Ian Kirkpatrick (music producer)

Ian Eric Kirkpatrick (born September 20, 1982) is an American record producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. He has produced and written music for many high-profile artists such as Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Dua Lipa, Jason Derulo, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Nick Jonas, Pitbull, Sabrina Carpenter, Selena Gomez, Shakira, and The Chainsmokers.^[1][2] Kirkpatrick's writing catalogue includes songs which have amassed over a billion streams individually on streaming platform Spotify.^[3]

Ian Kirkpatrick
Birth name	Ian Eric Kirkpatrick
Born	(1982-09-20) September 20, 1982 (age 42)
Occupations	Record producer songwriter
Years active	2006–present

Kirkpatrick is managed by Dan Petel of This Is Noise Management.^[4]

Early life

Kirkpatrick identifies as an "Irish Moroccan Jew" due to his mother's Casablanca roots and his father's Irish origins.^[5]

Kirkpatrick grew up in Encino, Los Angeles. He was first introduced to music at the age of 5 years, when he received a drum set for his birthday. Throughout his teenage years, Kirkpatrick played in some small bands in junior high and high school.^[4] He briefly studied economics at the University of California, Santa Cruz while simultaneously producing music, before pursuing music full-time.^[5]

Career

In 1997, the Aphex Twin song "Girl/Boy Song" drove Kirkpatrick to use computerised production methods to make similar electronic music.^[6] At the start of his career, Kirkpatrick started a recording studio in the garage of Petel's parents where he recorded for local bands before moving to bands on labels such as Hollywood Records, Fearless Records and Drive-Thru Records.^[4]

Initially, Kirkpatrick also produced music for Warped Tour groups such as Breathe Carolina, Neon Trees, Young the Giant, and the Plain White T’s, before signing a publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music.^[6]

Kirkpatrick’s early success as a producer led to him co-writing with other songwriters and musical artists. In 2015, he met major breakthrough with writing and production involvement in singer Jason Derulo's “Want to Want Me” and went on to collaborate with singer Selena Gomez starting in 2017.^[4]

Kirkpatrick has incorporated Steinberg Cubase into his production workflow, utilizing this software on projects such as Dua Lipa's "Don't Start Now".^[7] He is able to play keys and guitar, but expresses more familiarity in drums.^[4] He cites Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, and Autechre as some of his artistic influences.^[6] He is based in Los Angeles.^[4]

Discography

Singles

List of singles written or produced by Ian Kirkpatrick, with selected chart positions, year released and certifications.

Year	Title	Peak chart positions								Certifications
		US	US Pop	US Hot AC	AUS	CAN	NZ	SWE	UK
2023	"Knockoff" Poppy	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2020	"Matches" Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	—
2019	"Don't Start Now" Dua Lipa	2	1	1	2	3	3	12	2	US: 3× Platinum UK (BPI): 2× Platinum Italy (FIMI): Platinum NZ: Platinum
	"Look at Her Now" Selena Gomez	27	–	–	29	13	23	20	26
2018	"Back to You" Selena Gomez	18	4	9	4	4	8	14	13	US: 2× Platinum Aus (ARIA): 2× Platinum UK (BPI): Platinum NZ: Gold
2017	"New Rules"[8] Dua Lipa	6	1	13	2	7	3	7	1	US: 5× Platinum Aus (ARIA): 3× Platinum UK (BPI): 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold Canada: Platinum NZ: 2× Platinum
	"Bad Liar"[1] Selena Gomez	20	16	–	13	15	17	23	23	US: Platinum Aus (ARIA): Platinum Canada: Platinum Italy (FIMI): Gold UK (BPI): Gold
	"Options"[8] Pitbull ft. Stephen Marley	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	—	NZ: Gold[9]
2016	"If It Ain't Love" Jason Derulo	67	18	–	34	37	–	44	49
	"Fresh Eyes"[8] Andy Grammer	59	–	9	5	59	8	33	50	Aus (ARIA): 2× Platinum[10] Canada: Platinum[11] NZ: Gold[12]
	"Now and Later" Sage the Gemini	93	–	–	19	45	12	12	17	Aus (ARIA): Platinum[10] Canada: Platinum Germany (BVMI): Gold[13] Italy (FIMI): Gold IFPI Denmark: Gold NZ: Gold[12] UK (BPI): Silver
2015	"Want to Want Me[14] Jason Derulo	5	1	3	4	5	3	13	1	US: 3× Platinum[15] Aus (ARIA): 2× Platinum[16] UK (BPI): Platinum[17] BVMI: Platinum[13] IFPI AUT: Gold[18] IFPI SWI: Platinum[19] Canada: Gold[20] NZ: Platinum[21]
	"Cheyenne"[14] Jason Derulo	66	18	39	25	42	–	–	184	Aus (ARIA): Gold[10]
	"The Feeling" ft. Halsey[14] Justin Bieber	31	–	–	22	25	20	34	34	IFPI SWE: Gold[22] US: Gold[23]
	"Levels"[14] Nick Jonas	44	14	–	79	23	16	–	46	US: Gold Canada: Gold NZ: Gold[12]
	"Good to Be Alive (Hallelujah)"[8] Andy Grammer	62	12	20	–	–	–	–	—	US: Gold[15]
2011	"Blackout"[14] Breathe Carolina	32	17	–	–	94	–	–	32	US: Platinum[15]
2010	"Rhythm of Love"[8] Plain White T's	38	20	5	–	98	–	–	—	US: Platinum[15]

