List of songs recorded by Olly Murs

The English singer and songwriter Olly Murs has recorded songs for five studio albums and collaborated with other artists on their respective singles. The singer came to prominence after he finished in second place on the sixth series of The X Factor in 2009, losing to Joe McElderry.[1] While competing on the show, Murs, along with the other finalists, was featured on a cover of "You Are Not Alone" originally performed by Michael Jackson.[2] Released as a charity single, the proceeds were donated to Great Ormond Street Hospital.[3] Despite being the runner-up, Simon Cowell's record label Syco revealed that they had signed Murs as a joint-venture with Epic following the show in February 2010.[4] The singer began to work on his self-titled debut studio album, which was released on 26 November 2010.[5] The album was preceded by the release of its lead single, reggae-pop track "Please Don't Let Me Go". Lyrically, "Please Don't Let Me Go" is based on a previous relationship of Murs', in which the woman did not love him back, he asks her to not to let go of him so soon.[6] Some of the tracks present Murs as being critical of his ex-girlfriends' new boyfriend, including "A Million More Years" and the second single, "Thinking of Me".[7] Written by Adam Argyle and Martin Brammer, "I Blame Hollywood" draws influence from pop rock.[7] Murs co-wrote the song "Love Shines Down" with Ed Sheeran, and it features guest vocalist Jessie J, while "Heart on My Sleeve" is a cover song written by James Morrison and originally performed by Michael Johns.[8]

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Murs in 2012

Murs' second studio album, the retro-pop themed In Case You Didn't Know, was released on 25 November 2011.[9][10] The composition of "Oh My Goodness" is composed of an organ and horns, while the title track, "Heart Skips a Beat" and "Tell the World" draw influence from reggae.[10][11] "Dance with Me Tonight" is a 1950s saxophone style record with elements of Doo-wop,[11][12] while the track "Just Smile" is reminiscent of the work of Burt Bacharach.[12] The disco-pop themed Right Place Right Time, Murs' third studio album, was released on 26 November 2012.[13][14] Murs co-wrote the majority of the album with songwriters Steve Robson, Wayne Hector and Ed Drewett.[15] "Troublemaker" was released as the lead single from the album, and it features Flo Rida. Lyrically, it documents Murs' obsession for a woman who he knows is not good for him but he cannot resist her, while Flo Rida delivers a rap verse explaining why he finds alluring women attractive.[16] The BBC's critic John Aizlewood described album tracks "Head to Toe" as adult-themed and "Dear Darlin'" as solemn in its composition.[17]

Murs' fourth studio album, Never Been Better, was released on 20 November 2014.[18] Murs stated that he wanted the album to have a more serious tone and less of a "cheeky" style owing to him turning 30 years old.[19] Travie McCoy and Demi Lovato feature on the songs "Wrapped Up" and "Up", respectively.[20] The former is a funk track which whereby Murs suggestively sings "You got the lock, I got the key/ You know the rest, you know just where I want to be," while the latter is a folk song about the "merits of perseverance".[21] The song "Stick with Me" addresses loneliness, while the piano-ballad "Tomorrow" documents how difficult it is to hold onto "fleeting private moments" when in the public eye.[19] Murs co-wrote the track "Let Me In" with Paul Weller, which was described by Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph as "unexpected".[20][22] Digital Spy writer Amy Davison likened the disco track "Did You Miss Me?" to Justin Timberlake's song "Take Back the Night".[23]

Songs

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English singer Jessie J was featured on "Love Shined Down", 2010
 
Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran co-wrote "Love Shine Down" which was sung by Murs and Jessie J
 
British hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks performed rap verses on the original version of "Heart Skips a Beat"
 
American rapper Flo Rida was featured on "Troublemaker" in 2012
 
French singer Alizée was featured on a remix of "Dear Darlin'" which was placed on the special edition of Right Place, Right Time
 
American rapper Chiddy Bang was featured on the remix of "Heart Skips a Beat" which was released in Canada and the United States
 
Murs and Robbie Williams recorded a version of "I Wan'na Be like You" for Williams's 2013 album, Swings Both Ways
 
American rapper Travie McCoy was featured on "Wrapped Up" in 2014
 
Singer Demi Lovato and Murs collaborated on "Up"
 
