James Flannigan (songwriter)

James Flannigan is a British songwriter, record producer and multi instrumentalist.

James Flannigan
OriginLondon, England
Occupation(s)Record producer, songwriter

Career edit

Initially signed to Columbia Records as a member of pop punk band Stiff Dylans[1] (as featured in teen film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging). Flannigan found fame after being featured and performing in Gurinder Chadha's 2008 Paramount Pictures film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, Flannigan has since gone on to write and produce songs and albums with major artists such as Kodaline, Matt Maeson, Black Eyed Peas, Broods, Ben Abraham, Carly Rae Jepsen, Hayley Kiyoko, Andrew McMahon, Parachute, VERITE, Marina and the Diamonds, , Weezer, Lana Del Rey and Dua Lipa.

Notable productions and co-writes include Kodaline's "All I Want", "Hallucinogenics" by Matt Maeson featuring Lana Del Rey, Hayley Kiyoko's "Girls like Girls", Marina and the Diamonds' final album on Atlantic Records, Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land and the Weezer EP SZNZ: Winter.

He has also had his music feature in TV shows and film, including The Fault in Our Stars,[2] Kick-Ass 2,[3] Grey's Anatomy, Justin and the Knights of Valour[4] and Red Band Society.

Songwriting and production credits edit

Title Year Artist Album Songwriter Producer
Primary Secondary Additional Vocal
"All I Want" 2012 Kodaline The Kodaline EP  Y
"Don't Panic" Lena Stardust  Y
"Rich Youth" 2013 Hayley Kiyoko A Belle to Remember EP  Y  Y
"Speed the Fire" Bo Bruce Before I Sleep  Y  Y
"Lightkeeper"  Y
"The Fall"  Y
"Golden"  Y  Y
"All I Want" Kodaline In a Perfect World  Y
"Lighthouse" Lucy Spraggan Join the Club  Y  Y
"Last Night (Beer Fear)"  Y
"Someone"  Y
"Tea & Toast"  Y
"91"  Y
"The Tourist"  Y
"In a State"  Y
"Wait for Me"  Y  Y
"Let Go"  Y
"Join the Club"  Y
"You're Too Young"  Y
"Rockliffe Bay"  Y
"If I Had the Money"  Y
"Butterflies"  Y
"Safe"  Y
"Cecilia and the Satellite" 2014 Andrew McMahon Andrew McMahon
in the Wilderness
 Y  Y
"High Dive"  Y
"Canyon Moon"  Y
"This Side of Paradise" Hayley Kiyoko This Side of Paradise EP  Y
"See Her on the Weekend" Andrew McMahon Andrew McMahon
in the Wilderness
 Y
"All Our Lives"  Y
"Black and White Movies"  Y
"Driving Through a Dream"  Y
"Halls"  Y
"Map for the Gateway"  Y  Y
"Given It All" 2015 Hayley Kiyoko This Side of Paradise EP  Y  Y
"Cliff's Edge"  Y
"Girls Like Girls"  Y
"Feeding the Fire"  Y  Y
"Lucky Ones" The Dunwells Lucky Ones EP  Y  Y
"All I Want" Collabro Act Two  Y
"What Side of Love" 2016 Parachute Wide Awake  Y
"Hey Now" The Dunwells Light Up the Sky  Y  Y
"Found" Seramic Found EP  Y
"If" 2017 Lucy Spraggan I Hope You Don't Mind Me Writing  Y
"Tightrope" LPX Bolt in the Blue EP  Y  Y
"Tremble"  Y  Y
"Begging" Dua Lipa Dua Lipa  Y  Y
"Somewhere in Between" VERITE Somewhere in Between  Y  Y
"Slide" LPX Bolt in the Blue EP  Y  Y
"Bolt in the Blue" 2018  Y  Y
"Fog and the Fear"  Y
"Red Queen"  Y
"Us"
(featuring Daniels)
What So Not Not All the Beautiful Things  Y
"Hallucinogenics" Matt Maeson The Hearse EP  Y
"Put it on Me"  Y
"The Hearse"  Y
"Cliffy"  Y
"Unconditional"  Y
"Mr. Rattlebone"  Y
"Wishing You Away" Holychild TBA  Y
"Big Love" Black Eyed Peas Masters of the Sun Vol. 1  Y
"Carmelo" Holychild TBA  Y
"Mercy"
(featuring What So Not and Two Feet)
Forever Neverland  Y  Y
"To Belong" 2019 Broods Don't Feed the Pop Monster  Y  Y
"No Drug Like Me" Carly Rae Jepsen Dedicated  Y
"End of the Earth" Marina Love + Fear  Y  Y
"No More Suckers"  Y  Y
"Real Love" Carly Rae Jepsen Dedicated  Y  Y  Y
"Solo" 2020 Dedicated Side B  Y  Y
"Purge the Poison" 2021 Marina Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land  Y
"Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land"  Y
"Venus Fly Trap"  Y
"Highly Emotional People"  Y
"New America"  Y
"Pandora's Box"  Y
"Flowers"  Y
"Goodbye"  Y
"I Want A Dog" 2022 Weezer SZNZ: Winter  Y
"Iambic Pentameter"  Y
"Basketball"  Y
"Sheraton Commander"  Y
"Dark Enough to See the Stars"  Y
"The One That Got Away"  Y
"The Deep and Dreamless Sleep"  Y

References edit

  1. ^ "Stiff Dylans Rock". Gibson.com. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
  2. ^ "The Fault In Our Stars Soundtrack". Hypable.com. July 2014.
  3. ^ "Sony Music Releases Kick-Ass 2 OST". PR Newswire (Press release). 31 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Heroes, song". AllMusic. 2014.

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