Stuart Crichton
Stuart Crichton is a 4 time Grammy Award nominated music producer/songwriter from Scotland, currently based in Los Angeles, California.
Stuart Crichton | |
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| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Pop, dance, R&B |
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| Instruments | Keyboards,Synths,Programming,Beats,Bass,Cello,Vocals |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Native Tongue Music |
| Associated acts | |
Career
In the early 1990s, Crichton formed the electronic/house music group Narcotic Thrust . The band name is an anagram of Crichton's name.[1][2] They released several singles, including "Safe From Harm", which reached number 1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in 2002, and "I Like It", which reached number 16 on the chart in 2004.[3] At this time, Crichton was primarily producing dance tracks, releasing music on early progressive house labels such as FFRR, ZTT and Mushroom, and helping make Limbo Records a big part of the early '90s progressive house scene.[2]
Crichton has since written for and produced artists in a variety of genres, including Kylie Minogue, Backstreet Boys, Pet Shop Boys, Selena Gomez, Toni Braxton, Sugababes, DNCE and Kygo.[4][5][6][7] He produced three songs on Stan Walker's 2010 album From the Inside Out, including the singles "Homesick" and "Choose You" (which he also co-wrote).[8] He co-wrote and co-produced Kesha's single "Learn to Let Go", from her 2017 album Rainbow, as well as the track "Let 'em Talk" featuring Eagles of Death Metal.[4][9][10] The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart,[11] and was nominated for the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album.[12] Three songs he wrote and produced were nominated at the 2019 Grammy Awards: "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by the Backstreet Boys (Best Pop Duo/Group Performance);[13] "Stargazing" by Kygo (Best Remixed Recording);[14] and the album Sex & Cigarettes by Toni Braxton (Best R&B Album).[15] He wrote and produced six songs on the 2019 Backstreet Boys album DNA, which debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 charts.[16][17][18][19] Rolling Stone called Crichton the "common thread on DNA"[16] and Vulture.com called the songs Crichton wrote for the album "the meat of DNA, a breezy collection of three-minute love songs that apply the singers’ airtight melodies to the sound of modern pop radio."[20] Crichton wrote and produced Louis Tomlinson's 2019 single "Don't Let It Break Your Heart".[21] He wrote and produced Kesha's 2019 single "Rich, White, Straight Men",[22] and he wrote and produced four songs on her 2020 album High Road.[23]
Personal life
Crichton is married to his wife Leeza. He lived in London for 18 years, relocated to Sydney, Australia in 2008, and then in 2015 to Los Angeles, California.[1][16] He is published by Native Tongue for the World, and managed by Lucas Keller at Milk & Honey.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | APRA Music Award | Most Performed Dance Work | "Tonight" by Amiel | Nominated[24] |
| International Dance Music Award | Best Pop Dance Track | "I Like It" by Narcotic Thrust | Won[25] | |
| 2015 | APRA Music Award | Country Work of the Year | "Here's To You and I" by The McClymonts | Nominated[26] |
Discography
Singles
| Title | Artist | Year | Peak positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [3] |
UK Singles Chart [27] |
UK Dance [28] | |||
| "Cry India" | Umboza | 1995 | 1 | 19 | |
| "Funky Acid Baby" | Narcotic Thrust | 1996 | – | 96 | |
| "Happy Day" (featuring Wayne Allen) | S.J.C. | 1998 | – | – | 17 |
| "Safe from Harm" (featuring Yvonne John Lewis) | Narcotic Thrust | 2002 | 1 | 24 | |
| "I Like It" | 2004 | 1 | 9 | ||
| "When the Dawn Breaks" | – | 28 | |||
| "Waiting for You" | 2006 | – | – | ||
Writing and producing credits
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Kirsty MacColl | Titanic Days | Producer, remixer | |
| Apollo 440 | Astral America | Remixer | ||
| 1994 | Single Gun Theory | Flow, River of My Soul | Producer | |
