Illenium

Solo Artist

Photo: sm_1992 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Active 2008-present
Origin Downers Grove, Illinois
Albums 6
Tracks 91
Most frequent collaborator Myles Anderson · 12 tracks
Genres Future BassDubstepProgressive HouseElectro HouseElectronic Rock
Songwriter
79%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 72 of 91 tracks

Does Illenium write his own songs?

He is credited on 72 of the 75 tracks whose writers are published, so almost all of them. The three he is not on are collaborations where the other act wrote the song. His self-titled album publishes no writing credits at all, on Wikipedia or Discogs.

By the Numbers

6
Studio Albums
91
Tracks Credited
79%
Self-Written
18
Years Active
236
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 72 / 91 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 91 tracks: how many Illenium wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Illenium has a writing credit79%
19%
60%
21%
Sole author17tracks19%
Co-written55tracks60%
Outside writers19tracks21%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Illenium's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 91 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)79%
Composer (music)79%
Producer82%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Illenium's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 79%
100%
85%
100%
100%
0%
95%
2016Ashes
2017Awake
2019Ascend
2021Fallen Embers
2023Illenium
2026Odyssey
Early · 92% written
Mid · 100% written
Late · 95% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

95%
2010s
Ashes, Awake +1 more
97%
2020s
Fallen Embers, Illenium +1 more

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Illenium sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Illenium
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Arijit Singh0%
EXO8%
Jordin Sparks31%
Carrie Underwood43%
One Direction57%
Ariana Grande80%
Frank Ocean88%
79%Illenium
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

Feel Good
Awake
Written by Dan Griffith, Illenium, Grace Tandon, Toby Gad, Nisha Asnani, Nicholas Daniel Miller, Tobias Gad
Co-wrote
Crawl Outta Love
Awake
Written by Illenium, Annika Wells, Kate Morgan, Michael Biancaniello, Nicholas Daniel Miller
Co-wrote
Leaving
Awake
Written by Illenium, Eden, Nicholas Daniel Miller, Jonathon Ng
Co-wrote
Fractures
Awake
Written by Illenium, Keeley Bumford, Henri Lanz, William Rappaport, Nicholas Daniel Miller
Co-wrote
Good Things Fall Apart
Ascend
Written by Illenium, James Abrahart, Sarah Hudson, Jason Evigan, Jon Bellion, Nicholas Daniel Miller, Jonathan Bellion
Co-wrote
Takeaway
Ascend
Written by Illenium, Andrew Taggart, Alexander Pall, Freedo, Sorana, Sam Gray, Jonas Becker, Timofei Crudu, Christoph "Shuko" Bauss, Nicholas Daniel Miller, Fridolin Walcher, Sorana Păcurar, Samuel John Gray
Co-wrote
Crashing
Ascend
Written by Illenium, Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter, Tim James, Antonina Armato, Elio Armato, Nicholas Daniel Miller, Tim James Price
Co-wrote
Take You Down
Ascend
Written by Illenium, Tim James, Antonina Armato, Nicholas Daniel Miller, Tim James Price
Co-wrote
Nightlight
Fallen Embers
Written by Illenium, Wells, Nicholas Daniel Miller
Co-wrote
Paper Thin
Fallen Embers
Written by Illenium, DeLonge, Nicholas Daniel Miller
Co-wrote
Sideways
Fallen Embers
Written by David Arkwright, Valerie Broussard, Jack Leech, Illenium, Benjamin Samama, Nicholas Daniel Miller
Co-wrote
Hearts on Fire
Fallen Embers
Written by Illenium, Dabin, Lights, Nicholas Daniel Miller, Dabin Lee, Lights Poxleitner-Bokan
Co-wrote
Forever
Odyssey
Written by Illenium, James Abrahart, Kyle Buckley, Alna Hofmeyr, Mark Schick, Nicholas Daniel Miller
Co-wrote
Refuge
Odyssey
Written by Illenium, Fredrick Dickson, Niall Healy, Norma Jean Martine, Darius Mashayekhi, Andrew Tyler, Nicholas Daniel Miller
Co-wrote
In My Arms
Odyssey
Written by Illenium, Said the Sky, Matteo Cinti, Shift K3Y, Jordan Shaw, Hayley Williams, Nicholas Daniel Miller, Trevor Christensen, Lewis Jankel
Co-wrote
To the Moon
Odyssey
Written by Alok Petrillo, Toby Scott, Rob Taylor, Hannah Wilson
Outside writers

