Roy Stride

Roy Stride (born 11 March 1979) is an English musician, songwriter and producer, also known for fronting the band Scouting for Girls. He has combined worldwide single and album sales in excess of 15 million and his songs have featured on three US No. 1 albums, three UK No. 1 albums and have been streamed on Spotify over 600 million times.[1] He has been nominated for one Ivor Novello and four Brit Awards.

Roy Stride
Born	(1979-03-11) 11 March 1979 England
Origin	London
Genres	Indie, rock, pop
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, producer, musician
Years active	2007 – present
Labels	Epic Sony Records East West Records

With Scouting for Girls, he has had four top 10 albums and four top 10 singles in the UK. Their self-titled debut album topped the charts in 2008 and sold over a million copies, yielding three top 10 singles ("She's So Lovely", "Heartbeat", "Elvis Ain't Dead"). Their follow-up single "This Ain't a Love Song" reached No. 1 for two weeks in 2010.[1]

Select discography

Singles

• 2016: "Best is Yet to Come" - (LuvBug) (UK No.68)
• 2015: "Hole in My Heart" - (Luke Friend) (UK No.40)[2]
• 2014: "Good Girls" - (5 Seconds of Summer) (UK No.19 / US No.34)[3]
• 2014: "Tonight (We Live Forever)" - (Union J) (UK No.9)[4]
• 2013: "Millionaire" - (Scouting for Girls) (UK No.52)[1]
• 2011: "Love How It Hurts" - (Scouting for Girls) (UK No.18)[1]
• 2010: "This Ain't a Love Song" - (Scouting for Girls) (UK No.1)[1]
• 2008: "Heartbeat" - (Scouting for Girls) (UK No.10)[1]
• 2008: "Elvis Ain’t Dead" - (Scouting for Girls) (UK No.8)[1]
• 2007: "She’s So Lovely" - (Scouting for Girls) (UK No. 7)[1]

Album tracks

• 2019: All Songs - Scouting for Girls (Appears on The Trouble with Boys) (UK No.25)
• 2017: "All Around the World" The Vamps (British band) (Appears on Night & Day (UK No.1) [5]
• 2016: "Oceans", "Atlantis", "Give Me Something", "Be There", "Skimming Stones", "There's a Light" - Seafret (Appears on Tell Me It's Real) (UK No.45) [6]
• 2015: "Invisible" - 5 Seconds Of Summer (Appears on Sounds Good Feels Good) (US No.1 / UK No.1 / Aus No.1 / Can No.1/ Italy No.1 / Norway No.1)
• 2015: All Songs - Scouting for Girls (Appeared on Still Thinking About You) (UK No.13) [7]
• 2014: "23:59" - McBusted (Appears on McBusted) (UK No.9)[8]
• 2014: "Tonite We Live Forever" and "All About a Girl" - Union J (Appears on You Got It All – The Album) (UK No.28) [9]
• 2014: "Like is Like That" and "Caught in the Moonlight" - Si Cranstoun (Appears on Modern Life) (UK No.30)[10]
• 2014: "Good Girls", "Eighteen", "English Love Affair", "Close as Strangers", "5 Seconds of Summer" (Appears on 5 Seconds of Summer) (US No.1 / UK No. 2 / Aus No.1 / Can No.1)
• 2013: All Songs - Scouting for Girls (Appears on Scouting for Girls Greatest Hits) (Uk No. 10)[1]
• 2012: All Songs - Scouting for Girls (Appears on The Light Between Us) (UK. No. 10)[1]
• 2011: "Stand Up" - One Direction (Appears on Up All Night) (US No.1 / Uk No. 2 / Aus No.1)
• 2010: All Songs - Scouting for Girls (Appeared on Everybody Wants to Be on TV) (Uk No.2)[1]
• 2007: All Songs - Scouting for Girls (Appeared on Scouting for Girls) (UK No. 1)[1]

References

1. "Artists". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
2. "Official Singles Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
3. "Artists". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
4. "Artists". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
5. "Official Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
6. "SEAFRET | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
7. "Scouting For Girls | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
8. "Artists". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
9. "Union J | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.