# Burns (musician)

Matthew James Burns (born 31 October 1985), known mononymously as Burns, is an English DJ, record producer, musician, and songwriter. His recent writing and production credits include Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Liam Payne, Little Mix, Louis Tomlinson, Pitbull, Ellie Goulding, Kacy Hill, Ariana Grande, Anitta, Bebe Rexha, Ava Max, and others.

## Early life

Burns's mother was an artist and painter, and his father was a professional heavyweight boxer. Burns began making music at the age of twelve, playing guitar and keyboards before discovering sampling as a teenager. At the age of 15, Burns started producing his own tracks, combining sound hardware from the seventies and eighties with modern music software and samples.

## Musical career

BURNS was taken on by Three Six Zero for management. He was then chosen to warm up for every show of deadmau5's U.S. 30-day tour and subsequently joined Calvin Harris on his UK tour. He also released two EPs Turbo and Teknique on 2112 Records.
In 2010, BURNS released "Y.S.L.M (You Stopped Loving Me)" with French artist Fred Falke, also releasing his So Many Nights EP. In 2011, Burns released a track with NT89 entitled "Traffic" and went on to release "Iced Out" on Calvin Harris' Fly Eye label. In 2012, Burns secured a residency at The Wynn Hotel, Las Vegas while playing shows across America. He released "Lies" in September with remixes from Skream, Tiga, Acrobat and Otto Knows. The single entered the BBC Radio 1 playlist at C moving to B one week later and then on to A for 7 consecutive weeks. The track peaked at number 32 in the UK singles chart and at number 36 in the Netherlands.
BURNS began his solo residency at OMNIA nightclub in Las Vegas in 2016. In 2017, BURNS was signed by RCA Records. His first release on the label, "Far Gone feat. Johnny Yukon" was released in summer of that year. He followed with a second single "Angel" in April 2018, and also "Hands on Me" which featured Maluma and Rae Sremmurd. "Hands on Me" was the first English-speaking feature for Latin artist Maluma.

## Discography
### Compilation albums

* 2010 – This Is Burns 001 – European Sex Music – Part 1

### Extended plays

| Year | Title |
| 2009 | Turbo |
| 2009 | Disko |
| 2009 | Teknique |
| 2010 | Y.S.L.M (with Fred Falke) |
| 2010 | So Many Nights |
| 2011 | Traffic (with NT89) |
| 2011 | Midknight / Skeezer |
| 2011 | Iced Out |
| 2011 | Fred Falke Part IV |
| 2021 | Loving Touch |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Title | UK | BEL | NL | NZ Hot | Certifications | Album |
| 2011 | "Iced Out" | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 2012 | "Lies" | 32 | 36 | 68 | — | | Non-album singles |
| 2013 | "Limitless" | — | 134 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 2014 | "Emos" | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 2014 | "Flicka" | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 2015 | "About U" (with Tommy Trash) | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 2015 | "When I'm Around U" | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 2016 | "Near Me" (with R3hab) | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 2016 | "Make It Clap" | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 2016 | "Beauty Queen" | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 2016 | "Wave" (featuring Elvis Brown) | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 2016 | "Run Things" | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 2017 | "Far Gone" (featuring Johnny Yukon) | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 2017 | "Low to the Floor" | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 2018 | "Angel" | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 2018 | "Hands on Me" (featuring Maluma and Rae Sremmurd) | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 2018 | "Worst" (featuring Johnny Yukon) | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 2019 | "Energy" (with ASAP Rocky and Sabrina Claudio) | — | — | — | 21 | | Non-album singles |
| 2021 | "Can't Let Go" | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 2021 | "Talamanca" | 53 | — | — | — | BPI: Silver | Non-album singles |
| 2022 | "Better" (with MK featuring Teddy Swims) | 89 | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. ||||||||

#### As featured artist

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | UK | Album |
| 2011 | "Off the Record" (Tinchy Stryder featuring Calvin Harris and Burns) | 24 | Non-album single |

