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William Edward Phillips (born 12 February 1987), also known by his stage name Tourist, is an English electronic musician and songwriter.
Tourist | |
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| Birth name | William Edward Philips |
| Born | 12 February 1987 South London, England[1] |
| Origin | Cornwall, England |
| Genres | Electronic |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Monday |
In 2015 he won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for co-writing Sam Smith's "Stay with Me", along with James Napier.[2][3] Since then, he has gone on to release five full-length albums, U (6 May 2016), Everyday (15 February 2019), Wild (18 October 2019), Inside Out (20 May 2022), and Memory Morning (19 April 2024) alongside several more EPs. He remains active as a writer, producer, and remixer, including remixing artists like Christine & The Queens, Hozier, Wolf Alice, and Chvrches.
Albums
- U (2016)
- Everyday (2019)
- Wild (2019)
- Inside Out (2022)
- Memory Morning (2024)
EPs
- Tourist (2012)
- Tonight (2013)
- Patterns (2014)
- Wash (2017)
- Wild (Reworks) (2020)
Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Wait" | 2014 | U |
| "Patterns" (featuring Lianne La Havas) |
Patterns EP | |
| "Illuminate" (featuring Years & Years) |
Non-album single | |
| "I Can't Keep Up" (featuring Will Heard) |
Patterns EP | |
| "Holding On" (featuring Josef Salvat and Niia) |
2015 | Non-album single |
| "Waves" | U | |
| "To Have You Back" | 2016 | |
| "Run" | ||
| "We Stayed Up All Night" (featuring Ardyn) |
2017 | Wash EP |
| "Sleepwalking" (featuring Swim Mountain and Esther Joy) | ||
| "Apollo" | 2018 | Everyday |
| "Someone Else" | ||
| "Hearts" | ||
| "Emily" | 2019 | |
| "Love Theme" (with Shura) | ||
| "Elixir" | Wild | |
| "Bunny" | ||
| "Last" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Siren" | ||
| "Avalanche" | 2022 | Inside Out |
| "Your Love" | ||
| "Howl" (with Elderbrook) | Non-album single |
Songwriting and production credits
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits | Written with: | Produced with: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Stay with Me" | 2014 | Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | Co-writer | Samuel Smith, James Napier, Thomas Petty, Jeffrey Lynne | - |
| "Pieces" | Jessie Ware | Tough Love | Jessica Ware, James Napier | |||
| "Hurt Me" | 2015 | Låpsley | Long Way Home | Co-writer/Co-producer | Holly Fletcher, James Napier, James Draper | Låpsley, Rodaidh McDonald, Charlie Hugall |
| "Arm's Length" | Kacy Hill | Bloo EP | Co-writer/Producer | Kacy Hill | Stuart Price | |
| "Anywhere" (featuring Will Heard) |
2016 | Dillon Francis | Non-album single | Co-writer/Producer | Dillon Hart Francis, James Napier, William Heard | Dillon Francis |
| "Waterloo" | Jones | New Skin | Cherie Jones-Mattis | Tom Skyrme | ||
| "Together" | 2017 | Ardyn | Bloom EP | Producer | - | - |
| "Throwing Stones" | Co-writer/Producer | Katherine Pearson, Robert Pearson, James Napier | Tom Skyrme | |||
| "Out of Luck" | 2018 | Chloe Howl | Work EP | Co-writer | Chlöe Howl | - |
| "Freak" | 2019 | Avicii | Tim | Tim Bergling, Kristoffer Fodgelmark, Albin Nedler, Hachidai Nakamura, Justin Vernon, Rokusuke Ei, Sam Smith, James Napier, Thomas Petty, Jeffrey Lynne | - | |
| "That's Me, Just a Sweet Melody" | Shura | Forevher | Aleksandra Yakunina-Denton | - |
Remixes
- Sharon Van Etten – "We Are Fine" (2012)
- Montevideo – "Castles" (2012)
- Sam Smith – "Safe with Me" (2013)
- Haim – "The Wire" (2013)
- Chvrches – "Lies" (2013)
- London Grammar – "Sights" (2014)
- Years & Years – "Desire" (2014)
- Shura – "What's It Gonna Be?" (2016)
- Christine and the Queens – "Saint Claude" (2016)
- Wolf Alice – "Don't Delete the Kisses" (2018)
- Rostam – "Gwan" (2018)
- Hozier – "Almost (Sweet Music)" (2019)
- Frere – "Often Wrong" (2020)
- Deftones – "Change (In the House of Flies)" (2020)
- Sofia Kourtesis – "La Perla" (2021)
- Swedish House Mafia and the Weeknd – "Moth to a Flame" (2022)
- Pheelz featuring BNXN – "Finesse" (2022)
- The Range – "Bicameral" (2022)
- Flume featuring Caroline Polachek – "Sirens" (2022)
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