The Invisible Men
The Invisible Men are a Grammy-nominated multiplatinum songwriting and music production trio, consisting of Jason Pebworth, George Astasio and Jon Shave. Invisible Men's songs have so far achieved over 3 billion Spotify streams, 30 million record sales worldwide and the trio have frequently ranked among Music Week's Top Songwriters.[1] They co-produced and co-composed Iggy Azalea's seven week US #1 single "Fancy" (featuring Charli XCX) which has sold in excess of 9.1 million copies digitally worldwide to date, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time and the seventh best-selling single worldwide of 2014 [2], and her US million-selling debut single, "Work", as well as a vast portion of Azalea's debut album The New Classic.
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In 2019 Invisible Men composed the music for Netflix's Black Mirror episode "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too", starring Miley Cyrus.
The Invisible Men's songwriting and production catalogue includes international hits such as Jonas Blue's platinum-selling By Your Side (feat. Raye), Sigala's Say You Do (UK top 5) and Just Got Paid, DJ Fresh's UK No. 1 hit "Hot Right Now" (featuring Rita Ora), No. 3 hit "Dibby Dibby Sound" (featuring Ms Dynamite) and Conor Maynard's debut top 5 hits "Can't Say No" and "Vegas Girl", Jessie J's hits "Do It Like A Dude", "LaserLight" (feat. David Guetta), "Who's Laughing Now?" and the Noisettes' "Don't Upset The Rhythm" and "Never Forget You".
In 2017, The Invisible Men announced a music publishing joint venture with Downtown Music Publishing.[3] Their signings include songwriting and production duo Saltwives[4] (co-writers of Zayn & Sia's global hit Dusk Till Dawn), Dylan Cooper (co-writer of Allergic by Post Malone), Michael Blackburn, Darryl Reid (aka Massappeals), Jeff Young (co-writer of 5 In The Morning by Charli XCX) and Dan Smith of Noisettes.
Before The Invisible Men were formed in 2008 Jason Pebworth and George Astasio were members of Orson, who sold over a million copies of their debut album, reached No. 1 in both the UK singles and album charts, and received the Brit Award for Best Breakthrough Act 2007. Jon Shave was a member of Xenomania in the early 2000s, contributing to a string of top 10 hit singles, including co-writing "The Show" for Girls Aloud.
IIVI
As a side project, Invisible Men also produce under the name "IIVI".[5] IIVI have produced records for Lil Peep, Bexey and XXXTentacion. Their sound has been described as “the 808s and rumbling basslines of trap music [combined] with the guitars of early 00s emo music to create an atmosphere that is at once hard-hitting yet bleak”, mixing “emotive riffs with the slap of rap drums”[6]. IIVI co-produced six of the seven tracks on Lil Peep’s 2017 album “Come Over When You’re Sober Pt. 1”, as well as the majority of its follow-up “Pt. 2”.
Discography
Productions and co-writes:
| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Notes |
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| 2020 | Becky Hill, Sigala | Heaven On My Mind | ||
| Example | Ain't One Thing | Some Nights Last For Days | ||
| Monsta X | Misbehave | All About Luv | ||
| Tommy Down | Mrs Blue | |||
| Bexey | Go Mode, Witchcraft Girls | Blood, Magic & Diamonds | ||
| Cailin Russo | Declaration, Sicko | The Drama | ||
| 2019 | Lil Peep | I've Been Waiting (Original Version) (ft. iLoveMakonnen), walk away as the door slams (acoustic) (ft. Lil Tracy) | Everybody's Everything | as IIVI |
| Miley Cyrus / Ashley O | On A Roll, Right Where I Belong | On A Roll (Single) | Music written for Black Mirror episode "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too" | |
| Kara Marni | All Night pt.1, All Night pt. 2 | |||
| Lil Peep, Ty Dolla $ign | When I Lie (Remix) | For The Throne (Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones) | as IIVI | |
| Cheryl | Let You | |||
| Bexey | Hot Steppa, Tru Colours | as IIVI | ||
| Rak-Su | Yours or Mine | |||
| Kara Marni | Lose My Love | |||
| 2018 | Clean Bandit | Playboy Style (ft. Charli XCX & Bhad Bhabie) | What Is Love? | |
| Lil Peep | Broken Smile (My All), Cry Alone, Leanin', 16 Lines, Life Is Beautiful, Hate Me, IDGAF, White Girl | Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2 | as IIVI | |
