Songs You Did not Know She Wrote

Michaels cosigned Sabrina Carpenter’s teasing Quick n’ Candy single “Style” after working with the Woman Meets World alum on a lot of Emails I Can’t Ship, which noticed the pair crew up on “Twister Warnings,” “As a result of I Favored a Boy,” “Already Over,” “Quick Occasions,” “Skinny Dipping” and “Decode.”

Her fingerprints are additionally everywhere in the remainder of Quick n’ Candy, with Michaels notching credit on “Good Graces,” “Coincidence,” “Mattress Chem” and “Dumb & Poetic.”

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One of many solely cowriters Rodrigo trusted whereas making her sophomore album Guts — other than her go-to producer and fellow author Dan Nigro — was Michaels. The pair teamed up for one of many emotional excessive factors of the LP, the ballad “Logical.”

Take heed to “Logical.”

Considered one of Conan Grey’s largest hits had an help from Michaels, who wrote “Folks Watching” with him and Dan Nigro. The trio additionally labored collectively on “The Exit.”

Take heed to “Folks Watching.”

As soon as once more, Michaels was recruited by a pop famous person to contribute her experience. Co-written with Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin and Ian Kirkpatrick, “Fairly Please” seems on Lipa’s nearly universally-beloved second studio album Future Nostalgia.

Take heed to “Fairly Please.”

By the point Gomez launched her third solo studio album Uncommon, she and Michaels have been good mates — and frequent collaborators. Michaels boasts three co-writing credit on the Billboard 200-topping album: for “Enjoyable,” “Take a look at Her Now” and the only “Lose You to Love Me” — which simply so occurred to develop into Gomez’s first Sizzling 100 No. 1!

Take heed to “Lose You To Love Me.”

“Nervous” was the primary monitor Michaels and Shawn Mendes labored on collectively, and certainly one of two collaborations between the 2 on the latter’s self-titled third album. In addition they teamed up for “Wish to Be You” on Shawn Mendes, which billed Michaels as a featured artist.

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With the assistance of Ed Sheeran and Benny Blanco, Michaels created the tune equal of a patchwork quilt by tying within the hooks of late ’90s/early 2000s hits “…Child One Extra Time,” “Oops!… I Did It Once more,” “99 Issues,” “Bye Bye Bye,” “The Subsequent Episode” and “Experience wit Me” into “2002” for Anne-Marie.

Take heed to “2002.”

Not solely did Michaels get to work with one of many world’s largest pop stars on “Heal Me,” however she additionally bought her title on the credit of one of the crucial acclaimed movie soundtracks of 2018: A Star Is Born.

Take heed to “Heal Me.”

On the rock entrance, Michaels had a hand in Linkin Park‘s “Heavy,” launched previous to frontman Chester Bennington‘s surprising suicide in July 2017. The Kiiara-featuring monitor, launched in February 2017, reached No. 2 on the Sizzling Rock Songs chart. However Michaels instructed Billboard she has a “exhausting time listening” to the monitor after Bennington’s passing. “He got here in and was actually humorous and actually heat, and had the most important smile on his face,” Michaels recalled of engaged on “Heavy” with the cherished singer-songwriter. “He was simply cracking jokes and having the most effective time.”

Take heed to “Heavy.”

Michaels joined Benny Blanco to pen this rugged, guitar-led monitor off Ed Sheeran‘s Divide album, and her affect is obvious within the monitor’s weak, witty lyricism, as Sheeran croons about an indecisive lover.

Take heed to “Dive.”

Michaels contributed her writing chops to Gomez’s chart-climbing “Dangerous Liar,” a minimal, Speaking Heads-lifting monitor within the vein of her personal single “Points.” It wouldn’t be the primary time they’d be a part of forces within the studio — Michaels co-wrote six songs off Gomez’s Revival, together with “Good For You” and “Arms To Myself,” alongside songwriting veteran Justin Tranter, in addition to three cuts on Gomez’s 2020 album Uncommon, however extra on that later.