American singer-songwriter Ryan Tedder co-wrote "Seasons", which was released as a single in 2015
Name of song, songwriters, originating album and year of release.
Song Songwriter(s) Album Year Ref.
"24 Hrs" Olly Murs
Steve Robson
Clarence Coffee Jr.
Janee Bennett
24 Hrs 2016 [24]
"Accidental" Olly Murs
Paddy Byrne
Olly Murs 2010 [8]
"Alone Tonight" Olly Murs
Wayne Hector
Iyiola Babalola
Darren Lewis
Never Been Better 2014 [20]
"Anywhere Else" Olly Murs
Chris Braide
Chris Difford
Olly Murs 2010 [8]
"Army of Two" Olly Murs
Wayne Hector
Iyiola Babalola
Darren Lewis
Right Place Right Time 2012 [25]
"Baby Blue Eyes" Olly Murs
Paddy Byrne
B-side to "Dance with Me Tonight" 2012 [26]
"Back Around" Olly Murs
Steve Robson
Wayne Hector
Claude Kelly
24 Hrs 2016 [24]
"Beautiful to Me" Olly Murs
Martin Johnson
Steve Robson
Sam Hollander
Never Been Better 2014 [20]
"Before You Go" Olly Murs
Jason Dean
Joseph Kirkland
Stefan Forrest
Morten Ristorp
24 Hrs 2016 [24]
"Better Than Me" Olly Murs
Wayne Hector
Carl Falk
24 Hrs 2016 [24]
"Better Without You" Olly Murs
Steve Robson
Clarence Coffee Jr.
Ina Wroldsen
24 Hrs 2016 [24]
"Busy" Olly Murs
Adam Argyle
Martin Brammer
Olly Murs 2010 [8]
"C'Mon C'Mon" Olly Murs
Mads Hauge
B-side to "Heart on My Sleeve" 2010 [27][28]
"Can't Say No" Olly Murs
Steve Robson
Claude Kelly
Never Been Better 2014 [20]
"Change is Gonna Come" Olly Murs
Matt Prime
Blair MacKichan
Olly Murs 2010 [8]
"Charity Song"
with Chris Moyles, Davina McColl, Pixie Lott,
Gary Barlow, Ed Sheeran, Danny O'Donoghue,
Robbie Williams, James Corden, Ricky Wilson
Sandy Beech
Dave Bethell
Chris Moyles
The Difficult Second Album 2012 [29]
"Cry Your Heart Out" Olly Murs
Wayne Hector
Lucas Secon
Carsten Mortensen
Right Place Right Time 2012 [25]
"Dance with Me Tonight" Olly Murs
Claude Kelly
Steve Robson
In Case You Didn't Know[a] 2011 [27]
"Dear Darlin'" Olly Murs
Jim Eliot
Ed Drewett
Right Place Right Time 2012 [25]
"Dear Darlin'"
featuring Alizée
Olly Murs
Jim Eliot
Ed Drewett
Right Place Right Time: Special Edition 2013 [32]
"Deeper" Olly Murs
Steve Mac
Clarence Coffee Jr.
Chelcee Grimes
24 Hrs 2016 [24]
"Did I Lose You"
with Giorgia
Alex James
Lauren Evans
Busbee
Senza Paura 2013 [33]
"Did You Miss Me?" Olly Murs
Jason Evigan
Sean Douglas
Never Been Better 2014 [20]
"Don't Say Goodbye" Olly Murs
Mark Taylor
Samuel Preston
Olly Murs 2010 [8]
"Don't Say Goodnight Yet" Olly Murs
Adam Argyle
Martin Brammer
B-side to "Oh My Goodness" 2012 [34]
"Flaws" Olly Murs
Steve Robson
Clarence Coffee Jr.
Ina Wroldsen
24 Hrs 2016 [24]
"Grow Up" Olly Murs
Steve Robson
Camille Purcell
Wayne Hector
24 Hrs 2016 [24]
"Hand on Heart" Olly Murs
Wayne Hector
Iain James
Ben Kohn, Tom Barnes & Pete Kelleher
Right Place Right Time 2012 [25]
"Head to Toe" Olly Murs
Claude Kelly
Charles Harmon
Right Place Right Time 2012 [25]
"Heart on My Sleeve" John Shanks
James Morrison
Olly Murs 2010 [8]
"Heart Skips a Beat"
featuring Rizzle Kicks
Olly Murs
Jim Eliot
Samuel Preston
Alex Smith
Jordan Stephens & Harley Alexander-Sule
In Case You Didn't Know[b] 2011 [27]
"Heart Skips a Beat"
featuring Chiddy Bang
Olly Murs
Jim Eliot
Samuel Preston
Alex Smith
Chidera Anamege
Right Place Right Time[c] 2013 [25]
"Hey You Beautiful" Olly Murs
Claude Kelly
Steve Robson
Right Place Right Time 2012 [25]
"History" Olly Murs
Steve Robson
Claude Kelly
Never Been Better 2014 [20]
"Hold On" Olly Murs
Jerry Abbott
Grant Black
Julian Velard
Paul Williams
Olly Murs 2010 [8]
"Hope You Got What You Came For" Olly Murs
Steve Robson
