Imad Royal
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Imad-Roy El-Amine |
| Born | April 28, 1992 |
| Origin | Quebec City, Quebec |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Atlantic |
| Website | imadroyal |
Imad-Roy El-Amine (born April 28, 1992), known by his stage name Imad Royal, is a Lebanese Canadian electronic R&B singer, producer, and songwriter.[1][2][3]
His earlier work includes cuts on #1 albums by The Chainsmokers and Panic! At The Disco's Grammy-nominated album, “Pray for the Wicked”, where he is credited as a producer on the album's lead single.[4][5] He worked heavily on the Birds of Prey soundtrack, including the singles, Doja Cat’s “Boss Bitch” and Charlotte Lawrence’s “Joke's On You”, MAX’s singles “Love Me Less" (feat. Quinn XCII) and “Blueberry Eyes" (feat. SUGA of BTS) as well as 5 additional songs from his latest album Colour Vision. Recent cuts include "Take it Back" - Jawny ft. Beck, "Proof" - BTS, "Surrender My Heart" - Carly Rae Jepson, and many more
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]- Troubles (2015)
- Down For Whatever feat. Pell (2016)
- Bad 4 U (2016)
- Queen of France (2019)
- Seeing Red (2020)
- Selfish (2024)
EPs
[edit]- Cycles (Octal Sound, 2014)[2]
- Everything Happens (Nice Life, Atlantic, 2017)
Selected songwriting and production credits
[edit]| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Role[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Panic! at the Disco | Death of a Bachelor | "Hallelujiah" | Producer, songwriter | RIAA: Platinum. Nominated for Best Rock Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards[4] |
| 2016 | Louis The Child, Icona Pop | Weekend - Single | "Weekend" | Producer | RIAA: Gold |
| 2017 | The Chainsmokers | Memories...Do Not Open | "Don't Say" (feat. Emily Warren | Songwriter | RIAA: Platinum |
| 2018 | Oliver Tree | Alien Boy | "Alien Boy" | Producer (album),[6] Composer ("Alien Boy")[7] | RIAA: Platinum[8] |
| 2018 | Bea Miller | Aurora | "Girlfriend" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2019 | Panic! at the Disco | Pray for the Wicked | "Say Amen (Saturday Night)" | Producer, songwriter | RIAA: Platinum |
| 2019 | MAX feat. Quinn XCII | Colour Vision | "Love Me Less" | Composer, guitar; Producer | RIAA: Gold |
| 2019 | gnash | we | "t-shirt" "nobody's home" | Producer, songwriter | RIAA: Gold |
| 2020 | Doja Cat | Birds of Prey: The Album | "Boss Bitch" | Producer, songwriter | RIAA: Platinum;
BPI: Silver, FIMI: Gold |
| 2020 | Charlotte Lawrence | Birds of Prey: The Album | "Joke's on You" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2020 | Jucee Froot | Birds of Prey: The Album | "Danger" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2020 | Jurnee Smollett-Bell feat. Black Canary | Birds of Prey: The Album | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | Producer[9] | |
| 2020 | Quinn XCII | A Letter To My Younger Self | "Coffee" "Mad at Me". "Everything I Need". "Am I High RN" "A Letter to my Younger Self" "Meeting Strangers" | Executive producer, Producer, songwriter[10] | |
| 2020 | MAX | Colour Vision | "Colour Vision" "Love Me Less ft. Quinn XCII" "Blueberry Eyes" "New Life" "Checklist" "SOS" "There is a God" | Producer, songwriter[11] | "Love Me Less ft. Quinn XCII" RIAA Platinum |
| 2020 | Carlie Hanson feat. Iann Dior | Ego - Single | "Ego" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2020 | Drax Project feat. Fetty Wap & Aacacia | Firefly - Single | "Firefly" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2021 | Anthony Ramos | Space Jam: A New Legacy Soundtrack | "The Best" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2021 | Jawny | The Story of Hugo - EP | "Best Thing" "Take it Back" "You Should Watch This One" "Tombstone Grey" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2021 | Yung Bae ft. Sam Fischer & Pink Sweat$ | Silver & Gold - Single | "Silver & Gold" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2022 | Oliver Tree | Cowboy Tears | "Cowboy's Don't Cry" "The Villain" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2022 | Keshi | Gabriel | "Hell/Heaven" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2022 | BTS | Proof | "For Youth" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2022 | MAX | Wasabi - Single | "Wasabi" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2022 | Carly Rae Jepson | The Loneliest Time | "Surrender My Heart" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2022 | Gryffin, Au/Ra | Alive | "Evergreen" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2023 | Jawny | It's Never Fair, Always True | "Intro" "Strawberry Chainsaw" "LaLaLa". "Wide Eyed" "Adios" "Take it Back ft. Beck" "Death is a DJ" "Giving Up on You" "True" "Fall in Love" "I Look Better When I'm in Love" | Executive producer, Producer, songwriter | |
| 2023 | Gayle | Everybody Hates Me - Single | "Everybody Hates Me" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2023 | (G)I-dle | I Do - Single | "I Do" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2023 | MAX ft. Huh Yunjin of Le Sserafim | Stupid in Love - Single | "Stupid in Love ft. Huh Yunjin of Le Sserafim" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2024 | Benson Boone | Fireworks & Rollerblades | "My Greatest Fear" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2024 | Quinn XCII | Breakfast - EP | "Natural High ft. Allen Stone" "Cruel Love ft. KYLE" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2024 | Keshi | Say - Single | "Say" | Producer, songwriter |
*Selected Discography noted
Notesx
[edit]- ^ All songwriting and production credits are shared unless specially noted
References
[edit]- ^ "Imad Royal | Biography & History". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 30, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ a b ago, Hannah Golden 4 years (October 4, 2016). "Imad Royal bridges hip hop and electronic music (Interview)".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Says, Liamdude5. "Charlotte Lawrence's Original Song 'Joke's on You' from 'Birds of Prey' Released | Film Music Reporter".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Lebanese musician nominated for 2017 Grammy Awards". Al Bawaba.
- ^ "Lebanese musician nominated for 2017 Grammy Awards". The Daily Star.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Alien Boy - Oliver Tree | Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Alien Boy - Oliver Tree | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA.
- ^ "Andrew Orkin Music-Andrew Orkin Music homepage containing links to Composition for Film, TV, Commercial and Songwriting". Andrew Orkin Music. Archived from the original on June 30, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ A Letter to My Younger Self - Quinn XCII | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, archived from the original on December 10, 2021, retrieved September 28, 2020
- ^ "Colour Vision by MAX". Genius. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Imad Royal on Instagram
- Imad Royal on Facebook
- Imad Royal on Twitter
- Imad Royal on SoundCloud
- Imad Royal at IMDb