Cheat Codes is an American electronic music DJ trio from Los Angeles, California. The group—consisting of KEVI (Kevin Ford / Prince$$ Rosie), Trevor Dahl, and Matthew Russell—is notable for their 2016 single "Sex", which samples the chorus from "Let's Talk About Sex" by Salt-N-Pepa, and their 2017 single "No Promises", which featured American singer Demi Lovato and peaked within the Top 40 of the US, UK and Australia. The track was certified Platinum by the RIAA.
History 2014–2015: Formation and debut singles Prior to the 2014 formation of the band, Trevor and Matthew lived together and later wrote and recorded music with Kevin. Their name was inspired by Kevin's brother who told him that he had found the "cheat code" to getting anything he wanted in life. "We really embody the idea that anything is possible. To us, the real 'cheat code' to life is loving what you do and we hope to convey that energy through our music," they said in an interview.
In 2015, they released their debut single titled "Visions", which reached number 1 on the Hype Machine chart. It was followed by the singles "Don't Say No", "Senses", and "Adventure". "Adventure" reached number 3 on the Hype Machine chart. The group gained over 15 million views on YouTube and later toured with The Chainsmokers.
2016–present: Other singles, first EPs and Hellraisers In July 2016, they released "Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)" with Dante Klein, which samples Kevin Lyttle's song "Turn Me On". The song has since gained over 100 million streams.
Before "Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)" was released, in February 2016, they released "Sex" with Kris Kross Amsterdam, quickly gaining over 300 million streams. Talking about "Sex", band member Matthew admitted that the song was affected by divine intervention as it only took 45 minutes to write. In August 2016, a music video was released for the song, and the band performed at the Billboard Hot 100 festival.
They signed to 300 Entertainment in September 2016. In November, they released "Queen Elizabeth", co-produced by "Foreign Noi$e". They released "No Promises", a collaboration with Demi Lovato, in March 2017. In May 2017, the single "Stay With You" was released. The single "Sober" was released in July 2017. The group released "Feels Great", a collaboration with Fetty Wap and CVBZ, on October 13, 2017.
The group released the single "Put Me Back Together" with Kiiara on March 2, 2018. Cheat Codes collaborated with U2 and released a remixed version of U2's single "Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way" on May 29, 2018.
In June 2018, they released their extended play, Level 1 consisting of 6 songs, include "I Love It" and "Balenciaga". On June 22, 2018, Cheat Codes released "Only You" with Little Mix as a part of the compilation album Love Island: The Pool Party, which was released on July 6, 2018, by Ministry of Sound. They released the song "Feeling of Falling" with Kim Petras on November 30, 2018. On July 26, 2019, they released their second extended play, Level 2.
On June 26, 2020, the group released the single "Heaven". The music video was released the following month. In August, they released "No Time" featuring Wiz Khalifa and DVBBS. On September 2, 2020, they announced their upcoming three-part debut studio album Hellraisers and released the lead single "Between Our Hearts" featuring Australian singer Cxloe. On November 4, they released the single "Washed Up".
