Trevor Horn

Songs Written by Trevor HornTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Trevor Charles Horn (born 15 July 1949) is a British record producer and musician. His influence on pop and electronic music in the 1980s was such that he has been called "the man who invented the eighties". Horn took up the bass guitar at an early age and taught himself to sight-read music. In the 1970s, he worked as a session musician, built his own studio, and wrote and produced singles for various artists. Horn gained fame in 1979 as... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Trevor Horn first charted in 1979 with Baby Blue.The artist placed 13 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 3 of which reached the Top‑10, including 2 number‑ones.The artist scored 40 UK Top‑75 entries, including 14 Top‑10 placements, including 4 number‑ones.On US AC the artist achieved 1 number‑one.On US Dance the artist achieved 7 Top‑10s, 3 of which hit number‑one.On US Rock the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s, 1 of which peaked at number‑one.On US RnB the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.

Top songs: #1: Kiss from a Rose - #2: Houdini - #3: All the Things She Said - #4: Owner of a Lonely Heart - #5: Firestarter
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  The Buggles
Video Killed the Radio Star
1.
09/1979

Video Killed the Radio Star
The Buggles

from The Age of Plastic   The Age of Plastic
218 pts
40
US










1
UK
[Island 49114]
written by Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn greentick & Bruce Woolley
  Dusty Springfield
2.
10/1979

Baby Blue
Dusty Springfield

12 pts












61
UK
written by Bruce Wooley, Morton Downey & Trevor Horn greentick
  The Buggles
The Plastic Age
3.
01/1980

The Plastic Age
The Buggles

from The Age of Plastic   The Age of Plastic
58 pts












16
UK
written by Trevor Horn greentick & Geoff Downes
Clean Clean
4.
04/1980

Clean Clean
The Buggles

from The Age of Plastic   The Age of Plastic
21 pts












38
UK
written by Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn greentick & Bruce Woolley
  Yes
Into the Lens (I Am a Camera)
5.
10/1980

Into the Lens (I Am a Camera)
Yes

from Drama   Drama
3 pts
104
US












[Atlantic 3767]
written by Geoff Downes & Trevor Horn greentick
  The Buggles
Elstree
6.
11/1980

Elstree
The Buggles

from The Age of Plastic   The Age of Plastic
13 pts












55
UK
written by Trevor Horn greentick & Geoff Downes
  Dollar
Hand Held in Black and White
7.
08/1981

Hand Held in Black and White
Dollar

from The Dollar Album   
54 pts












19
UK
written by Trevor Horn greentick & Bruce Woolley
Mirror Mirror (Mon Amour)
8.
11/1981

Mirror Mirror (Mon Amour)
Dollar

from The Dollar Album   
145 pts












4
UK
written by Trevor Horn greentick & Bruce Woolley
Give Me Back My Heart
9.
03/1982

Give Me Back My Heart
Dollar

from The Dollar Album   
139 pts












4
UK
written by Trevor Horn greentick & Simon Darlow
Videotheque
10.
06/1982

Videotheque
Dollar

from The Dollar Album   
56 pts












17
UK
written by Trevor Horn greentick & Simon Darlow
  Malcolm McLaren
Buffalo Gals
11.
12/1982

Buffalo Gals
Malcolm McLaren

from Duck Rock   Duck Rock
91 pts




33
dance






9
UK
as Malcolm McLaren & The World's Famous Supreme Team
[Atco 99950 (Island)]
written by Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn greentick & Malcolm McLaren
12.
02/1983

Soweto
Malcolm McLaren

from Duck Rock   Duck Rock
25 pts












32
UK
as Malcolm McLaren & The McLarenettes
written by Trevor Horn greentick & Malcolm McLaren
  The Barron Knights
13.
03/1983

Buffalo Bill's Last Scratch
The Barron Knights

14 pts












49
UK
written by Anne Dudley, Malcolm McLaren, Trevor Horn greentick, Bobby Crush, John Edward & Sue Edward
  Malcolm McLaren
14.
07/1983

Double Dutch
Malcolm McLaren

from Duck Rock   Duck Rock
138 pts




47
dance






3
UK
as Malcolm McLaren & The Bootzilla Orchestra
[Atco 99864 (Island)]
written by Trevor Horn greentick & Malcolm McLaren
  Yes
Owner of a Lonely Heart
15.
11/1983

