British record producer and recording artist Shahid "Naughty Boy" Khan has written and/or produced a total of 49 songs that have been assigned to artists, as well as writing and producing other material which is awaiting allocation. Naughty Boy would release his first single "Phat Beach (I'll Be Ready)" in 2006 through Ministry of Sound's Data Records label.[1] Then upon signing as a songwriter to Sony ATV and then to Virgin Records (now Virgin EMI), Khan established his production company "Naughty Boy Recordings" and production name and began to write and produce music commercially circa 2008.[2][3] He got his big break in 2008-09, producing "Diamond Rings", a UK top-ten hit by British grime artist Chipmunk and a then-unknown session singer called Emeli Sandé.[4] He also produced a remix of British R&B singer-songwriter Taio Cruz's 2008 single "Come On Girl". This was followed this in 2010 with his own top-ten hit single, "Never Be Your Woman" featuring British rapper Wiley and Sandé.[4] 2010 would also establish Naughty Boy and Sandé's writing partnership, with the duo working on "Dreamer", "End of Days" and "Yesterday's News" for Devlin's album Bud, Sweat and Beers, Tinie Tempah's "Let's Go" from Disc-Overy, "Radio" for Alesha Dixon , "Kids Love to Dance" for Professor Green's Alive Till I'm Dead album and "Til the End" from Tinchy Stryder's Third Strike album.

2011 remained quiet in terms of commercial releases as Naughty Boy worked on his own album and Sandé debut album. The latter, Our Version of Events, was released in 2012 and was largely a collaboration between Naughty Boy and Sandé. The album would become a success amongst music critics with Metacritic awarding the album a weighted mean score of 67/100.[5] The album was also a large commercial success, selling 1.2 million copies by December 2012 and in April 2013, the Official Charts Company revealed that Our Version of Events had beaten the record for the debut album that had spent the most consecutive weeks in the top-ten on the UK Albums Chart a record previously held by The Beatles' Please Please Me album.[6] It was not until its 66th week on the chart, that the album dropped out of the top-ten.[7] In 2012, the duo also respectively wrote and produced "Trouble", the lead single from Glassheart (2012), the third studio album by British series 3 X Factor winner, Leona Lewis. Another song by the duo called "Mountains" was originally intended for Lewis, but was later reclaimed for Sandé's Our Version of Events. In the latter part of 2012, Naughty Boy also wrote/produced "Half of Me" for Bajan singer Rihanna's seventh album Unapologetic and "Side Effects of You" for American entertainer Fantasia Burrino. Naughty Boy also wrote "Craziest Things" with will.i.am for former Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole.

Naughty Boy has also co-written songs for his own debut album Hotel Cabana (2013). Eight of the songs are co-written with and feature vocals from Sandé. On the album he also wrote with Andrea Martin, whom had previously collaborated with Naughty Boy for "When it Hurts", another track from Lewis' album Glassheart. Tempah and Professor Green also co-wrote tracks with him, after he previously produced for their albums. There are also numerous collaborations with new collaborators such as Ella Eyre, Wiz Khalifa, Bastille, Chasing Grace, Tanika, Maiday, Mic Righteous, Gabrielle, Sam Smith and Wretch 32. Prior to release, Hotel Cabana has produced two top-ten singles, "Wonder" (featuring Sandé) and "La La La" (featuring Smith), the latter of which topped the UK Singles Chart. 2013 also saw Naughty Boy resume to work with other artists including Britney Spears (joint sessions with William Orbit) and Lilly Allen.[8][9]