| 1995 | Keoki | All Mixed Up | "Justice Justice" | Writer, producer |
| 1996 | Right Said Fred | Smashing! | Producer | |
| 1999 | Apollo 440 | Gettin' High on Your Own Supply | "Stop the Rock" | Remixer/Co Producer |
| Andy White | Andywhite.compilation | Producer, Writer | ||
| 2001 | Christine Anu | Come My Way | Writer, producer, keyboards, vocals | |
| Andy White | Andy White | "Understand" | Producer, writer | |
| "Coz I'm Free" | Producer, writer | |||
| 2002 | Sugababes | Angels with Dirty Faces | "Round Round" | Remixer |
| Pet Shop Boys | Release | Producer | ||
| Kylie Minogue | Fever | "Can't Get Blue Monday Out of My Head" | Producer/Remixer | |
| 2003 | Sugababes | Three | "Whatever Makes You Happy" | Writer, producer |
| "Million Different Ways" | Writer, Producer | |||
| Pet Shop Boys | PopArt | "Miracles" | Producer | |
| "Flamboyant" | Producer | |||
| Apollo 440 | Dude Descending a Staircase | "Hustler Groove" | Writer, producer, keyboards, cello | |
| Andy White | Boy 40 | "Tell My Why" | Writer, producer | |
| "Can't Hold Back" | Writer, producer | |||
| 2006 | Jamelia | Walk with Me | "No More" | Writer, producer |
| "Beware of the Dog" | Writer, producer | |||
| Pet Shop Boys | Fundamental | "Minimal" | Producer, mixer | |
| 2007 | Delta Goodrem | Delta | "Believe Again" | Writer, producer |
| "In This Life" | Writer, producer | |||
| "You Will Only Break My Heart" | Writer, producer | |||
| "The Guardian" | Writer, producer | |||
| "One Day" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Angels in the Room" | Writer, producer | |||
| 2008 | Brian McFadden | Set in Stone | "Twisted" | Writer, producer |
| "Room to Breathe" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Forgive Me Twice" | Writer, producer | |||
| 2009 | Kylie Minogue | Boombox | Producer | |
| Natalie Bassingthwaighte | 1000 Stars | "Why Do I" | Writer, producer | |
| 2010 | Stan Walker | From the Inside Out | "Homesick" | Writer, producer |
| "Choose You" | Writer, producer | |||
| "The One" | Writer, producer | |||
| Guy Sebastian | Like It Like That | Producer | ||
| 2011 | Koreen Perry | Turning Point | "Don't Bring Me Down" | Writer |
| Damien Leith | Roy: A Tribute to Roy Orbison | Producer | ||
| 2012 | Chimène Badi | Laisse les Dire | "Laisse les Dire" | Writer |
| Kate Alexa | Infatuation | "Buttercup" | Writer | |
| "I'm Falling" | Writer, producer | |||
| 2013 | Tina Arena | Reset | "Love You Less" | Writer |
| Selena Gomez | Stars Dance | "Lover in Me" | Writer | |
| 2015 | Gin Wigmore | Blood to Bone | "Black Parade" | Writer, producer |
| "Written in the Water" | Writer, producer | |||
| "DFU" | Writer, producer | |||
| Jamie McDell | Ask Me Anything | "Falling" | Writer, producer | |
| "This Time" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Back of My Mind" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Moon Shines Red" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Crash" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Six Miles" | Writer, producer | |||
| "My Old Hands" | Writer, producer | |||
| 2016 | Ferras | "Closer" | Writer, producer | |
| "Medicine" | Writer, producer | |||
| Havana Brown | "Like Lightning" | Writer, producer | ||
| tyDi & Olivia Somerlyn | "Only" | Writer, producer | ||
| Guy Sebastian | Part 1 (EP) | "Set in Stone" | Writer, producer | |
| Sweet California | 3 | "Hum" | Writer, producer | |
| Cole Plante feat. Bobi Andonov | "Teardrops" | Co-producer | ||
| 2017 | Kesha | Rainbow | "Learn to Let Go" | Writer, producer |
| "Let 'em Talk" (feat. Eagles of Death Metal) | Writer, producer | |||
| Kygo ft. Justin Jesso | Stargazing | "Stargazing" | Writer, producer | |
| Kesha | The Greatest Showman: Reimagined | "This Is Me" | Vocal production | |
| 2018 | Toni Braxton | Sex & Cigarettes | "Coping" | Writer, producer |
| Sigrid | Raw | "I Don't Want to Know" | Producer | |
| Backstreet Boys | DNA | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | Writer, producer | |
| "Chateau" | Writer, producer | |||
| "The Way It Was" | Writer, producer | |||
| "OK" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Is It Just Me" | Vocal producer | |||