#4  Owner of a Lonely Heart
Yes

from 90125   90125
275 pts
1
US


3
dance
69
R&B
1
rock


28
UK
[Atco 99817]
written by Trevor Rabin, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire & Trevor Horn greentick
  Malcolm McLaren
16.
12/1983

Duck for the Oyster
Malcolm McLaren

from Duck Rock   Duck Rock
13 pts












54
UK
written by Trevor Horn greentick & Malcolm McLaren
  The Art of Noise
17.
12/1983

Beat Box
The Art of Noise

from Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise?   Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise?
45 pts
101
US


1
dance
10
R&B




92
UK
instrumental
[Island 99782]
written by Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn greentick, J. J. Jeczalik, Gary Langan & Paul Morley
  Yes
Leave It
18.
02/1984

Leave It
Yes

from 90125   90125
74 pts
24
US


29
dance


3
rock


56
UK
[Atco 99787]
written by Trevor Horn greentick, Trevor Rabin & Chris Squire
  The Art of Noise
Close (To the Edit)
19.
06/1984

Close (To the Edit)
The Art of Noise

from Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise?   Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise?
111 pts
102
US


4
dance
23
R&B




8
UK
instrumental
[Island 99754]
written by Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn greentick, J. J. Jeczalik, Paul Morley & Trevor Horn greentick
Moments in Love
20.
04/1985

Moments in Love
The Art of Noise

from Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise?   Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise?
15 pts






90
R&B




51
UK
as Trevor Horn, Paul Morley with The Art of Noise
[Island 99561]
written by Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn greentick, Jonathan Jeczalik, Gary Langan & Paul Morley
  Grace Jones
21.
10/1985

Slave to the Rhythm
Grace Jones

from Slave to the Rhythm   Slave to the Rhythm
101 pts




1
dance
20
R&B




12
UK
[Manhattan 50020]
written by Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson & Trevor Horn greentick
  King Sun-D Moet
22.
05/1987

Hey Love
King Sun-D Moet

1 pts






69
R&B






[Profile 5139]
written by Sun Born, Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn greentick, J. J. Jeczalik, Gary Langan & Paul Morley
  The Art of Noise
Moments in Love
23.
06/1987

Moments in Love
The Art of Noise

6 pts












87
UK
R
written by Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn greentick, Jonathan Jeczalik, Gary Langan & Paul Morley
  JT & The Big Family
24.
03/1990

Moments in Soul
JT & The Big Family

from J.T. and the Big Family   
106 pts




28
dance






7
UK
written by Romeo Beresford, Caron Wheeler, Simon Law, Paul Hooper, Trevor Horn greentick, Anne Dudley, Gary Langan, Jonathan Jeczalik & Paul Morley
  The Orb
A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules from the Centre of the Ultraworld
25.
07/1990

A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules from the Centre of the Ultraworld
The Orb

from The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld   
8 pts












78
UK
written by Alex Paterson, Jimmy Cauty, Minnie Riperton, Richard Rudolph, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson, Bruce Woolley & Trevor Horn greentick
  Inga
Riding into Blue (Cowboy Song)
26.
07/1990

Riding into Blue (Cowboy Song)
Inga

from Planet Oz   
5 pts












93
UK
written by Trevor Horn greentick
  The Musical Cast of Toys
27.
12/1992

The Closing of the Year (Main Theme)
The Musical Cast of Toys

from Toys OST   
18 pts
53
US
37
AC










featuring Wendy & Lisa
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Trevor Horn greentick & Hans Zimmer
  Grace Jones
28.
05/1994

Slave to the Rhythm (remix)
Grace Jones

from The Ultimate   
36 pts












28
UK
R
written by Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson & Trevor Horn greentick
  Seal
Kiss from a Rose
29.
07/1994

Kiss from a Rose
Seal

from Seal [1994 album]   Seal [1994 album]
58 pts






52
R&B


35
alt.
20
UK
Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1996 Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1996
[ZTT/Sire 17896]
written by Seal & Trevor Horn greentick
  Tom Jones
30.
11/1994

If I Only Knew
Tom Jones

from The Lead and How to Swing It   The Lead and How to Swing It
107 pts
108
US


4
dance






11
UK
[Interscope 98203]
written by Jo Mendlesohn, Ben Nitze, Trevor Horn greentick, Tom Jones & Bruce Woolley
  Glam Metal Detectives
31.
03/1995

