Jacob Manson

Jacob Manson
Manson in 2015
Background information
Also known as	Blonde (duo)
Born	Jacob Manson Bristol, England,United Kingdom.
Genres	Dance music hip-hop pop
Occupations	DJ songwriter multi-instrumentalist record producer
Instruments	piano keyboards guitar bass drums
Years active	2013–present
Formerly of	Blonde (duo)
Alma mater	University of Leeds (BA)

Jacob Manson is a British songwriter, record producer and DJ. He is best known as one half of the electronic music duo Blonde, whose singles "I Loved You" (featuring Melissa Steel) and "All Cried Out" (featuring Alex Newell) charted in the UK top 10 and received BPI Platinum certification. ^{[1] [2]}

As a songwriter and producer outside Blonde, Manson has contributed to 9 top 10 records and has credits with artists including Ed Sheeran, David Guetta and Jason Derulo, as well as frequent collaborations with Elderbrook and Nines. ^{[3] [4]} In July 2025, he co-wrote "Dior" by MK featuring Chrystal, which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks as well as an 11 week stay in the top 10. ^{[5] [6]} In 2024, "Messy in Heaven" by venbee and Goddard.—which Manson co-produced— charted at #3 in the UK and was nominated for the BRIT Award for Song of the Year with Mastercard. ^{[7] [8]}

Discography

With Blonde

Title	Year	Peak chart positions								Certifications	Album
		UK [9]	UK Dance [9]	AUT [10]	BEL (FL) [11]	GER [12]	IRE [13]	SCO [14]	SWI [15]
"Foolish" (featuring Ryan Ashley)	2014	—	—	—	82	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Higher Ground" (featuring Charli Taft)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I Loved You" (featuring Melissa Steel)		7	5	60	31	25	65	10	56	BPI: Platinum [16]
"All Cried Out" (featuring Alex Newell)	2015	4	1	—	59	—	74	4	—	BPI: Platinum [16]
"Feel Good (It's Alright)" (featuring Karen Harding)		76	19	—	99	—	—	50	—
"Nothing Like This" (with Craig David)	2016	15	5	—	94	—	34 [17]	—	—	BPI: Platinum [16]	Following My Intuition
"Don't Need No Money" (Imani featuring Sigala and Blonde)	2016	67	22	—	—	—	77	—	—		Non-album single
"Just for One Night" (featuring Astrid S)	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Me, Myself & I" (featuring Bryn Christopher)	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Select Production and Songwriting Discography

