List of songs recorded by Olly Murs

Murs in 2012

The English singer and songwriter Olly Murs has recorded songs for four 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]

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.
"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	[24]
"Baby Blue Eyes"	Olly Murs Paddy Byrne	B-side to "Dance with Me Tonight"	2012	[25]
"Beautiful to Me"	Olly Murs Martin Johnson Steve Robson Sam Hollander	Never Been Better	2014	[20]
"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	[26][27]
"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	[28]
"Cry Your Heart Out"	Olly Murs Wayne Hector Lucas Secon Carsten Mortensen	Right Place Right Time	2012	[24]
"Dance with Me Tonight"	Olly Murs Claude Kelly Steve Robson	In Case You Didn't Know[lower-alpha 1]	2011	[26]
"Dear Darlin'"	Olly Murs Jim Eliot Ed Drewett	Right Place Right Time	2012	[24]
"Dear Darlin'" featuring Alizée	Olly Murs Jim Eliot Ed Drewett	Right Place Right Time: Special Edition	2013	[31]
"Did I Lose You" with Giorgia	Alex James Lauren Evans Busbee	Senza Paura	2013	[32]
"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	[33]
"Hand on Heart"	Olly Murs Wayne Hector Iain James Ben Kohn, Tom Barnes & Pete Kelleher	Right Place Right Time	2012	[24]
"Head to Toe"	Olly Murs Claude Kelly Charles Harmon	Right Place Right Time	2012	[24]
"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[lower-alpha 2]	2011	[26]
"Heart Skips a Beat" featuring Chiddy Bang	Olly Murs Jim Eliot Samuel Preston Alex Smith Chidera Anamege	Right Place Right Time[lower-alpha 3]	2013	[24]
"Hey You Beautiful"	Olly Murs Claude Kelly Steve Robson	Right Place Right Time	2012	[24]
"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]
"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	[26]
"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	[35]
"I'm OK"	Olly Murs Wayne Hector Alex Smith	In Case You Didn't Know	2011	[26]
"I've Tried Everything"	Olly Murs Adam Argyle Martin Brammer	In Case You Didn't Know	2011	[26]
"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	[26]
"Inner Ninja" featuring Classified	Luke Boyd Mark Pellizzer David Myles Mike Boyd	Right Place Right Time: Special Edition	2013	[31]
"Just Smile"	Olly Murs Karen Poole Matt Prime	In Case You Didn't Know	2011	[26]
"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[lower-alpha 4]	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	[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	[28]
"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	[26]
"On My Cloud"	Olly Murs Mark Taylor Samuel Preston	In Case You Didn't Know	2011	[26]
"The One"	Olly Murs Adam Arg Prime	Right Place Right Time: Special Edition[lower-alpha 5]	2013	[31]
"One of These Days"	Olly Murs Andrew Fampton Julian Bunetta Steve Kipner	Right Place Right Time	2012	[24]
"Perfect Night (to Say Goodbye)"	Olly Murs Martin Brammer Adam Argyle	Right Place Right Time: Special Edition[lower-alpha 5]	2013	[31]
"Personal"	Olly Murs Wayne Hector Christopher Houston Ben Kohn, Tom Barnes & Pete Kelleher	Right Place Right Time	2012	[24]
"Please Don't Let Me Go"	Olly Murs Claude Kelly Steve Robson	Olly Murs[lower-alpha 2]	2010	[8]
"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	[24]
"Runaway"	Olly Murs Martin Brammer Adam Argyle	Right Place Right Time: Special Edition[lower-alpha 5]	2013	[31]
"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[lower-alpha 5]	2013	[31]
"Sophie"	Olly Murs James Bryan George Astasio Jason Pebworth Jon Shave	B-side to "Thinking of Me"	2010	[26][38]
"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	[31]
"Takes a Lot"	Olly Murs Phil Thornalley John Green	B-side to "Busy"	2011	[39]
"Tell the World"	Olly Murs Andrew Frampton Patrick Jordan-Patrikios Abeeku 'Bayku' Ribeiro	In Case You Didn't Know	2011	[26]
"That's Alright with Me"	Olly Murs Samuel Preston Mark Taylor	Right Place Right Time: Special Edition	2013	[31]
"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	[26][40]
"This Song Is About You"	Olly Murs Claude Kelly Steve Robson	In Case You Didn't Know	2011	[26]
"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	[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	[24]
"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]
"You Are Not Alone" performed by X Factor Finalists 2009	R. Kelly	Charity single release	2009	[2]

See also

• Olly Murs discography

Notes

1. Originally included on In Case You Didn't Know, it was later included on the Japanese^[29] and the U.S. versions of Right Place Right Time.^[30]
2. Originally included on Olly Murs, it was later included on the Japanese deluxe version of Right Place Right Time.^[29]
3. Included on the Canadian^[34] and U.S. versions of Right Place Right Time only.^[30]
4. Included exclusively on the Japanese deluxe edition of Never Been Better.^[36]
5. Included exclusively on the Japanese version of Right Place Right Time: Special Edition.^[37]