Everybody Up!
Glam Metal Detectives

from Glam Metal Detectives   
33 pts












29
UK
written by Lol Creme & Trevor Horn greentick
  Seal
Kiss from a Rose
32.
06/1995

#1  Kiss from a Rose
Seal

from Batman Forever: Original Music from the Motion Picture   Batman Forever: Original Music from the Motion Picture
405 pts
1
US
1
AC








4
UK
charted as Kiss from a Rose / I'm Alive in UK charts
[ZTT/Sire 17896]
written by Seal & Trevor Horn greentick
  The Prodigy
33.
03/1996

#5  Firestarter
The Prodigy

from The Fat of the Land   The Fat of the Land
239 pts
30
US








24
alt.
1
UK
[Maverick 17387]
written by Liam Howlett, Keith Flint, Trevor Horn greentick, Anne Dudley, J. J. Jeczalik, Paul Morley, Gary Langan & Kim Deal
  NTC
34.
07/1996

Saving My Luv 4 You
NTC

from The Journey (A Quest 4 Luv)   
1 pts






111
R&B






written by T. Copeland, N. Richardson, Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn greentick, Jonathan Jeczalik, Gary Langan & Paul Morley
  DJ Pooh
35.
09/1997

Whoop! Whoop!
DJ Pooh

1 pts






73
R&B






featuring Kam
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Big Beat album cut]
written by C. Miller, Trevor Horn greentick, Malcolm McLaren & Anne Dudley
  The Presidents of the United States of America
Video Killed the Radio Star
36.
08/1998

Video Killed the Radio Star
The Presidents of the United States of America

from Pure Frosting   Pure Frosting
15 pts












52
UK
The Buggles cover
written by Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn greentick & Bruce Woolley
  Malcolm McLaren vs Rakim and Roger Sanchez
37.
10/1998

Buffalo Gals Stampede
Malcolm McLaren vs Rakim and Roger Sanchez

11 pts












65
UK
written by Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn greentick & Malcolm McLaren
  The Art of Noise
38.
06/1999

Metaforce
The Art of Noise

from The Seduction of Claude Debussy   The Seduction of Claude Debussy
14 pts












53
UK
featuring Rakim
written by Lol Creme, Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn greentick, Paul Morley & William Griffin
  Dope Smugglaz
39.
08/1999

Double Double Dutch
Dope Smugglaz

64 pts












15
UK
written by Trevor Horn greentick, Malcolm McLaren, Manelli, Jack Lerole, Petros Manele, Lulu Masilela & Dingani Vilakazi
  t.A.T.u.
All the Things She Said
40.
08/2002

#3  All the Things She Said
t.A.T.u.

from 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane   200 km/h in the Wrong Lane
279 pts
20
US


5
dance






1
UK
[Interscope 019354]
written by Sergio Galoyan, Trevor Horn greentick, Martin Kierszenbaum, Elena Kiper & Valeriy Polienko
  DJ Sputnik
All the Things She Said
41.
04/2003

All the Things She Said
DJ Sputnik

3 pts












173
UK
written by Sergio Galoyan, Trevor Horn greentick, Martin Kierszenbaum, Elena Kiper & Valeriy Polienko
  t.A.T.u.
Not Gonna Get Us
42.
04/2003

Not Gonna Get Us
t.A.T.u.

from 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane   200 km/h in the Wrong Lane
142 pts




1
dance






7
UK
written by Sergio Galoyan, Trevor Horn greentick, Ivan Shapovalov, Elena Kiper & Valeriy Polienko
  Obie Trice
Got Some Teeth
43.
08/2003

Got Some Teeth
Obie Trice

from Cheers   Cheers
121 pts
54
US




33
R&B




8
UK
[Shady 001116]
written by Obie Trice, Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto, Steven King, Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn greentick & Malcolm McLaren
  t.A.T.u.
Not Gonna Get Us
44.
01/2004

Not Gonna Get Us
t.A.T.u.

from 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane   200 km/h in the Wrong Lane
3 pts












157
UK
R
written by Sergio Galoyan, Trevor Horn greentick, Ivan Shapovalov, Elena Kiper & Valeriy Polienko
  Dragonheart
Video Killed the Radio Star
45.
11/2004

Video Killed the Radio Star
Dragonheart

9 pts












74
UK
written by Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn greentick & Bruce Woolley
  Max Graham vs. Yes
Owner of a Lonely Heart
46.
05/2005