Discography 6 albums

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Photo of IlleniumIllenium91 tracks
MA12Myles Anderson, 12 tracks PM12Patrick Megeath, 12 tracks JG12Jacob Grant, 12 tracks Photo of Nathaniel Motte12Nathaniel Motte, 12 tracks DA12Dave Audé, 12 tracks AH12Anthony Howell, 12 tracks ST8Said the Sky, 8 tracks TJ6Tim James, 6 tracks AA6Antonina Armato, 6 tracks TJ5Tim James Price, 5 tracks RM5Rock Mafia, 5 tracks AS4Alex Seaver, 4 tracks AW3Annika Wells, 3 tracks KD2King Deco, 2 tracks JF2Joni Fatora, 2 tracks CS2Charlie Snyder, 2 tracks F2FRND, 2 tracks AG2Andrew Goldstein, 2 tracks JA2James Abrahart, 2 tracks JE2Jason Evigan, 2 tracks D2Dabin, 2 tracks DL2Dabin Lee, 2 tracks PR2Peter Rycroft, 2 tracks L2Lostboy, 2 tracks SK2Shift K3Y, 2 tracks LJ2Lewis Jankel, 2 tracks ZC2Zakk Cervini, 2 tracks QX1Quinn XCII, 1 track LO1Liam O'Donnell, 1 track SR1Sound Remedy, 1 track S1SKYLR, 1 track NS1Nina Sung, 1 track E1Echos, 1 track CV1Chilled Velvet, 1 track DM1Dirt Monkey, 1 track DF1Dia Frampton, 1 track MF1Melanie Fontana, 1 track KM1Kate Morgan, 1 track MB1Michael Biancaniello, 1 track AS1Avena Savage, 1 track R1RUNN, 1 track KB1Keeley Bumford, 1 track HL1Henri Lanz, 1 track WR1William Rappaport, 1 track N1Nevve, 1 track E1Eden, 1 track JN1Jonathon Ng, 1 track EB1Emilie Brandt, 1 track JN1Joshua Napert, 1 track MW1Matthew Wirnsberger, 1 track KK1Kerli Kõiv, 1 track BS1Brennan Strawn, 1 track DG1Dan Griffith, 1 track GT1Grace Tandon, 1 track TG1Toby Gad, 1 track NA1Nisha Asnani, 1 track TG1Tobias Gad, 1 track G1Gryffin, 1 track D1Daya, 1 track RG1Robert Gillies, 1 track JH1Jacob Hawkes, 1 track DP1David Pramik, 1 track M1MAX, 1 track AA1Alexandra Andersson, 1 track DF1Didrik Franzén, 1 track JB1Joakim Bergkvist, 1 track EI1Ember Island, 1 track GK1Georgia Ku, 1 track GO1Georgia Overton, 1 track SH1Sarah Hudson, 1 track JB1Jon Bellion, 1 track SR1Simon Rosen, 1 track JC1Jonny Coffer, 1 track FV1Foy Vance, 1 track JM1Johnny McDaid, 1 track on Snow Patrol's page AW1Amy Wadge, 1 track EM1Eamon Murray, 1 track ND1Niamh Dunne, 1 track LB1Liam Bradley, 1 track DM1Damian McKee, 1 track SG1Sean Graham, 1 track JC1Jonathan Coffer, 1 track DK1Devrim Karaoglu, 1 track O1Oekiin, 1 track JD1Jeff D'Agostino, 1 track K1Karagolu, 1 track JM1Julia Michaels, 1 track JT1Justin Tranter, 1 track EA1Elio Armato, 1 track B1Bahari, 1 track JS1John Silos, 1 track AN1Alexandra Norton, 1 track TR1Tal Richards, 1 track AT1Andrew Taggart, 1 track on The Chainsmokers's page AP1Alexander Pall, 1 track F1Freedo, 1 track S1Sorana, 1 track SG1Sam Gray, 1 track JB1Jonas Becker, 1 track TC1Timofei Crudu, 1 track C"1Christoph "Shuko" Bauss, 1 track FW1Fridolin Walcher, 1 track SP1Sorana Păcurar, 1 track SJ1Samuel John Gray, 1 track TC1The Chainsmokers, 1 track EM1Erin McCarley, 1 track JS1Jordan Stilwell, 1 track LS1Lennon Stella, 1 track FH1Fransisca Hall, 1 track MM1Matias Mora, 1 track KA1Kameron Alexander, 1 track SM1Sam Martin, 1 track SJ1Stefan Johnson, 1 track JJ1Jordan Johnson, 1 track AI1Alexander Izquerdio, 1 track XA1X Ambassadors, 1 track SM1Samuel Martin, 1 track SN1Samuel Nelson Harris, 1 track TM1The Monsters and the Strangerz, 1 track SV1Sandy Vee, 1 track BS1Bipolar Sunshine, 1 track B1Blanke, 1 track SW1Sandy Wilhelm, 1 track AM1Adio Marchant, 1 track JO1John-Paul Orchison, 1 track JY1Jaymes Young, 1 track CL1Chandler Leighton, 1 track JM1Jaymes McFarland, 1 track EW1Emily Warren, 1 track SB1Steve Booker, 1 track M1Maeson, 1 track JD1Jayson DeZuzio, 1 track SJ1Steph Jones, 1 track AA1Alejandra Alberti, 1 track GB1Gino Borri, 1 track MZ1Matt Zara, 1 track NH1Natalie Howard, 1 track JH1Jonathan Howard, 1 track DA1David Arkwright, 1 track VB1Valerie Broussard, 1 track JL1Jack Leech, 1 track BS1Benjamin Samama, 1 track SA1Stephen Aiello, 1 track JL1Jordan Lutes, 1 track ID1Iann Dior, 1 track MO1Michael Olmo, 1 track SA1Sasha Alex Sloan, 1 track AY1Alexandra Yatchenko, 1 track W1Wells, 1 track L1Lights, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. Showing the 150 most frequent of 234. MA Myles Anderson · PM Patrick Megeath · JG Jacob Grant · DA Dave Audé · AH Anthony Howell

