Mike Needle

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Mike Needle
Born (1986-06-04) 4 June 1986 (age 37)
Rowtown/Ottershaw, Surrey, United Kingdom
GenresPop, RnB, Folk, Acoustic, Alternative, Indie, Rock
LabelsCatherine Songs

Mike Needle is an English songwriter, producer and singer.

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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 six 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]

YearArtistAlbumSongRole
2024 Liam Payne Teardrops Songwriter
2023 Mimi Webb Back Home For Christmas
Zoe Wees Therapy Broke
James Blunt Who We Used to Be A Thousand Lives
When You're Gone
Glow
Some Kind Of Beautiful
Tom Grennan What Ifs & Maybes Before You
This Side Of The Room
Someone I Used To Know
Unbreak A Broken Love
Niall Horan The Show The ShowSongwriter
Science
Nico Santos RideReal Love
City Nights
René Miller Wrong PlacesSongwriter, Producer
2022 Tom Grennan You Are Not AloneSongwriter
Sam Ryder There's Nothing but Space, Man! Crashing Down
Ewan MainwoodLeave Me Lonely
Gryffin ft. Matt Maeson AliveLose Your Love
Tom Gregory Forget Somebody
Joel Corry, Tom Grennan Lionheart (Fearless)
René Miller Concrete HeartSongwriter, Producer
Sam Feldt, Gavin James BetterSongwriter
René Miller Out Of GoodbyesSongwriter, Producer
Tom Grennan All These Nights Songwriter
Gavin James Kingdom
René Miller Standing In His ShoesSongwriter, Producer
JP Cooper SheKidsSongwriter
She
Need You Tonight
2021 Sam Feldt ft. Rita Ora Follow Me
Michael Patrick Kelly BOATSBlurry Eyes
Tom Gregory Things I Can't Say Out LoudCareless War
CamylioUnbreak
Westlife Wild Dreams Starlight
Calvin Harris ft Tom Grennan By Your Side Songwriter, Vocal Producer
Into The ArkThe Show
Sophie and the Giants Don't Ask Me To Change
Declan J DonovanInto The Fire
Bow AndersonHate That I Fell In Love With YouSongwriter
EthamSomebody Else To Love
Into The ArkOlivia
Rebecca Ferguson & Nile Rodgers No Words Needed
Bow AndersonNew Wave EPNew Wave
Black Heart
Tom Grennan Evering Road Little Bit of Love Songwriter, Vocal Producer
2020 Duncan Laurence Small Town Boy Loves You Like I Couldn't DoSongwriter
Bow AndersonIsland
Bobby Bazini Move AwayLove & Alcohol
Bow AndersonHeavy
Gavin James Boxes
Niall Horan Heartbreak Weather Small Talk
Arms Of A Stranger
StillSongwriter, Vocal Producer
RobinsonWatching You EPWatching YouSongwriter
EliasNeed You NowVocal Producer
JP Cooper In These ArmsSongwriter, Vocal Producer
2019 Niall Horan Heartbreak Weather Put a Little Love on Me
Westlife Spectrum Another LifeVocal Producer
New RulesNew Rules EP24 HoursSongwriter
Night Like This
Jack VallierCopenhagen
Michael Schulte Highs & LowsSomeone
Danny Jones $ignsTalk In The Morning
$igns
James TW Chapters'Incredible'
Milow Break The Silence'Help'
'She'
'Break The Silence'
2018 Gavin James Only Ticket Home'Tired'
'Faces'
Liv DawsonBedroom EP'Good Intentions'
Leo StannardMaratea'5 Years Later'
Emma Jensen'Rush'
Royal Wood Ever After The Farewell'Made of Gold'
'King & Queen'
'Midnight Hour'
'Nowhere to be Found'
'Old Young Love'
Liv Dawson'Talk'
2017 Michael Patrick Kelly iD'Roundabouts'
Niall Horan Flicker'Mirrors'
River MatthewsImogen'Feels Like Morning'
'Over'
'Undo Ordinary'
'Light The Way'
Alan Walker 'Tired'
Rag'n'Bone Man Human'Skin'
2016 Niall Horan Flicker 'This Town'
The Beach'Geronimo'Songwriter, Producer
2015 One Direction Made in the A.M. 'What A Feeling'
'Home'Producer
Ella Henderson Chapter One 'Missed'
'All Again'
Luhan Reloaded'Medals'Songwriter

Awards and nominations

Ivor Novello Award
YearNominee / workAwardResult
2022 Little Bit Of Love PRS For Music Award Nominated

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