### Remixes

| Year | Artist(s) | Title |
| 2008 | Buy Now! | "Body Crash" (Burns Remix) |
| 2008 | Kaz James | "We Hold On" (Burns Mix) |
| 2008 | Wiley | "Wearing My Rolex" (Burns Remix) |
| 2009 | Calvin Harris | "I'm Not Alone" (Burns Rework) |
| 2009 | The Toxic Avenger | "Toxic Is Dead" (Burns Remix) |
| 2009 | Filthy Dukes | "Messages" (Burns Terradome Remix) |
| 2009 | Empire of the Sun | "We Are the People" (Burns Remix) |
| 2009 | Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso | "Body Crash" (Burns Remix) |
| 2009 | Linus Loves | "Prom Night" (Burns Remix) |
| 2009 | Yuksek | "Extraball" (Burns Rmx) |
| 2009 | Melanie Fiona | "Give It to Me Right" (Burns Remix) |
| 2009 | Gossip | "Heavy Cross" (Burns Remix) |
| 2009 | Passion Pit | "The Reeling" (Burns Remix) |
| 2009 | Wolfmother | "White Feather" (Burns Remix) |
| 2009 | Frankmusik | "3 Little Words" (Burns Remix) |
| 2009 | Kasabian | "Where Did All the Love Go?" (Burns Remix) |
| 2009 | Jack Splash featuring Missy Elliot and Jazmine Sullivan | "I Could Have Loved You" (Burns Remix) |
| 2009 | The Toxic Avenger | "Toxic is Dead" (Burns Remix) |
| 2010 | The Aston Shuffle | "Your Love" (Burns Remix) |
| 2010 | Gossip | "Heavy Cross" (Burns Remix) |
| 2010 | Hurts | "Better Than Love" (European Sex Version) |
| 2010 | Kelis | "4th Of July" (Burns Remix) |
| 2010 | BURNS, Fred Falke | "Y.S.L.M." (You Stopped Loving Me) (Burns' European Sex Dub) |
| 2010 | Mr. Blink | "Gecko" (Burns' Start-Stop Remix) |
| 2010 | The Aston Shuffle | "Your Love" (Burns Remix) |
| 2011 | Nelly Furtado | "Night Is Young" (Dub Mix) |
| 2011 | Rye Rye featuring Robyn | "Never Will Be Mine" (Burns Remix) |
| 2011 | Yasmin | "On My Own" (Burns Remix) |
| 2012 | Marina and the Diamonds | "Primadonna" (SFCTR Remix) |
| 2012 | Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch | "Sweet Nothing" (Burns Remix) |
| 2012 | Lana Del Rey | "National Anthem" (SFCTR Remix) |
| 2012 | Charli XCX | "You (Ha Ha Ha)" (Burns Violet Cloud Version) |
| 2012 | Adam F | "When The Rain Is Gone" (Burns Mix) |
| 2012 | Example | "Say Nothing" (Burns Remix) |
| 2012 | Passion Pit | "Take A Walk" (Burns' Sftcr Version) |
| 2013 | Iggy Azalea | "Work" (Burns Purple Rain Version) |
| 2013 | One Republic | "If I Lose Myself" (Burns Remix) |
| 2013 | Hurts | "Miracle" (Burns 50 Hz Version) |
| 2013 | Felix Cartal | "Young Love" ft Koko Laroo (Burns Remix) |
| 2014 | Calvin Harris featuring John Newman | "Blame" (Burns Remix) |
| 2015 | Bomba Estereo | "Fiesta" (BURNS Remix) |
| 2015 | Kaskade | "We Don't Stop" (BURNS Remix) |
| 2016 | Rihanna featuring Drake | "Work" (Burns' Late Night Rollin Remix) |
| 2016 | Bishop Briggs | "River" (Burns Remix) |
| 2017 | Miley Cyrus | "Younger Now" (BURNS Remix) |
| 2018 | Khalid, Ty Dolla $ign, 6LACK | "OTW" (Burns' Version) |
| 2019 | Burns, ASAP Rocky and Sabrina Claudio | "Energy" (Burns' Extra Energy Edit) |
| 2019 | Tove Lo | "Sweettalk My Heart" (BloodPop and Burns Vitaclub Remix) |

