Stuart Crichton

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Stuart Crichton
Origin United Kingdom
GenresPop, electronic, R&B
Occupations
  • Songwriter
  • music producer
Years active1989–present
LabelsNative Tongue Music

Stuart Crichton is a 4 times Grammy nominated music producer/songwriter from Ayr, Scotland, currently based in Los Angeles, California.

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Career

Starting out in 1989 under the name Solo, Stuart self-released the Sample Free EP in 1990 which featured the song "Rainbow", using the theme tune from the children's show of the same name. It became a cult classic, with copies of the 12-inch vinyl selling for £150 plus at Eastern Blok record shop in Manchester, England. Follow-up records include "Come On" and "So Beautiful" in the early 1990s. In the mid-'90s, he formed the electronic/house music groups Umboza and Narcotic Thrust, the latter an anagram of Crichton's name. [1] [2] They released several singles, including "Safe from Harm", which reached number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in 2002, and "I Like It", which reached number 16 on the chart in 2004. [3] At this time, Crichton was primarily producing dance tracks, releasing music on early progressive house labels such as FFRR, ZTT and Mushroom, and helping make Limbo Records a big part of the early '90s progressive house scene. [2] In 1998, Crichton had a No. 17 UK Dance hit with the UK garage track "Happy Day", under the alias SJC.

Crichton has since written for and produced artists in a variety of genres, including Kylie Minogue, Backstreet Boys, Pet Shop Boys, Selena Gomez, Toni Braxton, Sugababes, DNCE and Kygo. [4] [5] [6] [7] He produced three songs on Stan Walker's 2010 album From the Inside Out , including the singles "Homesick" and "Choose You" (which he also co-wrote). [8] He co-wrote and co-produced Kesha's single "Learn to Let Go", from her 2017 album Rainbow , as well as the track "Let 'em Talk" featuring Eagles of Death Metal. [4] [9] [10] The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, [11] and was nominated for the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album. [12] Three songs he wrote and produced were nominated at the 2019 Grammy Awards: "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by the Backstreet Boys (Best Pop Duo/Group Performance); [13] "Stargazing" by Kygo (Best Remixed Recording); [14] and the album Sex & Cigarettes by Toni Braxton (Best R&B Album). [15] He wrote and produced six songs on the 2019 Backstreet Boys album DNA , which debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 charts. [16] [17] [18] [19] Rolling Stone called Crichton the "common thread on DNA" [16] and Vulture.com called the songs Crichton wrote for the album "the meat of DNA, a breezy collection of three-minute love songs that apply the singers’ airtight melodies to the sound of modern pop radio." [20] Crichton wrote and produced Louis Tomlinson's 2019 single "Don't Let It Break Your Heart". [21] He wrote and produced Kesha's 2019 single "Rich, White, Straight Men", [22] and he wrote and produced four songs on her 2020 album High Road . [23]

Personal life

Crichton lived in London for 18 years, relocated to Sydney, Australia in 2008, and then in 2015 to Los Angeles, California. [1] [16]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2004 APRA Music Award Most Performed Dance Work "Tonight" by Amiel Nominated [24]
International Dance Music Award Best Pop Dance Track"I Like It" by Narcotic Thrust Won [25]
2015APRA Music Award Country Work of the Year "Here's To You and I" by The McClymonts Nominated [26]

Discography

Singles

TitleArtistYearPeak positions
US Dance
[3]
UK Singles Chart
[27]
UK Dance
[28]
"Cry India" Umboza 19951619
"Sunshine"199614
"Funky Acid Baby" Narcotic Thrust 199696
"Happy Day" (featuring Wayne Allen)SJC199817
"Safe from Harm" (featuring Yvonne John Lewis)Narcotic Thrust2002124
"I Like It"20041693
"When the Dawn Breaks"28
"Waiting for You"2006

