# TCTS > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/TCTS > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/TCTS.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCTS > Source revision: 1334923918 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|English DJ and record producer}} {{other uses}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = TCTS | image = | background = solo_singer | alt = TCTS in 2021 | caption = TCTS in 2021 | birth_name = Samuel David O'Neill | birth_date = 1993 | origin = [Manchester](/source/Manchester), England | instruments = Keyboard | genre = [House](/source/House_music){{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/fkxv74/cat-aliases-and-youtube-misogyny-mtv-meets-tcts|title=Cat Aliases And YouTube Misogyny: MTV Meets TCTS|work=[MTV UK](/source/MTV_(UK_and_Ireland))|author=Roper, Tamara|date=24 July 2014}} | occupations = {{hlist|DJ|record producer}} | years_active = 2011–present | label = {{hlist|[MTA](/source/MTA_Records) {{small|(2014–present)}}|Greco-Roman {{small|(2013–14)}}|[Just Us](/source/Bondax) {{small|(2012)}}|Cool Kid {{small|(2012)}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mixmag.net/words/news/tcts-is-playing-games-on-his-new-ep|title=TCTS is playing 'Games' on his new EP|work=[Mixmag](/source/Mixmag)|author=Swift, Patrick|date=10 May 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027152835/http://www.mixmag.net/words/news/tcts-is-playing-games-on-his-new-ep|archivedate=27 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}}} | website = [https://soundcloud.com/tcts/ Official Soundcloud] }} '''Samuel David O'Neill''', known by his stage name '''TCTS''', is an English DJ and record producer from [Manchester](/source/Manchester).{{cite web|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/tcts/biography|title=RA: TCTS|work=[Resident Advisor](/source/Resident_Advisor)|accessdate=6 October 2014}} He is signed to [Chase & Status](/source/Chase_%26_Status)' record label, [MTA](/source/MTA_Records).{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1680215/tcts-you-feat-sam-sure-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/|title=TCTS - "You" (Feat. Sam Sure) (Stereogum Premiere)|work=[Stereogum](/source/Stereogum)|author=DeVille, Chris|date=7 May 2014}} O'Neill is best known for his 2014 song "Games", which reached number 29 on the [UK Dance Chart](/source/UK_Dance_Chart). ==Career== TCTS' debut EP, ''Hands'', was released on 15 May 2012 through Cool Kid Music. He released a single, "1997", through [Bondax](/source/Bondax)'s label Just Us on 10 September 2012. The signing came about after he submitted the song to Rob Adcock's [BBC Introducing](/source/BBC_Introducing) from Stoke radio show and Bondax heard it played on [Huw Stephens](/source/Huw_Stephens)' [BBC Radio 1](/source/BBC_Radio_1) show.{{cite web|url=http://www.iammusic.tv/behind-decks-tcts-talks-mta-records-annie-mac-games-ep/|title=Behind the Decks ::: TCTS talks MTA Records, Annie Mac and 'Games' EP|work=IAmMusic.TV|author=McGinley, Shan|date=19 June 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027161339/http://www.iammusic.tv/behind-decks-tcts-talks-mta-records-annie-mac-games-ep/|archivedate=27 October 2014|df=dmy-all}} His second EP, ''These Heights'', was released on 11 November 2013 through Greco-Roman.