# Stuart Crichton

Stuart Crichton is a music producer and songwriter from Ayr, Scotland, currently based in Los Angeles, California.

## Career

Starting out in 1989 under the name Solo, Stuart self-released the Sample Free EP in 1990 which featured the song "Rainbow", using the theme tune from the children's show of the same name. It became a cult classic, with copies of the 12-inch vinyl selling for £150 plus at Eastern Blok record shop in Manchester, England. Follow-up records include "Come On" and "So Beautiful" in the early 1990s. In the mid-'90s, he formed the electronic/house music groups Umboza and Narcotic Thrust, the latter an anagram of Crichton's name. They released several singles, including "Safe from Harm", which reached number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in 2002, and "I Like It", which reached number 16 on the chart in 2004. 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. In 1998, Crichton had a No. 17 UK Dance hit with the UK garage track "Happy Day", under the alias SJC.
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. 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). 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. The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and was nominated for the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album. 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); "Stargazing" by Kygo (Best Remixed Recording); and the album Sex & Cigarettes by Toni Braxton (Best R&B Album). He wrote and produced six songs on the 2019 Backstreet Boys album DNA, which debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 charts. Rolling Stone called Crichton the "common thread on DNA" 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." Crichton wrote and produced Louis Tomlinson's 2019 single "Don't Let It Break Your Heart". He wrote and produced Kesha's 2019 single "Rich, White, Straight Men", and he wrote and produced four songs on her 2020 album High Road.

## Personal life

Crichton lived in London for 18 years, relocated to Sydney, Australia in 2008, and then in 2015 to Los Angeles, California.

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2004 | APRA Music Award | Most Performed Dance Work | "Tonight" by Amiel | Nominated |
| 2004 | International Dance Music Award | Best Pop Dance Track | "I Like It" by Narcotic Thrust | Won |
| 2015 | APRA Music Award | Country Work of the Year | "Here's To You and I" by The McClymonts | Nominated |

## Discography
### Singles

| Title | Artist | Year | Peak positions | Peak positions | Peak positions |
| Title | Artist | Year | US Dance | UK Singles Chart | UK Dance |
| "Cry India" | Umboza | 1995 | 16 | 19 | |
| "Sunshine" | Umboza | 1996 | – | 14 | |
| "Funky Acid Baby" | Narcotic Thrust | 1996 | – | 96 | |
| "Happy Day" (featuring Wayne Allen) | SJC | 1998 | – | – | 17 |
| "Safe from Harm" (featuring Yvonne John Lewis) | Narcotic Thrust | 2002 | 1 | 24 | |
| "I Like It" | Narcotic Thrust | 2004 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| "When the Dawn Breaks" | Narcotic Thrust | 2004 | – | 28 | |
| "Waiting for You" | Narcotic Thrust | 2006 | – | – | |