Songs

Key
Indicates single release
§ Indicates a remix produced by Naughty Boy
Labrinth's single "Beneath Your Beautiful" was remixed by Naughty Boy.
Taio Cruz's 2008 single "Come On Girl" also received the Naughty Boy remix treatment.
Emeli Sandé frequently collaborates with Naughty Boy.
Devlin was one of Naughty Boy's earliest collaborators.
Rihanna recorded "Half of Me", a co-production between Naughty Boy and StarGate.
Professor Green worked with Naughty Boy on a Sandé collaboration ("Kids Love to Dance") which led to Green and Sandé working together several more times.
Naughty Boy produced "Lets Go" (featuring Emeli Sandé) for Tinie Tempah's debut album Disc-Overy.
Naughty Boy produced "Trouble" and "When It Hurts" for Leona Lewis' 2012 album Glassheart.
Naughty Boy's commercial success as a lead artist came with his 2010 Wiley and Sandé collaboration "Never Be Your Woman".
"Side Effects of You" is one of Naughty Boy's high profile international productions for American entertainer Fantasia Burrino.
Naughty Boy called on Wiz Khalifa (pictured) and Ella Eyre for "Think About It" a song from the producer's own album Hotel Cabana.
Table of song recordings written and/or produced by Shahid "Naughty Boy" Khan, including releasing artist and album.
Song Year Artist Album / Release Writers Producers Ref
"Act I" 2013
  • Naughty Boy
  • (featuring George the Poet)
Hotel Cabana
  • Shahid Khan
  • George Mpanga
Naughty Boy [10]
"Act II" 2013
  • Naughty Boy
  • (featuring George the Poet)
Hotel Cabana
  • Shahid Khan
  • George Mpanga
Naughty Boy [10]
"Ancient" 2012 Loick Essien
  • Loick Essien
  • Shahid Khan
  • Eric Dawkins
  • Naughty Boy
  • Eric Dawkins
[11]
2013 CD Single
  • Labrinth
  • Da Diggler
  • Naughty Boy (add. production)
[12]
"Breaking the Law" 2012 Emeli Sandé Our Version of Events
  • Ben Harrison
  • Shahid Khan
  • Emeli Sandé
Naughty Boy [13]
"Breaking the Law"
(New Version)
2012 Emeli Sandé Our Version of Events
  • Ben Harrison
  • Shahid Khan
  • Emeli Sandé
Naughty Boy [13]
2008
CD Single
  • Taio Cruz,
  • Naughty Boy (add. production)
[14]
"Craziest Things" 2012 A Million Lights
Will.i.am [15]
"Clown" † 2012 Emeli Sandé Our Version of Events
  • Shahid Khan
  • Grant Mitchell
  • Emeli Sande
Naughty Boy [13]
"Daddy" † 2012
Our Version of Events
  • Shahid Khan
  • Grant Mitchell
  • James Murray
  • Mustafa Omer
  • Emeli Sandé
Naughty Boy [13]
"Diamond Rings" † 2008 I Am Chipmunk
Naughty Boy [16]
"Dreamer" 2010
Bud, Sweat and Beers
Naughty boy [17]
"Epilogue" 2013
  • Naughty Boy
  • (featuring George the Poet)
Hotel Cabana
  • Shahid Khan
  • George Mpanga
Naughty Boy [10]
"End of Days" 2010 Devlin Bud, Sweat and Beers
Naughty Boy [17]
"Half of Me" 2012 Rihanna Unapologetic
[18]
"Heaven" † 2012 Emeli Sandé Our Version of Events
Mike Spencer [13]
"Helicopters & Planes" † 2012
Good Things Come to
Those Who Don't Wait
  • Blazing Beats
  • Naughty Boy
  • Jim Duguid (vocal prod.)
  • Josh Kumra (vocal prod.)
[19]
"Hollywood" 2012
Hotel Cabana
  • Shahid Khan
  • Emeli Sandé
Naughty Boy [10]
"Kids that Love to Dance" 2010 Alive Till I'm Dead
Naughty Boy [20]
"La La La" † 2013
Hotel Cabana
  • Shahid Khan
  • Jonny Coffer
  • Al-Hakam El Kaubaisy
  • Frobisher Mbabazi
  • James Murray
