Stuart Crichton

Stuart Crichton

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Stuart Crichton is a Scottish music producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California.

Career

In the mid-1990s, Crichton and Andy Morris formed the electronic/house music duo Narcotic Thrust, which is an anagram of Crichton's name. They released several singles, including "Safe From Harm", which reached number 1 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.

Crichton has since written for and produced artists in a variety of genres, including Kylie Minogue, Delta Goodrem, Pet Shop Boys, Selena Gomez, Brian McFadden, Sugababes, Guy Sebastian and Ferras. 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.

Crichton relocated to Australia in 2009, and later to Los Angeles, California. He is published by Native Tongue for the world, and managed by Lucas Keller and Peter Coquillard at Milk & Honey.

Awards

Year Award Category Work Result
2004 APRA Music Award Most Performed Dance Work "Tonight" by Amiel Nominated
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
US Dance
"Cry India" Umboza 1995 16
"Funky Acid Baby" Narcotic Thrust 1996
"Happy Day" (featuring Wayne Allen) S.J.C. 1998
"Safe From Harm" (feat. Yvonne John Lewis) Narcotic Thrust 2002 1
"I Like It" 2004 16
"When the Dawn Breaks"
"Waiting For You" 2006

Writing and producing credits

Year Artist Album Song Credit
1993 Kirsty MacColl Titanic Days Producer, remixer
Apollo 440 Astral America Producer
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 "Stop the Rock" Producer
Andy White Andywhite.compilation Producer
2001 Christine Anu Come My Way Writer, producer, keyboards, vocals
Andy White Andy White "Understand" Producer, writer
"Coz I’m Free" Producer, writer
2002 Sugababes "Round Round" Producer
Pet Shop Boys Release Producer
Kylie Minogue Fever "Love at First Sight" Producer
2003 Sugababes Three "Whatever Makes You Happy" Writer, producer
"Million Different Ways" Writer, producer
Pet Shop Boys PopArt "Miracles" Producer
"Flamboyant" Producer
Apollo 440 Dude Descending a Staircase "Hustler Groove" Writer, producer, keyboards, cello
Andy White Boy 40 "Tell My Why" Writer, producer
"Can't Hold Back" Writer, producer
2006 Jamelia Walk with Me "No More" Writer, producer
"Beware of the Dog" Writer, producer
Pet Shop Boys Fundamental "Minimal" Producer, mixer
2007 Delta Goodrem Delta "Believe Again" Writer, producer
"In This Life" Writer, producer
"You Will Only Break My Heart" Writer, producer
"The Guardian" Writer, producer
"One Day" Writer, producer
"Angels in the Room" Writer, producer
2008 Brian McFadden Set in Stone "Twisted" Writer, producer
"Room to Breathe" Writer, producer
"Forgive Me Twice" Writer, producer
2009 Kylie Minogue Boombox Producer
Natalie Bassingthwaighte 1000 Stars "Why Do I" Writer, producer
2010 Stan Walker From the Inside Out "Homesick" Writer, producer
"Choose You" Writer, producer
"The One" Writer, producer
Guy Sebastian Like It Like That Producer
2011 Koreen Perry Turning Point "Don’t Bring Me Down" Writer
Damien Leith Roy: A Tribute to Roy Orbison Producer
2012 Chimène Badi Laisse les Dire "Laisse les Dire" Writer
2013 Tina Arena Reset "Love You Less" Writer
Selena Gomez Stars Dance "Lover in Me" Writer
2015 Gin Wigmore Blood to Bone "Black Parade" Writer, producer
"Written in the Water" Writer, producer
"DFU" Writer, producer
Jamie McDell Ask Me Anything "Falling" Writer, producer
"This Time" Writer, producer
"Back of My Mind" Writer, producer
"Moon Shines Red" Writer, producer
"Crash" Writer, producer
"Six Miles" Writer, producer
"My Old Hands" Writer, producer
2016 Ferras "Closer" Writer, producer
"Medicine" Writer, producer
Havana Brown "Like Lightning" Writer, producer
tyDi & Olivia Somerlyn "Only" Writer, producer
Guy Sebastian Part 1 (EP) "Set in Stone" Writer, producer
Sweet California 3 "Hum" Writer, producer
2017 Kesha Rainbow "Learn to Let Go" Writer, producer
"Let 'em Talk" (feat. Eagles of Death Metal) Writer, producer