Title	Year	Artist(s)	Credits	Produced With	Peak Chart Position (UK)	Certification	Album
"Lay It All on Me" (ft. Ed Sheeran)	2015	Rudimental	Co-writer		12	BPI: Platinum, RIAA Platinum, ARIA 2× Platinum	We the Generation
"Just My Type"	2018	The Vamps	Co-writer/Producer		-		Night & Day
"Answerphone" (ft. Ella Eyre & Yxng Bane)		Banx & Ranx	Co-writer		5	BPI: Platinum	Non-album single
"Somebody Like Me" (ft. AJ Tracey)		Craig David	Co-writer/Producer/Mixer		-		The Time Is Now
"Used to Love You"		Anne-Marie	Co-Producer	Fraser T. Smith, Lostboy	-		Speak Your Mind
"Hooked"		Why Don't We	Co-writer/Producer		-		8 Letters
"I Don't Belong In This Club (ft. Macklemore)"	2019		-	RIAA: Gold	TBA
"Too Hot"		Jason Derulo	Co-writer/Producer		-		Non-album single
"F It Up"			Co-writer/Producer		-		"2Sides (Side 1)"
"Talk About Us (ft. Stefflon Don"			Co-writer/Producer		-
"Walls"	2020	Louis Tomlinson	Co-writer		-		Walls
"Houdini" (ft. Swarmz and Tion Wayne)	KSI	Co-writer/Producer	AJProductions	6	BPI: Silver	Dissimulation
"Numb"	Elderbrook	Additional Production		-		Why Do We Shake in the Cold?
"Why Do We Shake in the Cold?"		Co-Producer/Mixer	Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs	-
"All My Love"		Co-Writer/Producer		-
"I'm A Fool"		Co-Writer/Co-Producer	Joel Pott, Elderbrook	-
"Down By The Bay"		Co-Writer/Producer/Mixer		-
"Take A Minute"		Co-Producer		-
"Back To My Bed"		Co-Producer		-
"Set Fire To My Gun"		Co-Producer		-
"Next December"		Co-Writer/Producer		-
"Kein Hunger (ft. Ufo361))"	Loredana	Co-Producer/Co-Writer		9 (Germany)		Medusa
"Interest (ft. Ms Banks & Oxlade)”	2021	Dolapo	Co-producer	AJProductions	9 (U.K. Afrobeats Chart)		TBA
"Manchester Super Reds No.1 Fan”	Don Broco	Co-Writer/Co-Producer		-		Amazing Things
"Frost”	Tomorrow X Together	Co-Writer/Producer		-		TBA
"Gang Gang (ft. Jay1 & Deno (singer))”	KSI	Co-Writer/Producer		40		All Over the Place
"Wasted (Digga D song) (ft. ArrDee)”	Digga D	Co-Writer/Producer		6	BPI: Gold	TBA
“BMW"	2022	Bad Boy Chiller Crew	Additional Production		7	BPI: Gold	TBA
“Come & Go”	ArrDee	Production		16		“Pier Pressure”
“Fuego”	Aitch (rapper)	Co-Production/Co-Writer	Whyjay			Close to Home
“The Palm”	Whyjay & Litek
“Messy in Heaven”	Venbee & Goddard	Co-Production		3	BPI: Platinum	TBA
“ILY2”	NewDad	Producer				TBA
"I Need You"	2023	Elderbrook	Co-Writer/Producer				Little Love
“Calendar”	Nines	Co-Producer/Co-Writer				Crop Circle 2
“Only One ft. Skrapz & OURAA”				Crop Circle 3
“Toxic ft. Bad Boy Chiller Crew”
“Never Be Me ft. Blade Brown”
“I Do ft. Tunde & Mugzz”
“Good Morning”
“Could of Been ft. Miraa May”
“Devil's Rejects ft. Skrapz & George The Poet”
“When We Were Young (The Logical Song) ft. Kim Petras”	David Guetta	Co-Writer		51		TBA
"Places ft. Shimza"	2024	Elderbrook	Co-Writer/Producer				Another Touch
“Shallow Water”
“Afters”
“How Long”
“Going Crazy”	Nines	Producer/Co-Writer				Quit While You're Ahead
“Champagne Problems ft. Skrapz”
"Dior ft. Chrystal"	2025	MK	Co-Writer/Producer		1	BPI Platinum	-
“Turn It Up”	Marlon Hoffstadt	Producer & Co-Writer				TBA

References

1. "I LOVED YOU – BLONDE FT MELISSA STEEL". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
2. "ALL CRIED OUT – BLONDE FT ALEX NEWELL". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
3. "Dior – MK & CHRYSTAL (song credits)". Apple Music. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
4. "messy in heaven – venbee & goddard. (song credits)". Apple Music. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
5. "DIOR – MK FT CHRYSTAL". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
6. "MK achieves first ever Official Number 1 Single with Dior ft Chrystal". Official Charts Company. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
7. "The nominations for Song of the Year with Mastercard have been announced". The BRIT Awards. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
8. "messy in heaven – venbee & goddard. (Production & Engineering credits)". Apple Music. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
9. Peaks in the UK:
   • All except noted: "Artist Search > Blonde". Officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company.
   • "Don't Need No Money": "Artist Search > Imani Williams". Officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company.
10. Austriancharts.at – Blonde feat. Melissa Steel – I Loved You Archived 23 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
11. Ultratop.be – Blonde feat. Melissa Steel – I Loved You Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
12. Officialcharts.de – Blonde feat. Melissa Steel – I Loved You GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
13. Chart Track: Week 3, 2015 Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
14. Archive Chart: 2014-12-13 Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
15. Swisscharts.com – Blonde feat. Melissa Steel – I Loved You Archived 19 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
16. "BPI Certified Awards > Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
17. "GFK Chart-Track". Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2020.