Claim: Niall Horan wrote songs.

`` This Town '' is a song recorded by Irish singer Niall Horan , released as his debut single on 29 September 2016 by Capitol Records . An accompanying music video of a live performance was released the same date . The song was written by Horan , Jamie Scott , Mike Needle , Daniel Bryer , Aodhán Dorrian and produced by Greg Kurstin . It is Horan 's first solo single , as well as the first solo single released by any of One Direction 's remaining members , following the hiatus of the band , which was announced earlier in 2016 . Since its release , it has peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart , and number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 .