| Cirkut | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Birth Name: | Henry Russell Walter |
| Alias: | Dream Machine |
| Birth Date: | 1986 4, df=y[1] |
| Birth Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Origin: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Henry Russell Walter (born April 23, 1986), known professionally as Cirkut, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. He has co-produced and co-written commercially successful singles, often in tandem with American record producer Dr. Luke and Swedish producer Max Martin since 2008. His credits include songs and albums for prominent artists including Katy Perry, Becky G, Ava Max, Nicki Minaj, R. City, the Weeknd, Kesha, Ciara, Pitbull, Britney Spears, Maroon 5 Ne-Yo, Rihanna, Adam Lambert, B.o.B, Marina and the Diamonds, will.i.am, Jungkook, Kygo and Juicy J, among others.
Walter has written and produced the Billboard Hot 100-number one singles "Part of Me", "Roar" and "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry, "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus, "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 and "Starboy" and "Die for You (Remix)" by the Weeknd.[2] [3] He won Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards for his work on the latter two songs' parent album, Starboy.[4] He co-produced Jungkook's 2023 single "Standing Next to You".
Walter was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia and moved to Toronto in 2004. He co-produced the Britney Spears song "Mmm Papi" which appeared on her 2008 album Circus.[5] He sent it as an instrumental track to Kobalt Music Group via their attorney Chris Taylor, where songwriter Nicole Morier began using it to write with Britney Spears.[6]
Walter opened Dream House Studios in Toronto. He then relocated to Los Angeles, California.[7] He co-produced "Part of Me", the title song to Katy Perry's 2012 concert film . Walter was also responsible for producing and co-writing the Weeknd's track "High for This". In 2016, he co-produced and co-wrote 9 songs on the Weeknd's album Starboy.[8]
| Title | Year | Album | Writer | Producer | Remix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Mmm Papi" | 2008 | Britney Spears – Circus | |||
| "Blow (Cirkut Remix)" | 2011 | Kesha – | |||
| "Seal It with a Kiss" | Britney Spears – Femme Fatale | ||||
| "High for This" | The Weeknd – House of Balloons | ||||
| "Wild Heart", "Where Do They Do That At?" | Sabi – All I Want | ||||
| "Domino" | Jessie J – Who You Are | ||||
| "Good Feeling" | Flo Rida – Wild Ones | ||||
| "Hangover", "Tattoo"[9] | Taio Cruz – TY.O | ||||
| "You Da One", "Where Have You Been", "Fool in Love" | Rihanna – Talk That Talk[10] | ||||
| "Turn All The Lights On" | T-Pain – Revolver | ||||
| "Never Close Our Eyes", "Better Than I Know Myself"[11] | 2012 | Adam Lambert – Trespassing | |||
| "Part of Me", "Wide Awake" | Katy Perry – | ||||
| "Problem (The Monster Remix)" | Becky G – Hotel Transylvania Soundtrack | ||||
| "Young Forever", "Va Va Voom", "Masquerade" | Nicki Minaj – | ||||
| "Brokenhearted"[12] | Karmin – Hello | ||||
| "Both of Us", "Strange Clouds", "Arena" [13] | B.o.B – Strange Clouds | ||||
| "Primadonna", "Lies", "How To Be A Heartbreaker"[14] | Marina and the Diamonds – Electra Heart | ||||
| "One More Time" | Baby E – N/A | ||||
| "High For This" | The Weeknd – Trilogy | ||||
| "Wish U Were Here" | Cody Simpson – Paradise | ||||