Members Current members
KEVI (Kevin Ford / Prince$$ Rosie) – lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, synthesizer, tambourine, drums, percussion, DJ, production, programming, mixing, mastering (2014–present) Trevor Dahl – lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, keyboards, drums, percussion, DJ, production, programming, mixing, mastering (2014–present) Matthew Russell – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, violin, drums, percussion, DJ, production, programming, mixing, mastering (2014–present)
Current touring musicians
Morgan Paros – lead and backing vocals, guitar, keyboards, electric violin, violin (2017–present) Mark Evitts – violin, fiddle, viola, mandolin, guitar, piano, banjo, tenor guitar (2017–present) Kyle Jordan Mueller – drums, percussion (2017–present) Saša Maček – drums, percussion (2019–present)
Discography Studio albums Title Details Hellraisers, Pt. 1 Released: May 7, 2021 Label: 300 Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming Hellraisers, Pt. 2 Released: October 15, 2021 Label: 300 Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming Hellraisers, Pt. 3 Released: May 27, 2022 Label: 300 Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming One Night in Nashville Released: January 27, 2023 Label: DashGo Formats: Digital download, streaming Future Renaissance Released: July 25, 2025 Label: Create Music Formats: Digital download, streaming
Extended plays Title Details Level 1 Released: June 8, 2018 Label: 300 Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming Level 2 Released: July 26, 2019 Label: 300 Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming Find Love Now Released: August 2, 2024 Label: Create Music Formats: Digital download, streaming Bloom Released: August 23, 2024 Label: Create Music Formats: Digital download, streaming Modern Tragedy Released: September 13, 2024 Label: Create Music Formats: Digital download, streaming TYSM Released: November 21, 2024 Label: Create Music Formats: Digital download, streaming Don't Leave Released: April 25, 2025 Label: Create Music Formats: Digital download, streaming More Than Anybody Released: May 23, 2025 Label: Create Music Formats: Digital download, streaming
Singles As lead artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USDance AUSPeaks in Australia: All except noted: "Only You": BEL(FL) DEN GER NLD NORPeaks in Norway: All except noted: "No Promises": NZ HotNew Zealand Heatseekers Singles chart. "Lean On Me": SWE UKPeaks in the UK: "Sex": "Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)": "Visions" 2015 — — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="17" "Adventure"(with Evan Gartner) — — — — — — — — — — — "Senses"(featuring Lostboycrow) — — — — — — — — — — — "Follow You" — — — — — — — — — — — "Please Don't Go" — — — — — — — — — — — "Say Goodbye" 2016 — — — — — — — — — — — "Sex"(with Kris Kross Amsterdam) — 10 17 25 3 14 2 2 — 2 9 RIAA: Gold ARIA: 2× Platinum BEA: Gold BPI: Platinum BVMI: 3× Gold GLF: 4× Platinum IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum IFPI NOR: 3× Platinum "Runaway" — — — — — — — — — — — "Fed Up"(with Lvndscape) — — — — — — — — — — — "Can't Fight It"(with Quintino) — 48 — — — — — — — — — "Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)"(with Dante Klein) — 14 38 55 19 49 27 15 — 12 36 ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold GLF: 2× Platinum IFPI DEN: Platinum IFPI NOR: Platinum "Queen Elizabeth" — 49 — — — — — — — — — "No Promises" (featuring Demi Lovato) 2017 38 2 17 37 30 44 35 39 — 37 18 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BEA: Gold BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI DEN: Platinum IFPI NOR: 2× Platinum "Stay with You" (with Cade) — 35 — — — — — — — — — "Sober" (with Nicky Romero) — 41 — — — — — — — — — "Feels Great" (featuring Fetty Wap and CVBZ) — 9 39 — — — — — — 99 — RIAA: Gold ARIA: Platinum "Put Me Back Together" (featuring Kiiara) 2018 — — — — — — — — — — — "NSFW" (with Danny Quest) — — — — — — — — — — — Level 1 "Balenciaga" — 41 — — — — — — — — — "I Love It" (with Dvbbs) — 40 — — — — — — — — — "Only