Full discography

Year	Artist	Title	Label	Role
2025	Nine Inch Nails	TRON: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ("As Alive as You Need Me to Be")	Interscope Records	Additional producer, additional programmer
	Jessie Reyez	PAID IN MEMORIES ("**BEGGIN 4 LUV**", "*****FREE*****")	Island Records	Writer, producer, bass, drum kit, recording engineer, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programmer
	Selena Gomez & benny blanco	I Said I Love You First ("Talk", "That's When I'll Care")	Interscope Records	Writer, producer
	Backstreet Boys	Millennium 2.0 ("Hey")	RCA Records	Writer
	Isabel LaRosa	Raven ("Home")	RCA Records	Writer, producer
	Sabrina Carpenter	Short n' Sweet (Deluxe) ("Bad Reviews")	Island Records	Writer, producer, bass programmer, piano, recording engineer
2024	Natali Noor & Shadi G	"Pari Mon Cheri"	Create Music Group	Writer, producer, arranger
	Sabrina Carpenter	Short n' Sweet ("Taste", "Coincidence", "Bed Chem", "Needless to Say")	Island Records	Writer, producer, background vocalist, bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programmer, recording engineer
	The Chainsmokers & ELIO	No Hard Feelings ("Bad Advice")	Columbia Records	Writer, producer
	Dua Lipa	Radical Optimism ("Falling Forever", "Anything for Love")	Warner Records	Writer, producer, drums, programmer, guitar
	Leigh-Anne	No Hard Feelings ("Stealin' Love")	Warner Records	Writer, producer, programmer
2023	Troye Sivan	Something to Give Each Other ("Got Me Started", "Silly")	EMI Records	Writer, producer
	Olivia Rodrigo	GUTS ("get him back!")	Geffen Records	Co-producer, drum programmer, engineer, synthesizer
	U-KNOW	Reality Show - The 3rd Mini Album ("Spotlight")	SM Entertainment	Writer
	Poppy	Zig ("Knockoff")	Sumerian Records	Writer
	Kim Petras	Feed the Beast ("uhoh")	Republic Records	Writer, producer, programmer
	Faouzia	"Plastic Therapy"	Atlantic Records	Writer
	Céline Dion	Love Again ("I'll Be")	Sony Music Canada	Writer
	The Chainsmokers & 347aidan	Summertime Friends ("Up & Down")	Columbia Records	Writer, producer
	Miley Cyrus	Endless Summer Vacation ("You")	Columbia Records	Writer
	Lizzo & SZA	"Special (Remix)"	Atlantic Records	Writer, producer, engineer, keyboards, programmer, instrumentation
	Philmon Lee & Young Thug	"Baby Don't Cry"	Epic Records	Writer, producer
2022	Olivia O'Brien	A Means to an End ("What Are We")	Island Records	Writer, producer, programmer, recording engineer
	Julia Michaels	"Sorry to Me Too"	Republic Records	Writer, producer
	Phoenix	Alpha Zulu ("Alpha Zulu")	Glassnote Records	Producer
	KEY & JENO	Gasoline ("Villain")	SM Entertainment	Writer
	Lauv	All 4 Nothing ("Time After Time")	Virgin Records	Writer
	Lizzo	Special ("Special", "Everybody's Gay", "Naked")	Atlantic Records	Writer, producer, engineer, keyboards, programmer, instrumentation
	John Legend & JID	LEGEND ("Dope")	Republic Records	Writer, producer, bass, keyboards, percussion, programmer
	The Chainsmokers	So Far so Good ("Riptide", "iPad", "Maradona", "Solo Mission", "Something Different", "I Love U", "If You're Serious", "Channel 1", "I Hope You Change Your Mind", "Cyanide", "The Fall" with Ship Wrek)	Columbia Records	Writer, producer
	Charli XCX	"Sweat"	Atlantic Records	Writer, producer
		CRASH ("Move Me")
				Writer, producer, recording engineer
2021	Leah Kate	What Just Happened? ("Veronica")	Independent	Writer[24]
	Ben Platt	Reverie ("childhood bedroom", "leave my mind")	Atlantic Records	Writer, producer, programmer[25]
