James Flannigan (songwriter)

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James Flannigan
Birth nameJames Oliver Richard Flannigan
Origin London, England
Occupation(s) Record producer, songwriter

James Oliver Richard Flannigan is a British songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist.

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Career

Initially signed to Columbia Records as a member of pop punk band Stiff Dylans [1] (as featured in teen film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging ). Flannigan found fame after being featured and performing in Gurinder Chadha's 2008 Paramount Pictures film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, Flannigan has since gone on to write and produce songs and albums with major artists such as Kodaline, Matt Maeson, Black Eyed Peas, Broods, Ben Abraham, Carly Rae Jepsen, Hayley Kiyoko, Andrew McMahon, Parachute, VERITE, Marina and the Diamonds, , Weezer, Lana Del Rey and Dua Lipa.

Notable productions and co-writes include Kodaline's "All I Want", "Hallucinogenics" by Matt Maeson featuring Lana Del Rey, Hayley Kiyoko's "Girls like Girls", Marina and the Diamonds' final album on Atlantic Records, Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land and the Weezer EP SZNZ: Winter.

He has also had his music feature in TV shows and film, including The Fault in Our Stars , [2] Kick-Ass 2 , [3] Grey's Anatomy, Justin and the Knights of Valour [4] and Red Band Society .

Songwriting and production credits

TitleYearArtistAlbumSongwriterProducer
PrimarySecondaryAdditionalVocal
"All I Want"2012 Kodaline The Kodaline EPYes check.svg
"Don't Panic" Lena Stardust Yes check.svg
"Rich Youth"2013 Hayley Kiyoko A Belle to Remember EPYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Speed the Fire" Bo Bruce Before I Sleep Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Lightkeeper"Yes check.svg
"The Fall"Yes check.svg
"Golden"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"All I Want" Kodaline In a Perfect World Yes check.svg
"Lighthouse" Lucy Spraggan Join the Club Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Last Night (Beer Fear)"Yes check.svg
"Someone"Yes check.svg
"Tea & Toast"Yes check.svg
"91"Yes check.svg
"The Tourist"Yes check.svg
"In a State"Yes check.svg
"Wait for Me"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Let Go"Yes check.svg
"Join the Club"Yes check.svg
"You're Too Young"Yes check.svg
"Rockliffe Bay"Yes check.svg
"If I Had the Money"Yes check.svg
"Butterflies"Yes check.svg
"Safe"Yes check.svg
"Cecilia and the Satellite"2014 Andrew McMahon Andrew McMahon
in the Wilderness
Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"High Dive"Yes check.svg
"Canyon Moon"Yes check.svg
"This Side of Paradise" Hayley Kiyoko This Side of Paradise EP Yes check.svg
"See Her on the Weekend" Andrew McMahon Andrew McMahon
in the Wilderness
Yes check.svg
"All Our Lives"Yes check.svg
"Black and White Movies"Yes check.svg
"Driving Through a Dream"Yes check.svg
"Halls"Yes check.svg
"Map for the Gateway"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Given It All"2015 Hayley Kiyoko This Side of Paradise EP Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Cliff's Edge"Yes check.svg
"Girls Like Girls"Yes check.svg
"Feeding the Fire"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Lucky Ones" The Dunwells Lucky Ones EPYes check.svgYes check.svg
"All I Want" Collabro Act Two Yes check.svg
"What Side of Love"2016 Parachute Wide Awake Yes check.svg
"Hey Now" The Dunwells Light Up the SkyYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Found"SeramicFound EPYes check.svg
"If"2017 Lucy Spraggan I Hope You Don't Mind Me Writing Yes check.svg
"Tightrope" LPX Bolt in the Blue EPYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Tremble"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Begging" Dua Lipa Dua Lipa Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Somewhere in Between" VERITE Somewhere in BetweenYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Slide" LPX Bolt in the Blue EPYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Bolt in the Blue"2018Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Fog and the Fear"Yes check.svg
"Red Queen"Yes check.svg
"Us"
(featuring Daniels)
What So Not Not All the Beautiful Things Yes check.svg
"Hallucinogenics"Matt MaesonThe Hearse EPYes check.svg
"Put it on Me"Yes check.svg
"The Hearse"Yes check.svg
"Cliffy"Yes check.svg
"Unconditional"Yes check.svg
"Mr. Rattlebone"Yes check.svg
"Wishing You Away" Holychild TBAYes check.svg
"Big Love" Black Eyed Peas Masters of the Sun Vol. 1 Yes check.svg
"Carmelo" Holychild TBAYes check.svg
"Mercy"
(featuring What So Not and Two Feet)
Forever Neverland Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"To Belong"2019 Broods Don't Feed the Pop Monster Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"No Drug Like Me" Carly Rae Jepsen Dedicated Yes check.svg
"End of the Earth" Marina Love + Fear Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"No More Suckers"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Real Love" Carly Rae Jepsen Dedicated Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Solo"2020 Dedicated Side B Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Purge the Poison"2021Marina Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land Yes check.svg
"Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land"Yes check.svg
"Venus Fly Trap"Yes check.svg
"Highly Emotional People"Yes check.svg
"New America"Yes check.svg
"Pandora's Box"Yes check.svg
"Flowers"Yes check.svg
"Goodbye"Yes check.svg
"I Want A Dog"2022 Weezer SZNZ: Winter Yes check.svg
"Iambic Pentameter"Yes check.svg
"Basketball"Yes check.svg
"Sheraton Commander"Yes check.svg
"Dark Enough to See the Stars"Yes check.svg
"The One That Got Away"Yes check.svg
"The Deep and Dreamless Sleep"Yes check.svg

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