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 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 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]
As per Tidal Credits [1]
Year | Artist | Album | Song | Role |
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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 Show | Songwriter | |
Science | ||||
Nico Santos | Ride | Real Love | ||
City Nights | ||||
René Miller | Wrong Places | Songwriter, Producer | ||
2022 | Tom Grennan | You Are Not Alone | Songwriter | |
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 | Songwriter, Producer | ||
Sam Feldt, Gavin James | Better | Songwriter | ||
René Miller | Out Of Goodbyes | Songwriter, Producer | ||
Tom Grennan | All These Nights | Songwriter | ||
Gavin James | Kingdom | |||
René Miller | Standing In His Shoes | Songwriter, Producer | ||
JP Cooper | She | Kids | Songwriter | |
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 | Songwriter, Vocal Producer | ||
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 | Songwriter | ||
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 | Songwriter, Vocal Producer | |
2020 | Duncan Laurence | Small Town Boy | Loves You Like I Couldn't Do | Songwriter |
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 | Songwriter, Vocal Producer | |||
Robinson | Watching You EP | Watching You | Songwriter | |
Elias | Need You Now | Vocal Producer | ||
JP Cooper | In These Arms | Songwriter, Vocal Producer | ||
2019 | Niall Horan | Heartbreak Weather | Put a Little Love on Me | |
Westlife | Spectrum | Another Life | Vocal Producer | |
New Rules | New Rules EP | 24 Hours | Songwriter | |
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' | 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 |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2022 | Little Bit Of Love | PRS For Music Award | Nominated |
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