| "Rock Me" | One Direction – Take Me Home | ||||
| "Oath" | Cher Lloyd feat Becky G – Sticks + Stones | ||||
| "Warrior", "Die Young", "C'mon", "Thinking of You", "Crazy Kids", "Wherever You Are", "Dirty Love", "Wonderland", "Only Wanna Dance With You", "Supernatural", "Gold Trans Am", "Last Goodbye" | Kesha – Warrior | ||||
| "Till The World Ends (Twister Remix)" | Britney Spears – N/A | ||||
| "High For This", "Halcyon" | Ellie Goulding – Halcyon | ||||
| "Die Young", "Supernatural" | Kesha – Deconstructed | ||||
| "Fall Down", "Far Away from Home", "Geekin" | 2013 | will.i.am –
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| "Ooh La La" | Britney Spears – Music From and Inspired by the Smurfs 2 | ||||
| "Vacation" | G.R.L. – Music From and Inspired by the Smurfs 2 | ||||
| "Walks Like Rihanna" | The Wanted – Word of Mouth | ||||
| "Play It Again", "Can't Get Enough", "Zoomin' Zoomin", "Built for This", "Lovin' What You Do" | Becky G – Play It Again (EP) | ||||
| "Roar", "Legendary Lovers", "Birthday", "Unconditionally", "Dark Horse", "International Smile", "Ghost" | Katy Perry – Prism | ||||
| "Wrecking Ball" | Miley Cyrus – Bangerz | ||||
| "Harder We Fall", "Excuse My Rude", "Gold" | Jessie J – Alive | ||||
| "Smokin Rollin", "Bounce It" | Juicy J – Stay Trippy | ||||
| "Give It 2 U" | Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines | ||||
| "Brightest Morning Star" | Britney Spears – Britney Jean | ||||
| "Timber" | Pitbull – | ||||
| "Show Me What You Got", "Ugly Heart", "Rewind" | 2014 | G.R.L. – G.R.L. | |||
| "Quiero Bailar (All Through The Night)" | 3BallMTY – Globall | ||||
| "Dare (La La La)" | Shakira – Shakira | ||||
| "La La La (Brazil 2014)" | Shakira – One Love, One Rhythm - The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album | ||||
| "We Are One (Ole Ola)" | Pitbull – One Love, One Rhythm - The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album | ||||
| "Wild Wild Love" | Pitbull – Globalization | ||||
| "Zipper" | Jason Derulo – Talk Dirty | ||||
| "Shower", "Can't Stop Dancin'", "Can't Get Enough (Spanish Version)" | Becky G – N/A | ||||
| "I Don't Mind" | Usher – N/A | ||||
| "Get on Your Knees", "Only ", "Trini Dem Girls", "The Night is Still Young", "Pills N Potions" | Nicki Minaj – The Pinkprint | ||||
| "She Knows" | Ne-Yo – Non-Fiction | ||||
| "Stayin Out All Night" | Wiz Khalifa – Blacc Hollywood | ||||
| "Sugar" | Maroon 5 – V | ||||
| "Low", | Juicy J – The Hustle Continues | ||||
| "Never Been in Love", "One More" | Elliphant – One More | ||||
| "Completement Fou", "Coca Sans Bulles", "Florence En Italie", "Un Jour Viendra" | Yelle – Complètement fou | ||||
| "This Is How We Roll" | 2015 | Fifth Harmony – Reflection | |||
| "Lighthouse" | G.R.L. – N/A | ||||
| "For Everybody" | Juicy J, Wiz Khalifa, R. City – N/A | ||||
| "Dance Like We're Makin' Love", "Give Me Love", "Lullaby", "Kiss N Tell", "Special Edition" | Ciara – Jackie | ||||
| "Best People in the World" | Elliphant – N/A | ||||
| "The Water Dance" | Chris Porter (musician) | Chris Porter – The Water Dance | |||
| "Once in a Lifetime" | Flo Rida – My House | ||||
| "Like This", "Locked Away", "Checking for You", "Take You Down", "Broadway", "Over", "Make Up", "Again", "Live by the Gun", "Slave to the Dollar", "Save My Soul", "Crazy Love", "Don't You Worry", "Our Story" | R. City – What Dreams Are Made Of | ||||
| "Marching Band" | R. Kelly – The Buffet | ||||
