Tim Deluxe

Tim Liken (born 18 July 1977), also known by his stage name as Tim Deluxe, is a British DJ and producer.^[3][4] He is best known for the song "It Just Won't Do", which charted in many countries.

Tim Deluxe
Birth name	Timothy Andrew Liken[1]
Born	(1977-07-18) 18 July 1977 (age 47)[2] London, United Kingdom
Genres	House UK garage
Occupations	DJ producer
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Ice Cream Deluxe

Biography

Deluxe grew up in North London and worked at Time Is Right Records at the age of 14 and debuted for Ministry of Sound as a DJ in replacement of CJ Mackintosh before he turned eighteen.^[4] In 1994, Deluxe met Omar Amidora, a graphic designer and Andy Lysandrou, the label owner of Boogie Beat.^[4] In a joint venture, they launched Ice Cream Records, a record label and released a number of EPs as R.I.P. Productions.^[4] In 1997, Amidora and Deluxe had a number 14 hit single on the UK Singles Chart with "RipGroove" under the name Double 99.^[5] In 2001, Deluxe pursued a solo career as a music producer, with "Sirens" as his debut single.^[4] The song was signed to Darren Emerson's record label Underwater Records.^[3][4] In 2002, Deluxe released his most successful single "It Just Won't Do", which features the vocals of singer-songwriter Sam Obernik.^[6][4] Alongside his production career, his deejaying had seen more success with gigs in the United Kingdom.^[4] In 2003, Deluxe released his debut studio album The Little Ginger Club Kid and held an exclusive residency in Ibiza.^[4] His second and third studio albums titled Ego Death and The Radicle were released in 2006 and 2015 respectively.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details
The Little Ginger Club Kid[11]	Released: 27 January 2004 Label: Underwater Records Format: Digital download, CD
Ego Death[8]	Released: 28 November 2006 Label: Beat Records Format: Digital download, CD
The Radicle[9]	Released: 30 October 2015 Label: Strictly Rhythm Format: Digital download, CD

Charted singles

As himself

Title	Year	Peak chart positions									Album
		UK [12]	AUS [13]	BEL [14]	FRA [15]	GER [16]	JPN [17]	NL [18]	SPN [19]	SWI [20]
"Sirens"	2001	87	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"It Just Won't Do" (featuring Sam Obernik)	2002	14	13	18	60	77	—	10	7	57	The Little Ginger Club Kid
"Less Talk More Action!"	2003	45	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Mundaya (The Boy)" (featuring Shahin Badar)	2004	61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Choose Something Like a Star" (featuring Ben Onono)	78	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Let the Beats Roll" (featuring Simon Franks)	2007	71	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	Non-album single
"Just Won't Do" (with APDW featuring Sam Obernik)	2010	—	—	—[A]	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Captain, Captain"	2014	—	—	—	—	—	62	—	—	—	The Radicle
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

With Double 99

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		UK [22]
"RipGroove"	1997	14	7th High

With Saffron Hill

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		AUS [13]	FIN [23]	NL [18]
"My Love Is Always" (featuring Ben Onono)	2003	42	20	94	Non-album single

With Africanism All Stars

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		BEL Dance [24]
"Summer Moon"	2005	21	Africanism Vol. 3

Production credits

Title	Year	Artist	Album
"Come Alive"[25]	2012	Leona Lewis	Non-album single

Notes

1. "Just Won't Do" did not enter the Belgian Flemish Ultratop 50 chart, but peaked at number 4 on the Belgian Dance chart.^[21]