	Shakira	"Don't Wait Up"	Sony Music Latin	Writer, producer, recording engineer[26]
	Teddy Swims	Unlearning ("Will It Find Me")	Warner Records	Writer[27]
	Zara Larsson	Poster Girl ("FFF")	Epic Records	Writer, producer, engineer[28]
	Sophia Messa	Ice Cream & Cigarettes ("Not That Kind of Love")	Arista Records	Writer, producer, programmer[29]
2020	Britney Spears & Backstreet Boys	Glory (2020 Deluxe Edition) ("Matches")	RCA Records	Writer, producer
	Connor Bvrns	"WRECK MY NIGHT"	Create Music Group	Writer[30]
	Dua Lipa & Angèle	"Fever"	Warner Records	Writer, producer
	Katy Perry	Smile ("Champagne Problems")	Capitol Records	Writer[31]
	The Chicks	Gaslighter ("March March")	Columbia Records	Writer[32]
	Jasmin Abraha	"Make It like It Was"	Famouz Records	Writer[33]
	MAX CHANGMIN	Chocolate - The 1st Mini Album ("Chocolate")	SM Entertainment	Writer[34]
	Dua Lipa	Future Nostalgia ("Don't Start Now", "Pretty Please")	Warner Records	Writer, producer, vocal producer, engineer, programmer, background vocalist, guitar, keyboards[35]
	Kelsea Ballerini	kelsea ("the way i used to")	Black River Entertainment	Writer[36]
	Selena Gomez	Rare ("Look at Her Now", "A Sweeter Place" ft. Kid Cudi, "Souvenir", "Bad Liar", "Back to You")	Interscope Records	Writer, producer, co-producer, vocal producer, arranger, engineer, background vocalist, instrumentation[37][38]
2019	The Chainsmokers	World War Joy ("Push My Luck")	Columbia Records	Producer[39]
	Tove Lo	Sunshine Kitty ("Really don't like u" ft. Kylie Minogue)	Universal	Writer, producer, programming[40]
	Sean Paul	"When It Comes to You"	Island Records	Writer, producer, engineer[41]
	DJ Snake	Carte Blanche ("No More" ft. ZHU)	Geffen Records	Writer[42]
	Julia Michaels	Inner Monologue Part 2 ("Hurt Again")	Republic Records	Producer
	Austin Mahone	"Dancing with Nobody"	Elektra Records	Writer, producer[43]
	JHart	"Temporary"		Writer[44]
	Kiiara	"Open My Mouth"	Atlantic Records	Writer, producer
	Ellie Goulding	Brightest Blue ("Sixteen")	Polydor Records	Co-producer[45]
	Ally Brooke	"Low Key" ft. Tyga	Atlantic Records	Writer, producer[46]
	Backstreet Boys	DNA ("Is It Just Me")	RCA Records	Writer, producer[47]
	Julia Michaels	Inner Monologue Part 1 ("Anxiety" ft. Selena Gomez, "Happy", "Deep", "Apple", "What a Time" ft. Niall Horan)	Republic Records	Writer, producer[48]
2018	Steve Aoki	Neon Future III ("Why Are We so Broken" ft. blink-182)	Ultra Records	Writer[49]
	Lauv	"There's No Way" ft. Julia Michaels	AWAL	Writer[50]
	L Devine	Peer Pressure ("Runnin'")	Warner Bros. Records	Writer, producer[51]
	Julia Michaels	"In This Place"	Walt Disney Records	Producer[52]
	Abir	MINT ("Lose Me" ft. Buddy)		Writer[53]
	New Hope Club	"Crazy"	Virgin EMI Records	Writer, producer[54]
	Vice and Jason Derulo	"Make Up" ft. Ava Max	Atlantic Records	Writer, producer[55]
	Chromeo	Head Over Heels ("Count Me Out", "Slumming It")		Writer, producer
	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes ("Mutual")	Island Records	Writer, producer[8]
	Kimbra	Primal Heart ("Like They Do on the TV")	Warner Bros. Records	Writer[8]
	Keith Urban	Graffiti U ("Gemini")	Capitol Records	Writer, producer[8]
2017	Jacob Sartorius	"Skateboard"	RCA Records	Writer, producer[8]
	Rachel Platten	Waves ("Loveback", "Hands", "Fooling You")	Columbia Records	Writer, producer[8]
	Fifth Harmony	Fifth Harmony ("Don't Say You Love Me")	Epic Records	Writer, producer[8]
