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'''Jim Duguid''' is a Scottish musician and songwriter best known for co-writing the [[Alex Clare]] song "[[Too Close (Alex Clare song)|Too Close]]".
'''Jim Duguid''' is a Scottish musician and songwriter best known for co-writing the [[Alex Clare]] song "[[Too Close (Alex Clare song)|Too Close]]".


==Biography==
==Biography==
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A native of [[Glasgow]], Duguid cut his teeth playing drums in a number of bands which centred around the vibrant 90's Glasgow music scene and the iconic King Tuts Wah Wah Hut. His drumming career began with the band [[Speedway (band)|Speedway]], which he founded with fellow Glaswegian [[Jill Jackson (singer)|Jill Jackson]] in 2001. He developed his songwriting in sessions with Steve Robson, Guy Chambers and Star Gate. Speedway released one full-length album, ''[[Save Yourself (Speedway album)|Save Yourself]]'' (2003), before disbanding in 2004.


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Following Speedway's breakup, he began a collaboration with Scottish singer [[Paolo Nutini]], co-writing five tracks on Nutini's first album, ''[[These Streets]]''. Credits included hit singles "Rewind", "Last Request" and the number-1 UK airplay hit, "New Shoes".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prsformusic.com/m-magazine/features/interview-with-jim-duguid/|title=Jim Duguid|website=Prsformusic.com|accessdate=19 July 2020}}</ref> Duguid toured extensively with Nutini, as his drummer and piano player. The album has sold over three million copies to date. In 2008 after the first recording sessions for Nutini's second album, ''Sunny Side Up'' and after seven years working with Nutini, Duguid took the difficult decision to leave the band.
A native of [[Glasgow]], Duguid cut his teeth playing drums in a number of bands which centred around the vibrant 90's Glasgow music scene and the iconic King Tuts Wah Wah Hut.
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His Drumming career began with the band [[Speedway (band)|Speedway]], which he founded with fellow Glaswegian [[Jill Jackson (singer)|Jill Jackson]] in 2001. He developed his songwriting in sessions with Steve Robson, Guy Chambers and Star Gate. Speedway released one full-length album, ''[[Save Yourself (Speedway album)|Save Yourself]]'' (2003) before disbanding in 2004.


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Published by Warner Chappell UK, Duguid set himself up in a studio in London in 2009, working with developing young artists, including early sessions with Sam Smith, James Bay and Alex Clare.
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Following Speedway's breakup, he began a collaboration with Scottish singer [[Paolo Nutini]], co-writing 5 tracks on Nutini's first album, ''[[These Streets]]''. Credits included hit singles, Rewind, Last Request & the number 1 U.K. AirPlay hit New Shoes.<ref>[https://www.m-magazine.co.uk/features/interviews/interview-with-jim-duguid/]</ref> Jim Toured extensively with Paolo, as his drummer and piano player, The Album has sold over 3 million copies to date. In 2008 after the first recording sessions for Paolo's second Album, "Sunny Side Up" and after 7 years working with Paolo, Jim took the difficult decision to leave the band.


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On [[Alex Clare]]'s 2011 album ''[[The Lateness of the Hour (Alex Clare album)|The Lateness of the Hour]]'', he co-wrote the hit song "[[Too Close (Alex Clare song)|Too Close]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://playlists.net/artists/alex|title=Alex|website=Playlists.net|accessdate=19 July 2020}}</ref>
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Published by Warner Chappell UK, Jim set himself up in a Studio in London in 2009, working with developing young artists, including early sessions with Sam Smith, James Bay and Alex Clare.


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His biggest hit to date, the song was used for a major Internet Explorer ad campaign in 2011. "Too Close" was number 1 in Germany, top 5 in the U.K. and top 10 throughout Europe.
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On [[Alex Clare]]'s 2011 album ''[[The Lateness of the Hour (album)|The Lateness of the Hour]]'', he co-wrote the hit song "[[Too Close (Alex Clare song)|Too Close]]".<ref>[http://sharemyplaylists.com/artists/Alex+Clare/track/Too+Close/lyrics ShareMyPlaylists.com]</ref>


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In the U.S. the track's hit status was solidified, spending over 50 weeks in the hot 100 chart, peaking at number 7. It topped the Rock radio Chart and spent a number of weeks in the mainstream AirPlay top 10. To date the song has sold almost five million copies around the world, has had over 65 million views on YouTube and over 100 million Spotify streams.
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His biggest hit to date, The song was used for a major Internet Explorer ad campaign in 2011.
'Too Close' was number 1 in Germany, top 5 in the U.K. and top 10 throughout Europe.

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In the U.S. the track's hit status was solidified, spending over 50 weeks in the hot 100 chart, peaking at number 7. It topped the Rock radio Chart and spent a number of weeks in the main stream AirPlay top 10.
To date the song has sold almost 5 million copies around the world, has had over 65 million views on YouTube and over 100million spotify streams.


Duguid and Clare received the ASCAP, PRS Songwriter of the Year Award in 2012.
Duguid and Clare received the ASCAP, PRS Songwriter of the Year Award in 2012.


