Tourist (musician)

English electronic musician (born 1987)

Tourist

Birth name| William Edward Philips
Born|  (1987-02-12) 12 February 1987 (age 37)
South London, England[1]
Origin| Cornwall, England
Genres| Electronic
Occupation(s)|

* DJ
* record producer
* songwriter

Years active| 2009–present
Labels| Monday

Musical artist

William Edward Phillips (born 12 February 1987), also known by his stage name Tourist, is an English electronic musician and songwriter.

## Biography

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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.

## Discography

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### Albums

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* U (2016)
* Everyday (2019)
* Wild (2019)
* Inside Out (2022)
* Memory Morning (2024)

### EPs

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* Tourist (2012)
* Tonight (2013)
* Patterns (2014)
* Wash (2017)
* Wild (Reworks) (2020)

### Singles

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List of singles, showing year released and album name  Title  | Year  | Album

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"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

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List of songwriting and production credits  Title  | Year  | Artist(s)  | Album  | Credits  | Written with:  | Produced with:

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"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

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* 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)

## References

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1. ^ Grammy Winning Songwriter Tourist Is Stepping Out on His Own W Magazine
2. ^ Leight, Elias (6 February 2015). "Sam Smith's 'Stay with Me' Co-Writer William Phillips Talks Dance Project Tourist, Grammy Nom". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
3. ^ Miller, Lindsay (9 February 2015). ""Stay With Me" Grammy Winner William Phillips on Tom Petty: "Our Hearts Sank"". PopSugar. Retrieved 3 October 2015.

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Grammy Award for Song of the Year

1950s|

* "Nel blu, dipinto di blu (Volare)" – Domenico Modugno (songwriter) (1958)
* "The Battle of New Orleans" – Jimmy Driftwood (songwriter) (1959)

1960s|

* "Theme of Exodus" – Ernest Gold (songwriter) (1960)
* "Moon River" – Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini (songwriters) (1961)
* "What Kind of Fool Am I?" – Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley (songwriters) (1962)
* "Days of Wine and Roses" – Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini (songwriters) (1963)
* "Hello, Dolly!" – Jerry Herman (songwriter) (1964)
* "The Shadow of Your Smile" – Paul Francis Webster & Johnny Mandel (songwriters) (1965)
* "Michelle" – John Lennon & Paul McCartney (songwriters) (1966)
* "Up, Up, and Away" – Jimmy Webb (songwriter) (1967)
* "Little Green Apples" – Bobby Russell (songwriter) (1968)
* "Games People Play" – Joe South (songwriter) (1969)

1970s|

* "Bridge over Troubled Water" – Paul Simon (songwriter) (1970)
* "You've Got a Friend" – Carole King (songwriter) (1971)
* "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Ewan MacColl (songwriter) (1972)
* "Killing Me Softly with His Song" – Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox (songwriters) (1973)
* "The Way We Were" – Alan and Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch (songwriters) (1974)
* "Send In the Clowns" – Stephen Sondheim (songwriter) (1975)
* "I Write the Songs" – Bruce Johnston (songwriter) (1976)
* "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" – Barbra Streisand & Paul Williams (songwriters) / "You Light Up My Life" – Joe Brooks (songwriter) (1977)
* "Just the Way You Are" – Billy Joel (songwriter) (1978)
* "What a Fool Believes" – Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald (songwriters) (1979)

1980s|

* "Sailing" – Christopher Cross (songwriter) (1980)
* "Bette Davis Eyes" – Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon (songwriters) (1981)
* "Always on My Mind" – Johnny Christopher, Mark James & Wayne Carson (songwriters) (1982)
* "Every Breath You Take" – Sting (songwriter) (1983)
* "What's Love Got to Do with It" – Graham Lyle & Terry Britten (songwriters) (1984)
* "We Are the World" – Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie (songwriters) (1985)
* "That's What Friends Are For" – Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager (songwriters) (1986)
* "Somewhere Out There" – James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil (songwriters) (1987)
* "Don't Worry, Be Happy" – Bobby McFerrin (songwriter) (1988)
* "Wind Beneath My Wings" – Larry Henley & Jeff Silbar (songwriters) (1989)

1990s|

* "From a Distance" – Julie Gold (songwriter) (1990)
* "Unforgettable" – Irving Gordon (songwriter) (1991)
* "Tears in Heaven" – Eric Clapton & Will Jennings (songwriters) (1992)
* "A Whole New World" – Alan Menken & Tim Rice (songwriters) (1993)
* "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen (songwriter) (1994)
* "Kiss from a Rose" – Seal (songwriter) (1995)
* "Change the World" – Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick & Tommy Sims (songwriters) (1996)
* "Sunny Came Home" – Shawn Colvin & John Leventhal (songwriters) (1997)
* "My Heart Will Go On" – James Horner & Will Jennings (songwriters) (1998)
* "Smooth" – Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas (songwriters) (1999)

2000s|

* "Beautiful Day" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2000)
* "Fallin'" – Alicia Keys (songwriter) (2001)
* "Don't Know Why" – Jesse Harris (songwriter) (2002)
* "Dance with My Father" – Richard Marx & Luther Vandross (songwriters) (2003)
* "Daughters" – John Mayer (songwriter) (2004)
* "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2005)
* "Not Ready to Make Nice" – Emily Burns Erwin, Martha Maguire, Natalie Maines Pasdar & Dan Wilson (songwriters) (2006)
* "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse (songwriter) (2007)
* "Viva la Vida" – Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland, William Champion & Christopher Martin (songwriters) (2008)
* "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart (songwriters) (2009)

2010s|

* "Need You Now" – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (songwriters) (2010)
* "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth (songwriters) (2011)
* "We Are Young" – Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess (songwriters) (2012)
* "Royals" – Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor (songwriters) (2013)
* "Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) – James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith (songwriters) (2014)
* "Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge (songwriters) (2015)
* "Hello" – Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin (songwriters) (2016)
* "That's What I Like" – Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip (songwriters) (2017)
* "This Is America" – Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson & Jeffery Lamar Williams (songwriters) (2018)
* "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (songwriters) (2019)

2020s|

* "I Can't Breathe" – Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas (songwriters) (2020)
* "Leave the Door Open" – Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars (songwriters) (2021)
* "Just Like That" – Bonnie Raitt (songwriter) (2022)
* "What Was I Made For?" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (songwriters) (2023)

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