Wayne Hector
Never Been Better 2014 [20]
"How Much for Your Love" Olly Murs
Steve Robson
Clarence Coffee Jr.
Janee Bennett
24 Hrs 2016 [24]
"I Blame Hollywood" Adam Argyle
Martin Brammer
Olly Murs 2010 [8]
"I Don't Love You Too" Olly Murs
Claude Kelly
Steve Robson
In Case You Didn't Know 2011 [27]
"I Need You Now" Olly Murs
Adam Argyle
Martin Brammer
Olly Murs 2010 [8]
"I Wan'na Be Like You"
with Robbie Williams
Richard M. Sherman
Robert B. Sherman
Swings Both Ways 2013 [36]
"I'm OK" Olly Murs
Wayne Hector
Alex Smith
In Case You Didn't Know 2011 [27]
"I've Tried Everything" Olly Murs
Adam Argyle
Martin Brammer
In Case You Didn't Know 2011 [27]
"If I Stay" Olly Murs
Martin Johnson
Sam Hollander
Never Been Better: Special Edition 2015 [20]
"In Case You Didn't Know" Olly Murs
Claude Kelly
Steve Robson
In Case You Didn't Know 2011 [27]
"Inner Ninja"
featuring Classified
Luke Boyd
Mark Pellizzer
David Myles
Mike Boyd
Right Place Right Time: Special Edition 2013 [32]
"Just Smile" Olly Murs
Karen Poole
Matt Prime
In Case You Didn't Know 2011 [27]
"Kiss Me" Olly Murs
Zacharie Raymond
Yannick Rastogi
Steve Robson
Gary Derussy
Lindy Robbins
Taio Cruz
Never Been Better: Special Edition 2015 [20]
"Look at the Sky" Hachidai Nakamura Never Been Better[d] 2014 [20]
"Love Shine Down"
featuring Jessie J
Olly Murs
Jason Pebworth
George Astasio
Jon Shave
Dan Smith
Ed Sheeran
Olly Murs 2010 [8]
"Love Shouldn't Be This Hard" Olly Murs
Toby Gad
Never Been Better: Special Edition 2015 [20]
"Let Me In" Olly Murs
Paul Weller
Never Been Better 2014 [20]
"Loud and Clear" Olly Murs
Claude Kelly
Charles Harmon
Right Place Right Time 2012 [25]
"Love You More" Ed Drewett
Edvard Erfjord
Andrew Jackson
Henrik Michelsen
Matt Rad
24 Hrs 2016 [24]
"A Million More Years" Lol Creme
Matt Schwartz
Olly Murs 2010 [8]
"Never Been Better" Olly Murs
Wayne Hector
Ben Kohn, Tom Barnes & Pete Kelleher
Never Been Better 2014 [20]
"Not That Polite"
with Chris Moyles
Claude Kelly
Chris Moyles
Olly Murs
Steve Robson
The Difficult Second Album 2012 [29]
"Nothing Without You" Olly Murs
Iain James
Mike Posner
Ben Kohn, Tom Barnes & Pete Kelleher
Never Been Better 2014 [20]
"Oh My Goodness" Olly Murs
Adam Argyle
Martin Brammer
In Case You Didn't Know 2011 [27]
"On My Cloud" Olly Murs
Mark Taylor
Samuel Preston
In Case You Didn't Know 2011 [27]
"The One" Olly Murs
Adam Arg
Prime
Right Place Right Time: Special Edition[e] 2013 [32]
"One of These Days" Olly Murs
Andrew Fampton
Julian Bunetta
Steve Kipner
Right Place Right Time 2012 [25]
"Perfect Night (to Say Goodbye)" Olly Murs
Martin Brammer
Adam Argyle
Right Place Right Time: Special Edition[e] 2013 [32]
"Personal" Olly Murs
Wayne Hector
Christopher Houston
Ben Kohn, Tom Barnes & Pete Kelleher
Right Place Right Time 2012 [25]
"Please Don't Let Me Go" Olly Murs
Claude Kelly
Steve Robson
Olly Murs[b] 2010 [8]
"Private" Olly Murs
Tom Barnes
Ben Kohn
Peter Kelleher
Uzoechi Emenike
24 Hrs 2016 [24]
"Read My Mind" Olly Murs
Steve Robson
Ed Drewett
James Newman
24 Hrs 2016 [24]
"Ready for Love" Olly Murs
Jamie Scott
Matt Prime
Phil Cook
Never Been Better 2014 [20]
"Right Place Right Time" Olly Murs
Claude Kelly
Steve Robson
Right Place Right Time 2012 [25]
"Runaway" Olly Murs
Martin Brammer
Adam Argyle
Right Place Right Time: Special Edition[e] 2013 [32]
"Sacrifice" Olly Murs
Steve Robson
Claude Kelly
Never Been Better: Special Edition 2015 [20]
"Seasons" Ryan Tedder
Ammar Malik
Noel Zancanella
Never Been Better 2014 [20]
"Sliding Doors" Olly Murs
Steve Robson
Wayne Hector