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16316-tcts-these-heights/|title=TCTS: "These Heights"|work=[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_Media)|author=Fitzmaurice, Larry|date=11 November 2013}} ''[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_Media)'''s Larry Fitzmaurice described the release as "warm and weird". His third EP, "Games", was released through [MTA Records](/source/MTA_Records) on 8 July 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.earmilk.com/2014/06/04/tcts-and-kstewart-come-together-for-some-games/|title=TCTS and KStewart come together for some "Games"|work=Earmilk|author=Dessa, Kate|date=4 June 2014}} The title track features vocals from [KStewart](/source/KStewart), the sister of [Example](/source/Example_(musician))'s ex-band-member David Stewart. Earmilk described the song as "a choppy synth-driven production with bouncy dance floor appeal". It entered the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart) at number 117. Stereogum described "You", a promotional single from the EP, as "an effervescent house cut built around melancholy piano, rubbery synths, and an assured yet emotionally wrecked vocal". His next EP, ''Body'', was released on 29 March 2015 and was preceded by its promotional singles "Thinking About You" and "Coupe de Ville". O'Neill has received extensive airplay on [BBC Radio 1Xtra](/source/BBC_Radio_1Xtra), received support from [Huw Stephens](/source/Huw_Stephens), [Annie Mac](/source/Annie_Mac) and [Rob da Bank](/source/Rob_da_Bank)'s [BBC Radio 1](/source/BBC_Radio_1) shows{{cite web|url=http://www.mixmag.net/videos/live-streams/tcts-greco-roman-in-the-lab|title=TCTS (Greco-Roman) in the Lab|publisher=[Mixmag](/source/Mixmag)|date=18 October 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027154956/http://www.mixmag.net/videos/live-streams/tcts-greco-roman-in-the-lab|archivedate=27 October 2014|df=dmy-all}} and also appeared for a guest mix on ''[Triple J](/source/Triple_J)''.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/mixup/blog/stories/s3953402.htm|title=Playlist: Mix Up Exclusives 01/3/2014 SURECUT KIDS, KINGDOM, AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA & TCTS|work=[Triple J](/source/Triple_J)|date=1 March 2014}} ==Discography== ===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Details ! scope="col"| Track listing |- |- ! scope="row" | ''These Heights'' | * Released: 11 November 2013 * Label: Greco-Roman * Formats: Digital download | * "These Heights" (featuring Shivum Sharma) * "Over" (featuring Holly Partridge) * "Lose Control" * "Do It Alright" |- ! scope="row" | ''These Heights (Remixes)'' | * Released: 13 January 2014 * Label: Greco-Roman * Formats: Digital download | * "These Heights" (featuring Shivum Sharma) (Greco-Roman Soundsystem Remix) * "These Heights" (featuring Shivum Sharma) (Detroit Swindle Mile High Club Remix) * "These Heights" (featuring Shivum Sharma) (Kry Wolf Remix) |- ! scope="row" | ''Games'' | * Released: 8 July 2014 * Label: [MTA Records](/source/MTA_Records) * Formats: Digital download | * "Games" (featuring K. Stewart) * "You" (featuring Sam Sure) * "Trust" * "Forward" |- ! scope="row" | ''Games (Remixes)'' | * Released: 19 August 2014 * Label: MTA Records * Formats: Digital download | * "Games" (featuring K. Stewart) (Doc Daneeka Remix) * "Games" (featuring K. Stewart) (TIEKS Remix) * "Games" (featuring K. Stewart) (Josh Butler Remix) |- ! scope="row" | ''Body'' | * Released: 29 March 2015 * Label: MTA Records * Formats: Digital download | * "Thinking About You" (featuring Leo Kalyan) * "Coupe de Ville" (featuring Aniff Akinola) * "For Life" * "House Lights On" * "Thinking About You" (featuring Leo Kalyan) ([Booka Shade](/source/Booka_Shade) Remix) * "Thinking About You" (featuring Leo Kalyan) (Few Nolder Remix) |} ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [UK Singles](/source/UK_Singles_Chart)
{{cite web |last=Zywietz |first=Tobias |url=https://zobbel.de/cluk/140830cluk.txt |title=CHART: CLUK Update 14.08.2014 (wk34) |work=Zobbel |accessdate=30 August 2014}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [UK Dance](/source/UK_Dance_Chart)
Peak positions for the Dance singles in the UK: * "Games": {{Cite web |title=Official Dance Singles Chart – 24 August 2014 – 30 August 2014 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/20140824/104/ |access-date=29 October 2024}} * "Do It Like Me (Icy Feet)": {{Cite web |title=Official Dance Singles Chart – 24 March 2017 – 30 March 2017 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/20170324/104/ |access-date=29 October 2024}} |- |2012 !"1997" |— |— !Non-album single |- |2014 !"Games"
(featuring K. Stewart) |117 |29 !''Games EP'' |- |2015 !"Thinking About You"
(featuring Leo Kalyan) |— |— ! rowspan="26" |Non-album singles |- | rowspan="3" |2016 !"Jelly" |— |— |- !"Live for Something" |— |— |- !"Icy Feet" |— |— |- | rowspan="2" |2017 !"Do It Like Me (Icy Feet)"
(featuring [Sage the Gemini](/source/Sage_the_Gemini) and [Kelis](/source/Kelis)) |— |39 |- !"Slow Motion"
(with [The Magician](/source/The_Magician_(musician)) featuring Sam Sure) |— |— |- |2019 !"Back to Me"{{cite web |title=Back To Me (feat. Blush'ko) - Single by The Aston Shuffle on Apple Music |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/back-to-me-feat-blushko-single/1459860262 |accessdate=2 May 2019 |website=iTunes Store}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
(with [The Aston Shuffle](/source/The_Aston_Shuffle) featuring Blush'ko) |— |— |- | rowspan="5" |2023 !"Take It Back" |— |— |- !"Never Know" |— |— |- !"Better" (with Decades) |— |— |- !"Tearing Up My Heart" (with Sophia Quinn) |— |— |- !"Say No More" (featuring Ellenor) |— |— |- | rowspan="10" |2024 !"Push Me" (with Manyfew) |— |— |- !"Amnesia" (with Ekko and Hyzteria) |— |— |- !"Losing My Mind" (with Hayley May) |— |— |- !"Take Me Home" (with [Nu Aspect](/source/Nu_Aspect) and RAHH) |— |— |- !"Dance Away" (with GotSome and Raphi) |— |— |- !"Desire" |— |— |- !"Favourite" |— |— |- !"US" (with [Marshall Jefferson](/source/Marshall_Jefferson) and [Byron Stingily](/source/Byron_Stingily)) |— |— |- !"Sarge" |— |— |- !"Paperwork" (with [Audio Bullys](/source/Audio_Bullys)) |— |— |- | rowspan="4" |2025 !"Take Me (Favourite Place)" | — | — |- !"Masquerade" (with [Jem Cooke](/source/Jem_Cooke)) |— |— |- !"Masquerade" (with Hayley May) |— |— |- !"Waves" |— |— |- | colspan="19" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |- |} ===Remixes=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Song ! scope="col"| Artist |- |- | rowspan="6"| 2013 ! scope="row"| "Here" | [Syron](/source/Syron) |- ! scope="row"| "Bind Me" | ETML |- ! scope="row"| "On & On" | Snakehips |- ! scope="row"| "[Forever](/source/Forever_(Haim_song))" | [Haim](/source/Haim_(band)) |- ! scope="row"| "[Alive](/source/Alive_(Chase_%26_Status_song))" | [Chase & Status](/source/Chase_%26_Status)
featuring [Jacob Banks](/source/Jacob_Banks_(singer)) |- ! scope="row"| "Dance Floor" | SLOWOLF