| Madison Beer ft. Offset | Hurts Like Hell | |||
| Cheryl | Love Made Me Do It | |||
| Lil Peep, XXXTentacion | Falling Down | as IIVI | ||
| Bexey | Take A Shot, Hell Bound, Come Alive, Spooky Electrick, Prince of the Lost and Broken, Bloody Hell | Spooky Electrick | as IIVI | |
| Sigala | What You Waiting For (feat. Kylie Minogue) | Brighter Days | ||
| Kara Marni | Move | |||
| Sigala, Ella Eyre, Meghan Trainor | Just Got Paid ft. French Montana | Brighter Days | ||
| Charli XCX | No Angel | Focus/No Angel | ||
| Mako | Murder | |||
| Charli XCX | 5 In The Morning | |||
| Russo | Lonely, Ghost, Loudmouth, Joyride | House With A Pool EP | ||
| Kara Marni | Love Just Ain't Enough, Golden, Curve, All Or Nothing, Gullible, L Word | Love Just Ain't Enough EP | ||
| 2017 | Lil Peep | Save That Shit[7], Awful Things (feat. Lil Tracy)[8], U Said[9], Better Off (Dying)[10], The Brightside[11], Problems[12] | Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1 | as IIVI |
| Anne-Marie | Heavy | Speak Your Mind | ||
| Kara Marni | Golden | |||
| Bebe Rexha | Gateway Drug | All Your Fault pt. 1 | ||
| 2016 | Jonas Blue ft. Raye | By Your Side | 200m+ streams #15 (UK) Silver | |
| Liam Bailey | Love My Neighbour | |||
| Charles Hamilton | Oh Well, Clowns, Everyone, Correct, Be With You, Make Yourself Over,
MVP, Only Christina Knows, Real Life, Ugly Supermodel |
Hamilton, Charles | ||
| Bebe Rexha ft. Nicki Minaj | No Broken Hearts | 290m+ streams & YouTube views #30 (US Mainstream Top 40) (Billboard) | ||
| Zayn | Mind of Mine (Intro), Wrong (ft. Kehlani), Fool For You, Truth,
Lucozade, Like I Would, She Don't Love Me, Golden (as XYZ) |
Mind of Mine | #1 Argentine Albums (CAPIF)
#1 Australian Albums (ARIA) #1 Canadian Albums (Billboard) #1 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) #1 French Albums (SNEP) #1 Hungarian Albums (Mahasz) #1 Italian Albums (FIMI) #1 Mexican Albums (AMPROFON) #1 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) #1 Portuguese Albums (AFP) #1 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) #1 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) #1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) #1 Taiwanese Albums (Five Music) #1 UK Albums (OCC) #1 UK R&B Albums (OCC) #1 US Billboard 200 | |
| Like I Would | 150m+ streams
Gold (Canada) Gold (Australia) Gold (Sweden) Silver (UK) | |||
| All Saints | Fear | Red Flag | #3 (UK) | |
| Sigala ft. Imani and DJ Fresh | Say You Do | #5 (UK) Gold | ||
| Travis Mills | Hangover | While You Wait EP | ||
| 2015 | Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea | Pretty Girls | #1 (US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs) #5 (Spain PROMUSICAE) #5 (Sweden Digital Songs DigiListan) #6 (Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)) #11 (Hungary (Association of Hungarian Record Companies) #16 (Canada Hot 100) #16 (UK) #16 (Finland The Official Finnish Charts) #25 (France SNEP) #29 (US Billboard Hot 100) | |
| Charles Hamilton | Face The Music, Crayola, Lessons (ft. Sam Bruno) | Black Box EP | ||
| New York Raining (ft. Rita Ora) | #29 (UK) | |||
| Liam Bailey | Stun Me, Battle Hymn of Central London | Definitely Now | ||
| Iggy Azalea | Trouble (feat. Jennifer Hudson) | #7 (UK) Gold #10 Australia (ARIA)[13] Platinum #34 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) Gold #67 (US Billboard Hot 100) | ||
| 2014 | Beg for It (feat. MØ) | #3 (US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs) #11 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) #27 (US Billboard Hot 100) Platinum #29 (Australia) | ||
| Fancy (feat. Charli XCX) | #1 (US Billboard Hot 100)[14] 7x Platinum #1 (New Zealand)[15] 2x Platinum #1 (Canada)[16] 4x Platinum #5 (UK) Platinum #5 (Australia)[17] 4x Platinum | |||
| Work, Fancy (ft. Charli XCX), Impossible Is Nothing, Goddess, Walk The Line,
New Chick, Don't Need Y'all, Lady Patra, F Love, Rolex, Just Asking, We In This Bitch, Beg For It (featuring Charli XCX/MØ), Trouble (featuring Jennifer Hudson), Iggy Szn, Heavy Crown (featuring Ellie Goulding) |
The New Classic / Reclassified | #1 US Billboard (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums) #1 US Billboard (Top Rap Albums) #3 US (Billboard 200) Platinum #2 (Australia ARIA Charts) Gold #2 (Canadian Albums Chart) Gold #3 NZ (Official New Zealand Music Chart) #5 (UK) | ||
