RAYE's biggest collabs from 'You Don't Know Me' to 'Bed' 🙌
She's had some bangers!
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RAYE, the singer behind her amazing debut album 'My 21st Century Blues', and her recent TikTok hit 'Escapism', has also had a plethora of collabs with the likes of Jax Jones, Joel Corry, Mabel and even David Guetta!
With so many fantastic songs under her belt, we thought we'd take a look at some of her biggest collaborations including 'Bed' with Joel Corry and David Guetta and 'You Don't Know Me' with Jax Jones.
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RAYE's biggest collaborations:
Jonas Blue featuring RAYE: 'By Your Side' (2016)
Although RAYE had quietly been working her way into the music industry already at this point, she had her first taste of mainstream success when she worked with Jonas Blue on his 2016 single 'By Your Side'. Hitting Number 15 in the UK - and Number 6 in the Dance charts - it's also been certified Platinum with a whopping 600,000 sales in the UK.
RAYE revealed how the collaboration came about in an interview with Purple Revolver in 2016, explaining how a family friend had a "mental" chance encounter with producer Jonas, and put her name forward: "So, my dad's friend is an Uber driver, and Jonas was in his cab. And my dad's friend was like to Jonas, 'You need to hear this girl. She's called Raye, and she's great.' And he ended up playing him some songs. And anyway, word of mouth came around, and my name was brought up again, and he was like, 'Yeah, I want Raye on this song.'"
Jonas corroborated this story in an interview with the Evening Standard in 2017: "I found out about Raye in the back of an Uber. The driver told me about a singer that had just been signed. Raye is a great songwriter. When you get in a studio and there are four walls and no windows and it gets dry, she's the person you need because she hypes it up."
Watch the music video on YouTube.
2016: RAYE with Jax Jones - 'You Don't Know Me'
Following her collab with Jonas Blue, RAYE had huge success with Jax Jones on 'You Don't Know Me', which reached Number 3 in the UK.
Watch the music video on YouTube.
2017: RAYE with Mr Eazi 'Decline'
In 2017, RAYE teamed up with Mr Eazi on her song 'Decline'. The song reached 15 in the UK and has more than 9.9 million views on YouTube.
Watch the music video on YouTube.
2018: RAYE with Kojo Funds - 'Check'
RAYE and Kojo Funds released their song 'Check' in 2018 and to date it's had a massive 41 million views on YouTube.
Watch the music video on YouTube.
2018: RAYE with Mabel and Stefflon Don - 'Cigarette'
2018 was quite the year for RAYE's collabs, teaming up with Mabel and Stefflon Don, the singers released 'Cigarette' which peaked just outside the Top 40 and has more than 12 million views on YouTube.
Watch the music video on YouTube.
2020: RAYE with Jax Jones and Martin Solveig - 'Tequila'
In 2020 this fab trio released 'Tequila'. This fantastic dance floor filler is full Spanish vibes and saw the collab reach Number 21 in the UK.
Watch the music video on YouTube.
2020: RAYE with Regard - 'Secrets'
In 2020, Kosovo Albanian DJ Regard and RAYE teamed up for 'Secrets'. Reaching Number 10 in the UK, this tune was a summer anthem when it was released.
'Secrets' gave RAYE her first BRIT Award nomination in 2021 for British Single.
Watch the music video on YouTube.
2021: RAYE with Joel Corry and David Guetta - 'Bed'
Joining forces with David Guetta and Joel Corry, RAYE released the dancefloor banger, 'Bed' in 2021.
The song was a commercial success for the trio reaching Number 3 in the UK. The song was also nominated at the 2022 BRIT Awards for Song of the Year, but lost out to Adele's 'Easy On Me'.
Watch the music video on YouTube.
2021: RAYE with D-Block Europe - 'Ferrari Horses'
Working with D-Block Europe, a British hip hop collective, 'Ferrari Horses' reached Number 14 in the UK and the lyric video now as two million views on YouTube.
Watch the music video on YouTube.
2022: RAYE with 070 Shake - 'Escapism'
RAYE's biggest hit to date is 'Escapism' with 070 Shake. The song became a huge TikTok hit before reaching Number 1 in the UK Chart Show in January 2023.
Watch the music video on YouTube.