featuring [Raekwon](/source/Raekwon) |- | rowspan="10"| 2014 ! scope="row"| "Freeze" | [Moko](/source/Moko_(singer)) |- ! scope="row"| "Flicker" | Shivum Sharma |- ! scope="row"| "Gangsters" | Lolo
featuring [Giggs](/source/Giggs_(rapper)) |- ! scope="row"| "Somebody New" | [Jakwob](/source/Jakwob)
featuring Tiffani Juno |- ! scope="row"| "[Half Light](/source/Half_Light_(Wilkinson_song))" | [Wilkinson](/source/Wilkinson_(musician))
featuring [Tom Cane](/source/Tom_Cane) |- ! scope="row"| "All I See" | [Bondax](/source/Bondax)
featuring [Tanya Lacey](/source/Tanya_Lacey) |- ! scope="row"| "Mother & Father" | Broods |- ! scope="row"| "Go Deep" | [Jax Jones](/source/Jax_Jones) |- ! scope="row"| "[If I Go](/source/If_I_Go_(Ella_Eyre_song))" | [Ella Eyre](/source/Ella_Eyre) |- ! scope="row"| "Everything for a Reason" | [TC](/source/TC_(musician)) |- | rowspan="5"| 2015 ! scope="row"| "Champagne Kisses" | [Jessie Ware](/source/Jessie_Ware) |- ! scope="row"| "[King](/source/King_(Years_%26_Years_song))" | [Years & Years](/source/Years_%26_Years) |- ! scope="row"| "[All My Love](/source/All_My_Love_(Waterm%C3%A4t%2C_Becky_Hill_and_Tai_song))" | [Watermät](/source/Waterm%C3%A4t), [Becky Hill](/source/Becky_Hill) & TAI |- ! scope="row"| "The Thrill" | [Nero](/source/Nero_(band)) |- ! scope="row"| "[Body Talk](/source/Body_Talk_(Foxes_song))" | [Foxes](/source/Foxes_(singer)) |- | rowspan="1"| 2016 ! scope="row"| "The Vibe" | [Motez (producer)](/source/Motez_(producer))
featuring [Scrufizzer](/source/Scrufizzer) |- | rowspan="9"| 2017 ! scope="row"| "Golden" | SAINT WKND
featuring Hoodlem |- ! scope="row"| "In Your Arms" | [Crystal Fighters](/source/Crystal_Fighters) |- ! scope="row"| "Kryptonite" | George Maple
featuring Jevon |- ! scope="row"| "Gassed" | WESLEE |- ! scope="row"| "[Breathe](/source/Breathe_(Astrid_S_song))" | [Astrid S](/source/Astrid_S) |- ! scope="row"| "Window Seat" | [Fuse ODG](/source/Fuse_ODG) |- ! scope="row"| "My Love" | [Wale](/source/Wale_(rapper))
featuring [Major Lazer](/source/Major_Lazer), [Wizkid](/source/Wizkid_(musician)) and [Dua Lipa](/source/Dua_Lipa) |- ! scope="row"| "[Either Way](/source/Either_Way_(Snakehips_and_Anne-Marie_song))" | [Snakehips](/source/Snakehips_(duo)) & [Anne-Marie](/source/Anne-Marie_(singer))
featuring [Joey Bada$$](/source/Joey_Bada%24%24) |- ! scope="row"| "Jealousy" | [Disciples](/source/Disciples_(production_team)) |- | rowspan="5"| 2018 ! scope="row"| "Mistakes" | Basenji
featuring [Tkay Maidza](/source/Tkay_Maidza) |- ! scope="row"| "On You" | [Michael Calfan](/source/Michael_Calfan) |- ! scope="row"| "Inhale" | [Duke Dumont](/source/Duke_Dumont)
featuring Ebenezer |- ! scope="row"| "Don't Wreck My Holiday" | Black Saint
featuring [Kelli-Leigh](/source/Kelli-Leigh) |- ! scope="row"| "Falls" | [ODESZA](/source/Odesza)
featuring [Sasha Sloan](/source/Sasha_Sloan) |- | 2021 ! scope="row"| "[Remember](/source/Remember_(Becky_Hill_and_David_Guetta_song))" | [Becky Hill](/source/Becky_Hill) and [David Guetta](/source/David_Guetta) |} ==References== {{reflist|30em}} {{Authority control}} Category:Living people Category:English electronic musicians Category:Musicians from Manchester Category:Year of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [TCTS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCTS) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCTS?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.