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Michaels performed a serious function in Gwen Stefani‘s third studio album, This Is What the Fact Feels Like, co-writing a whopping 10 of the album’s 12 complete songs. Amongst them was the album’s first official single, the emotional break-up monitor “Used To Love You,” which Michaels instructed Genius she put collectively after scanning Stefani’s diary for inspiration. Michaels additionally wrote the pop gem “Distress” for the album which, regardless of its title, is a shiny, bubbly jam that muses on the beginnings of recent love.

Take heed to “Used to Love You.”

One other of Michaels’ most profitable co-writes, Nick Jonas‘ deeply private duet “Shut” with Swedish singer Tove Lo notched No. 14 on the Sizzling 100. Michaels additionally supplied lyrical help on Jonas’ “Chainsaw,” off the identical album, 2016’s Final 12 months Was Difficult.

Take heed to “Shut.”

Writing lyrics for an artist as iconic as Britney Spears is probably going a bucket listing merchandise for any songwriter. Michaels checked it off with “Slumber Social gathering,” a monitor she co-wrote for Spears and R&B singer-songwriter Tinashe, who’s featured on the monitor. Launched as a single off Spears’ ninth studio album Glory in 2016, the monitor peaked at No. 1 on the Dance Membership Songs charts.

Take heed to “Slumber Social gathering.”

Yep, in case you’ve ever jammed out to Bieber’s absurdly catchy Function smash hit “Sorry,” Michaels is the one to thank. “We thought the possibilities of getting on Justin’s album have been so slim however we have been identical to ‘F–okay it, let’s do it,’” writes Michaels within the monitor’s official annotated lyrics on Genius. “We have been simply attempting to seize that second in a relationship, or a specific second in your life, the place you understand you made a mistake and also you’re lastly able to admit it and apologize.” It labored — “Sorry” is certainly one of Michaels’ most profitable songwriting credit up to now, notching 42 weeks on the Sizzling 100 and peaking at No. 1.

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Again in 2015, Michaels linked up with Kelly Clarkson to co-write her Piece By Piece monitor “Struggle Paint.” And whereas a country-pop star might sound to stay out among the many different artists in Michaels’ catalog, the monitor about opening as much as a major different has all of the depth and pop appeal of a Michaels tune –– “Nose to nose, however miles away / Constructing trenches out of empty areas / Lay right here, subsequent to me / And shut the gap in between,” runs the emotive first verse.

Take heed to “Struggle Paint.”

Michaels’ title is immortalized in a chunk of One Route historical past along with her contributions to “Historical past,” which reached No. 65 on the Sizzling 100 in 2015.

Take heed to “Historical past.”

Reaching No. 30 on the Sizzling 100, “Love Myself” is certainly one of Hailee Steinfeld’s largest hits — and he or she has Michaels to thank partially. The songwriter additionally labored on all three of the opposite tracks on the Fringe of Seventeen actress’ debut EP Haiz: “You’re Such A,” “Rock Backside” that includes DNCE and “Hell Nos and Headphones.”

Take heed to “Love Myself.”

Let’s throw it again to the 2013 Demi monitor “Hearth Starter.” This empowering tune was one of many first songs Michaels co-wrote with notable songwriter Lindy Robbins, who helped kick-star Michaels’ profession by introducing her to others within the trade. By no means thoughts that Michaels was barely 20 years previous on the time.

Take heed to “Hearth Starter.”

Fifth Concord’s debut single? Yep, Michaels’ fingerprints are throughout that, too. The monitor, which Michaels wrote in collaboration with longtime songwriting associate Lindy Robbins, broke the Billboard Sizzling 100 and introduced listeners some characteristically cheeky Michaels lyrics (“shake it off like an etch-a-sketch” being one). In 2016, Michaels additionally helped pen the group’s Fetty Wap-featuring monitor “All In My Head.”

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