| Tourist | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | William Edward Philips |
| Born | (1987-02-12) 12 February 1987 (age 37) South London, England |
| Origin | Cornwall, England |
| Genres | Electronic |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Monday |
William Edward Phillips (born 12 February 1987), also known by his stage name Tourist, is an English electronic musician and songwriter.
Biography
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. 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
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)
References
- Grammy Winning Songwriter Tourist Is Stepping Out on His Own W Magazine
- 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.
- 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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