Jack Patterson (songwriter)

Jack Patterson
Patterson in 2019
Patterson in 2019
Background information
Born1986 or 1987 (age 39–40)
Birkenhead, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • producer
  • songwriter
  • director
Instruments
  • Keyboards
  • bass
  • guitar
  • saxophone
  • vocals
Years active2008–present
Member of

Jack Patterson is a British musician, songwriter, producer and director who co-founded the electronic music group Clean Bandit. He produced and wrote all four of their number-one singles on the UK Official Singles Chart — "Rather Be" (featuring Jess Glynne), "Symphony" (featuring Zara Larsson), "Rockabye" (featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie), and "Solo" (featuring Demi Lovato).[1]

Besides his work with Clean Bandit, Patterson has also co-written songs for other artists, including Jess Glynne's "Hold My Hand" (2015), and Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello's "Señorita" (2019), both of which also reached number one on the chart.[2][3]

Early life

Patterson was born in Birkenhead, United Kingdom.[4] He has younger brother Luke, who is also in Clean Bandit.[4] He attended Calday Grange Grammar School and went on to study architecture at Jesus College, Cambridge.[5][6]

Career

He co-founded Clean Bandit with fellow Jesus College, Cambridge undergraduates Grace Chatto and Neil Amin-Smith in 2008, with brother Luke Patterson as the fourth member.[7]

Patterson co-wrote and produced all of Clean Bandit's songs, and directed most of their music videos. Clean Bandit have received 8 Brit Award nominations, a VMA nomination, and won a Grammy for their song "Rather Be".[8][9][10] They have released two studio albums.

Patterson has also written and produced songs for other artists, including Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes, Marina Diamandis, Becky Hill, Jess Glynne and Ellie Goulding.[11][12][13][14][15] He has won two Ivor Novello awards.[16]

Personal life

Patterson split from his longtime girlfriend, singer Marina Diamandis, in 2021.[17]

Discography

Clean Bandit

Songwriting credits

Songs written or co-written by Jack Patterson[18]
Year Title Album Performer(s)
2015 Hold My Hand I Cry When I Laugh Jess Glynne
2018 Mad Love Mad Love the Prequel (EP) Sean Paul and David Guetta, featuring Becky G
2019 Señorita Shawn Mendes (Deluxe version) and Romance Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello
Karma Love + Fear Marina
You
Lead Me On Heavy Love Louise
2023 Better Man Higher Than Heaven (Deluxe edition) Ellie Goulding
2024 True Colours Believe Me Now? Becky Hill featuring Self Esteem
Easy JESS Jess Glynne

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Clean Bandit: We were told to stop making pop music". www.bbc.com. 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  2. ↑ Copsey, Rob (4 January 2016). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2015 revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2020". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Jonze, Tim (2014-02-13). "Clean Bandit: 'We're the cleverest and most stupid band in pop'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  5. ↑ "Former Calday Grange school pupil nominated for prestigious Ivor Novello award". West Kirby. 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  6. ↑ Care, Adam (2016-12-23). "Cambridge University graduates Clean Bandit scoop Christmas number one". Cambridgeshire Live. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  7. ↑ "BBC Music - Biggest Weekend - Musicians you never knew were related... and a few you did". BBC. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  8. ↑ "British Group nominations announced". brits.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  9. ↑ Aniftos, Rania (2019-07-23). "Ariana Grande & Taylor Swift Lead 2019 MTV VMA Nominations: See Full List". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  10. ↑ "Clean Bandit | Artist | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  11. ↑ Weatherby, Taylor (2019-08-12). "How Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello's 'Señorita' Took Eight Songwriters & 15 Months to Become a Hit". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  12. ↑ "Karma — Marina". Last.fm. 2025-04-10. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  13. ↑ "Who wrote "True Colours" by Becky Hill & Self Esteem?". Genius. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  14. ↑ "Song: Hold My Hand written by Jess Glynne, Jack Patterson, Ina Wroldsen, Jin Jin | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  15. ↑ "Who wrote "Better Man" by Ellie Goulding?". Genius. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  16. ↑ Jonze, Tim (2015-05-21). "Ivor Novello awards 2015: Clean Bandit and Hozier triumph". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  17. ↑ Mier, Tomás (2021-06-11). "MARINA Shines Free and Heals from Heartbreak on Album Ancient Dreams: 'You Have to Be Your Compass'". People.
  18. ↑ "Jack Patterson (of Clean Bandit) is a songwriter". artists.spotify.com. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
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