Mike Needle
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| Mike Needle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 June 1986 Rowtown/Ottershaw, Surrey, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Pop, RnB, Folk, Acoustic, Alternative, Indie, Rock |
| Labels | Catherine Songs |
Mike Needle (born 4 June 1986) is an English songwriter, producer and singer. He has co-written songs for artists such as One Direction, Rita Ora, Tom Grennan, Niall Horan, Rag'n'Bone Man, Alan Walker, James TW & JP Cooper, and has vocal-produced for artists such as Ella Henderson, One Direction, Christina Perri & Westlife.[1] Notable songs written by Needle include "This Town" by Niall Horan, "Skin" by Rag'n'Bone Man, "Tired" by Alan Walker, and "Little Bit of Love" by Tom Grennan.[2] Needle's composition "Little Bit of Love" by Tom Grennan received a nomination for Song Of The Year at the 2022 Brit Awards.[3] Needle's songwriting debut 'What a Feeling" from One Direction's album 'Made in the A.M.' topped Rolling Stone's Readers' Poll as the best track One Direction ever released.[4] Needle has contributed to eleven Top10 Albums in the US & UK, and three Top10 Singles.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Human by Rag'n'Bone Man, Evering Road by Tom Grennan, and Flicker by Niall Horan all achieved No.1 in the US/UK.[5][6] In 2022, Needle was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for his composition "Little Bit of Love".[12]
Songwriting Discography
As per Tidal Credits[1]
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Songwriter | Producer | Vocal Prod |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Loi | Left In Your Love | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| NCT Dream | Dreamscape | Heavenly | ✓ | |||
| dearALICE | Best Day Of Our Lives | ✓ | ||||
| Rag'n'Bone Man | What Do You Believe In? | Put A Little Hurt On Me | ✓ | |||
| Wreckage | ✓ | |||||
| Clock Clock | Dreamers | Pretty Eyes | Yes | |||
| Calum Scott | Roots | Yes | ||||
| Tom Gregory | Glow In The Dark | Yes | Yes | |||
| Cheat Codes, Jason Derulo, Galantis, De la Ghetto | Morning | Yes | Yes | |||
| Liam Payne | Teardrops | Yes | ||||
| 2023 | Faul & Wad, Dubdogz | The Way You Lie | Yes | Yes | ||
| Mimi Webb | Back Home For Christmas | Yes | ||||
| Zoe Wees | Therapy | Broke | Yes | |||
| James Blunt | Who We Used to Be | A Thousand Lives | Yes | |||
| When You're Gone | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Glow | Yes | |||||
| Some Kind Of Beautiful | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Tom Grennan | What Ifs & Maybes | Before You | Yes | |||
| This Side Of The Room | Yes | |||||
| Someone I Used To Know | Yes | |||||
| Unbreak A Broken Love | Yes | |||||
| Niall Horan | The Show | The Show | Yes | |||
| Science | Yes | |||||
| Nico Santos | Ride | Real Love | Yes | |||
| City Nights | Yes | |||||
| René Miller | Wrong Places | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2022 | Tom Grennan | You Are Not Alone | Yes | Yes | ||
| Sam Ryder | There's Nothing but Space, Man! | Crashing Down | Yes | |||
| Ewan Mainwood | Leave Me Lonely | Yes | ||||
| Gryffin ft. Matt Maeson | Alive | Lose Your Love | Yes | |||
| Tom Gregory | Forget Somebody | Yes | ||||
| Joel Corry, Tom Grennan | Lionheart (Fearless) | Yes | ||||
| René Miller | Concrete Heart | Yes | Yes | |||
| Sam Feldt, Gavin James | Better | Yes | ||||
| René Miller | Out Of Goodbyes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Tom Grennan | All These Nights | Yes | ||||
| Gavin James | Kingdom | Yes | ||||
| René Miller | Standing In His Shoes | Yes | Yes | |||
| JP Cooper | She | Kids | Yes | |||
| She | Yes | |||||
| Need You Tonight | Yes | |||||
| 2021 | Sam Feldt ft. Rita Ora | Follow Me | Yes | |||
| Michael Patrick Kelly | BOATS | Blurry Eyes | Yes | |||
| Tom Gregory | Things I Can't Say Out Loud | Careless War | Yes | |||
| Camylio | Unbreak | Yes | ||||
| Westlife | Wild Dreams | Starlight | Yes | |||
