Mike Needle | |
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Born | Rowtown/Ottershaw, Surrey, United Kingdom | 4 June 1986
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]
As per Tidal Credits [1]
Year | Artist | Album | Song | Songwriter | Producer | Vocal Prod |
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2025 | Jack Dean | Rumours | ✓ | |||
Tom Grennan | Full Attention | ✓ | ||||
Zachary Gordon | Days With You | ✓ | ||||
Jack Dean | Church In The Morning | ✓ | ||||
Tom Grennan | Boys Don't Cry | ✓ | ||||
Medun ft. René Miller | Crystal Eyes | ✓ | ||||
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 | ![]() | |||
Calum Scott | Roots | ![]() | ||||
Tom Gregory | Glow In The Dark | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Cheat Codes, Jason Derulo, Galantis, De la Ghetto | Morning | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Liam Payne | Teardrops | ![]() | ||||
2023 | Faul & Wad, Dubdogz | The Way You Lie | ![]() | ![]() | ||
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 Show | ![]() | |||
Science | ![]() | |||||
Nico Santos | Ride | Real Love | ![]() | |||
City Nights | ![]() | |||||
René Miller | Wrong Places | ![]() | ![]() | |||
2022 | Tom Grennan | You Are Not Alone | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Sam Ryder | There's Nothing but Space, Man! | Crashing Down | ![]() | |||
Ewan Mainwood | Leave Me Lonely | ![]() | ||||
Gryffin ft. Matt Maeson | Alive | Lose Your Love | ![]() | |||
Tom Gregory | Forget Somebody | ![]() | ||||
Joel Corry, Tom Grennan | Lionheart (Fearless) | ![]() | ||||
René Miller | Concrete Heart | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Sam Feldt, Gavin James | Better | ![]() | ||||
René Miller | Out Of Goodbyes | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Tom Grennan | All These Nights | ![]() | ||||
Gavin James | Kingdom | ![]() | ||||
René Miller | Standing In His Shoes | ![]() | ![]() | |||
JP Cooper | She | Kids | ![]() | |||
She | ![]() | |||||
Need You Tonight | ![]() | |||||
2021 | Sam Feldt ft. Rita Ora | Follow Me | ![]() | |||
Michael Patrick Kelly | BOATS | Blurry Eyes | ![]() | |||
Tom Gregory | Things I Can't Say Out Loud | Careless War | ![]() | |||
Camylio | Unbreak | ![]() | ||||
Westlife | Wild Dreams | Starlight | ![]() | |||
Calvin Harris ft Tom Grennan | By Your Side | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Into The Ark | The Show | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Sophie and the Giants | Don't Ask Me To Change | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Declan J Donovan | Into The Fire | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Bow Anderson | Hate That I Fell In Love With You | ![]() | ||||
Etham | Somebody Else To Love | ![]() | ||||
Into The Ark | Olivia | ![]() | ||||
Rebecca Ferguson & Nile Rodgers | No Words Needed | ![]() | ||||
Bow Anderson | New Wave EP | New Wave | ![]() | |||
Black Heart | ![]() | |||||
Tom Grennan | Evering Road | Little Bit of Love | ![]() | ![]() | ||
2020 | Duncan Laurence | Small Town Boy | Loves You Like I Couldn't Do | ![]() | ||
Bow Anderson | Island | ![]() | ||||
Bobby Bazini | Move Away | Love & Alcohol | ![]() | |||
Bow Anderson | Heavy | ![]() | ||||
Gavin James | Boxes | ![]() | ||||
Niall Horan | Heartbreak Weather | Small Talk | ![]() | |||
Arms Of A Stranger | ![]() | |||||
Still | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
Robinson | Watching You EP | Watching You | ![]() | |||
Elias | Need You Now | ![]() | ||||
JP Cooper | In These Arms | ![]() | ![]() | |||
2019 | Niall Horan | Heartbreak Weather | Put a Little Love on Me | ![]() | ![]() | |
Westlife | Spectrum | Another Life | ![]() | |||
New Rules | New Rules EP | 24 Hours | ![]() | |||
Night Like This | ![]() | |||||
Jack Vallier | Copenhagen | ![]() | ||||
Michael Schulte | Highs & Lows | Someone | ![]() | |||
Danny Jones | $igns | Talk 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 Dawson | Bedroom EP | 'Good Intentions' | ![]() | |||
Leo Stannard | Maratea | '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 Matthews | Imogen | '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' | ![]() | ![]() | |||
2015 | One Direction | Made in the A.M. | 'What A Feeling' | ![]() | ![]() | |
'Home' | ![]() | |||||
Ella Henderson | Chapter One | 'Missed' | ![]() | |||
'All Again' | ![]() | |||||
Luhan | Reloaded | 'Medals' | ![]() |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2022 | Little Bit Of Love | PRS For Music Award | Nominated |