Writing and producing credits

YearArtistAlbumSongCredit
1993 Kirsty MacColl Titanic Days Producer, remixer
Apollo 440 Astral AmericaRemixer
1994Single Gun TheoryFlow, River of My SoulProducer
1995 Keoki All Mixed Up"Justice Justice"Writer, producer
1996 Right Said Fred Smashing! Producer
1999Apollo 440 Gettin' High on Your Own Supply "Stop the Rock"Remixer/Co Producer
Andy White Andywhite.compilationProducer, writer
2001 Christine Anu Come My Way Writer, producer, keyboards, vocals
Andy WhiteAndy White"Understand"Producer, writer
"Coz I'm Free"Producer, writer
2002 Sugababes Angels with Dirty Faces "Round Round"Remixer
Pet Shop Boys Release Producer
Kylie Minogue Fever "Can't Get Blue Monday Out of My Head"Producer/Remixer
2003Apollo 440 Dude Descending a Staircase "Hustler Groove"Writer, producer, keyboards, cello
Amiel Audio Out "Side by Side"Producer, drum programming, additional sounds
Sugababes Three "Whatever Makes You Happy"Writer, producer
"Million Different Ways"Writer, producer
Pet Shop Boys PopArt "Miracles"Producer
"Flamboyant"Producer
Andy WhiteBoy 40"Tell My Why"Writer, producer
"Can't Hold Back"Writer, producer
2006 Jamelia Walk with Me "No More"Writer, producer
"Beware of the Dog"Writer, producer
Pet Shop Boys Fundamental "Minimal"Producer, mixer
2007 Delta Goodrem Delta "Believe Again"Writer, producer
"In This Life"Writer, producer
"You Will Only Break My Heart"Writer, producer
"The Guardian"Writer, producer
"One Day"Writer, producer
"Angels in the Room"Writer, producer
2008 Brian McFadden Set in Stone "Twisted"Writer, producer
"Room to Breathe"Writer, producer
"Forgive Me Twice"Writer, producer
2009Kylie Minogue Boombox Producer
Natalie Bassingthwaighte 1000 Stars "Why Do I"Writer, producer
2010 Stan Walker From the Inside Out "Homesick"Writer, producer
"Choose You"Writer, producer
"The One"Writer, producer
Guy Sebastian Like It Like That Producer
2011Koreen PerryTurning Point"Don't Bring Me Down"Writer
Damien Leith Roy: A Tribute to Roy OrbisonProducer
2012 Chimène Badi Laisse les Dire"Laisse les Dire"Writer
Kate Alexa Infatuation "Buttercup"Writer
"I'm Falling"Writer, producer
2013 Tina Arena Reset "Love You Less"Writer
Selena Gomez Stars Dance "Lover in Me"Writer
2015 Gin Wigmore Blood to Bone "Black Parade"Writer, producer
"Written in the Water"Writer, producer
"DFU"Writer, producer
Jamie McDell Ask Me Anything "Falling"Writer, producer
"This Time"Writer, producer
"Back of My Mind"Writer, producer
"Moon Shines Red"Writer, producer
"Crash"Writer, producer
"Six Miles"Writer, producer
"My Old Hands"Writer, producer
2016 Ferras "Closer"Writer, producer
"Medicine"Writer, producer
Havana Brown "Like Lightning"Writer, producer
tyDi & Olivia Somerlyn "Only"Writer, producer
Guy SebastianPart 1 (EP)"Set in Stone"Writer, producer
Sweet California3"Hum"Writer, producer
Cole Plante feat. Bobi Andonov "Teardrops"Co-producer
2017 Kesha Rainbow "Learn to Let Go"Writer, producer
"Let 'em Talk" (feat. Eagles of Death Metal)Writer, producer
Kygo ft. Justin Jesso Stargazing "Stargazing"Writer, producer
Kesha The Greatest Showman: Reimagined "This Is Me"Vocal production
2018 Toni Braxton Sex & Cigarettes "Coping"Writer, producer
Sigrid Raw"I Don't Want to Know"Producer
Backstreet Boys DNA "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"Writer, producer
"Chateau"Writer, producer
"The Way It Was"Writer, producer
"OK"Writer, producer
"Is It Just Me"Vocal producer
"Best Days"Writer, producer
Conrad Sewell Ghosts & Heartaches"Healing Hands"Writer, producer
DNCE People To People"Still Good"Writer, producer
2019 Oliver Heldens "Summer Lover"Writer, producer
Robin Schulz IIII "All This Love"Writer, producer
Kesha"Rich, White, Straight Men"Writer, producer
Louis Tomlinson Walls "Don't Let It Break Your Heart"Writer, producer
The Chainsmokers World War Joy "See The Way" (ft. Sabrina Claudio)Writer, producer
Pete Tong Chilled Classics"Darkest Days"Writer, producer
Mads Langer Me Without You EP"Me Without You"Writer, producer
Mr. Belt & Wezol "Not Dancing"Writer, producer
2020Kesha High Road "Honey"Writer, producer
"Birthday Suit"Writer, producer
"The Potato Song (Cuz I Want To)"Writer, producer
"BFF" ft. Wrabel Writer, producer
Galantis "The Lake" ft. WrabelWriter, co-producer
James Newman "Enough"Writer, producer
Tiësto The London Sessions "God Is a Dancer" ft. Mabel Mixer
"Round & Round" ft. GalxaraWriter, producer
Mads Langer"21:4"Writer, producer
2022 Kygo ft. Stuart Crichton Thrill of the Chase "All for Love"Writer, producer, singer
MK & Burns ft. Teddy Swims "Better"Writer, producer
Illenium ft. Teddy SwimsIllenium"All That Really Matters"Writer, producer
NCT 127 2 Baddies "Gold Dust"Writer, producer
Benny Benassi ft. Bryn Christopher "One More Night"Writer, producer
Matoma "The Power"Writer, producer
Teddy SwimsSleep is Exhausting"Devil in a Dress"Writer, producer
Matteo Bocelli Three Thousand Years of Longing "Cautionary Tale (Film Version)"Writer, producer
"Close"Writer, producer
Martin JasperPapercut"Empty House"Writer, producer
2023 Armin van Buuren ft. Wrabel Feel Again"Feel Again"Writer, producer
Armin van Buuren & Matoma ft. Teddy Swims "Easy to Love"Writer, producer
Armin van Buuren ft. Stuart Crichton"Dayglow"Writer, producer, singer
Nick Carter "Hurts to Love You"Writer, producer
Kesha Gag Order "Something to Believe In"Writer, producer
"Eat the Acid"Writer, producer
David Guetta & MORTEN"Something to Hold On To"Writer, producer
The Rose "You're Beautiful"Writer, producer
Lost Frequencies All Stand Together"All Stand Together"Writer, producer, vocals
Sam Fischer I Love You, Please Don't Hate Me "Somebody Cares"Writer, producer

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