| Mike Needle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 June 1986 Rowtown/Ottershaw, Surrey, United Kingdom |
| 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.
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.
Needle's composition "Little Bit of Love" by Tom Grennan received a nomination for Song Of The Year at the 2022 Brit Awards.
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.
Needle has contributed to eleven Top10 Albums in the US & UK, and three Top10 Singles. Human by Rag'n'Bone Man, Evering Road by Tom Grennan, and Flicker by Niall Horan all achieved No.1 in the US/UK.
In 2022, Needle was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for his composition "Little Bit of Love".
Songwriting Discography
As per Tidal Credits
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Songwriter | Producer | Vocal Prod |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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' |
Awards and nominations
- Ivor Novello Award
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Little Bit Of Love | PRS For Music Award | Nominated |
References
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- ^ "Songs written by Mike Needle | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Nominees for the BRIT Awards 2021". BRIT Awards. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Readers' Poll: The 10 Best One Direction Songs". Rolling Stone. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Niall Horan". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Niall Horan". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Alan Walker". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Niall Horan". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "evering road | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Nominees for The Ivors 2022 announced". The Ivors Academy. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.