Jawsh 685

Jawsh 685 (* 2002 or 2003; real name Joshua Christian Nanai ), also active under the pseudonym Joshua Stylah , is a New Zealand music producer from Auckland. He became popular through a dance video on the TikTok video portal .

Life

Jawsh 685 is the pseudonym of a New Zealander who became famous in 2020 at the age of 17 with the song Laxed (Siren Beat) . He posted the associated video on YouTube in the summer of 2019 , but initially with only moderate response. It wasn't until he uploaded a 14-second clip on the TikTok video platform in May 2020 that shows him dancing that the video went viral . Alternative videos were uploaded using the hashtags #socialdisdancing and #laxedchallenge. Originally, the goal was to dance in everyday clothes first and then to end the video in the traditional costume of the respective country, but this goal disappeared from the videos and since then it's more about imitating the dance style. After many private individuals initially shared clips, celebrities such as footballer Robert Lewandowski followed suit .

One of the first fans was the pop singer Jason Derulo , who used the beat for his song Savage Love without naming the New Zealander as the author. Derulo later came to an agreement with the artist. In the wake of the single's success, Jawsh signed 685 with Columbia Records .

Discography

Chart placements (preliminary) Explanation of the data

Singles

Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) (with Jason Derulo )   DE 1 06/19/2020 (...  where.)   AT 1  platinum 06/26/2020 (...  where.)   CH 1 June 21, 2020 (...  where.)   UK 1  gold 06/25/2020 (...  where.)   US 7th  gold 06/27/2020 (...  where.)   NZ 1  platinum June 8th, 2020 (...  where.)

Singles

• 2020: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) (with Jason Derulo )

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Belgium 2020: for the single Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)  Denmark 2020: for the single Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)  France 2020: for the single Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) Platinum record  Italy 2020: for the single Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Belgium (BEA)	gold1	-	20,000	ultratop.be
Denmark (IFPI)	gold1	-	45,000	ifpi.dk
France (SNEP)	gold1	-	100,000	snepmusique.com
Italy (FIMI)	-	platinum1	70,000	fimi.it
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	platinum1	30,000	nztop40.co.nz
Austria (IFPI)	-	platinum1	30,000	ifpi.at
United States (RIAA)	gold1	-	500,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold1	-	400,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	5 × gold5	3 × platinum3

Web links

• Jawsh 685 on Soundcloud

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Feud over: Kiwi Jawsh 685's Laxed (Siren Beat) cleared for use by Jason Derulo . In: NZ Herald . June 11, 2020, ISSN  1170-0777 ( nzherald.co.nz [accessed June 19, 2020]).
2. ↑ What you didn't know about the TikTok hit "Laxed"! In: Bayern 3 . Accessed June 19, 2020 (German). 
3. ↑ NZ teen Jawsh 685 says he and Jason Derulo 'never came to an official deal' over use of his beat 'Laxed' . In: Newshub . ( newshub.co.nz [accessed June 19, 2020]).
4. ↑ Leena Tailor, Shirley Halperin, Leena Tailor, Shirley Halperin: Jason Derulo Sparks Outrage Down Under for Lifting Polynesian Teen's TikTok Hit. In: Variety. May 20, 2020, accessed on June 19, 2020 . 
5. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US NZ