| Cheryl Cole | It's About Time | Only Human | #7 (UK) | |
| Lower Than Atlantis | Emily, Words Don't Come So Easily, Just What You Need | Lower Than Atlantis | #16 (UK) | |
| Bright Light Bright Light | I Believe, In Your Care, Too Much, Happiness | Life is Easy | #19 UK Indie Chart | |
| Dominique Young Unique | Throw It Down | |||
| Katy B | Next Thing | Little Red (album) | #1 (UK) | |
| Dan Croll | Wanna Know | Sweet Disarray | #26 (UK) | |
| DJ Fresh vs. Jay Fay | Dibby Dibby Sound (feat. Ms. Dynamite) | #3 (UK) | ||
| 2013 | Iggy Azalea | Work | #5 (US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs) #54 (US Billboard Hot 100) Platinum #17 (UK) Silver #87 (Canada) Gold #79 (Australia) Gold | |
| Ellie Goulding | Flashlight | Halcyon Days | #1 (UK) 2x Platinum[18] | |
| Conor Maynard | Animal (feat. Wiley) | #6 (UK) | ||
| 2012 | DJ Fresh | Hot Right Now (feat. Rita Ora) | #1 (UK) Platinum[18] | |
| The Feeling | #13 (UK) | |||
| The Power (feat. Dizzee Rascal) | #6 (UK) | |||
| Hot Right Now, The Power, The Feeling, Skyhighatrist, Forever More,
Don't Tell Me, Fire Over Water |
Nextlevelism | #14 (UK) | ||
| Conor Maynard | Can't Say No | #2 (UK) Silver[18] | ||
| Can't Say No, Vegas Girl, Animal, Take Off, Mary Go Round, Headphones,
Better Than You |
Contrast | #1 (UK) Silver[18] | ||
| Vegas Girl | #4 (UK) | |||
| Coldplay | Princess of China (feat. Rihanna) (Invisible Men Remix) | |||
| Bright Light Bright Light | Feel It, Waiting for the Feeling, Moves | Make Me Believe in Hope | ||
| Girls Aloud | On the Metro | Ten | #9 (UK) Gold [18] | |
| Jessie J | LaserLight (feat. David Guetta) | #5 (UK) Silver[18] | ||
| 2011 | David Guetta | Repeat feat. Jessie J | Nothing but the Beat | Platinum (Australia)
2x Platinum (Austria) Platinum (Belgium) 2x Platinum (Canada) Diamond (France) Platinum (Ireland) Platinum (Mexico) Platinum (Spain) 2x Platinum (UK) Platinum (Europe) (IFPI) |
| Jessie J | Who's Laughing Now | #16 (UK) Silver[18] | ||
| Do It Like A Dude | #2 (UK) Platinum[18] | |||
| Do It Like A Dude, Who's Laughing Now, LaserLight, My Shadow | Who You Are | #2 (UK) 4x Platinum | ||
| Pixie Lott | Birthday | Young Foolish Happy | #18 (UK) Gold[18] | |
| Nicola Roberts | Say It Out Loud, Take a Bite | Cinderella's Eyes | #17 (UK) | |
| 2010 | Gabriella Cilmi | On A Mission | #9 (UK) | |
| On a Mission, What If You Knew, Love Me Cos You Want To,
Defender, Robots, Invisible Girl, Let Me Know, Sucker For Love |
Ten | |||
| I Blame Coco | Quicker | The Constant | ||
| Olly Murs | Love Shine Down, This One's For The Girls, Sophie | Olly Murs | #2 (UK) 2x Platinum[18] | |
| 2009 | Noisettes | Every Now And Then | ||
| Never Forget You | #20 (UK) | |||
| Don't Upset The Rhythm | #2 (UK) | |||
| Never Forget You, Don't Upset The Rhythm, Saturday Night,
Every Now And Then, 24 Hours |
Wild Young Hearts | #7 (UK) Gold[18] | ||
| V V Brown | Game Over | |||
| Bottles | Travelling Like the Light | #30 (UK) | ||
| 2008 | Sugababes | No Can Do | #23 (UK) | |
| No Can Do, Nothing's As Good As You, Hanging On A Star | Catfights and Spotlights | #8 (UK) Silver[18] | ||
| Denial | #15 (UK) | |||
| Gabriella Cilmi | Round & Round | Lessons to Be Learned: Deluxe Edition | #8 (UK) | |
| 2007 | Orson | Ain't No Party | #21 (UK) | |
| Sugababes | Denial, Undignified | Change | #1 (UK) Platinum[18] | |
| 2006 | Easy, Good To Be Gone | #3 (UK) Platinum[18] | ||
| 2005 | Orson | Happiness | #27 (UK) | |
| Bright Idea | #11 (UK) | |||
| No Tomorrow | #1 (UK) Silver | |||
| 2004 | Girls Aloud | The Show | What Will The Neighbours Say? | #2 (UK) |
References
- Music Week magazine, 3 February 2012, 31 January 2013
- "IFPI Digital Music Report 2015 - Global top 10 digital singles 2014" (PDF). IFPI. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- "Downtown Music Publishing launches JV with the Invisible Men - Music Business Worldwide". Music Business Worldwide. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- "Downtown enters JV with producers The Invisible Men". Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- "Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1 by Lil Peep". Genius. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
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