Right Place Right Time: Special Edition[e] 2013 [32]
"Sophie" Olly Murs
James Bryan
George Astasio
Jason Pebworth
Jon Shave
B-side to "Thinking of Me" 2010 [27][39]
"Stevie Knows" Alexander Izquierdo
Ian Kirkpatrick
Sam Martin
Never Been Better: Special Edition 2015 [20]
"Stick with Me" Steve Mac
Wayne Hector
John Newman
Never Been Better 2014 [20]
"Stop Tryna Change Me" Olly Murs
Claude Kelly
John Lardieri
Charles Harmon
Right Place Right Time: Special Edition 2013 [32]
"Takes a Lot" Olly Murs
Phil Thornalley
John Green
B-side to "Busy" 2011 [40]
"Tell the World" Olly Murs
Andrew Frampton
Patrick Jordan-Patrikios
Abeeku 'Bayku' Ribeiro
In Case You Didn't Know 2011 [27]
"That Girl" Olly Murs
Steve Robson
Clarence Coffee Jr.
Ina Wroldsen
24 Hrs 2016 [24]
"That's Alright with Me" Olly Murs
Samuel Preston
Mark Taylor
Right Place Right Time: Special Edition 2013 [32]
"Thinking of Me" Olly Murs
Wayne Hector
Steve Robson
Olly Murs 2010 [8]
"This One's for the Girls" Olly Murs
James Bryan
George Astasio
Jason Pebworth
Jon Shave
B-side to "Please Don't Let Me Go" 2010 [27][41]
"This Song Is About You" Olly Murs
Claude Kelly
Steve Robson
In Case You Didn't Know 2011 [27]
"Tomorrow" Olly Murs
Steve Robson
Wayne Hector
Never Been Better 2014 [20]
"Troublemaker"
featuring Flo Rida
Olly Murs
Claude Kelly
Steve Robson
Tramar Dillard
Right Place Right Time 2012 [25]
"Unpredictable" Mich Hansen
Daniel Davidsen
Peter Wallevik
Kara DioGuardi
Iain James
24 Hrs 2016 [24]
"Up"
featuring Demi Lovato
Wayne Hector
Daniel Davidsen
Maegan Cottone
Peter Wallevik
Mich Hansen
Never Been Better 2014 [20]
"Us Against the World" Olly Murs
Jamie Scott
Toby Smith
Never Been Better 2014 [20]
"We Still Love" Olly Murs
Steve Robson
Sam Romans
Never Been Better 2014 [20]
"What a Buzz" Julian Bunetta
John Ryan
Ed Drewett
Right Place Right Time 2012 [25]
"Why Do I Love You" Olly Murs
Jamie Scott
Ben Kohn, Tom Barnes & Pete Kelleher
Never Been Better 2014 [20]
"Wrapped Up"
featuring Travie McCoy
Olly Murs
Travie McCoy
Steve Robson
Claude Kelly
Never Been Better 2014 [20]
"Years & Years" Olly Murs
Wayne Hector
Steve Mac
24 Hrs 2016 [24]
"You Are Not Alone"
performed by X Factor Finalists 2009
R. Kelly Charity single release 2009 [2]
"You Don't Know Love" Olly Murs
Steve Robson
Camille Purcell
Wayne Hector
24 Hrs 2016 [24]

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Notes

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  1. ^ Originally included on In Case You Didn't Know, it was later included on the Japanese[30] and the U.S. versions of Right Place Right Time.[31]
  2. ^ a b Originally included on Olly Murs, it was later included on the Japanese deluxe version of Right Place Right Time.[30]
  3. ^ Included on the Canadian[35] and U.S. versions of Right Place Right Time only.[31]
  4. ^ Included exclusively on the Japanese deluxe edition of Never Been Better.[37]
  5. ^ a b c d Included exclusively on the Japanese version of Right Place Right Time: Special Edition.[38]

References

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  3. ^ "The X Factor Winner's Charity Single In Aid Of 'Together for Short Lives'". ITV. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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  30. ^ a b "Olly Murs – Right Place Right Time". iTunes Store (JP). 26 November 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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  33. ^ Senza Paura:
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