Surf Mesa

Powell Aguirre (born April 10, 2000), known by the stage name Surf Mesa, is an American electronic musician from Seattle. He gained fame for the single "ILY (I Love You Baby)", a song which sampled a cover of Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (1967) and gained popularity on TikTok. and is the son of jazz saxophonist Tony Aguirre. He began working on the Surf Mesa project in high school, releasing music on SoundCloud. His stage name was chosen based on the Counter-Strike map of the same name. As Aguirre was planning a move to Arizona to study computer science at a technology school, he broke his leg and was bed-bound for three months. During this time, Aguirre was able to focus fully on producing music. and his debut four-song extended play Bedroom. In November, Aguirre released "ILY (I Love You Baby)", a song based on singer Emilee's cover of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You". By June 2020, the song had become an international hit, reaching the top 10 in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Scotland, the Netherlands, Malaysia and Singapore, and the top 5 of the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.

In June 2020, Aguirre released an official remix for American electronic musician Marshmello and American singer Halsey's "Be Kind".

Discography

Extended plays bedroom (2019) Come True (2023)

Singles +List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications shown Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US AUS AUT CAN FRA GER ITA NLD NZ UK "Taken Away" ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Platinum FIMI: Platinum MC: 4× Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum SNEP: Diamond "Somewhere" 2020 — — — — — — — — — — "Carried Away" 2021 — — — — — — — — — — "Lose My Mind" — — — — — — — — — — "Another Life" — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart in this region.

Remixes