	Dua Lipa	Dua Lipa ("New Rules")	Warner Music Group	Writer, producer[8]
	Andy Grammer	The Good Parts ("Spaceship", "Fresh Eyes")	S-Curve Records	Writer, producer, arranger[56]
	Pitbull	Climate Change ("Options" ft. Stephen Marley, "Educate Ya" ft. Jason Derulo)	RCA Records	Writer, producer[14]
	The Band Perry	"One Last Look"	Interscope Records	Writer[57][58]
2016	Jason Derulo	"If It Ain't Love"	Warner Bros. Records	Writer, producer[8]
	Jon Bellion	The Human Condition ("Morning in America")	Capitol Records	Writer, producer[8]
	Britney Spears	Glory ("Hard to Forget Ya" and "If I'm Dancing")	RCA Records	Writer, producer[8]
	Gavin DeGraw	Something Worth Saving ("Thank You", "Technicolor")	RCA Records	Producer[59]
	Sage the Gemini	Bachelor Party ("Now and Later")	Atlantic Records	Producer
	Fleur East	"More and More"	Syco Music	Producer[8]
2015	Hilary Duff	Breathe In. Breathe Out. ("Night like This" ft. Kendall Schmidt, "Outlaw")	RCA Records	Producer, writer[8]
	Nick Jonas	Nick Jonas X2 ("Levels", "Area Code")	Island Records	Writer, producer
	Justin Bieber	Purpose ("The Feeling featuring Halsey")	Def Jam Recordings	Writer, producer[14]
	Chris Brown	Royalty ("Fine by Me")	RCA Records	Writer, producer
	Jason Derulo	Everything Is 4 ("Want to Want Me", "Cheyenne" and "Love Me Down")	Warner Bros. Records	Writer, producer[14]
	Andy Grammer	"Good to Be Alive (Hallelujah)"	S-Curve Records	Writer, producer
	Plain White T's	American Nights ("You Belong")	Megaforce Records	Writer, producer[60]
	Nico & Vinz	Cornerstone ("Our Love")	Warner Records	Writer, producer[61]
	Jake Miller	Rumors ("Yellow Lights")	Warner Records	Writer, producer, programmer, instrumentation[62]
	Olly Murs	Never Been Better ("Stevie Knows")	Syco Music, Epic Records	Writer, producer[63]
	Prince Royce	Double Vision ("Handcuffs")	RCA Records	Writer, producer[8]
	Ace Wilder	The Wild Card ("Do U Like")	Warner Records	Writer
	Bebe Rexha	"24/7"	Warner Records	Writer[64][65]
2014	Bella Thorne	Jersey ("Paperweight")	Hollywood Records	Writer, producer
	SHINee	I'm Your Boy ("Boys Meet U")	Universal	Writer, programming, instrumentation[66]
	Nick Jonas	Nick Jonas ("Nothing Would Be Better," "Wilderness")	Island Records	Producer, writer
	Tanner Patrick	The Waiting Home ("Sideways Figure Eights")		Producer, writer, mixer[67]
	Jaymes Young	Habits of My Heart ("What Should I Do")	Atlantic Records	Writer[68]
	Colton Dixon	Anchor ("Fool's Gold")	Sparrow Records	Writer[69]
	iSH	Up & Up ("Light Up" ft. Daniel Richter)	Warner Music Canada	Writer, producer, mixer[70]
	Breathe Carolina	Savages (all tracks)	Fearless Records	Producer, engineer, mixer[2][71]
	The Ready Set	The Bad & The Better	Razor and Tie Records	Producer[8]
2013	Simple Plan	Get Your Heart On - The Second Coming! ("Outta My System")	Atlantic Records	Writer, additional producer, additional engineer[72]
	Plain White T's	Should've Gone to Bed ("Helium")	Hollywood Records	Writer[73]
	Blake Shelton	Based on a True Story... ("Do You Remember")	Warner Bros. Nashville	Writer[14]
	The Summer Set	Legendary ("Lightning in a Bottle", "7 Days")	Fearless Records	Writer, producer
	Carly Paige	"Too Good", "Tell Me", "It's over Now"		Writer, producer
	Kris Allen	"All We Need Is the Love"	RCA Records	Writer[74][75]
2012	William Beckett	Winds Will Change ("Warriors", "Scarlett (Tokyo)")	YIKE Records	Writer[76][77]