References

1. "Joe McElderry wins X Factor crown". BBC News. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
2. "You Are Not Alone – Single by X Factor Finalists 2009". iTunes Store (GB). Retrieved 18 January 2016.
3. "The X Factor Winner's Charity Single In Aid Of 'Together for Short Lives'". ITV. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
4. "X Factor's Olly Murs signs to Simon Cowell's label". Newsbeat. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
5. "Olly Murs by Olly Murs on iTunes". iTunes Store. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
6. Levine, Nick (19 August 2010). "Olly olly olly... oink oink oink! Erm... we haven't got that quite right, have we?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
7. McAlpine, Fraser (2010). "Olly Murs Olly Murs Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
8. Olly Murs:
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9. "In Case You Didn't Know (Deluxe Edition) by Olly Murs on iTunes". iTunes Store. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
10. Gill, Andy (25 November 2011). "Album: Olly Murs, In Case You Didn't Know (Epic)". The Independent. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
11. Sullivan, Caroline (24 November 2011). "Olly Murs: In Case You Didn't Know – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
12. Fox, Al (2011). "Olly Murs In Case You Didn't Know Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
13. "Right Place Right Time by Olly Murs on iTunes". iTunes Store. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
14. Gill, Andy (24 November 2012). "Album: Olly Murs Right Place Right Time (Epic/Syco)". The Independent. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
15. Clark, Graham (3 December 2012). "Album Review: Olly Murs – Right Place Right Time". Yorkshire News. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
16. "Olly Murs' 'Troublemaker' breaks into the Billboard top 50". AXS TV. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
17. Aizlewood, John (2012). "Olly Murs Right Place Right Time Review". BBC. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
18. "Never Been Better by Olly Murs on iTunes". iTunes Store. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
19. Simpson, David (20 November 2014). "Olly Murs: Never Been Better review – fleeting moments of raw humanity". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
20. Never Been Better:
    • Never Been Better: Special Edition (Media notes). Olly Murs. Epic Records, Syco Music. 2015.
    • Collar, Matt. "Never Been Better – Olly Murs | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
21. Davison, Amy (22 November 2014). "Olly Murs: Never Been Better – album review". Digital Spy. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
22. McCormick, Neil (24 November 2014). "Olly Murs, Never Been Better, review: 'old-fashioned tunefulness'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
23. Davison, Amy (22 November 2015). "Olly Murs: Never Been Better - album review". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
24. Right Place Right Time:
    • Right Place Right Time (Media notes). Olly Murs. Epic Records, Syco Music. 2012.
    • Collar, Matt. "Right Place Right Time – Olly Murs | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
25. "Dance With Me Tonight by Olly Murs". Amazon.com (UK). Retrieved 22 January 2016.
26. In Case You Didn't Know:
    • In Case You Didn't Know (Media notes). Olly Murs. Epic Records, Syco Music. 2011.
    • Chissling, Matthew. "In Case You Didn't Know – Olly Murs | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
27. "Heart on My Sleeve by Olly Murs". iTunes Store. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
28. The Difficult Second Album:
    • The Difficult Second Album (Media notes). Chris Moyles. Mercury Records UK. 2012.
    • "The Difficult Second Album – Chris Moyles | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
29. "Olly Murs – Right Place Right Time". iTunes Store (JP). Retrieved 28 November 2015.
30. "Right Place Right Time (Deluxe Edition) by Olly Murs on iTunes". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 28 November 2015.
31. Right Place Right Time: Special Edition (Media notes). Olly Murs. Epic Records, Syco Music. 2013.
32. Senza Paura:
    • Senza Paura (Media notes). Giorgia. Microphonica. 2013.
    • "Senza Paura – Giorgia | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
33. "Oh My Goodness – EP by Olly Murs". iTunes Store (GB). Retrieved 22 January 2016.
34. "Right Place Right Time (Deluxe Edition) by Olly Murs on iTunes". iTunes Store (CA). Retrieved 29 November 2015.
35. Swings Both Ways:
    • Swings Both Ways (Media notes). Robbie Williams. Island Records, Universal Music. 2013.
    • "Swings Both Ways – Robbie Williams | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
36. "Olly Murs – Never Been Better (Japanese version)" (in Japanese). iTunes Store (JP). Retrieved 17 January 2016.
37. "Olly Murs – Right Place Right Time (Special Edition)". iTunes Store (JP). Retrieved 18 January 2016.
38. "Thinking of Me by Olly Murs". iTunes Store. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
39. Busy (Media notes). Olly Murs. United Kingdom: Epic Records, Syco Music. 2011.
40. "Please Don't Let Me Go by Olly Murs". iTunes Store. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

External links

• Olly Murs discography on AllMusic