| Calvin Harris ft Tom Grennan | By Your Side | Yes | Yes | |||
| Into The Ark | The Show | Yes | Yes | |||
| Sophie and the Giants | Don't Ask Me To Change | Yes | Yes | |||
| Declan J Donovan | Into The Fire | Yes | Yes | |||
| Bow Anderson | Hate That I Fell In Love With You | Yes | ||||
| Etham | Somebody Else To Love | Yes | ||||
| Into The Ark | Olivia | Yes | ||||
| Rebecca Ferguson & Nile Rodgers | No Words Needed | Yes | ||||
| Bow Anderson | New Wave EP | New Wave | Yes | |||
| Black Heart | Yes | |||||
| Tom Grennan | Evering Road | Little Bit of Love | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2020 | Duncan Laurence | Small Town Boy | Loves You Like I Couldn't Do | Yes | ||
| Bow Anderson | Island | Yes | ||||
| Bobby Bazini | Move Away | Love & Alcohol | Yes | |||
| Bow Anderson | Heavy | Yes | ||||
| Gavin James | Boxes | Yes | ||||
| Niall Horan | Heartbreak Weather | Small Talk | Yes | |||
| Arms Of A Stranger | Yes | |||||
| Still | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Robinson | Watching You EP | Watching You | Yes | |||
| Elias | Need You Now | Yes | ||||
| JP Cooper | In These Arms | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2019 | Niall Horan | Heartbreak Weather | Put a Little Love on Me | Yes | Yes | |
| Westlife | Spectrum | Another Life | Yes | |||
| New Rules | New Rules EP | 24 Hours | Yes | |||
| Night Like This | Yes | |||||
| Jack Vallier | Copenhagen | Yes | ||||
| Michael Schulte | Highs & Lows | Someone | Yes | |||
| Danny Jones | $igns | Talk In The Morning | Yes | |||
| $igns | Yes | |||||
| James TW | Chapters | 'Incredible' | Yes | |||
| Milow | Break The Silence | 'Help' | Yes | |||
| 'She' | Yes | |||||
| 'Break The Silence' | Yes | |||||
| 2018 | Gavin James | Only Ticket Home | 'Tired' | Yes | ||
| 'Faces' | Yes | |||||
| Liv Dawson | Bedroom EP | 'Good Intentions' | Yes | |||
| Leo Stannard | Maratea | '5 Years Later' | Yes | |||
| Emma Jensen | 'Rush' | Yes | ||||
| Royal Wood | Ever After The Farewell | 'Made of Gold' | Yes | |||
| 'King & Queen' | Yes | |||||
| 'Midnight Hour' | Yes | |||||
| 'Nowhere to be Found' | Yes | |||||
| 'Old Young Love' | Yes | |||||
| Liv Dawson | 'Talk' | Yes | ||||
| 2017 | Michael Patrick Kelly | iD | 'Roundabouts' | Yes | ||
| Niall Horan | Flicker | 'Mirrors' | Yes | |||
| River Matthews | Imogen | 'Feels Like Morning' | Yes | |||
| 'Over' | Yes | |||||
| 'Undo Ordinary' | Yes | |||||
| 'Light The Way' | Yes | |||||
| Alan Walker | 'Tired' | Yes | ||||
| Rag'n'Bone Man | Human | 'Skin' | Yes | |||
| 2016 | Niall Horan | Flicker | 'This Town' | Yes | ||
| The Beach | 'Geronimo' | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2015 | One Direction | Made in the A.M. | 'What A Feeling' | Yes | Yes | |
| 'Home' | Yes | |||||
| Ella Henderson | Chapter One | 'Missed' | Yes | |||
| 'All Again' | Yes | |||||
| Luhan | Reloaded | 'Medals' | Yes |
Awards and nominations
- Ivor Novello Award
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Little Bit Of Love | PRS For Music Award | Nominated |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mike Needle". TIDAL Browse. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ↑ "Songs written by Mike Needle | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ↑ "Nominees for the BRIT Awards 2021". BRIT Awards. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ↑ "Readers' Poll: The 10 Best One Direction Songs". Rolling Stone. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Niall Horan". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Official Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ↑ "Niall Horan". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ↑ "Alan Walker". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ↑ "Niall Horan". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ↑ "evering road | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ↑ "Nominees for The Ivors 2022 announced". The Ivors Academy. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.