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.[1]

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.[2]

Needle's composition "Little Bit of Love" by Tom Grennan received a nomination for Song Of The Year at the 2022 Brit Awards.[3]

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.[4]

Needle has contributed to eleven Top10 Albums in the US & UK, and three Top10 Singles.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Human by Rag'n'Bone Man, Evering Road by Tom Grennan, and Flicker by Niall Horan all achieved No.1 in the US/UK.[5][6]

In 2022, Needle was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for his composition "Little Bit of Love".[12]

Songwriting Discography

As per Tidal Credits[1]

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 Yes
Calum Scott Roots Yes
Tom Gregory Glow In The Dark Yes Yes
Cheat Codes, Jason Derulo, Galantis, De la Ghetto Morning Yes Yes
Liam Payne Teardrops Yes
2023 Faul & Wad, Dubdogz The Way You Lie Yes Yes
Mimi Webb Back Home For Christmas Yes
Zoe Wees Therapy Broke Yes
James Blunt Who We Used to Be A Thousand Lives Yes
When You're Gone Yes Yes
Glow Yes
Some Kind Of Beautiful Yes Yes
Tom Grennan What Ifs & Maybes Before You Yes
This Side Of The Room Yes
Someone I Used To Know Yes
Unbreak A Broken Love Yes
Niall Horan The Show The Show Yes
Science Yes
Nico Santos Ride Real Love Yes
City Nights Yes
René Miller Wrong Places Yes Yes
2022 Tom Grennan You Are Not Alone Yes Yes
Sam Ryder There's Nothing but Space, Man! Crashing Down Yes
Ewan Mainwood Leave Me Lonely Yes
Gryffin ft. Matt Maeson Alive Lose Your Love Yes
Tom Gregory Forget Somebody Yes
Joel Corry, Tom Grennan Lionheart (Fearless) Yes
René Miller Concrete Heart Yes Yes
Sam Feldt, Gavin James Better Yes
René Miller Out Of Goodbyes Yes Yes
Tom Grennan All These Nights Yes
Gavin James Kingdom Yes
René Miller Standing In His Shoes Yes Yes
JP Cooper She Kids Yes
She Yes
Need You Tonight Yes
2021 Sam Feldt ft. Rita Ora Follow Me Yes
Michael Patrick Kelly BOATS Blurry Eyes Yes
Tom Gregory Things I Can't Say Out Loud Careless War Yes
Camylio Unbreak Yes
Westlife Wild Dreams Starlight Yes
Calvin Harris ft Tom Grennan By Your Side Yes Yes
Into The Ark The Show Yes Yes
Sophie and the Giants Don't Ask Me To Change Yes Yes
Declan J Donovan Into The Fire Yes Yes
Bow Anderson Hate That I Fell In Love With You Yes
Etham Somebody Else To Love Yes
Into The Ark Olivia Yes
Rebecca Ferguson & Nile Rodgers No Words Needed Yes
Bow Anderson New Wave EP New Wave Yes
Black Heart Yes
Tom Grennan Evering Road Little Bit of Love Yes Yes
2020 Duncan Laurence Small Town Boy Loves You Like I Couldn't Do Yes
Bow Anderson Island Yes
Bobby Bazini Move Away Love & Alcohol Yes
Bow Anderson Heavy Yes
Gavin James Boxes Yes
Niall Horan Heartbreak Weather Small Talk Yes
Arms Of A Stranger Yes
Still Yes Yes
Robinson Watching You EP Watching You Yes
Elias Need You Now Yes
JP Cooper In These Arms Yes Yes
2019 Niall Horan Heartbreak Weather Put a Little Love on Me Yes Yes
Westlife Spectrum Another Life Yes
New Rules New Rules EP 24 Hours Yes
Night Like This Yes
Jack Vallier Copenhagen Yes
Michael Schulte Highs & Lows Someone Yes
Danny Jones $igns Talk In The Morning Yes
$igns Yes
James TW Chapters 'Incredible' Yes
Milow Break The Silence 'Help' Yes
'She' Yes
'Break The Silence' Yes
2018 Gavin James Only Ticket Home 'Tired' Yes
'Faces' Yes
Liv Dawson Bedroom EP 'Good Intentions' Yes
Leo Stannard Maratea '5 Years Later' Yes
Emma Jensen 'Rush' Yes
Royal Wood Ever After The Farewell 'Made of Gold' Yes
'King & Queen' Yes
'Midnight Hour' Yes
'Nowhere to be Found' Yes
'Old Young Love' Yes
Liv Dawson 'Talk' Yes
2017 Michael Patrick Kelly iD 'Roundabouts' Yes
Niall Horan Flicker 'Mirrors' Yes
River Matthews Imogen 'Feels Like Morning' Yes
'Over' Yes
'Undo Ordinary' Yes
'Light The Way' Yes
Alan Walker 'Tired' Yes
Rag'n'Bone Man Human 'Skin' Yes
2016 Niall Horan Flicker 'This Town' Yes
The Beach 'Geronimo' Yes Yes
2015 One Direction Made in the A.M. 'What A Feeling' Yes Yes
'Home' Yes
Ella Henderson Chapter One 'Missed' Yes
'All Again' Yes
Luhan Reloaded 'Medals' Yes

Awards and nominations

Ivor Novello Award
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2022 Little Bit Of Love PRS For Music Award Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b "Mike Needle". TIDAL Browse. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Songs written by Mike Needle | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Nominees for the BRIT Awards 2021". BRIT Awards. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Readers' Poll: The 10 Best One Direction Songs". Rolling Stone. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Niall Horan". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Niall Horan". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Alan Walker". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Niall Horan". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  11. ^ "evering road | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Nominees for The Ivors 2022 announced". The Ivors Academy. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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