### Writing and producing credits

| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Credit |
| 1993 | Kirsty MacColl | Titanic Days | | Producer, remixer |
| 1993 | 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 |
| 1999 | Andy White | Andywhite.compilation | | Producer, writer |
| 2001 | Christine Anu | Come My Way | | Writer, producer, keyboards, vocals |
| 2001 | Andy White | Andy White | "Understand" | Producer, writer |
| 2001 | Andy White | Andy White | "Coz I'm Free" | Producer, writer |
| 2002 | Sugababes | Angels with Dirty Faces | "Round Round" | Remixer |
| 2002 | Pet Shop Boys | Release | | Producer |
| 2002 | Kylie Minogue | Fever | "Can't Get Blue Monday Out of My Head" | Producer/Remixer |
| 2003 | Apollo 440 | Dude Descending a Staircase | "Hustler Groove" | Writer, producer, keyboards, cello |
| 2003 | Amiel | Audio Out | "Side by Side" | Producer, drum programming, additional sounds |
| 2003 | Sugababes | Three | "Whatever Makes You Happy" | Writer, producer |
| 2003 | Sugababes | Three | "Million Different Ways" | Writer, producer |
| 2003 | Pet Shop Boys | PopArt | "Miracles" | Producer |
| 2003 | Pet Shop Boys | PopArt | "Flamboyant" | Producer |
| 2003 | Andy White | Boy 40 | "Tell My Why" | Writer, producer |
| 2003 | Andy White | Boy 40 | "Can't Hold Back" | Writer, producer |
| 2006 | Jamelia | Walk with Me | "No More" | Writer, producer |
| 2006 | Jamelia | Walk with Me | "Beware of the Dog" | Writer, producer |
| 2006 | Pet Shop Boys | Fundamental | "Minimal" | Producer, mixer |
| 2007 | Delta Goodrem | Delta | "Believe Again" | Writer, producer |
| 2007 | Delta Goodrem | Delta | "In This Life" | Writer, producer |
| 2007 | Delta Goodrem | Delta | "You Will Only Break My Heart" | Writer, producer |
| 2007 | Delta Goodrem | Delta | "The Guardian" | Writer, producer |
| 2007 | Delta Goodrem | Delta | "One Day" | Writer, producer |
| 2007 | Delta Goodrem | Delta | "Angels in the Room" | Writer, producer |
| 2008 | Brian McFadden | Set in Stone | "Twisted" | Writer, producer |
| 2008 | Brian McFadden | Set in Stone | "Room to Breathe" | Writer, producer |
| 2008 | Brian McFadden | Set in Stone | "Forgive Me Twice" | Writer, producer |
| 2009 | Kylie Minogue | Boombox | | Producer |
| 2009 | Natalie Bassingthwaighte | 1000 Stars | "Why Do I" | Writer, producer |
| 2010 | Stan Walker | From the Inside Out | "Homesick" | Writer, producer |
| 2010 | Stan Walker | From the Inside Out | "Choose You" | Writer, producer |
| 2010 | Stan Walker | From the Inside Out | "The One" | Writer, producer |
| 2010 | Guy Sebastian | Like It Like That | | Producer |
| 2011 | Koreen Perry | Turning Point | "Don't Bring Me Down" | Writer |
| 2011 | Damien Leith | Roy: A Tribute to Roy Orbison | | Producer |
| 2012 | Chimène Badi | Laisse les Dire | "Laisse les Dire" | Writer |
| 2012 | Kate Alexa | Infatuation | "Buttercup" | Writer |
| 2012 | Kate Alexa | Infatuation | "I'm Falling" | Writer, producer |
| 2013 | Tina Arena | Reset | "Love You Less" | Writer |
| 2013 | Selena Gomez | Stars Dance | "Lover in Me" | Writer |
| 2015 | Gin Wigmore | Blood to Bone | "Black Parade" | Writer, producer |
| 2015 | Gin Wigmore | Blood to Bone | "Written in the Water" | Writer, producer |
| 2015 | Gin Wigmore | Blood to Bone | "DFU" | Writer, producer |
| 2015 | Jamie McDell | Ask Me Anything | "Falling" | Writer, producer |
| 2015 | Jamie McDell | Ask Me Anything | "This Time" | Writer, producer |
| 2015 | Jamie McDell | Ask Me Anything | "Back of My Mind" | Writer, producer |
| 2015 | Jamie McDell | Ask Me Anything | "Moon Shines Red" | Writer, producer |
| 2015 | Jamie McDell | Ask Me Anything | "Crash" | Writer, producer |
| 2015 | Jamie McDell | Ask Me Anything | "Six Miles" | Writer, producer |
| 2015 | Jamie McDell | Ask Me Anything | "My Old Hands" | Writer, producer |
| 2016 | Ferras | | "Closer" | Writer, producer |
| 2016 | Ferras | | "Medicine" | Writer, producer |
| 2016 | Havana Brown | | "Like Lightning" | Writer, producer |
| 2016 | tyDi & Olivia Somerlyn | | "Only" | Writer, producer |
