# Will Heard

William James Heard (born 26 April 1991) is an English singer–songwriter. In August 2013, he was featured on Klangkarussell's single "Sonnentanz (Sun Don't Shine)" which had peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and number eighteen in the Republic of Ireland. In January 2014, he was featured on Australian DJ house group The Aston Shuffle's single "Tear It Down" and had worked with them on their single "Comfortable" previously. Heard has had an active music career since 2011, performing residencies as a singer-songwriter.

## Music career
### 2013–2016: Breakthrough

He was featured on Klangkarussell's single "Sonnentanz (Sun Don't Shine)" which was released in the United Kingdom on 18 August 2013. On 21 August 2013, the song was at number two on the Official Chart Update in the UK. On 22 August 2013, the song entered the Irish Singles Chart at number 77, peaking at number 23. On 25 August 2013, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number three and the UK Dance Chart at number two. Heard has been working with MTA Records signee Elli Ingram, providing saxophone and backing vocals.

### 2017–present: Trust EP

On 17 February 2017, Heard released his debut EP Trust. It was preceded by the lead single "Beep Me" which premiered on 1 February. It was written by Melvin Barcliff, Tim Mosley and Melissa Elliott. A music video for the opening track "I Better Love You" was premiered on 8 March on his Vevo YouTube channel.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details |
| Wild | Released: 3 November 2023 Label: UnderHeard Records Formats: Digital download, streaming |

### EPs

| Title | Album details |
| Trust | Released: 1 February 2017 Label: Black Butter Limited Formats: Digital download, streaming |

### Singles
#### Solo

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | IRE | Album |
| "I Better Love You" | 2017 | — | — | Trust |
| "Fallin' 4 U" | 2017 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "I'd Like You For Christmas" | 2022 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Flashlight" | 2023 | — | — | Wild |
| "Wasteman" | 2023 | — | — | Wild |
| "What Do You Do" | 2023 | — | — | Wild |
| "Honey Child" | 2023 | — | — | Wild |

#### As featured artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | IRE | Certifications | Album |
| "Sonnentanz (Sun Don't Shine)" (Klangkarussell featuring Will Heard) | 2013 | 3 | 18 | BPI: Platinum | Netzwerk |
| "Comfortable" (The Aston Shuffle featuring Will Heard) | 2013 | — | — | | Photographs |
| "I Can't Keep Up" (Tourist featuring Will Heard) | 2014 | — | — | | Patterns EP |
| "Nothing Left" (Kygo featuring Will Heard) | 2015 | 79 | 97 | | Cloud Nine |
| "I Will for Love" (Rudimental featuring Will Heard) | 2015 | 180 | — | | We the Generation |
| "Rumour Mill" (Rudimental featuring Anne-Marie and Will Heard) | 2015 | 67 | — | BPI: Silver | We the Generation |
| "Anywhere" (Dillon Francis featuring Will Heard) | 2016 | — | — | | TBA |

### Guest appearances

| Title | Year | Other Artists | Album |
| "Moments" | 2014 | Klangkarussell | Netzwerk |
| "Go Far" | 2015 | Rudimental | We the Generation |
| "Treading on Water" | 2015 | Rudimental, Sinead Harnett | We the Generation |
| "Run" | 2015 | Rudimental | We the Generation |
| "Day 3: When You Want to Love" | 2017 | Tom Misch | 5 Day Mischon EP |
| "La Ritournelle" | 2017 | Pete Tong, Jules Buckley, Heritage Orchestra | Ibiza Classics |
| "WHAT DO I DO" | 2022 | Slom | Weather Report |