Electric (music producers)

Electric is a Norwegian songwriting and production duo, composed of Henrik Barman Michelsen and Edvard Førre Erfjord. Perhaps best known for their work with Little Mix on their #1 UK hits Black Magic and Shout Out to My Ex, the latter of which won Single of the Year at the 2017 Brit Awards, as well as UK #1 I'll Be There by Jess Glynne, they have worked with artists such as Olly Murs, Machine Gun Kelly, Hailee Steinfeld, The Wanted, Cheryl Cole, and Fifth Harmony.[1]

Electric
Origin	Norway
Genres	Pop, indie
Occupation(s)	Record producers, songwriters, remixers
Members	Henrik Barman Michelsen Edvard Førre Erfjord

Background

Michelsen and Erfjord met at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, a school cofounded by Sir Paul McCartney. Michelsen was the first person at LIPA to receive the Music Producers Guild (UK) Prize, "a prize aimed at rewarding the most promising student to graduate from LIPA's Sound Technology degree course."[2]

Discography

Singles

List of singles written or produced by Electric, with selected chart positions, year released and certifications.

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US	US Alt	US Pop	US Hot AC	US Rock	AUS	CAN	NZ	SWE	UK
2018	"I'll Be There"[3] (Jess Glynne)						23			55	1	BPI: Platinum ARIA: Platinum MC: Gold
2017	"No More Sad Songs"[4] (Little Mix ft. Machine Gun Kelly)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	15	BPI: Platinum
	"At My Best"[5] (Machine Gun Kelly ft. Hailee Steinfeld)	88	—	—	—	—	87	66	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold
2016	"Shout Out to My Ex"[6] (Little Mix)	69	—	—	—	—	4	37	7	38	1	2017 Brit Awards British Single of the Year[1] BPI: 2x Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum MC: Platinum
	"Hair"[7] (Little Mix ft. Sean Paul)	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	32	—	11	BPI: Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum
	"Not in Love"[8] (M.O)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42
2015	"Black Magic"[9] (Little Mix)	67	—	24	—	—	8	52	31	58	1	RIAA: Gold BPI: 2x Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum
	"Sax"[10] (Fleur East)	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	3	BPI: Platinum ARIA: Gold
	"Brother"[11] (Ben Haenow)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Gold (album)
2013	"Walks Like Rihanna"[12] (The Wanted)	—	—	—	—	—	32	—	—	—	4	BPI: Silver

Full discography

Year	Artist	Album	Details
2020	Snakehips & Jess Glynne ft. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie & DaVido	"Lie For You"	Production, writing
	BTS	Map of the Soul: 7	Production, writing ("We are Bulletproof : the Eternal")
2019	Ina Wroldsen	"Forgive Or Forget"	Writing[13]
	JP Cooper ft. Astrid S	"Sing It With Me"	Production, writing[14]
	Don Diablo ft. Jessie J	"Brave"	Writing[15]
	Dynoro & Ina Wroldsen	"Obsessed"	Production, writing[16]
	LÉON	LÉON	Production, writing ("Falliing," "You and I," "Lost Time," "Hope Is A Heartache," "What You Said," "Pink,")[17]
2018	Little Mix	LM5	Production, writing ("Forget You Not")
	Dan Caplen	"Hosanna"	Production, writing
	Matrix & Futurebound ft. Calum Scott	"Light Us Up"	Writing
	PrettyMuch	PRETTYMUCH an EP	Production, writing ("On My Way")
	Ina Wroldsen	Hex EP	Production, writing ("Mother," "Mine")
	Jess Glynne	Always In Between	Production, writing ("I'll Be There)[18]
2017	Jonas Blue	Blue	Writing ("We Could Go Back ft. Moelogo")
	Little Mix	Glory Days (Platinum Edition)	Production, writing ("Is Your Love Enough?")
	Fifth Harmony	Fifth Harmony	Production, writing ("Don't Say You Love Me")[19]
	Machine Gun Kelly ft. Hailee Steinfeld	"At My Best"	Production, writing[5]
2016	Olly Murs	24 Hrs	Production, writing ("Love You More")[20]
	Little Mix	Glory Days	Production, writing ("Shout Out to My Ex," "No More Sad Songs" ft. Machine Gun Kelly, "Beep Beep")[6][4][21]
	M.O	"Not in Love"[8]	Production, writing
	Alizzz	"Your Love" ft. Max Marshall	Writing[22]
2015	Cheryl Cole	Only Human	Production, writing ("Live Life Now," "All in One Night")[23]
	Take That	III	Writing ("Let in the Sun")[24]
	Little Mix	Get Weird	Production, writing ("Black Magic," "Hair" ft. Sean Paul, "Grown," "Weird People")[9][7]
	Fleur East	Love, Sax and Flashbacks	Production, writing ("Sax," "More and More," "Paris")[10]
	Orla Gartland	Lonely People	Writing[25]
2014	Max Marshall	"Your Love is Like" (2014 version)	Production, writing
	OWS ft. Pusha T	"Waterline"	Production, writing[26]
2013	Orla Gartland	Roots	Production, writing ("Clueless")[27]
	Max Marshall	Forgive Me mixtape	Production, writing ("Forgive Me," "Yesterday")[28]
		"Don't Trip"	Production, writing[28]
	The Wanted	Word of Mouth	Production, writing ("Walks Like Rihanna," "In the Middle")[12]
	Tyler James	A Place I Go	Production, writing ("I Don’t Give A Damn," "Heart Shaped Hole," "Just For Always," "Written In Stone")[29]
	Little Mix	Salute	Production, writing ("Towers")[30]
2012	A*M*E	"Play the Game Boy"	Production, writing[31]
	Ronan Keating	Fires	Production, writing ("Fires," "Wasted Light," "I’ve Got You" - prod only, "Love You And Leave You," "Easy Now My Dear" - prod only, "Oxygen")[32]
	Cheryl Cole	A Million Lights	Production, writing ("One Thousand")[33]
	Tyler James	"Single Tear"	Production[34]

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