  • Jimmy Napes
  • Mustafa Omer
  • Sam Smith
  • Naughty Boy
  • Komi
[10]
"Let Go" 2010 Disc-Overy
  • Naughty Boy
  • Emile Haynie
  • Ben Harrison
[21]
"Lifetime" 2012 Emeli Sandé Our Version of Events
  • Shahid Khan
  • Emeli Sandé
Naughty Boy [13]
"Lifted" † 2013 Naughty Boy
Hotel Cabana
  • Shahid Khan
  • Emeli Sandé
  • Hugo Chegwin
  • Harry Craze
  • Mustafa Omer
  • James Morry
  • Jonny Coffer
Naughty Boy [10]
"Lifted" 2013
Hotel Cabana
  • Shahid Khan
  • Emeli Sandé
  • Stephen Manderson
  • Hugo Chegwin
  • Harry Craze
  • Mustafa Omer
  • James Morry
  • Jonny Coffer
Naughty Boy [10]
"Mountains"[F] 2012 Emeli Sandé Our Version of Events
  • Luke Juby
  • Shahid Khan
  • James Murray
  • Mustafa Omer
  • Emeli Sandé
  • Mojam Music
  • Naughty Boy
[13]
"Mountains"[F] 2012 Leona Lewis
  • Luke Juby
  • Shahid Khan
  • James Murray
  • Mustafa Omer
  • Emeli Sandé
  • Mojam Music
  • Naughty Boy
[22][13]
"Never Be Your Woman"† 2010
  • Richard Cowie
  • Bing Crosby
  • Shahid Khan
  • Jyoti Mishra
  • Irving Wallman
  • Max Wartell
Naughty Boy [23]
2013
Hotel Cabana
  • Richard Cowie
  • Bing Crosby
  • Shahid Khan
  • Jyoti Mishra
  • Irving Wallman
  • Max Wartell
Naughty Boy [10]
"No One's Here to Sleep" 2013
Hotel Cabana
  • Shahid Khan
  • Dan Smith
Naughty Boy [10]
"One Way" 2013
  • Naughty Boy
  • (featuring Mic Righteous & Maiday)
Hotel Cabana
  • Shahid Khan
  • Rocky Takalooo
  • Rachel Moulden
  • Luke Juby
Naughty Boy [10]
"Pluto" 2013
Hotel Cabana
Naughty Boy [10]
"Radio"† 2010 Alesha Dixon The Entertainer
  • Naughty Boy
  • Nigel Butler (vocal prod.)
  • Ray Hodges (vocal prod.)
[24]
"River" 2012 Emeli Sandé Our Version of Events
  • Shahid Khan
  • Emeli Sandé
Naughty Boy [13]
"Side Effects of You" 2013 Fantasia Burrino Side Effects of You
  • Claudia Bryant
  • Ben Harrison
  • Shahid Khan
  • Emeli Sandé
Naughty Boy [25]
"So Strong" 2013
  • Naughty Boy
  • (featuring Chasing Grace)
Hotel Cabana
  • Shahid Khan
  • Grace Ackerman
  • Philip Plested
Naughty Boy [10]
"Suitcase" 2012 Emeli Sandé Our Version of Events
  • Ben Harrison
  • Shahid Khan
  • Emeli Sandé
  • Naughty Boy
  • Ben Harrison
  • Mojam Music
[13]
"Think About It" 2013
Hotel Cabana
Naughty Boy [10]
"Tiger" 2012 Emeli Sandé Our Version of Events
  • Shahid Khan
  • Emeli Sandé
Naughty Boy [13]
"Til the End" 2010 Third Strike Naughty Boy [26]
"Top Floor" 2013 Naughty Boy
Hotel Cabana
Naughty Boy [10]
"Trouble" 2012 Leona Lewis Glassheart
  • Hugo Chegwin
  • Harry Craze
  • Shahid Khan
  • Leona Lewis
  • Emeli Sandé
  • Fraser T Smith
  • Naughty Boy
  • Fraser T Smith
  • Chris Loco
  • Orlando "Jahlil Beats" Tucker
[27]
"Trouble" † 2012 Leona Lewis
(featuring Childish Gambino)
Glassheart
  • Hugo Chegwin
  • Harry Craze
  • Shahid Khan
  • Leona Lewis
  • Emeli Sandé
  • Fraser T Smith
  • Naughty Boy
  • Fraser T Smith
  • Chris Loco
  • Orlando "Jahlil Beats" Tucker
[27]
"Welcome to Cabana" 2013
Hotel Cabana
Naughty Boy [10]
"Wonder" † 2012
Hotel Cabana and
Our Version of Events
  • Hugo Chegwin
  • Harry Craze
  • Shahid Khan
  • Emeli Sandé
Naughty Boy [13]
"Yesterday's News" 2010 Devlin Bud, Sweat and Beers
  • Mojam Music
  • Naughty Boy
[17]

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