# Martin Harrington

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'''Martin Harrington''' is a British [songwriter](/source/songwriter), [record producer](/source/record_producer) and music publisher. He has written songs for artists including [Emma Bunton](/source/Emma_Bunton), [Five](/source/Five_(group)), [Celine Dion](/source/Celine_Dion), [Natalie Imbruglia](/source/Natalie_Imbruglia) and [Blue](/source/Blue_(English_group)).{{citation needed|date= April 2023}} The song "[Love at First Sight](/source/Love_at_First_Sight_(Kylie_Minogue_song))" by Kylie Minogue, of which he was one of the co-writers, was nominated for both [Grammy](/source/Grammy_Award) and [Ivor Novello](/source/Ivor_Novello_Award) awards<ref name="Sinclair2004">{{cite book|last=Sinclair|first=David|title=Wannabe: how the Spice Girls reinvented pop fame|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UeGVatY5WzIC&pg=PA57|accessdate=24 September 2010|date=15 June 2004|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=978-0-7119-8643-5|page=57}}</ref> and was the most played song on UK radio in 2002. The song "[Shiver](/source/Shiver_(Natalie_Imbruglia_song))" by Natalie Imbruglia, of which he was one of the co-producers,<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Counting Down the Days|title-link=Counting Down the Days|year=2005|type=Australian CD album booklet|publisher=Brightside Recordings|id=82876679672}}</ref> was the most played song on UK radio in 2005.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/1354051/imbruglias-shiver-tops-ppl-most-used-chart|title=Imbruglia's 'Shiver' Tops PPL 'Most Used' Chart|last=Sexton|first=Paul|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|date=25 May 2006|access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref>

==Ed Sheeran lawsuit==
In June 2016, Harrington and Thomas Leonard filed a $20 million lawsuit against Ed Sheeran, alleging that his song "Photograph" copied elements from their 2009 composition "Amazing," performed by [Matt Cardle](/source/Matt_Cardle). The case was settled in 2017 under undisclosed terms.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ed Sheeran is being sued for $20m by two songwriters over his track Photograph |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-36486648 |work=BBC News |date=9 June 2016}}</ref>

==Discography==
* [What Took You So Long?](/source/What_Took_You_So_Long%3F) - [Emma Bunton](/source/Emma_Bunton) (2001)
* [Everybody](/source/Everybody_(Hear'Say_album)) - [Hear'Say](/source/Hear'Say) (2001)
* [Love at First Sight](/source/Love_at_First_Sight_(Kylie_Minogue_song)) - [Kylie Minogue](/source/Kylie_Minogue) (2002)
* Come On Over - [Kym Marsh](/source/Kym_Marsh) (2003)
* [If You Come to Me](/source/If_You_Come_to_Me) - [Atomic Kitten](/source/Atomic_Kitten) (2003)
* Don't Look Back - [Thalía](/source/Thal%C3%ADa) (2004)
* Mad World / If You Come to Me (2004)
* [Amazing](/source/Amazing_(Matt_Cardle_song)) - [Matt Cardle](/source/Matt_Cardle) (2012)

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1491573/ IMDb entry]

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