Surf Mesa | |
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![]() Aguirre in 2020 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Powell Aguirre [1] |
Born | Sammamish, Washington, U.S. | April 10, 2000
Genres | Electronic |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Years active | 2019–present |
Labels |
Powell Aguirre (born April 10, 2000), known by the stage name Surf Mesa, is an American electronic musician from Seattle. He gained fame for the single " ILY (I Love You Baby)" (2019), a song which sampled a cover of Frankie Valli's " Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (1967) and gained popularity on TikTok. [2]
Aguirre was born in Seattle, and is the son of jazz saxophonist Tony Aguirre. [1] He has been making music since the third grade of elementary school, first learning through FL Studio and production tutorials on YouTube. [2] He began working on the Surf Mesa project in high school, releasing music on SoundCloud. [3] His stage name was chosen based on the Counter-Strike map of the same name. [4] As Aguirre was planning a move to Arizona to study computer science at a technology school, he broke his leg and was bed-bound for three months. [5] During this time, Aguirre was able to focus fully on producing music. [5]
Aguirre decided to move to Los Angeles after visiting a girl he was interested in, as he realized the opportunities for musicians in the city. [5] In 2019, Aguirre released his debut single "Taken Away" featuring Alexa Danielle, [6] and his debut extended play Bedroom. [7] In November, Aguirre released " ILY (I Love You Baby)", a song based on singer Emilee's cover of " Can't Take My Eyes Off You". [2] The song gained massive popularity on video platform TikTok, leading to Aguirre being signed by Astralwerks and Universal. [8] By June 2020, the song had become an international hit, reaching the top 10 in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Scotland, the Netherlands, Malaysia and Singapore, and the top 5 of the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. [9]
In June 2020, Aguirre released an official remix for American electronic musician Marshmello and American singer Halsey's " Be Kind". [10]
Title | Details |
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Bedroom |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US [12] |
AUS [13] |
AUT [14] |
CAN [15] |
FRA [16] |
GER [17] |
ITA [18] |
NLD [19] |
NZ [20] |
UK [21] | ||||
"Taken Away"
[6] (featuring Alexa Danielle) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"
ILY (I Love You Baby)" (featuring Emilee) |
23 | 17 | 5 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 5 | 16 | 22 | |||
"Somewhere"
[30] (featuring Gus Dapperton) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Carried Away"
[31] (with Madison Beer) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — [A] | — | ||
"Lose My Mind"
[33] (featuring Bipolar Sunshine) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Another Life"
[34] (featuring Fletcher and Josh Golden) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart in this region. |
Title | Year | Other artists | Album |
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"Sleeper (Surf Mesa Remix)" [35] | 2019 | Subtoll | — |
" Be Kind (Surf Mesa Remix)" [10] | 2020 | Marshmello, Halsey | |
" Wonder (Surf Mesa Remix)" [36] | Shawn Mendes | Wonder (Deluxe) |
Surf Mesa | |
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![]() Aguirre in 2020 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Powell Aguirre [1] |
Born | Sammamish, Washington, U.S. | April 10, 2000
Genres | Electronic |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Years active | 2019–present |
Labels |
Powell Aguirre (born April 10, 2000), known by the stage name Surf Mesa, is an American electronic musician from Seattle. He gained fame for the single " ILY (I Love You Baby)" (2019), a song which sampled a cover of Frankie Valli's " Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (1967) and gained popularity on TikTok. [2]
Aguirre was born in Seattle, and is the son of jazz saxophonist Tony Aguirre. [1] He has been making music since the third grade of elementary school, first learning through FL Studio and production tutorials on YouTube. [2] He began working on the Surf Mesa project in high school, releasing music on SoundCloud. [3] His stage name was chosen based on the Counter-Strike map of the same name. [4] As Aguirre was planning a move to Arizona to study computer science at a technology school, he broke his leg and was bed-bound for three months. [5] During this time, Aguirre was able to focus fully on producing music. [5]
Aguirre decided to move to Los Angeles after visiting a girl he was interested in, as he realized the opportunities for musicians in the city. [5] In 2019, Aguirre released his debut single "Taken Away" featuring Alexa Danielle, [6] and his debut extended play Bedroom. [7] In November, Aguirre released " ILY (I Love You Baby)", a song based on singer Emilee's cover of " Can't Take My Eyes Off You". [2] The song gained massive popularity on video platform TikTok, leading to Aguirre being signed by Astralwerks and Universal. [8] By June 2020, the song had become an international hit, reaching the top 10 in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Scotland, the Netherlands, Malaysia and Singapore, and the top 5 of the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. [9]
In June 2020, Aguirre released an official remix for American electronic musician Marshmello and American singer Halsey's " Be Kind". [10]
Title | Details |
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Bedroom |
|
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US [12] |
AUS [13] |
AUT [14] |
CAN [15] |
FRA [16] |
GER [17] |
ITA [18] |
NLD [19] |
NZ [20] |
UK [21] | ||||
"Taken Away"
[6] (featuring Alexa Danielle) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"
ILY (I Love You Baby)" (featuring Emilee) |
23 | 17 | 5 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 5 | 16 | 22 | |||
"Somewhere"
[30] (featuring Gus Dapperton) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Carried Away"
[31] (with Madison Beer) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — [A] | — | ||
"Lose My Mind"
[33] (featuring Bipolar Sunshine) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Another Life"
[34] (featuring Fletcher and Josh Golden) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart in this region. |
Title | Year | Other artists | Album |
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"Sleeper (Surf Mesa Remix)" [35] | 2019 | Subtoll | — |
" Be Kind (Surf Mesa Remix)" [10] | 2020 | Marshmello, Halsey | |
" Wonder (Surf Mesa Remix)" [36] | Shawn Mendes | Wonder (Deluxe) |