### Productions

| Year | Track | Artist(s) | Album |
| 2010 | "Intro" | Kelis | Flesh Tone |
| 2012 | "Amen" | Foreign Beggars | The Uprising |
| 2013 | "Midas Touch" | Ellie Goulding | Halcyon Days |
| 2013 | "All the Things" (with Calvin Harris featuring Inna) | Pitbull | Meltdown |
| 2015 | "Doing It" (featuring Rita Ora) | Charli XCX | Sucker |
| 2015 | "Ocean's Deep" | Noonie Bao | Noonia (EP) |
| 2015 | "Ninja" | Noonie Bao | Noonia (EP) |
| 2016 | "Reminds Me" | Noonie Bao | TBA |
| 2016 | "Make Me..." (featuring G-Eazy) | Britney Spears | Glory |
| 2016 | "Hit and Run" | Elliphant | Living Garden |
| 2017 | "Just Like You" | Louis Tomlinson | Non-album single |
| 2017 | "Dear Lover" | Little Mix | Glory Days (Platinum Edition) |
| 2017 | "Say You're Wrong" | Kacy Hill | Like A Woman |
| 2018 | "First Time" (featuring French Montana) | Liam Payne | First Time |
| 2018 | "Read Ur Mind" | L. Devine | Peer Pressure (EP) |
| 2018 | "First Night" | Johnny Yukon | Installation I |
| 2018 | "Healing" | Johnny Yukon | Installation I |
| 2018 | "I Like" | Johnny Yukon | Installation I |
| 2018 | "Lies" | Johnny Yukon | Installation I |
| 2018 | "Miscommunication" | Johnny Yukon | Installation I |
| 2018 | "All Out" | Johnny Yukon | Installation I |
| 2018 | "Voices" | Johnny Yukon | Installation I |
| 2018 | "Lonely" | Johnny Yukon | Installation I |
| 2018 | "Good Ones" | Johnny Yukon | Installation I |
| 2019 | "Hurt" | Gallant | Sweet Insomnia |
| 2019 | "What Am I Going To Do With You" | Sophia Messa | Single |
| 2020 | "Trauma" | PartyNextDoor | Partymobile |
| 2020 | "Always You" | Louis Tomlinson | Walls |
| 2020 | "Rain on Me" (with Ariana Grande) | Lady Gaga | Chromatica |
| 2020 | "Fun Tonight" | Lady Gaga | Chromatica |
| 2020 | "Sour Candy" (with Blackpink) | Lady Gaga | Chromatica |
| 2020 | "Enigma" | Lady Gaga | Chromatica |
| 2020 | "Replay" | Lady Gaga | Chromatica |
| 2020 | "Sine from Above" (with Elton John) | Lady Gaga | Chromatica |
| 2020 | "Babylon" | Lady Gaga | Chromatica |
| 2020 | "Over You" | Tiësto | The London Sessions |
| 2021 | "Sacrifice" | Bebe Rexha | Better Mistakes |
| 2022 | "Boys Don't Cry" | Anitta | Versions of Me |
| 2022 | "Versions of Me" | Anitta | Versions of Me |
| 2022 | "Dancing's Done" | Ava Max | Diamonds & Dancefloors |
| 2022 | "One of Us" | Ava Max | Diamonds & Dancefloors |
| 2023 | "Call on Me" | Bebe Rexha | Bebe |
| 2023 | "sever the blight" | Hemlocke Springs | Single |
| "going...going...GONE!" | Hemlocke Springs | EP |