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Birth name | William Edward Philips |
Born | South London, England [1] | 12 February 1987
Origin | Cornwall, England |
Genres | Electronic |
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Years active | 2009–present |
Labels | Monday |
William Edward Phillips (born 12 February 1987), also known by his stage name Tourist, is an English electronic musician and songwriter.
In 2015 he won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for co-writing Sam Smith's "Stay with Me", along with James Napier. [2] [3] Since then, he has gone on to release five full-length albums, U (6 May 2016), Everyday (15 February 2019), Wild (18 October 2019), Inside Out (20 May 2022), and Memory Morning (19 April 2024) alongside several more EPs. He remains active as a writer, producer, and remixer, including remixing artists like Christine & The Queens, Hozier, Wolf Alice, and Chvrches.
Title | Year | Album |
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"Wait" | 2014 | U |
"Patterns" (featuring Lianne La Havas) | Patterns EP | |
"Illuminate" (featuring Years & Years) | Non-album single | |
"I Can't Keep Up" (featuring Will Heard) | Patterns EP | |
"Holding On" (featuring Josef Salvat and Niia) | 2015 | Non-album single |
"Waves" | U | |
"To Have You Back" | 2016 | |
"Run" | ||
"We Stayed Up All Night" (featuring Ardyn) | 2017 | Wash EP |
"Sleepwalking" (featuring Swim Mountain and Esther Joy) | ||
"Apollo" | 2018 | Everyday |
"Someone Else" | ||
"Hearts" | ||
"Emily" | 2019 | |
"Love Theme" (with Shura) | ||
"Elixir" | Wild | |
"Bunny" | ||
"Last" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
"Siren" | ||
"Avalanche" | 2022 | Inside Out |
"Your Love" | ||
"Howl" (with Elderbrook) | Non-album single |
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits | Written with: | Produced with: |
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"Stay with Me" | 2014 | Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | Co-writer | Samuel Smith, James Napier, Thomas Petty, Jeffrey Lynne | - |
"Pieces" | Jessie Ware | Tough Love | Jessica Ware, James Napier | |||
"Hurt Me" | 2015 | Låpsley | Long Way Home | Co-writer/Co-producer | Holly Fletcher, James Napier, James Draper | Låpsley, Rodaidh McDonald, Charlie Hugall |
"Arm's Length" | Kacy Hill | Bloo EP | Co-writer/Producer | Kacy Hill | Stuart Price | |
"Anywhere" (featuring Will Heard) | 2016 | Dillon Francis | Non-album single | Co-writer/Producer | Dillon Hart Francis, James Napier, William Heard | Dillon Francis |
"Waterloo" | Jones | New Skin | Cherie Jones-Mattis | Tom Skyrme | ||
"Together" | 2017 | Ardyn | Bloom EP | Producer | - | - |
"Throwing Stones" | Co-writer/Producer | Katherine Pearson, Robert Pearson, James Napier | Tom Skyrme | |||
"Out of Luck" | 2018 | Chloe Howl | Work EP | Co-writer | Chlöe Howl | - |
"Freak" | 2019 | Avicii | Tim | Tim Bergling, Kristoffer Fodgelmark, Albin Nedler, Hachidai Nakamura, Justin Vernon, Rokusuke Ei, Sam Smith, James Napier, Thomas Petty, Jeffrey Lynne | - | |
"That's Me, Just a Sweet Melody" | Shura | Forevher | Aleksandra Yakunina-Denton | - |
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