TMS (production team)
TMS, also known by their stage name Ghosted, are a Grammy nominated English songwriting and record production team composed of Thomas 'Froe' Barnes, Benjamin Kohn and Peter 'Merf' Kelleher. They have written 1 US number 1 single & 7 UK number 1 singles including Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved" [1], "Before You Go", Jess Glynne "Don't Be So Hard on Yourself", Sigma ft. Paloma Faith "Changing", Little Mix "Wings", Professor Green ft. Emeli Sandé "Read All About It" and Dappy "No Regrets". Other notable singles they have written or produced include G-Eazy + Bebe Rexha "Me, Myself & I" (US #1 Radio Record, US Billboard Hot 100 #7), The Vamps “Last Night" (UK #2), James Arthur "You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You" (UK #2), Dappy "Rockstar" (UK #2) and Little Mix "DNA" (UK #3). They have collectively had 28 UK Top 40 Singles, sold over 15 million records, accumulated over 1.5 billion streams and have contributed to 50 Top 40 albums.
TMS | |
---|---|
Also known as |
|
Origin | Ealing, London, England |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) |
|
Years active | 2002–present |
Associated acts | |
Members |
|
Their records played major roles in Emeli Sandé and Little Mix breaking chart records, the former in the UK (the longest ever stay in the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart)[2] and the latter in the US (highest debut ever for a British girl group).[3] For the UK Olympics in 2012, TMS had the honour of having their song "Read All About It" performed by Emeli Sandé at the Closing Ceremony, also known as "A Symphony Of British Music". The song featured prominently, being performed twice and opening the show to a backdrop of a stadium covered in newspaper. Watched by a worldwide audience of 750 million people.[4]
Discography
Title | Year | Artist | Album | Songwriter | Producer |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
"Blank Expression" | 2006 | Lily Allen | Alright, Still | ||
"I'm Landing" | 2009 | Tinchy Stryder | Catch 22 | ||
"Take the World" (featuring Bridget Kelly) |
2010 | Third Strike | |||
"Gangsta?" | |||||
"Walk This Road" | |||||
"Spaceship" (with Dappy) |
2011 | Non-album single | |||
"Hush Little Baby" (featuring Ed Sheeran) |
Wretch 32 | Black and White | |||
"No Regrets" | Dappy | Bad Intentions | |||
"Read All About It" (featuring Emeli Sande) |
Professor Green | At Your Inconvenience | |||
"Trouble" (featuring Luciana) |
|||||
"Do You Think of Me?" | Misha B | Non-album single | |||
"Dub on the Track" (featuring Mic Righteous, Dot Rotten and Ghetts) |
Cher Lloyd | Sticks and Stones | |||
"Keep It on a Low" | Dot Rotten | Voices in My Head | |||
"Read All About It, Pt. III" | 2012 | Emeli Sande | Our Version of Events | ||
"Rockstar" (featuring Brian May) |
Dappy | Bad Intentions | |||
"Are You Not Entertained?" | Dot Rotten | Voices in My Head | |||
"Overload" (featuring TMS) |
|||||
"Wings" | Little Mix | DNA | |||
"DNA" | |||||
"Hand on Heart" | Olly Murs | Right Place Right Time | |||
"Personal" | |||||
"I Like It" | JLS | Evolution | |||
"Stereo Soldier" | Little Mix | DNA | |||
"Make You Believe" | |||||
"Karmageddon" | Dot Rotten | Voices in My Head | |||
"Rewind" (featuring Diane Birch) |
2013 | Devlin | A Moving Picture | ||
"Pressure" | Dot Rotten | Voices in My Head | |||
"I Can See" | |||||
"Free" | |||||
"Thank You" | |||||
"Melodies" | Madison Beer | Non-album single | |||
"Favourite Scars" | Cher | Closer to the Truth | |||
"Square One" | Jessie J | Alive | |||
"You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You" | James Arthur | James Arthur | |||
"Recovery" | |||||
"Salute" | Little Mix | Salute | |||
"Little Me" | |||||
"Competition" | |||||
"About the Boy" | |||||
"Good Enough" | |||||
"A Different Beat" | |||||
"Personal" | Olly Murs | Right Place Right Time: Special Edition | |||
"My Best" | Rebecca Ferguson | Freedom | |||
"Word Up!" | 2014 | Little Mix | Word Up! EP | ||
"Last Night" | The Vamps | Meet the Vamps | |||
"Changing" (featuring Paloma Faith) |
Sigma | Life | |||
"Can't Dance Without You" (featuring Whinnie Williams) |
Professor Green | Growing Up in Public | |||
"Walk" | Kwabs | Love + War | |||
"Empire" | Ella Henderson | Chapter One | |||
"Pieces" | |||||
"Rockets" | |||||
"Lay Down" | |||||
"Five Tattoos" | |||||
"Nothing Without You" | Olly Murs | Never Been Better | |||
"Never Been Better" | |||||
"Who Do I Love You" | |||||
"Higher" (featuring Labrinth) |
2015 | Sigma | Life | ||
"She Ain't Me" | Sinead Harnett | Non-album single | |||
"Worship" | Years & Years | Communion | |||
"Don't Be So Hard on Yourself" | Jess Glynne | I Cry When I Laugh | |||
"Forgiven" | Kwabs | Love + War | |||
"Another Love Song" | Leona Lewis | I Am | |||
"Me, Myself & I" (with Bebe Rexha) |
G-Eazy | When It's Dark Out | |||
"Coming Home" (with Rita Ora) |
Sigma | Life | |||
"I Love You" | Little Mix | Get Weird | |||
"I Won't" | |||||
