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Writing’s on the Wall

Sam Smith

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  1. Released on Capitol Records, also Everlong (Foo Fighters), Everything in Its Right Place (Radiohead) and Lilith (Halsey)

  2. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, also Time (Pink Floyd), Money (Pink Floyd) and Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd)

  3. Engineered by Christina Paakkari, also The Sound of Silence (Disturbed), The State of Dreaming (MARINA) and Valley of the Dolls (MARINA)

  4. Mixed by Steve Fitzmaurice, also Oh Pretty Woman (Gary Moore), Too Good at Goodbyes and Still Got the Blues (for You) (Gary Moore)

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Credits

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Written by
Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith
Produced by
Disclosure, Guy Lawrence, Jimmy Napes and Steve Fitzmaurice
Performed by
Darren Heelis, Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith
Engineered by
Charles Wong, Christina Paakkari, Darren Heelis, Gordon Davidson, Mike Horner, Steve Fitzmaurice, Steve Price and Toby Hulbert
Mixed by
Steve Fitzmaurice
Part of
In the Lonely Hour
Recorded at
Abbey Road Studios, Pierce Rooms and RAK Studios
Released on
Capitol Records

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Writing’s on the Wall was performed by Darren Heelis

    Writing’s on the Wall was performed by Darren Heelis

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz Writing’s on the Wall was performed by Jimmy Napes

    Writing’s on the Wall was performed by Jimmy Napes

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Writing’s on the Wall was performed by Sam Smith

    Writing’s on the Wall was performed by Sam Smith

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Writing’s on the Wall was produced by Disclosure

    Writing’s on the Wall was produced by Disclosure

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Writing’s on the Wall was produced by Guy Lawrence

    Writing’s on the Wall was produced by Guy Lawrence

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz Writing’s on the Wall was produced by Jimmy Napes

    Writing’s on the Wall was produced by Jimmy Napes

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz Writing’s on the Wall was produced by Steve Fitzmaurice

    Writing’s on the Wall was produced by Steve Fitzmaurice

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz Writing’s on the Wall was written by Jimmy Napes

    Writing’s on the Wall was written by Jimmy Napes

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz Writing’s on the Wall was written by Sam Smith

    Writing’s on the Wall was written by Sam Smith

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz Writing’s on the Wall is part of the release In the Lonely Hour

    Writing’s on the Wall is part of the release In the Lonely Hour

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz Writing’s on the Wall was recorded at Abbey Road Studios

    Writing’s on the Wall was recorded at Abbey Road Studios

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz Writing’s on the Wall was recorded at Pierce Rooms

    Writing’s on the Wall was recorded at Pierce Rooms

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  13. 13MusicBrainz Writing’s on the Wall was recorded at RAK Studios

    Writing’s on the Wall was recorded at RAK Studios

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  14. 14MusicBrainz Capitol Records is the label of the song Writing’s on the Wall

    Capitol Records is the label of the song Writing’s on the Wall

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  15. 15MusicBrainz Writing’s on the Wall was engineered by Charles Wong

    Writing’s on the Wall was engineered by Charles Wong

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  16. 16MusicBrainz Writing’s on the Wall was engineered by Christina Paakkari

    Writing’s on the Wall was engineered by Christina Paakkari

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  17. 17MusicBrainz Writing’s on the Wall was engineered by Darren Heelis

    Writing’s on the Wall was engineered by Darren Heelis

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  18. 18MusicBrainz Writing’s on the Wall was engineered by Gordon Davidson

    Writing’s on the Wall was engineered by Gordon Davidson

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  19. 19MusicBrainz Writing’s on the Wall was engineered by Mike Horner

    Writing’s on the Wall was engineered by Mike Horner

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  20. 20MusicBrainz Writing’s on the Wall was engineered by Steve Fitzmaurice

    Writing’s on the Wall was engineered by Steve Fitzmaurice

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  21. 21MusicBrainz Writing’s on the Wall was engineered by Steve Price

    Writing’s on the Wall was engineered by Steve Price

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  22. 22MusicBrainz Writing’s on the Wall was engineered by Toby Hulbert

    Writing’s on the Wall was engineered by Toby Hulbert

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  23. 23MusicBrainz Writing’s on the Wall was mixed by Steve Fitzmaurice

    Writing’s on the Wall was mixed by Steve Fitzmaurice

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  24. 24MusicBrainz Writing’s on the Wall was released on 2015-09-23

    Writing’s on the Wall was released on 2015-09-23

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026