Majid Jordan
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Jordan (left) and Majid (right) in January 2016
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Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Years active | 2011–present |
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Website | majidjordan |
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Majid Jordan is a Canadian R&B duo, composed of singer Majid Al Maskati and producer Jordan Ullman. They are signed to OVO Sound, the record label co-founded by rapper Drake, producer Noah "40" Shebib and Oliver El-Khatib.
Jordan, originally from Toronto, and Majid, arriving in Toronto by way of Bahrain, met as students at the University of Toronto in 2011. Working between Ullman's dorm room and his parents' basement, they launched their first joint EP titled Afterhours on SoundCloud under the pseudonym Good People.[1]
Contents
Career
2013–present: A Place Like This and Majid Jordan
In 2013, Majid Jordan co-produced and were credited to be featured on Drake's track "Hold On, We're Going Home", which was included from his platinum-selling album Nothing Was the Same. "Hold On, We're Going Home" went on and then become Drake's most successful single-charting in each countries; including United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Majid and Jordan first met each other at Majid's birthday party at a bar in Toronto, Canada, and then later that week, they began working together in Majid's dorm, releasing their first official single, entitled "Hold Tight", in just one day, which they posted on Soundcloud anonymously. Producer Noah "40" Shebib was later impressed by their stunning EP, titled afterhours, and he later signed them to Drake's OVO Sound record label.[2]
On July 7, 2014, Majid Jordan released their first official single as a duo through SoundCloud.[3] On July 17, 2014, 10 ten days later, they released their official debut EP, A Place Like This, which was digitally through OVO Sound, the record label co-founded by rapper Drake. They went on to release music videos for three of the songs from the EP, including the title track "A Place Like This",[4] "Her"[5] and "Forever".[6]
On July 10, 2015, Drake premiered their first single, titled "My Love" for their upcoming debut studio album on Apple's Beats 1 radio, during an interview with radio host Zane Lowe, their label boss is also featured on the track. After its premiere it was released straight to Apple Music and the iTunes Store.[7]
On February 17, 2016, the duo revealed their first-ever North American tour.[8] It starts off March 14 in San Francisco. Shows are scheduled for Miami, Brooklyn, Atlanta, Toronto, Chicago, and Los Angeles.[8] Earlier in February, the duo released its self-titled debut by OVO sound, featuring a song with Drake, called "My Love.[8]"
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||
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CAN [9] |
AUS [10] |
UK [11] |
UK R&B [12] |
US [13] |
US R&B /HH [14] |
US R&B [15] |
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Majid Jordan |
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20 | 87 | 145 | 18 | 69 | 12 | 6 | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Extended plays
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
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CAN | US | US R&B /HH [14] |
US R&B [15] |
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A Place Like This |
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— | — | 31 | 19 | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
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CAN | US | US Rhy. [18] |
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"A Place Like This" | 2014 | — | — | — | A Place Like This | ||||||||||||||
"Her" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
"Forever" | 2015 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
"My Love" (featuring Drake) |
— | — | — | Majid Jordan | |||||||||||||||
"Something About You" | — | — | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording 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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CAN [19] |
AUS [20] |
IRE [21] |
NZ [22] |
UK [23] |
US [24] |
US R&B /HH [25] |
US R&B [26] |
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"Hold On, We're Going Home" (Drake featuring Majid Jordan) |
2013 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Nothing Was the Same |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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CAN | UK [32] |
US | US R&B /HH |
US R&B |
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"Summers Over Interlude" (Drake featuring Majid Jordan) |
2016 | 88 | 142 | —[upper-alpha 1] | —[upper-alpha 2] | 14 | Views |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Summers Over Interlude" | 2016 | Drake | Views |
"Move Together" | Somewhere Else | TBA |
Music videos
As lead artist
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"A Place Like This" | 2014 | Common Good[33][34][35] |
"Her" | ||
"Forever" | 2015 | |
"My Love" (featuring Drake) |
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"Something About You" | ||
"King City" | 2016 | |
"Learn from Each Other" | Ben Strebel[36] | |
"Every Step Every Way" | Common Good[37] |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"Hold On, We're Going Home" (Drake featuring Majid Jordan) |
2013 | Bill Pope[38] |
Production discography
Singles produced
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
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CAN [19] |
AUS [20] |
IRL [21] |
NZ [22] |
UK [23] |
US [24] |
US R&B /HH [25] |
US R&B [26] |
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"Hold On, We're Going Home" (Drake featuring Majid Jordan) |
2013 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Nothing Was the Same | |||||||||
"A Place Like This" (Majid Jordan) |
2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Place Like This | |||||||||
"My Love" (Majid Jordan featuring Drake) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Majid Jordan | |||||||||
"Something About You" (Majid Jordan) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
2013
Drake – Nothing Was the Same
- 08. "Hold On, We're Going Home" (featuring Majid Jordan) (produced with Nineteen85, add. production by 40)
Beyoncé – Beyoncé
- 09. "Mine" (featuring Drake) (produced by 40, add. production by Majid Jordan & Omen)
2014
Majid Jordan – A Place Like This
- 01. "Forever"
- 02. "All I Do"
- 03. "Her"
- 04. "U"
- 05. "A Place Like This"
2016
Majid Jordan – Majid Jordan
- 01. "Learn From Each Other" (produced with Illangelo)
- 02. "Make It Work"
- 03. "My Love" (featuring Drake) (produced by Nineteen85 & Illangelo, co-produced by Majid Jordan & 40)
- 04. "Small Talk"
- 05. "Pacifico"
- 06. "Shake Shake Shake"
- 07. "Love Is Always There"
- 08. "Warm"
- 09. "Something About You" (produced with Illangelo)
- 10. "Day and Night"
- 11. "King City" (produced with Nineteen85)
- 12. "Every Step Every Way"
Drake – Views
- 04. "Feel No Ways" (add. production by 40 & Kanye West)
- 14. "Childs Play" (produced by 40, add. production by Majid Jordan, Metro Boomin & Nineteen85)
Remixes
- 2016: Majid Jordan - "My Love" (featuring Drake) (Remix)
Tours
- Majid Jordan Tour (2016)
Awards and nominations
Year | Ceremony | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2014 | iHeartRadio Music Awards | "Hold On, We're Going Home" (with Drake) |
Hip-Hop/R&B Song of the Year | Nominated |
Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
Billboard Music Awards | Top R&B Song | Nominated | ||
World Music Awards | World's Best Song | Nominated | ||
Much Music Video Awards | International Video of the Year By a Canadian | Won | ||
BET Awards | Best Collaboration | Nominated | ||
MTV Video Music Awards | Best Hip-Hop Video | Won | ||
Soul Train Music Awards | Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
2015 | Juno Awards | Single of the Year | Nominated | |
Much Music Video Awards | "Her" | Best Director | Nominated | |
Video of the Year | Nominated | |||
"Forever" | Best MuchFact Video | Won | ||
2016 | Much Music Video Awards | "Something About You" | Best Director | Pending |
"My Love" (with Drake) |
Best MuchFact Video | Pending | ||
"Every Step Every Way" | Best Post-Production | Pending |
Notes
- ↑ "Summers Over Interlude" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.
- ↑ "Summers Over Interlude" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
References
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