What connects this song
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Released on Island, also Mr. Brightside (The Killers), Somebody Told Me (The Killers) and Take Me to Church (Hozier)
Written by Mickey Smith, also Couldn’t Make It Up, Walking Backwards and Life in the Time
Produced by Mickey Smith, also A Boat to an Island on the Wall, How Are You Feeling? and I Follow Stars
Part of Noonday Dream, also A Boat to an Island on the Wall, Nica Libres at Dusk and Someone in the Doorway
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Ben Howard wrote 56 songs on fono
Ben Howard’s most frequent co-writer is Mickey Smith (13 songs together)
Mickey Smith wrote 13 songs on fono
Ben Howard’s most frequent co-producer is Mickey Smith (10 songs together)
Credits
All 16 credits
- Written by
- Ben Howard, India Bourne, Kyle Keegan, Mickey Smith, Nat Wason and Richard Thomas
- Produced by
- Ben Howard and Mickey Smith
- Performed by
- Ben Howard, India Bourne, Kyle Keegan, Mickey Smith, Nat Wason and Richard Thomas
- Part of
- Noonday Dream
- Released on
- Island
- Written by
- Ben Howard, India Bourne, Kyle Keegan, Mickey Smith, Nat Wason and Richard Thomas
- Produced by
- Ben Howard and Mickey Smith
- Performed by
- Ben Howard, India Bourne, Kyle Keegan, Mickey Smith, Nat Wason and Richard Thomas
- Part of
- Noonday Dream
- Released on
- Island
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Mickey Smith
Same producer: Mickey Smith
Same label: Island
Same writer: Mickey Smith
Same producer: Mickey Smith
Same label: Island
Same release: Noonday Dream
Same writer: Mickey Smith
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Defeat was performed by Ben Howard
2MusicBrainz The Defeat was performed by India Bourne
The Defeat was performed by India Bourne
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The Defeat was performed by Kyle Keegan
4MusicBrainz The Defeat was performed by Mickey Smith
The Defeat was performed by Mickey Smith
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The Defeat was performed by Nat Wason
6MusicBrainz The Defeat was performed by Richard Thomas
The Defeat was performed by Richard Thomas
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz The Defeat was produced by Ben Howard
8MusicBrainz The Defeat was produced by Mickey Smith
9MusicBrainz The Defeat was written by Ben Howard
10MusicBrainz The Defeat was written by India Bourne
11MusicBrainz The Defeat was written by Kyle Keegan
12MusicBrainz The Defeat was written by Mickey Smith
13MusicBrainz The Defeat was written by Nat Wason
14MusicBrainz The Defeat was written by Richard Thomas
The Defeat was written by Richard Thomas
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz The Defeat is part of the release Noonday Dream
The Defeat is part of the release Noonday Dream
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz Island is the label of the song The Defeat
Island is the label of the song The Defeat
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz The Defeat was released on 2018-06-01