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Nineteen85
Birth name Anthony Paul Jefferies
Born (1985-07-01) July 1, 1985 (age 39)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
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Years active 2008–present
Associated acts

Anthony Paul Jefferies (born July 1, 1985), preferably Paul Jefferies and known professionally as Nineteen85, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. Nineteen85 holds the distinction of winning an ASCAP Music Award back-to-back in 2014 and 2015.

He is best known for producing records for Drake, notably some of his most successful singles, "One Dance", "Hotline Bling" and "Hold On, We're Going Home". In 2014 he was named by Complex magazine as one of 15 new producers to watch for. In 2015, he founded the R&B duo Dvsn with singer Daniel Daley. He has been nominated for three Grammys, including for "Producer of the Year (Non-Classical)".

Production discography

Singles produced

List of singles as either producer or co-producer, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
AUS
IRL
NZ
UK
US
US
R&B
/HH

"Hold On, We're Going Home"
(Drake featuring Majid Jordan)
2013 4 8 7 9 4 4 1 Nothing Was the Same
"Hazelton Trump"
(OB O'Brien)
2014 Digital download
"0 to 100 / The Catch Up"
(Drake)
2014 61 27 68 35 8 Digital download
"Truffle Butter"
(Nicki Minaj featuring Drake and Lil Wayne)
2015 43 18 188 14 4 The Pinkprint
"My Love"
(Majid Jordan featuring Drake)
Majid Jordan
"Hotline Bling"
(Drake)
3 2 8 14 3 2 1
  • MC: Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Platinum
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum
  • RMNZ: Gold
Views
"One Dance"
(Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla)
2016 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • MC: Diamond
  • ARIA: 6× Platinum
  • BPI: 3× Platinum
  • RIAA: 7× Platinum
  • RMNZ: 2× Platinum
"Too Good"
(Drake featuring Rihanna)
9 3 7 4 3 14 3
"For Free"
(DJ Khaled featuring Drake)
71 70 25 13 4 Major Key
"OTW"
(Khalid featuring 6lack and Ty Dolla Sign)
2018 30 27 57 11 60 57 35
  • ARIA: Gold
  • RMNZ: Gold
Digital download
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other songs

2011

DonnisSouthern 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 JStay Trippy

  • 18. "..." (featuring Trina and 2 Chainz) (produced by Supa Dups, co-produced by Nineteen85)

DrakeNothing Was the Same

  • 12. "Too Much" (produced with Sampha)

Tiara ThomasDear Sallie Mae

  • 03. "Tell Me Something"

R. Kelly – Black ...

  • 09. "My Story" (featuring 2 Chainz) (produced with R. Kelly)

2014

P. Reign – Dear America

  • 01. "DnF" (featuring Drake & Future)

Jennifer HudsonJHUD

  • 01. "Dangerous" (produced with Stephen Kozmeniuk)

Jessie WareTough Love

  • 11. "Desire"

2016

Majid JordanMajid Jordan

  • 11. "King City" (produced with Majid Jordan)

dvsnSept. 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 ... 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)

PartyNextDoorPartyNextDoor 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)

DrakeMore 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)

dvsnMorning 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 ScottAstroworld

  • 17. "Coffee Bean"

Mariah CareyCaution

  • 1. "GTFO"

Future – Future Hndrxx Presents: The Wizrd

  • 20. "Tricks on Me"

2019

Pvrx3.14

  • 2. Stay With Me
  • 3. Nun New

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017 "Hotline Bling" (as songwriter) Best Rap Song Won
Nineteen85 Producer of the Year, Non-Classical Nominated
Views (as producer) Album of the Year Nominated
2021 El Madrileño (as engineer) Latin, Best Engineered Album. Won
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