Introduction
Matthew James Burns (born 31 October 1985), better known mononymously as Burns (stylised BURNS), is an English record producer, songwriter, and DJ. His recent writing and production credits include Britney Spears, Liam Payne, Little Mix, Louis Tomlinson, Pitbull, Ellie Goulding, Kacy Hill, Lady Gaga, and others.
Early life
His mother was an artist and painter. 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
Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
BEL |
NL |
NZHot | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | "Iced Out" | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||||
| 2012 | "Lies" | 32 | 36 | 68 | — | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | "Limitless" | — | 134 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | "Emos" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Flicka" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | "About U" |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "When I'm Around U" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | "Near Me" |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Make It Clap" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Beauty Queen" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Wave" |
— | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Run Things" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | "Far Gone" |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Low to the Floor" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | "Angel" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Hands on Me" |
— | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Worst" |
— | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | "Energy" |
— | — | — | 21 | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||
| 2011 | "Off the Record" |
24 | Non-album single |
Compilation albums
- 2010 – This Is Burns 001 - European Sex Music - Part 1
Extended plays and other releases
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Turbo |
| Disko | |
| Teknique | |
| 2010 | Y.S.L.M |
| So Many Nights | |
| 2011 | Traffic |
| Midknight / Skeezer | |
| Iced Out | |
| Fred Falke Part IV |
Remixes
| Year | Artist(s) | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Buy Now! | "Body Crash" (Burns Remix) |
| Kaz James | "We Hold On" (Burns Mix) | |
| Wiley | "Wearing My Rolex" (Burns Remix) | |
| 2009 | Calvin Harris | "I'm Not Alone" (Burns Rework) |
| The Toxic Avenger | "Toxic Is Dead" (Burns Remix) | |
| Filthy Dukes | "Messages" (Burns Terradome Remix) | |
| Empire of the Sun | "We Are the People" (Burns Remix) | |
| 2010 | The Aston Shuffle | "Your Love" (Burns Remix) |
| Gossip | "Heavy Cross" (Burns Remix) | |
| Hurts | "Better Than Love" (European Sex Version) | |
| 2011 | Nelly Furtado | "Night Is Young" (Dub Mix) |
| 2012 | Marina and the Diamonds | "Primadonna" (SFCTR Remix) |
| 2012 | Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch | "Sweet Nothing" (Burns Remix) |
| Lana Del Rey | "National Anthem" (SFCTR Remix) | |
| Charli XCX | "You (Ha Ha Ha)" (Burns Violet Cloud Version) | |
| 2013 | Iggy Azalea | "Work" (Burns Purple Rain Version) |
| 2014 | Calvin Harris featuring John Newman | "Blame" (Burns Remix) |
| 2016 | Rihanna featuring Drake | "Work" (Burns' Late Night Rollin Remix) |
| 2018 | Khalid, Ty Dolla $ign, 6LACK | "OTW" (Burns' Version) |
| 2019 | Burns, ASAP Rocky and Sabrina Claudio | "Energy" (Burns' Extra Energy Edit) |
| Tove Lo | Sweettalk My Heart (BloodPop and Burns Vitaclub Remix) |
Productions
| Year | Track | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Intro" | Kelis | Flesh Tone |
| 2012 | "Amen" | Foreign Beggars | The Uprising |
| 2013 | "Midas Touch" | Ellie Goulding | Halcyon Days |
| "All the Things" (with Calvin Harris) (featuring Inna) | Pitbull | Meltdown | |
| 2015 | "Doing It" (featuring Rita Ora) | Charli XCX | Sucker |
| 2016 | "Reminds Me" | Noonie Bao | TBA |
| "Make Me..." (featuring G-Eazy) | Britney Spears | Glory | |
| "Hit and Run" | Elliphant | Living Garden | |
| 2017 | "Just Like You" | Louis Tomlinson | Non-album single |
| "Dear Lover" | Little Mix | Glory Days (Platinum Edition) | |
| "Say You're Wrong" | Kacy Hill | Like A Woman | |
| 2018 | "First Time" (featuring French Montana) | Liam Payne | First Time |
| "Read Ur Mind" | L. Devine | Peer Pressure (EP) | |
| "First Night" | Johnny Yukon | Installation I | |
| "Healing" | Johnny Yukon | Installation I | |
| "I Like" | Johnny Yukon | Installation I | |
| "Lies" | Johnny Yukon | Installation I | |
| "Miscommunication" | Johnny Yukon | Installation I | |
| "Laptop" | Johnny Yukon | Installation I | |
| "All Out" | Johnny Yukon | Installation I | |
| "Voices" | Johnny Yukon | Installation I | |
| "Lonely" | Johnny Yukon | Installation I | |
| "Good Ones" | Johnny Yukon | Installation I | |
| "Hurt" | Gallant | Sweet Insomnia | |
| "What Am I Going To Do With You" | Sophia Messa | Single | |
| 2020 | "Always You" | Louis Tomlinson | Walls |
| 2020 | "Rain on Me" | Lady Gaga | Chromatica |