Mike Needle
Mike Needle is an English songwriter, vocal producer and singer. He has co-written tracks for Rag’n’Bone Man, One Direction, Niall Horan and The Beach. As well as vocal-producing for artists such as Ella Henderson, One Direction and Christina Perri.
| Mike Needle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 June 1986 Rowtown/Ottershaw, Surrey, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Pop, RnB, Folk, Acoustic, Alternative, Indie, Rock |
| Labels | Catherine Songs |
| Associated acts | One Direction, Rag'n'Bone Man, Niall Horan |
Needle’s songwriting debut 'What A Feeling' from One Direction’s album 'Made in the A.M.' was co-written with Jamie Scott, Dan Bryer and 1D band members Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne. This track topped Rolling Stone's 'Readers' Poll' as the best track One Direction have ever released.[1] He has recently worked with Niall Horan co-writing Horan’s debut solo single ‘This Town’.
Needle co-wrote the single 'Skin' on Rag’n’Bone Man’s debut album 'Human', released in February 2017.
Needle has co-written several tracks off singer/songwriter River Matthews’s debut album.[2]
Discography
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Bow Anderson | Heavy | Songwriter[3] | |
| Gavin James | Boxes | |||
| Niall Horan | Heartbreak Weather | Small Talk | ||
| Put a Little Love on Me | ||||
| Arms Of A Stranger | ||||
| Still | ||||
| Robinson | Watching You EP | Watching You | ||
| JP Cooper | In These Arms | |||
| 2019 | Niall Horan | Put a Little Love on Me | ||
| 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' | |
| Luhan | Reloaded | 'Medals' |
References
- "Readers' Poll: The 10 Best One Direction Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- "Mike Needle". Catherine Songs. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- "Mike Needle". Discogs. Retrieved 22 February 2017.