You" (with Little Mix) — 15 92 85 — — — — — 89 13 BPI: Platinum LM5 (Deluxe Edition) "Home" — 38 — — — — — — 39 — — rowspan="2" "Feeling of Falling"(with Kim Petras) — 23 — — — — — — — — — "Ferrari"(featuring Afrojack) 2019 — — — — — — — — — — — Level 2 "Who's Got Your Love" (with Daniel Blume) — 25 — — — — — — 17 — — "Be the One" (with Kaskade) — — — — — — — — — — — "I Feel Ya" (with Danny Quest and Ina Wroldsen) — — — — — — — — — — — "All of My Life" (with Trixxie) — — — — — — — — — — — "Highway" (featuring Sofía Reyes and Willy William) — — — — — — — — — — — "No Service in the Hills" (featuring Trippie Redd, blackbear and Prince$$ Rosie) 2020 — — — — — — — — — — — Hellraisers, Pt. 2 "On My Life" — — — — — — — — — — — Hellraisers, Pt. 1 "Heaven" — — — — — — — — — — — "No Time" — — — — — — — — — — — "Between Our Hearts" — — — — — — — — — — — Hellraisers, Pt. 1 "Stay" — 19 — — — — — — 37 — — "Washed Up" — 37 — — — — — — — — — "Do It All Over" — — — — — — — — — — — "I Just Wanna" — — — — — — — — — — — Hellraisers, Pt. 3 "No Chill" 2021 — 24 — — — — — — — — — Hellraisers, Pt. 1 "Hate You + Love You" — 11 — — — — — — 31 — — "That Feeling" — — — — — — — — — — — Hellraisers, Pt. 3 "Lean on Me" — 12 — — — — — — 30 — — Hellraisers, Pt. 1 "Never Love You Again" — 33 — — — — — — — — — One Night in Nashville "All Things $ Can Do" — — — — — — — — — — — Hellraisers, Pt. 2 "Ghost Story" — 21 — — — — — — — — — "Hurricane" — — — — — — — — — — — "How Do You Love" — 21 — — — — — — — — — One Night in Nashville "Lucky" — — — — — — — — — — — Hellraisers, Pt. 3 "Running" (with Martin Jensen and Teresa Rex) 2022 — — — — — — — — 39 — — "Memory" — — — — — — — — — — — "Payback" — — — — — — — — — — — "Afraid of Love" — — — — — — — — — — — "Tell Me You Love Me" — — — — — — — — — — — "Back Again" — 47 — — — — — — — — — "I Remember" — — — — — — — — 40 — — One Night in Nashville "Lose You" — — — — — — — — — — — "One Night Left" — — — — — — — — — — — "When You Know" — — — — — — — — — — — "Bets on Us" (with Dolly Parton) 2023 — — — — — — — — — — — "What's It Gonna Take" — 33 — — — — — — — — — "Location" — — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="6" "You Don't Even Know Me" — — — — — — — — — — — "Head Up" 2024 — — — — — — — — — — — "The Way It Is" — — — — — — — — — — — "Stay Another Night" — — — — — — — — — — — "Morning" — — — — — — — — — — — "Find Love Now" — — — — — — — — — — —Find Love Now "Bloom" — — — — — — — — — — — Future Renaissance "Modern Tragedy" — — — — — — — — — — — "Chasing Ghosts" — — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" "Cinema" — — — — — — — — — — — "TYSM" — — — — — — — — — — —Future Renaissance "Stand by Me" 2025 — — — — — — — — — — — "Don't Leave" — — — — — — — — — — — "Carnival" — — — — — — — — — — — "More than Anybody" — — — — — — — — — — — "Be Your Friend" — — — — — — — — — — — "Human" — — — — — — — — — — — "Go to Hell" — — — — — — — — — — — "Loving You Is Life" — — — — — — — — — — —Non-album single "Miss Me" 2026 — — — — — — — — — — — "Last Night On Earth" — — — — — — — — — — — "End Of Time" — — — — — — — — — — — "Miles Away" — — — — — — — — — — — "River" — — — — — — — — — — — "The House That We Don't Live in Anymore" — — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
As featured artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album USDance AUS BEL DEN FRA GER ITA NLD NOR Peak chart positions for singles in Norway: "Shed a Light": UK "Monsters Are Everywhere"(The Siege featuring Cheat Codes) 2015 — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" "Hold On"(Moguai featuring Cheat Codes) 47 — 64 — — — — 86 — — "Shed a Light"(Robin Schulz and David Guetta featuring Cheat Codes) 2016 11 23 26 35 44 6 27 20 30 24 ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold BVMI: Platinum FIMI: 2× Platinum IFPI DEN: Gold SNEP: GoldUncovered "Live Forever" 2019 — — — — — — — — — — LP1 "Drinking Games (House Rules)" (Warren Zeiders featuring Cheat Codes)2026 — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, showing other artist(s), year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Revival" 2018Sigala, MAXBrighter Days
Remixes