Mike Needle

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Mike Needle
Born (1986-06-04) 4 June 1986 (age 38)
Rowtown/Ottershaw, Surrey, United Kingdom
GenresPop, RnB, Folk, Acoustic, Alternative, Indie, Rock
LabelsCatherine Songs

Mike Needle (born 4 June 1986) 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 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]

YearArtistAlbumSongSongwriterProducerVocal Prod
2025Jack DeanRumours
Tom Grennan Full Attention
Zachary Gordon Days With You
Jack DeanChurch In The Morning
Tom Grennan Boys Don't Cry
Medun ft. René Miller Crystal Eyes
2024LoiLeft In Your Love
NCT Dream Dreamscape Heavenly
dearALICEBest Day Of Our Lives
Rag'n'Bone Man What Do You Believe In?Put A Little Hurt On Me
Wreckage
Clock ClockDreamersPretty EyesBlack check.svg
Calum Scott RootsBlack check.svg
Tom Gregory Glow In The DarkBlack check.svgBlack check.svg
Cheat Codes, Jason Derulo, Galantis, De la Ghetto MorningBlack check.svgBlack check.svg
Liam Payne Teardrops Black check.svg
2023Faul & Wad, DubdogzThe Way You LieBlack check.svgBlack check.svg
Mimi Webb Back Home For ChristmasBlack check.svg
Zoe Wees Therapy BrokeBlack check.svg
James Blunt Who We Used to Be A Thousand LivesBlack check.svg
When You're GoneBlack check.svgBlack check.svg
GlowBlack check.svg
Some Kind Of BeautifulBlack check.svgBlack check.svg
Tom Grennan What Ifs & Maybes Before YouBlack check.svg
This Side Of The RoomBlack check.svg
Someone I Used To KnowBlack check.svg
Unbreak A Broken LoveBlack check.svg
Niall Horan The Show The ShowBlack check.svg
ScienceBlack check.svg
Nico Santos RideReal LoveBlack check.svg
City NightsBlack check.svg
René Miller Wrong PlacesBlack check.svgBlack check.svg
2022 Tom Grennan You Are Not AloneBlack check.svgBlack check.svg
Sam Ryder There's Nothing but Space, Man! Crashing DownBlack check.svg
Ewan MainwoodLeave Me LonelyBlack check.svg
Gryffin ft. Matt Maeson AliveLose Your LoveBlack check.svg
Tom Gregory Forget SomebodyBlack check.svg
Joel Corry, Tom Grennan Lionheart (Fearless) Black check.svg
René Miller Concrete HeartBlack check.svgBlack check.svg
Sam Feldt, Gavin James BetterBlack check.svg
René Miller Out Of GoodbyesBlack check.svgBlack check.svg
Tom Grennan All These Nights Black check.svg
Gavin James KingdomBlack check.svg
René Miller Standing In His ShoesBlack check.svgBlack check.svg
JP Cooper SheKidsBlack check.svg
SheBlack check.svg
Need You TonightBlack check.svg
2021 Sam Feldt ft. Rita Ora Follow Me Black check.svg
Michael Patrick Kelly BOATSBlurry EyesBlack check.svg
Tom Gregory Things I Can't Say Out LoudCareless WarBlack check.svg
CamylioUnbreakBlack check.svg
Westlife Wild Dreams Starlight Black check.svg
Calvin Harris ft Tom Grennan By Your Side Black check.svgBlack check.svg
Into The ArkThe ShowBlack check.svgBlack check.svg
Sophie and the Giants Don't Ask Me To ChangeBlack check.svgBlack check.svg
Declan J DonovanInto The FireBlack check.svgBlack check.svg
Bow AndersonHate That I Fell In Love With YouBlack check.svg
EthamSomebody Else To LoveBlack check.svg
Into The ArkOliviaBlack check.svg
Rebecca Ferguson & Nile Rodgers No Words NeededBlack check.svg
Bow AndersonNew Wave EPNew WaveBlack check.svg
Black HeartBlack check.svg
Tom Grennan Evering Road Little Bit of Love Black check.svgBlack check.svg
2020 Duncan Laurence Small Town Boy Loves You Like I Couldn't DoBlack check.svg
Bow AndersonIslandBlack check.svg
Bobby Bazini Move AwayLove & AlcoholBlack check.svg
Bow AndersonHeavyBlack check.svg
Gavin James BoxesBlack check.svg
Niall Horan Heartbreak Weather Small TalkBlack check.svg
Arms Of A StrangerBlack check.svg
StillBlack check.svgBlack check.svg
RobinsonWatching You EPWatching YouBlack check.svg
EliasNeed You NowBlack check.svg
JP Cooper In These ArmsBlack check.svgBlack check.svg
2019 Niall Horan Heartbreak Weather Put a Little Love on Me Black check.svgBlack check.svg
Westlife Spectrum Another LifeBlack check.svg
New RulesNew Rules EP24 HoursBlack check.svg
Night Like ThisBlack check.svg
Jack VallierCopenhagenBlack check.svg
Michael Schulte Highs & LowsSomeoneBlack check.svg
Danny Jones $ignsTalk In The MorningBlack check.svg
$ignsBlack check.svg
James TW Chapters'Incredible'Black check.svg
Milow Break The Silence'Help'Black check.svg
'She'Black check.svg
'Break The Silence'Black check.svg
2018 Gavin James Only Ticket Home'Tired'Black check.svg
'Faces'Black check.svg
Liv DawsonBedroom EP'Good Intentions'Black check.svg
Leo StannardMaratea'5 Years Later'Black check.svg
Emma Jensen'Rush'Black check.svg
Royal Wood Ever After The Farewell'Made of Gold'Black check.svg
'King & Queen'Black check.svg
'Midnight Hour'Black check.svg
'Nowhere to be Found'Black check.svg
'Old Young Love'Black check.svg
Liv Dawson'Talk'Black check.svg
2017 Michael Patrick Kelly iD'Roundabouts'Black check.svg
Niall Horan Flicker'Mirrors'Black check.svg
River MatthewsImogen'Feels Like Morning'Black check.svg
'Over'Black check.svg
'Undo Ordinary'Black check.svg
'Light The Way'Black check.svg
Alan Walker 'Tired'Black check.svg
Rag'n'Bone Man Human'Skin'Black check.svg
2016 Niall Horan Flicker 'This Town'Black check.svg
The Beach'Geronimo'Black check.svgBlack check.svg
2015 One Direction Made in the A.M. 'What A Feeling' Black check.svgBlack check.svg
'Home'Black check.svg
Ella Henderson Chapter One 'Missed'Black check.svg
'All Again'Black check.svg
Luhan Reloaded'Medals'Black check.svg

Awards and nominations

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Mike Needle". TIDAL Browse. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. "Songs written by Mike Needle | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. "Nominees for the BRIT Awards 2021". BRIT Awards. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  4. "Readers' Poll: The 10 Best One Direction Songs". Rolling Stone. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Niall Horan". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Official Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  7. "Official Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  8. "Niall Horan". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  9. "Alan Walker". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  10. "Niall Horan". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  11. "evering road | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  12. "Nominees for The Ivors 2022 announced". The Ivors Academy. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.