Jaymes Young (born Jaymes McFarland; September 1, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. On September 9, 2013, he debuted his first extended play, Dark Star. His debut album Feel Something was released on June 23, 2017.
Career
In 2013 he was signed to a recording contract with Atlantic Records and toured with the trip hop trio London Grammar. He released his second EP Habits of My Heart on September 28, 2014, on Atlantic Records and opened for Vance Joy on the latter's "Dream Your Life Away" tour. He was featured alongside Birdy in David Guetta's "I'll Keep Loving You" on Guetta's 2014 album Listen. In 2016, he worked with American electronic musician Zhu in co-writing and featuring un-credited vocals on two tracks, entitled "Hometown Girl" which was originally based on Meghan Gier and Benjamin Griffith's relationship and "Cold Blooded" which was based on Jaymes Young's life at a young age. The songs eventually became part of ZHU's debut studio album Generationwhy, which was released on July 29, 2016.
On June 23, 2017 he released his debut album Feel Something, featuring the RIAA certified gold single "I'll Be Good". On July 12, 2019 he released the standalone single "Happiest Year" which achieved viral success, and was also certified gold. In 2021, "Infinity" from his debut album hit #1 on TikTok's Viral chart and surged across streaming platforms. He is currently working on his next project.
Personal life McFarland grew up in Seattle, Washington, and attributes his varied interest in music to his music-loving parents and two older brothers and one younger sister. His musical influences include Coldplay, Radiohead, Maroon 5, Iron & Wine, and Death Cab for Cutie. McFarland began playing the guitar and writing lyrics at age 14. Music became a creative outlet for his ideas and inspiration. Apart from music, his interests include science and philosophy. He currently resides in Los Angeles. Before he adopted the name Jaymes Young, McFarland was a member of a small Seattle-based band named Corner State that released a single album in 2010.
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions USHeat. NLD SWEFeel SomethingReleased: June 23, 2017 Label: Atlantic 9 53 50
Extended plays Title EP details Peak chart positionsCertifications USHeat.Dark StarReleased: September 9, 2013 Label: Atlantic —Habits of My HeartReleased: September 28, 2014 Label: Atlantic 44 RIAA: Gold
Mixtapes TitleAlbum details Dark StarReleased: August 20, 2013 Label: Self-released
Singles As lead artist TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum US AUS AUT CAN GER IRE NLD NOR SWE SWI UK"I'll Be Good"2015 — — — — — — — — — — — RIAA: GoldHabits of My Heart EP and Feel Something"We Won't" — — — — — — — — — — —Feel Something"Infinity"2017 94 46 17 52 11 24 49 17 46 9 47 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Platinum SNEP: Diamond"Happiest Year"2019 — — — — — — — — — — 97 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold IFPI AUT: GoldFeel Something (Deluxe)
As featured artist Title Year Peak positions Album USDance FRA GER "I'll Keep Loving You" 2014 — 144 96 Listen "Sun Don't Shine" 2015 18 — — "Hit Me Harder" 2016 — — — Alone Together "Same Soul" 2018 — — — rowspan="2" "No Good for You" 2019 — — — "In the Summer" 2020 — — — Fantasy
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Year Artist Song Album 2014 Issues "Mad at Myself" Issues David Guetta "I'll Keep Loving You" Listen 2015 Cut Snake "Echo" Life's a Beach EP Skizzy Mars "Hit Me Harder" Alone Together 2016 Zhu "Hometown Girl" Generationwhy "Cold Blooded" 2019 Illenium "Lonely" Ascend 2020 Kygo "How Would I Know" Golden Hour Whethan "In the Summer" Fantasy 2021 Chandler Leighton "Would You?" rowspan="2" 2022 Dvbbs "When the Lights Go Down"
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