James Flannigan (songwriter)

James Flannigan
Birth nameJames Oliver Richard Flannigan
OriginLondon, England
Occupation(s)Record producer, songwriter

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

Career

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

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

References

  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.