| "Best Days" | Writer, producer | |||
| Conrad Sewell | Ghosts & Heartaches | "Healing Hands" | Writer, producer | |
| DNCE | People To People | "Still Good" | Writer, producer | |
| 2019 | Oliver Heldens | "Summer Lover" | Writer, producer | |
| Robin Schulz | "All This Love" | Writer, producer | ||
| Kesha | "Rich, White, Straight Men" | Writer, producer | ||
| Louis Tomlinson | Walls | "Don't Let It Break Your Heart" | Writer, producer | |
| The Chainsmokers | World War Joy | "See The Way" (ft. Sabrina Claudio) | Writer, producer | |
| Pete Tong | Chilled Classics | "Darkest Days" | Writer, producer | |
| Mads Langer | Me Without You EP | "Me Without You" | Writer, producer | |
| 2020 | Kesha | High Road | "Honey" | Writer, producer |
| "Birthday Suit" | Writer, producer | |||
| "The Potato Song (Cuz I Want To)" | Writer, producer | |||
| "BFF" ft. Wrabel | Writer, producer | |||
| Galantis | "The Lake" ft. Wrabel | Writer, co-producer | ||
| James Newman | "Enough" | Writer, producer | ||
| Tiësto | The London Sessions | "God Is a Dancer" ft. Mabel | Mixer | |
| "Round & Round" ft. Galxara | Writer, producer | |||
| Mads Langer | "21:4" | Writer, producer | ||
References
- Stuart Crichton, Native Tongue Music Publishing. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- "Top Dance Producer Stuart Crichton and sE in Dance Floor Heaven!" Music Tools, 12 August 2008.
- Narcotic Thrust Chart History, Billboard. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- Elias Leight, "See Kesha Exorcise Her Demons in 'Learn to Let Go' Video," Rolling Stone, 27 July 2017.
- Gabriel Wilder, "Inside the tropical hideway where hits are made," The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 June 2016.
- Peter Vincent, "What will Jessica Mauboy sing at Eurovision?" The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 May 2014.
- Mike Wass, "Ferras, Tarot Cards & A Metaphysician: A Different Kind Of Q&A," Idolator, 4 October 2016.
- Cameron Adams, "Stan Walker's first original offering," The Daily Telegraph, 18 August 2010.
- Kesha, "Learn To Let Go," HuffPost, 27 July 2017.
- Marissa Lorusso, "Kesha Walks Us Through Her 'Rainbow', Track By Track", All Songs Considered, NPR, 11 August 2017.
- Keith Caulfield, "Kesha's Rainbow Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart," Billboard, 20 August 2017.
- "Best Pop Vocal Album". grammy.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- "Artist: Backstreet Boys". grammy.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- Bein, Kat. "Zedd, Porter Robinson & More DJs React to 2019 Grammy Nominations". billboard.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- "Best R&B Album". grammy.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- Leight, Elias. "The Backstreet Boys Were Hitless for Years. Then They Met Stuart Crichton". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- Caulfield, Keith. "Backstreet Boys Score First No. 1 Album in Nearly 20 Years on Billboard 200 Chart With 'DNA'". billboard.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- Kirkland, Justin. "I Had to Convince The Backstreet Boys They Were Cool". esquire.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- Dolan, Jon. "Review: Backstreet's Back With Contemporary-Pop Magic on 'DNA'". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- Jenkins, Craig. "The Rise and Fall and Rise of the Backstreet Boys". vulture.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- "Louis Tomlinson's new single 'Don't Let It Break Your Heart' is sure to motivate you". radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- Zemler, Emily. "Kesha Rids the World of 'Rich, White, Straight Men' on New Track". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- Kenneally, Cerys. "Kesha pushes back High Road album release date". thelineofbestfit.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "Screen Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- "Narcotic Thrust – I Like It," europlus.us, 28 May 2016.
- 2015 APRA Music Awards, 2015.
- "NARCOTIC THRUST | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.