	Breathe Carolina	Punk Goes Pop Volume 5 ("Billie Jean")	Fearless Records	Producer, engineer, mixer[78]
	Go Radio	Close the Distance ("Over Me", "Live, Learn, Let Go")	Fearless Records	Writer[79]
	GOLDHOUSE	All Night Long (all songs)		Producer, writer, mixer[80]
2011	Breathe Carolina	Hell Is What You Make It (all tracks except "Chemicals")	Fearless Records	Producer, engineer, mixer[2][71]
	Stephen Jerzak	Miles and Miles ("Miles N' Miles", "Cute", "Hot over Summer", "Queen", "She Said" ft. Leighton Meester, "Peace Out")	Universal Republic Records	Producer, writer, engineer[81]
	The Ready Set	Feel Good Now	Sire Records	Producer, writer, mixer[2]
	Plain White T's	"The House on Shady Lane"	Hollywood Records	Writer, producer[82]
	Let's Get It	Masters of the Universe ("Audacity of Dope")	Fearless Records	Writer[83]
	Dia Frampton	Red ("Walk Away")	Universal Republic Records	Producer[2]
	Young the Giant	Young the Giant	Roadrunner Records	Engineer, additional production[84]
2010	This Century	Hopeful Romantic Sampler ("Young Love")	Sire Records	Writer, producer, mixer[85]
	Valencia	Dancing with a Ghost ("Days Go By")	I Surrender Records	Writer[86]
	IAMMEDIC	The Tale of Abigale Withers (all songs)	Authentik Artists	Writer, producer, engineer[87]
	Breathe Electric	Lovestruck (all songs)		Producer, writer[88]
	Almost Alice (Alice in Wonderland soundtrack)	"Welcome to Mystery" (Plain White T's song)	Buena Vista Records	Producer[89]
	Artist Vs Poet	Favorite Fix ("Favorite Fix")	Fearless Records	Writer[90]
	Neon Trees	Habits ("1983," "Girls and Boys in School" and "In the Next Room")	Mercury Records	Producer, engineer, mixer[91]
	Call the Cops	Call the Cops (all songs)	MySpace Records	Writer, producer, engineer[92][93]
	Plain White T's	Wonders of the Younger (all songs)	Hollywood Records	Producer, engineer[2][71]
	The Scissors	You Can Make It Dangerous (all songs)		Mastering[94]
2009	Mitchel Musso	Mitchel Musso ("Hey")	Walt Disney Records	Keyboards, programming, vocal editing[95]
	Call the Cops	Motion Sickness (all songs)		Writer, producer, engineer[92]
	Bidwell	Something Real (all songs)		Writer,[96] producer
	Vogue in the Movement	Vogue in the Movement ("Head over Heels", "Get It", "Attire on Fire", "Guilty Pleasure")		Writer, producer[97][98]
	Sink to See	2012 ("2012")		Writer[99]
2008	Plain White T's	Disneymania 6 ("When I See an Elephant Fly")	Walt Disney Records	Producer, mixer[100]
	Them Terribles	Rock, Paper, Terribles (all songs)		Producer
	Plain White T's	Big Bad World ("1234," "Natural Disaster")	Hollywood Records	Writer, producer, horn arranger[2]
2007	Stacy Clark	Apples & Oranges (all songs)		Writer, producer, arranger[101]
2006	Stacy Clark	Unusual ("Never")		Writer, producer, arranger[102]
2005	Stephen Cohen, Novica Bozunovich & Ian Kirkpatrick	"Never Get Out Alive" (From the Motion Picture Mortuary)	Swollen Foot Music	Writer, performer[103]

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

Year	Category	Work	Original artist(s)	Result	Ref.
2017	Album of the Year	Purpose	Justin Bieber	Nominated	[104]
2019	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Head over Heels	Chromeo	Nominated
2021	Record of the Year	"Don't Start Now"	Dua Lipa	Nominated
	Song of the Year			Nominated
2023	Album of the Year	Special	Lizzo	Nominated
2025		Short n' Sweet	Sabrina Carpenter	Nominated
	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical			Nominated
	Best Dance Pop Recording	"Got Me Started"	Troye Sivan	Nominated