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

Miller is credited on 72 of the 75 tracks whose writers are published, and the three exceptions are all collaborations where the guest act supplied the song. What changes across the catalogue is how many names sit next to his. On Ascend and Fallen Embers almost every track has three or four co-writers; by the self-titled album the credits stop being published at all.

Quick Facts

  • FromDowners Grove, Illinois, born 26 December 1990
  • Self-writtenCredited on 72 of the 75 tracks with published writers
  • Chart record57 of his songs have reached Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart
  • Biggest albumAscend reached number 14 on the Billboard 200 and is certified gold
  • AwardFallen Embers won Top Dance/Electronic Album at the Billboard Music Awards in 2022
  • Regular partnersSaid the Sky on six tracks, Alex Seaver on four

Creative Fingerprint

A producer on nearly every song he releases, working with a different set of writers on each one.

The Story

Illenium is Nicholas Miller, from Downers Grove, Illinois, who has been releasing music since 2008. Six studio albums have come out, from Ashes in 2016 to Odyssey in 2026. A total of 57 of his songs have appeared on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.

Awards & Recognition

Billboard Music Award, Top Dance/Electronic Album for Fallen Embers (2022)
Electronic Music Awards, Remix of the Year for his remix of Flume's "Say It" (2017)
Electronic Dance Music Awards, Music Video of the Year for "Hearts on Fire" (2022)
Electronic Dance Music Awards, Producer of the Year (2023)

Frequently Asked Questions Illenium

Does Illenium write his own songs?
He is credited on 72 of the 75 tracks whose writers are published, so almost all of them. The three he is not on are collaborations where the other act wrote the song. His self-titled album publishes no writing credits at all, on Wikipedia or Discogs.
What is Illenium's real name?
Nicholas Daniel Miller. He was born in Downers Grove, Illinois on 26 December 1990.
How many albums has Illenium released?
Six: Ashes in 2016, Awake in 2017, Ascend in 2019, Fallen Embers in 2021, the self-titled Illenium in 2023 and Odyssey in 2026.
Who wrote "Good Things Fall Apart"?
Miller with Jon Bellion and his co-writers. It reached number three on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.
Which album charted highest?
Ascend, at number 14 on the Billboard 200. It topped the Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart, as did the three albums after it.
Has he won a Grammy?
No. Fallen Embers won Top Dance/Electronic Album at the Billboard Music Awards in 2022, and he has won Producer of the Year at the Electronic Dance Music Awards.
Who does he work with most?
Said the Sky, on six tracks, and Alex Seaver of Mako on four. Tim James and Antonina Armato of Rock Mafia are on six tracks of Ascend between them.
Why does the self-titled album have no credits?
No Wikipedia article exists for it and none of its Discogs releases publish writing or production credits. The track list here comes from the Discogs CD release.
What was his biggest chart hit?
"Takeaway", made with The Chainsmokers and Lennon Stella, which reached number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on Dance Airplay.
How much of his work is collaborations?
Most of it. Of the 75 tracks with published writers, only 17 carry his name alone, and twelve of those are on the debut, where Discogs lists the other writers without saying which songs they wrote.

Sources

Wikipedia: Illenium Wikipedia: Illenium discography