| "Lovin' So Hard", "Break a Sweat", "You Love It" | Becky G – N/A | ||||
| "Everybody", "Love Me Badder" | Elliphant – Living Life Golden | ||||
| "Whip It!", "Ain't Too Cool" | Lunchmoney Lewis – N/A | ||||
| "Silk Road" | Rick Ross – Black Market | ||||
| "Ain't Your Mama" | 2016 | Jennifer Lopez – N/A | |||
| "Tabú" | Pablo Alborán, Ava Max – Tabú | ||||
| "Greenlight" | Pitbull – Climate Change | ||||
| "Guys My Age" | Hey Violet – From the Outside | ||||
| "Starboy", "False Alarm", "Reminder", "Secrets", "Six Feet Under", "Ordinary Life", "Nothing Without You", "I Feel It Coming" | The Weeknd – Starboy | ||||
| "Bang Bang" | DJ Fresh, Diplo – N/A | ||||
| "Another Love Song" | 2017 | Ne-Yo – N/A | |||
| "I Don't Want It at All", "Slow It Down" | Kim Petras – N/A | ||||
| "All Night" | Big Boi – Boomiverse | ||||
| "Ugly" | Jaira Burns – N/A | ||||
| "A Little Work" | Fergie – Double Dutchess | ||||
| "Girls Like You" | 2018 | Maroon 5 – Red Pill Blues | |||
| "Savior" | Iggy Azalea – N/A | ||||
| "Hurt You" | The Weeknd – My Dear Melancholy, | ||||
| "Heart to Break", "Can't Do Better", "All the Time" | Kim Petras – N/A | ||||
| "Any Weather" | Birdman – Birdman presents: Before Anythang (Soundtrack) | ||||
| "Nights Like These", "On Ur Mind", "Ocean Sure" | Ne-Yo – Good Man | ||||
| "Animal", "Priceless" | Trey Songz – Tremaine the Album | ||||
| "Come See About Me" | Nicki Minaj – Queen | ||||
| "Creep on Me" | Gashi – Gashi | ||||
| "Treasure Island" | |||||
| "Sweet but Psycho"[15] | Ava Max – Heaven & Hell | ||||
| "So Am I", "Torn", "Salt" | 2019 | ||||
| "Kings & Queens", "Who's Laughing Now", "OMG What's Happening", "Heaven", "Naked", "Tattoo", "Call Me Tonight", "Born to the Night", "Take You to Hell", "Belladonna", "Rumors", "My Head & My Heart" | 2020 | ||||
| "On Me " | |||||
| "EveryTime I Cry" | 2021 | ||||
| "Let you" | |||||
| "Echo (featuring blackbear)", "One Light (featuring Bantu)", "Convince Me Otherwise (featuring H.E.R)" | Maroon 5 - JORDI | ||||
| "Hurricane" | |||||
| "Tears in the Club" | FKA twigs – Caprisongs | ||||
| "House on Fire" | 2022 | ||||
| "Hold Me Closer" | Elton John and Britney Spears – N/A | ||||
| "Maybe You're the Problem", "Million Dollar Baby", "Weapons", "Dancing's Done" | |||||
| "Star Walkin' (League of Legends Worlds Anthem)" | |||||
| "Everything to Everyone" and "Moon" | |||||
| "Press It (Fast & Furious Drift Tape/Phonk Vol 1)" | Bludnymph | ||||
| "Unholy (featuring Kim Petras)" | |||||
| "Lose You", "How to Cry" | 2023 | ||||
| "Sleepwalker", "Ghost", "Hold Up (Wait a Minute)", "Diamonds & Dancefloors", "In the Dark", "Turn Off the Lights", "One of Us", "Get Outta My Heart", "Cold as Ice", "Last Night on Earth" | |||||
| "Red Flags"[16] | |||||
| "Lights Out", "Watch Me", "End of the World", "Grim Reaper" | Bludnymph | ||||
| "Oral Hex (Spell on You)" | |||||
| "Bite Me" | |||||
| "King of Hearts", "Claws" | Kim Petras – Feed the Beast | ||||
| "Seven" | |||||
| "Y.O.Universe" | Vcha – SeVit (New Light) | ||||
| "Drown", "My Favorite Drug", "Imagination", "Selfish", "Conditions" | 2024 | Justin Timberlake – Everything I Thought It Was | |||
| "360", "Rewind", "365" | |||||
| "Brought The Heat Back" | ENHYPEN - ROMANCE : UNTOLD |
|-! scope="row" | | "Roar"| Song of the Year| |-! scope="row" | | Starboy| Best Urban Contemporary Album| |-! scope="row" | | Donda| Album of the Year| |-! scope="row"| | "Higher than Ever Before"| Best Dance/Electronic Recording|