talked about underground labels in the house scene. They also won 'Best Single' at the 2014 Bass Music Awards for "Lonely Highway".

In 2014, Tough Love provided stand out remixes for Le Youth "Real" & "Dance With Me", Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne "Real Love", Meghan Trainor "All About That Bass" & Shift K3Y "I Know"

In 2015 Tough Love scored 2 Top 40 hits with So Freakin' Tight (11) & Pony (39) as well as cementing their underground prowess with a weekly residency for 'The Redlight' at Sankeys Ibiza alongside DJ EZ, Todd Terry & Matt Jam Lammont. The compiled & mixed 'The Redlight' 2015 album which was release on Get Twisted Records charting in the national compilation chart. In the summer of 2015 Tough Love announced they have done a joint venture deal between Get Twisted Records & Sony Columbia.

Radio

Tough Love currently hold weekly radio shows on Kiss FM every Thursday at Midnight & Kiss Fresh Friday's from 9pm, showcasing the best their signature sound ‘The Best of Big & Bumpy Basslines’.

Awards

• Bass House Music Awards "Best Single 2014" - Winner
• Dj Mag "Best British Newcomer" - Nominated

Discography

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		BEL	UK
"Dreams"	2014	—	—		Non-album singles
"So Freakin' Tight"	2015	71	11	Silver
"Pony (Jump on It)" (featuring Ginuwine)		—	39
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remix credits

• X Ambassadors - "Unsteady" (Interscope)
• Jess Gynne - "Aint Got Far To Go" (Atlandtic)
• Smokin Beats - "Dreams" (Hot Source / Circus)
• Marlon Roudette - "Erupting" (Syco / Sony)
• Alexa Goddard - "We Broke The Sky" (Roc Nation)
• Le Youth - "Real" (Epic Records)
• Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne - "Real Love" (Atlantic Records)
• Meghan Trainor - "All About That Bass" (Epic Records)
• Borgeous - "Invincible" (Spinnin Records / Champion Records)
• Shift K3Y - "I Know" (Columbia / Sony)
• Donae'o and Carnao Beats - "Gone In The Morning"
• Le Youth - "Dance With Me" (Epic Records)
• Jaguar Skills - "Hamburger"
• Doorly - "Rush" (Toolroom)
• Ruby Goe - "Badman"

EPs

• "What You Need Is Me" Feat Nastaly (Get Twisted / Sony)
• Closed the Door featuring Nastaly (LouLou Records)
• Amine Edge & Dance VS Tough Love - The Perfect Love (Get Twisted Records)
• Dreams (Toolroom Records)
• Bring the Heat Volume 1 (Get Twisted Records)
• Loving You / Hating Me (Get Twisted Records)
• Tough Love & Taylor - In My Way (Off Recordings)
• Keep It Burning (Nervous Records)
• The Night Is Calling (Runnin' Wild Records)
• You've Been Cheating
• Taking Over
• Cold Blood