Jim currently works from his home studio just outside London. He has been working on releases for 2017/18 with Kiko Bun (Universal), Callum Beattie (3 beat/ Universal), Dan Owen (Atlantic Records), Lucas Graham and US new comer Molly Kestner (Atlantic Records).
He currently works from his home studio just outside London. He has been working on releases for 2017/18 with Kiko Bun (Universal), [[People Like Us (Callum Beattie album)|Callum Beattie]] (3 beat/Universal), Dan Owen (Atlantic Records), [[Lukas Graham (2015 album)|Lukas Graham]] and US newcomer Molly Kestner (Atlantic Records).{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}}


==Songwriting credits==
==Songwriting credits==

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! Year !! Artist !! Song !! Co-written with !! U.S. peak<br> position !! U.K. peak<br> position
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| '''Year''' || '''Artist''' || '''Song''' || '''Co-written with''' || '''U.S. peak<br> position''' || '''U.K. peak<br> position'''
| 2017 ||[[Molly Kate Kestner]]|| "Prom Queen" || Adj Buffone, Molly Kate Kestner || — || —
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| 2006 || [[Paolo Nutini]] || "[[Last Request]]" || Paolo Nutini, [[Matty Benbrook]] || – || 5<ref>[http://www.theofficialcharts.com/search-results-album/_/Last+Request#single Official Chart Company(Link redirected to OCC website)]</ref>
| 2006 || [[Paolo Nutini]] || "[[Last Request]]" || Paolo Nutini, [[Matty Benbrook]] || — || 5<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Last+Request|title=last request &#124; full Official Chart History &#124; Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|accessdate=19 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
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| 2006 || Paolo Nutini || "[[Rewind (Paolo Nutini song)|Rewind]]" || Paolo Nutini || – || 27<ref>[http://www.theofficialcharts.com/search-results-album/_/Rewind#single Official Chart Company(Link redirected to OCC website)]</ref>
| 2006 || Paolo Nutini || "[[Rewind (Paolo Nutini song)|Rewind]]" || Paolo Nutini || _ || 27<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/rewind/|title=rewind &#124; full Official Chart History &#124; Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|accessdate=19 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2007 || Paolo Nutini || "[[New Shoes]]" || Paolo Nutini, Matty Benbrook || 108 || 21
| 2007 || Paolo Nutini || "[[New Shoes]]" || Paolo Nutini, Matty Benbrook || 108 || 21
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| 2011 || [[Alex Clare]] || "[[Too Close (Alex Clare song)|Too Close]] || Alex Clare || 7<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=alex clare|chart=all}} Billboard.com]</ref> || 4<ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/1/2012-05-19/ Official Chart Company]</ref>
| 2011 || [[Alex Clare]] || "[[Too Close (Alex Clare song)|Too Close]] || Alex Clare || 7<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=alex clare|chart=all}} Billboard.com]</ref> || 4<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20120513/7501/|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 &#124; Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|accessdate=19 July 2020}}</ref>
|}
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:02, 19 May 2024

Jim Duguid is a Scottish musician and songwriter best known for co-writing the Alex Clare song "Too Close".

Biography[edit]

A native of Glasgow, Duguid cut his teeth playing drums in a number of bands which centred around the vibrant 90's Glasgow music scene and the iconic King Tuts Wah Wah Hut. His drumming career began with the band Speedway, which he founded with fellow Glaswegian Jill Jackson in 2001. He developed his songwriting in sessions with Steve Robson, Guy Chambers and Star Gate. Speedway released one full-length album, Save Yourself (2003), before disbanding in 2004.

Following Speedway's breakup, he began a collaboration with Scottish singer Paolo Nutini, co-writing five tracks on Nutini's first album, These Streets. Credits included hit singles "Rewind", "Last Request" and the number-1 UK airplay hit, "New Shoes".[1] Duguid toured extensively with Nutini, as his drummer and piano player. The album has sold over three million copies to date. In 2008 after the first recording sessions for Nutini's second album, Sunny Side Up and after seven years working with Nutini, Duguid took the difficult decision to leave the band.

Published by Warner Chappell UK, Duguid set himself up in a studio in London in 2009, working with developing young artists, including early sessions with Sam Smith, James Bay and Alex Clare.

On Alex Clare's 2011 album The Lateness of the Hour, he co-wrote the hit song "Too Close".[2]

His biggest hit to date, the song was used for a major Internet Explorer ad campaign in 2011. "Too Close" was number 1 in Germany, top 5 in the U.K. and top 10 throughout Europe.

In the U.S. the track's hit status was solidified, spending over 50 weeks in the hot 100 chart, peaking at number 7. It topped the Rock radio Chart and spent a number of weeks in the mainstream AirPlay top 10. To date the song has sold almost five million copies around the world, has had over 65 million views on YouTube and over 100 million Spotify streams.

Duguid and Clare received the ASCAP, PRS Songwriter of the Year Award in 2012.

He currently works from his home studio just outside London. He has been working on releases for 2017/18 with Kiko Bun (Universal), Callum Beattie (3 beat/Universal), Dan Owen (Atlantic Records), Lukas Graham and US newcomer Molly Kestner (Atlantic Records).[citation needed]

Songwriting credits[edit]

Year Artist Song Co-written with U.S. peak
position		 U.K. peak
position
2017 Molly Kate Kestner "Prom Queen" Adj Buffone, Molly Kate Kestner — —
2006 Paolo Nutini "Last Request" Paolo Nutini, Matty Benbrook — 5[3]
2006 Paolo Nutini "Rewind" Paolo Nutini _ 27[4]
2007 Paolo Nutini "New Shoes" Paolo Nutini, Matty Benbrook 108 21
2011 Alex Clare "Too Close Alex Clare 7[5] 4[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jim Duguid". Prsformusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Alex". Playlists.net. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  3. ^ "last request | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. ^ "rewind | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  5. ^ Billboard.com
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
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