Mike Needle

{{Short description|English musician (born 1986)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox musical artist

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|6|4}}

| birth_place = Rowtown/Ottershaw, Surrey, United Kingdom

| genre = Pop, RnB, Folk, Acoustic, Alternative, Indie, Rock

| label = Catherine Songs

| associated_acts = Westlife, One Direction, Rag'n'Bone Man, Niall Horan,

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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.{{Cite web|title=Mike Needle|url=https://tidal.com/browse/artist/13622487|access-date=2020-09-14|website=TIDAL Browse|language=en-US}}

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.{{Cite web|title=Songs written by Mike Needle {{!}} SecondHandSongs|url=https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/107910|access-date=2020-09-14|website=secondhandsongs.com}}

Needle's composition "Little Bit of Love" by Tom Grennan received a nomination for Song Of The Year at the 2022 Brit Awards.{{Cite web|title=Nominees for the BRIT Awards 2021|url=https://www.brits.co.uk/nominees#|access-date=2022-02-18|website=BRIT Awards|language=en}}

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.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/readers-poll-the-10-best-one-direction-songs-20151125/what-a-feeling-20151125|title=Readers' Poll: The 10 Best One Direction Songs|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=25 November 2015 |access-date=2017-02-22}}

Needle has contributed to eleven Top10 Albums in the US & UK, and three Top10 Singles.{{Cite magazine|title=Niall Horan|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/niall-horan/chart-history/tlp/|access-date=2020-09-14|magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite web|title=Official Albums Chart Top 100 {{!}} Official Charts Company|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20170217/7502/|access-date=2020-09-14|website=www.officialcharts.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Official Albums Chart Top 100 {{!}} Official Charts Company|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20200320/7502/|access-date=2020-09-14|website=www.officialcharts.com|language=en}}{{Cite magazine|title=Niall Horan|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/niall-horan/chart-history/dsi/|access-date=2020-09-14|magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite magazine|title=Alan Walker|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/alan-walker/chart-history/dsi/|access-date=2020-09-14|magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite magazine|title=Niall Horan|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/niall-horan/chart-history/hds/|access-date=2020-09-14|magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite web|title=evering road {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/evering-road/|access-date=2021-04-05|website=www.officialcharts.com|language=en}} Human by Rag'n'Bone Man, Evering Road by Tom Grennan, and Flicker by Niall Horan all achieved No.1 in the US/UK.

In 2022, Needle was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for his composition "Little Bit of Love".{{Cite web |date=2022-04-07 |title=Nominees for The Ivors 2022 announced |url=https://ivorsacademy.com/news/nominees-for-the-ivors-2022-announced/ |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=The Ivors Academy |language=en-GB}}