20 Songs You Didn’t Know Julia Michaels Co-Wrote

Michaels cosigned Sabrina Carpenter’s teasing Brief 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 group up on “Twister Warnings,” “As a result of I Preferred a Boy,” “Already Over,” “Quick Instances,” “Skinny Dipping” and “Decode.”

Her fingerprints are additionally everywhere in the remainder of Brief 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.”

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

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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.

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By the point Gomez launched her third solo studio album Uncommon, she and Michaels have been good pals — 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 turn out to be Gomez’s first Sizzling 100 No. 1!

Hearken to “Lose You To Love Me.”

“Nervous” was the primary observe Michaels and Shawn Mendes labored on collectively, and one in every of two collaborations between the 2 on the latter’s self-titled third album. Additionally 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 music 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.

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

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On the rock entrance, Michaels had a hand in Linkin Park‘s “Heavy,” launched previous to frontman Chester Bennington‘s stunning suicide in July 2017. The Kiiara-featuring observe, launched in February 2017, reached No. 2 on the Sizzling Rock Songs chart. However Michaels informed Billboard she has a “laborious time listening” to the observe after Bennington’s passing. “He got here in and was actually humorous and actually heat, and had the largest 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.”

Hearken to “Heavy.”

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

Hearken to “Dive.”

Michaels contributed her writing chops to Gomez’s chart-climbing “Unhealthy Liar,” a minimal, Speaking Heads-lifting observe within the vein of her personal single “Points.” It wouldn’t be the primary time they’d be 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 significant position in Gwen Stefani‘s third studio album, This Is What the Reality 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 observe “Used To Love You,” which Michaels informed 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 vibrant, bubbly jam that muses on the beginnings of latest love.

Hearken 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 Yr Was Sophisticated.

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

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Yep, in the event you’ve ever jammed out to Bieber’s absurdly catchy Objective 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–ok it, let’s do it,’” writes Michaels within the observe’s official annotated lyrics on Genius. “We have been simply making an attempt to seize that second in a relationship, or a specific second in your life, the place you notice you made a mistake and also you’re lastly able to admit it and apologize.” It labored — “Sorry” is one in every 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 observe “Conflict Paint.” And whereas a country-pop star might sound to stay out among the many different artists in Michaels’ catalog, the observe about opening as much as a big different has all of the depth and pop allure of a Michaels music –– “Head to head, however miles away / Constructing trenches out of empty areas / Lay right here, subsequent to me / And shut the space in between,” runs the emotive first verse.

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

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Reaching No. 30 on the Sizzling 100, “Love Myself” is one in every of Hailee Steinfeld’s greatest 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.”

Hearken to “Love Myself.”

Let’s throw it again to the 2013 Demi observe “Fireplace Starter.” This empowering music 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 outdated on the time.

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Fifth Concord’s debut single? Yep, Michaels’ fingerprints are throughout that, too. The observe, which Michaels wrote in collaboration with longtime songwriting companion 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 observe “All In My Head.”

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