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Mike Needle

MIKE NEEDLE

About

Mike Needle is a songwriter with 131 credits across their career. Best known for their work with Niall Horan, Mike Needle's songwriting spans 85 tracks. Beyond writing, they have also contributed 7 production credits.

Songwriting

Written by Mike Needle

93 tracks · 29 artists

Niall Horan

18 tracks

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Tom Grennan

12 tracks

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Rag'n'Bone Man

12 tracks

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Bow Anderson

5 tracks

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James Blunt4
JP Cooper4
Gavin James3
Alan Walker3
Zoe Wees3
Loi3
Sam Feldt2
Liv Dawson2
Calum Scott2
NCT DREAM2
Calvin Harris2
Joel Corry2
Nico Santos2
Made In Korea1
Liam Payne1
Duncan Laurence1
Cheat Codes1
Mimi Webb1
Rebecca Ferguson1
Westlife1
Gryffin1
Caity Baser1
One Direction1
Sarah Baska1
Milow1

Production

Produced by Mike Needle

7 tracks · 5 artists

James Blunt

2 tracks

Some Kind of Beautiful Lyrics
When You're Gone Lyrics

Ella Henderson

2 tracks

Missed Lyrics
All Again Lyrics

Cheat Codes

1 track

Morning Lyrics

One Direction

1 track

Home Lyrics

JP Cooper1

Background Vocals

Background Vocals — Mike Needle

29 tracks · 12 artists

Tom Grennan

9 tracks

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Niall Horan

5 tracks

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Bow Anderson

3 tracks

Heavy (Icarus remix)Lyrics
Island Lyrics
Heavy Lyrics

Rag'n'Bone Man

2 tracks

Put A Little Hurt On Me Lyrics
Wreckage Lyrics

Christopher (36)2
One Direction2
Calvin Harris1
Caity Baser1
Joel Corry1
James Blunt1
JP Cooper1
Cheat Codes1

Vocal Producer

Vocal Producer — Mike Needle

10 tracks · 6 artists

Tom Grennan

3 tracks

Little Bit of Love Lyrics
All These Nights Lyrics
You Are Not Alone Lyrics

Niall Horan

2 tracks

Still Lyrics
Put A Little Love On Me Lyrics

One Direction

2 tracks

Home Lyrics
What a Feeling Lyrics

Calvin Harris

1 track

By Your Side Lyrics

Caity Baser1
Joel Corry1

Additional Vocals

Additional Vocals — Mike Needle

2 tracks · 2 artists

Zoe Wees

1 track

Broke Lyrics

Loi

1 track

Left In Your Love Lyrics

Arranger

Arranger — Mike Needle

1 track · 1 artist

NCT DREAM

1 track

Heavenly Lyrics

Artists

Associated Artists

Niall Horan

Niall Horan

18 tracks

Tom Grennan

Tom Grennan

12 tracks

Rag'n'Bone Man

Rag'n'Bone Man

8 tracks

Discography

Albums

Everywhere I Went, Led Me To Where I Didn't Want To Be

Everywhere I Went, Led Me To Where I Didn't Want To Be

Tom Grennan

2025

Heartbreak Weather (5 Year Anniversary Edition)

Heartbreak Weather (5 Year Anniversary Edition)

Niall Horan

2025

Left In Your Love

Left In Your Love

Loi

2024

Most Popular

Top Tracks

This Town

This Town

Niall Horan

Skin

Rag'n'Bone Man

What a Feeling

What a Feeling

One Direction

Put A Little Love On Me

Bow Anderson

Bow Anderson

5 tracks

JP Cooper

JP Cooper

4 tracks

James Blunt

James Blunt

4 tracks

Alan Walker

Alan Walker

3 tracks

Gavin James

Gavin James

3 tracks

Calum Scott

Calum Scott

2 tracks

Liv Dawson

Liv Dawson

2 tracks

One Direction

One Direction

2 tracks

Sam Feldt

Sam Feldt

2 tracks

Nico Santos

Nico Santos

2 tracks

Ella Henderson

Ella Henderson

2 tracks

Christopher (36)

Christopher (36)

2 tracks

Milow

Milow

1 track

Cheat Codes

Cheat Codes

1 track

Mimi Webb

Mimi Webb

1 track

Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris

1 track

Rebecca Ferguson

Rebecca Ferguson

1 track

DREAMSCAPE

DREAMSCAPE

NCT DREAM

2024

What Do You Believe In? (Deluxe)

What Do You Believe In? (Deluxe)

Rag'n'Bone Man

2024

The Show: Live On Tour

The Show: Live On Tour

Niall Horan

2024

Still Learning

Still Learning

Caity Baser

2024

The Show: The Encore

The Show: The Encore

Niall Horan

2023

What Ifs & Maybes

What Ifs & Maybes

Tom Grennan

2023

The Show

The Show

Niall Horan

2023

Another Friday Night

Another Friday Night

Joel Corry

2023

Ride

Ride

Nico Santos

2023

Hello Lovers Mix - EP

Hello Lovers Mix - EP

Niall Horan

2022

Evering Road

Evering Road

Tom Grennan

2021

New Wave - EP

New Wave - EP

Bow Anderson

2021

Heartbreak Weather

Heartbreak Weather

Niall Horan

2020

Under The Surface

Christopher (36)

2019

Bedroom - EP

Bedroom - EP

Liv Dawson

2018

Mirrors

Niall Horan

2018

Flicker

Flicker

Niall Horan

2017

Human

Rag'n'Bone Man

2017

Small Town Boy

Small Town Boy

Armin van Buuren

Avenoir

Avenoir

Calum Scott

Skin (Remixes) - EP

Skin (Remixes) - EP

Rag'n'Bone Man

Wild Dreams

Wild Dreams

Westlife

Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience (Original TV Soundtrack)

Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience (Original TV Soundtrack)

Made In Korea

Flicker (Live)

Flicker (Live)

Niall Horan

Only Ticket Home

Only Ticket Home

Gavin James

What Ifs & Maybes (Apple Music Edition)

What Ifs & Maybes (Apple Music Edition)

KSI

Dream So Big Eyes Are Wide (Live)

Dream So Big Eyes Are Wide (Live)

Milow

Flicker (Deluxe Edition)

Flicker (Deluxe Edition)

Niall Horan

She

She

JP Cooper

Tired (Remixes)

Tired (Remixes)

Alan Walker

Who We Used To Be (Deluxe)

Who We Used To Be (Deluxe)

James Blunt

Who We Used To Be

Who We Used To Be

James Blunt

Put A Little Love On Me

Niall Horan

Home

Home

One Direction

Tired

Alan Walker

Still

Still

Niall Horan

Mirrors

Niall Horan

The Show

The Show

Niall Horan

Small Talk

Small Talk

Niall Horan

Arms Of A Stranger

Arms Of A Stranger

Niall Horan

Science

Science

Niall Horan