| 2016 | Guy Sebastian | Part 1 (EP) | "Set in Stone" | Writer, producer |
| 2016 | Sweet California | 3 | "Hum" | Writer, producer |
| 2016 | Cole Plante feat. Bobi Andonov | | "Teardrops" | Co-producer |
| 2017 | Kesha | Rainbow | "Learn to Let Go" | Writer, producer |
| 2017 | Kesha | Rainbow | "Let 'em Talk" (feat. Eagles of Death Metal) | Writer, producer |
| 2017 | Kygo ft. Justin Jesso | Stargazing | "Stargazing" | Writer, producer |
| 2017 | Kesha | The Greatest Showman: Reimagined | "This Is Me" | Vocal production |
| 2018 | Toni Braxton | Sex & Cigarettes | "Coping" | Writer, producer |
| 2018 | Sigrid | Raw | "I Don't Want to Know" | Producer |
| 2018 | Backstreet Boys | DNA | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | Writer, producer |
| 2018 | Backstreet Boys | DNA | "Chateau" | Writer, producer |
| 2018 | Backstreet Boys | DNA | "The Way It Was" | Writer, producer |
| 2018 | Backstreet Boys | DNA | "OK" | Writer, producer |
| 2018 | Backstreet Boys | DNA | "Is It Just Me" | Vocal producer |
| 2018 | Backstreet Boys | DNA | "Best Days" | Writer, producer |
| 2018 | Conrad Sewell | Ghosts & Heartaches | "Healing Hands" | Writer, producer |
| 2018 | DNCE | People To People | "Still Good" | Writer, producer |
| 2019 | Oliver Heldens | | "Summer Lover" | Writer, producer |
| 2019 | Robin Schulz | IIII | "All This Love" | Writer, producer |
| 2019 | Kesha | | "Rich, White, Straight Men" | Writer, producer |
| 2019 | Louis Tomlinson | Walls | "Don't Let It Break Your Heart" | Writer, producer |
| 2019 | The Chainsmokers | World War Joy | "See The Way" (ft. Sabrina Claudio) | Writer, producer |
| 2019 | Pete Tong | Chilled Classics | "Darkest Days" | Writer, producer |
| 2019 | Mads Langer | Me Without You EP | "Me Without You" | Writer, producer |
| 2019 | Mr. Belt & Wezol | | "Not Dancing" | Writer, producer |
| 2020 | Kesha | High Road | "Honey" | Writer, producer |
| 2020 | Kesha | High Road | "Birthday Suit" | Writer, producer |
| 2020 | Kesha | High Road | "The Potato Song (Cuz I Want To)" | Writer, producer |
| 2020 | Kesha | High Road | "BFF" ft. Wrabel | Writer, producer |
| 2020 | Galantis | | "The Lake" ft. Wrabel | Writer, co-producer |
| 2020 | James Newman | | "Enough" | Writer, producer |
| 2020 | Tiësto | The London Sessions | "God Is a Dancer" ft. Mabel | Mixer |
| 2020 | Tiësto | The London Sessions | "Round & Round" ft. Galxara | Writer, producer |
| 2020 | Mads Langer | | "21:4" | Writer, producer |
| 2022 | Kygo ft. Stuart Crichton | Thrill of the Chase | "All for Love" | Writer, producer, singer |
| 2022 | MK & Burns ft. Teddy Swims | | "Better" | Writer, producer |
| 2022 | Illenium ft. Teddy Swims | Illenium | "All That Really Matters" | Writer, producer |
| 2022 | NCT 127 | 2 Baddies | "Gold Dust" | Writer, producer |
| 2022 | Benny Benassi ft. Bryn Christopher | | "One More Night" | Writer, producer |
| 2022 | Matoma | | "The Power" | Writer, producer |
| 2022 | Teddy Swims | Sleep is Exhausting | "Devil in a Dress" | Writer, producer |
| 2022 | Matteo Bocelli | Three Thousand Years of Longing | "Cautionary Tale (Film Version)" | Writer, producer |
| 2022 | Matteo Bocelli | | "Close" | Writer, producer |
| 2022 | Martin Jasper | Papercut | "Empty House" | Writer, producer |
| 2023 | Armin van Buuren ft. Wrabel | Feel Again | "Feel Again" | Writer, producer |
| 2023 | Armin van Buuren & Matoma ft. Teddy Swims | Feel Again | "Easy to Love" | Writer, producer |
| 2023 | Armin van Buuren ft. Stuart Crichton | Feel Again | "Dayglow" | Writer, producer, singer |
| 2023 | Nick Carter | | "Hurts to Love You" | Writer, producer |
| 2023 | Kesha | Gag Order | "Something to Believe In" | Writer, producer |
| 2023 | Kesha | Gag Order | "Eat the Acid" | Writer, producer |
| 2023 | David Guetta & MORTEN | | "Something to Hold On To" | Writer, producer |
| 2023 | The Rose | | "You're Beautiful" | Writer, producer |
| 2023 | Lost Frequencies | All Stand Together | "All Stand Together" | Writer, producer, vocals |
| 2023 | Sam Fischer | I Love You, Please Don't Hate Me | "Somebody Cares" | Writer, producer |