Nineteen85 Explained

Nineteen85
Birth Name:	Anthony Paul Jefferies
Birth Date:	1985 7, mf=yes
Birth Place:	Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Years Active:	2008–present
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Anthony Paul Jefferies^[1] (born July 1, 1985), known professionally as Nineteen85, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter.^[2] He won the ASCAP Music Award twice consecutively in 2014 and 2015. His stage name is derived from his birth year.

He is best known for producing songs for Drake, such as "One Dance", "Hotline Bling" and "Hold On, We're Going Home".^[3] In 2014, he was named by Complex magazine as one of 15 new producers to watch for.^[4] In 2015, he founded the R&B duo Dvsn with singer Daniel Daley. He has been nominated for three Grammy Awards, including for "Producer of the Year (Non-Classical)".^[5] ^[6]

Production discography

Singles produced

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
CAN	AUS	IRL	NZ	UK	US	US R&B<br />/HH		Certifications	Album
Year	Peak chart positions							Certifications	Album
"Hold On, We're Going Home"	2013	4	8	7	9	4	4	1	MC: Platinum ARIA: 8× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum RIAA: 9× Platinum RMNZ: Gold	Nothing Was the Same
"Too Much"	2013	90	-	-	-	86	64	23	ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Gold	Nothing Was the Same
"Hazelton Trump"	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		rowspan="2"
"0 to 100 / The Catch Up"	2014	61	27	—	—	68	35	8	ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold RIAA: 2× Platinum
"Truffle Butter"	2015	43	18	—	—	188	14	4	ARIA: Platinum	The Pinkprint
"My Love"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Majid Jordan
"Hotline Bling"		3	2	8	14	3	2	1	MC: Platinum ARIA: 8× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum RIAA: Diamond RMNZ: Gold	Views
"One Dance"	2016	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	MC: Diamond ARIA: 14× Platinum BPI: 7× Platinum RIAA: 11× Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum
"Too Good"		9	3	7	4	3	14	3	MC: 4× Platinum ARIA: 6× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum RIAA: 5× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum
"For Free"		71	70	—	—	25	13	4	MC: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold RIAA: 3× Platinum	Major Key
"OTW"	2018	30	27	57	11	60	57	35	MC: 2× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Gold RIAA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Gold	Suncity (vinyl edition)
"Outta Time"	2021	6	11	38	17	12	5	4	MC: Gold BPI: Silver	Anniversary
"N.H.I.E."	2024	15	51	39	37	27	19	9	MC: Gold	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)

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 –

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)

2025

Mariah the Scientist – Hearts Sold Separately

1. "Sacrifice"
2. "United Nations + 1000 Ways to Die" (produced with Rogét Chahayed, Victor Truta and Lucas Cardi)
3. "Eternal Flame"
4. "Is It a Crime" (with Kali Uchis) (produced with Oliver Easton, Mat1k, Austen Jux-Chandler and Treedot)
5. "Burning Blue" (produced with Jetski Purp)
6. "All I Want + In Pursuit"
7. "More" (produced with Jay Century and Ajax)
8. "Rainy Days" (produced with Jay Rewind)
9. "Like You Never" (produced with Nez)
10. "No More Entertainers" (produced with London on da Track)

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

2021
El Madrileño (as engineer)		Won

Notes and References

Web site: Credits / Detroit 2 / Big Sean . September 4, 2020 . . September 5, 2020.
Web site: Nostro. Lauren. Who's Who in OVO. September 25, 2013. Complex. August 24, 2015.
Leight. Elias. Nicki Minaj, Drake & Kid Ink: The Evolving Relationship Between Hip-Hop & House. March 30, 2015. Billboard. August 24, 2015.
Web site: Jenkins. Craig. 15 Producers to watch in 2014. August 26, 2014. Complex. August 24, 2015.
Web site: SOCAN members Drake, Arcade Fire, deadmau5 nominated for 2015 Grammys. December 9, 2014. SOCAN. August 24, 2015. April 10, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160410110017/https://www.socan.ca/news/socan-members-drake-arcade-fire-deadmau5-nominated-2015-grammys. dead.
Web site: Awards Nominations & Winners. April 30, 2017.
Web site: FINAL NOMINATIONS LIST. The Grammys. March 31, 2017.
Web site: 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees. March 31, 2017.