"Clued Up" | |||||
"Temporary Fix" | One Direction | Made in the A.M. | |||
"Gold Watch" | Fleur East | Love, Sax and Flashbacks | |||
"Wild Horses" | 2016 | Birdy | Beautiful Lies | ||
"Give Up" | |||||
"New Girl" | Reggie 'n' Bollie | Uncommon Favours | |||
"Body Language" | Carly Rae Jepsen | Emotion: Side B | |||
"Change My Love" | Craig David | Following My Intuition | |||
"Better with You" | |||||
"Find Me" (featuring Birdy) |
Sigma | Non-album single | |||
"Private" | Olly Murs | 24 HRS | |||
"High & Lows" | Emeli Sande | Long Live the Angels | |||
"Naturally" | |||||
"Love Goes On" (with Aloe Blacc) |
2017 | Kelly Clarkson | The Shack OST | ||
"Best Behaviour" | Louisa Johnson | Non-album single | |||
"You Make Me Whole" | Steps | Tears on the Dancefloor | |||
"Bad Together" | Dua Lipa | Dua Lipa | |||
"How Would You Like It?" | Lauren Aquilina | Isn't It Strange? | |||
"Don't Think About It" | Justine Skye | Ultraviolet | |||
"One Chance to Dance" (featuring Joe Jonas) |
Naughty Boy | Non-album single | |||
"On My Own" | Niall Horan | Flicker | |||
"Denim Jacket" | Maroon 5 | Red Pill Blues | |||
"I'll Be Gentle" (with John Legend) |
Paloma Faith | The Architect | |||
"Guilty" | |||||
"Til I'm Done" | |||||
"If I Get My Way" | Little Mix | Glory Days: Platinum Edition | |||
"Make Your Own Kind of Music" | 2018 | Paloma Faith | The Architect: Zeitgeist Edition | ||
"Your Ex" | |||||
"Can I Get Your Number" | Anne-Marie | Speak Your Mind | |||
"Emotional" (featuring Kranium and Louis Rei (Wstrn)) |
Kamille | Non-album single | |||
"Emotional Remix" (featuring Stefflon Don and Chip) |
|||||
"You Deserve Better" | James Arthur | TBA | |||
"One in a Million" | Matoma | One in a Million | |||
"No One Compares to You" | Jack & Jack | A Good Friend Is Nice | |||
"Photographs" (with Rag'n'Bone Man) |
Professor Green | TBA | |||
"Someone You Loved" | Lewis Capaldi | Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent | |||
"A Lover and a Memory" (featuring Mike Posner) |
Steve Aoki | Neon Future III | |||
"Go Hard" | Olly Murs | You Know I Know | |||
"Footsteps" | |||||
"The Cure" | Little Mix | LM5 | |||
"So Long" | Niall Horan | Flicker: Featuring the RTÉ Concert Orchestra | |||
"Stopped Believing in Santa" | MNEK | Non-album single | |||
"Hindsight" | 2019 | Matrix & Futurebound | Mystery Machine | ||
"Hold Me While You Wait" | Lewis Capaldi | Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent | |||
"Blow My Mind" | Sabina Ddumba | Non-album single | |||
"Doing To Me" | Astrid S | Trust Issues | |||
"Marine Parade (2013)" | James Arthur | You | |||
"If I Left The World" (ft MARINA, Model Child) |
Gryffin | Gravity | |||
"Youngster" | James Blunt | Once Upon a Mind | |||
"5 Miles" | |||||
"Halfway" | |||||
"Heartbeat" | Tom Walker | What a Time to Be Alive | |||
"Marine Parade (2013)" | James Arthur | You | |||
"Before You Go" | Lewis Capaldi | Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent (Extended Edition) | |||
"Time After Time"(ft Jessie Ware) | Franky Wah | Non-album single | |||
"Cool" | 2020 | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia | ||
"Wild"(ft Gary Clark Jr.) | John Legend | Bigger Love | |||
"Alien" | Dennis Lloyd | ||||
"Kill Me Slow" | David Guetta & Morten | New Rave | |||
Awards and nominations
Year | Nominated Work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2011 | Tinchy Stryder - "Spaceship" | MOBO – Best Video | Won |
2012 | Emeli Sandé - Our Version of Events | MOBO – Best Album | Won |
2013 | Brit Award – Best Album | Won | |
2014 | The Vamps - "Last Night" | BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards – Best British Single | Won |
2016 | G-Eazy + Bebe Rexha - "Me, Myself & I" | ASCAP Pop Awards – Most Performed Work | Won |
BMI Pop Awards – Most Performed Work | Won | ||
ASCAP London Awards – Most Performed Work | Won | ||
BMI London Awards – Most Performed Work | Won | ||
BMI RnB & Hip Hop Awards – Most Performed RnB & Hip Hop Song | Won | ||
2018 | Dua Lipa - "Dua Lipa" | Brit Award – Best Album | Nominated |
2019 | Anne-Marie - "Speak Your Mind" | Brit Award – Best Album | Nominated |
Lewis Capaldi - "Someone You Loved" | Q Awards – Best Track | Won | |
A&R Awards – Song Of The Year | Won | ||
BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards – Best Single | Won | ||
2020 | 62nd Annual Grammy Awards – Song Of The Year | Nominated | |
Brit Awards – Song Of The Year | Won |
References
- "Sound on Sound Article". Inside Track: Lewis Capaldi's 'Someone You Loved'. Sound on Sound. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- "Hollywood Reporter Article". Emeli Sande ks The Beatles' U.K. Album Chart Record. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- "Billboard Article". Little Mix ks Spice Girls' Chart Record. Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- "Capital FM Article". Olympic Closing Ceremony 2012 Review. Capital FM. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
External links