Owner of a Lonely Heart
Max Graham vs. Yes

86 pts












9
UK
written by Trevor Rabin, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire & Trevor Horn greentick
  Rashad
47.
04/2006

Tell 'em What They Wanna Hear
Rashad

1 pts






76
R&B






featuring T.I. & Young Dro
[Atlantic 94283]
written by Anne Dudley, Clifford Harris, D'Juan Hart, Gary Langan, Jonathan Jeczalik, Paul Morley, Rashad Morgan & Trevor Horn greentick
  Seal
Kiss from a Rose
48.
02/2007

Kiss from a Rose
Seal

7 pts












81
UK
R
written by Seal & Trevor Horn greentick
Kiss from a Rose
49.
09/2008

Kiss from a Rose
Seal

2 pts












174
UK
R
written by Seal & Trevor Horn greentick
  The Prodigy
50.
03/2009

Firestarter
The Prodigy

2 pts












170
UK
R
written by Liam Howlett, Keith Flint, Trevor Horn greentick, Anne Dudley, J. J. Jeczalik, Paul Morley, Gary Langan & Kim Deal
  Seal
Kiss from a Rose
51.
10/2009

Kiss from a Rose
Seal

12 pts












57
UK
R
written by Seal & Trevor Horn greentick
  will.i.am & Nicki Minaj
52.
09/2010

Check It Out!
will.i.am & Nicki Minaj

from Pink Friday   Pink Friday
109 pts
24
US




100
R&B




11
UK
[will.i.am LP Cut]
written by Onika Maraj, William Adams, Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn greentick & Bruce Woolley
  Seal
Kiss from a Rose
53.
10/2010

Kiss from a Rose
Seal

2 pts












160
UK
R
written by Seal & Trevor Horn greentick
Kiss from a Rose
54.
02/2011

Kiss from a Rose
Seal

5 pts












93
UK
R
written by Seal & Trevor Horn greentick
  t.A.T.u.
All the Things She Said
55.
11/2011

All the Things She Said
t.A.T.u.

2 pts












174
UK
R
written by Sergio Galoyan, Trevor Horn greentick, Martin Kierszenbaum, Elena Kiper & Valeriy Polienko
All the Things She Said
56.
02/2012

All the Things She Said
t.A.T.u.

3 pts












105
UK
R
written by Sergio Galoyan, Trevor Horn greentick, Martin Kierszenbaum, Elena Kiper & Valeriy Polienko
  Seal
Kiss from a Rose
57.
04/2012

Kiss from a Rose
Seal

6 pts












87
UK
R
written by Seal & Trevor Horn greentick
  Grace Jones
58.
06/2012

Slave to the Rhythm
Grace Jones

3 pts












117
UK
R
written by Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson & Trevor Horn greentick
  Seal
Kiss from a Rose
59.
11/2013

Kiss from a Rose
Seal

9 pts












67
UK
R
written by Seal & Trevor Horn greentick
Every Time I'm with You
60.
01/2016

Every Time I'm with You
Seal

from 7   
6 pts


24
AC










[Warner LP Cut]
written by Seal, Simon Bloor & Trevor Horn greentick
  Halsey
Nightmare
61.
05/2019

Nightmare
Halsey

98 pts
15
US










26
UK
[Capitol]
written by Ashley Frangipane, Benjamin Levin, Elena Kiper, Magnus Høiberg, Ivan Shapovalov, Martin Kierszenbaum, Nathan Perez, Sergio Galoyan, Trevor Horn greentick & Valeriy Polienko
  Eminem
Houdini
62.
06/2024

#2  Houdini
Eminem

from The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)   
388 pts
2
US








35
alt.
1
UK
[Shady/Aftermath]
written by Marshall Mathers III, Jeff Bass, Anne Dudley, Steve Miller, Trevor Horn greentick, Kevin Bell & Malcolm McLaren
  Mac Miller
63.
02/2025

Stoned
Mac Miller

from Balloonerism   
6 pts
97
US












[REMember Music]
written by Malcolm McCormick, Malcolm McLaren, Anne Dudley & Trevor Horn greentick
  Lil Tecca
Owa Owa
64.
06/2025

Owa Owa
Lil Tecca

from Dopamine   
18 pts
50
US












[Galactic/Republic]
written by Tyler-Justin Sharpe, Rio Leyva, Danny Snodgrass Jr., Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn greentick & Bruce Woolley


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