List of songs written by Bonnie McKee


American singer and songwriter Bonnie McKee has co-written eight number-one singles, which have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide combined. Her debut album Trouble was released in September 2004. She singlehandedly wrote all but one song on the album, some when she was 14 and 15 years old. [|A] standalone single, "American Girl," was released in 2013. An album was due for release in spring of 2014 but, by the end of the year, had not yet materialized, Instead, an EP, Bombastic was released in June 2015.
McKee also has over 51 songwriting credits for songs that have been recorded by other artists. Eight of these have topped either the British or the American charts. McKee has collaborated with pop singer Katy Perry, and the pair have written five of Perry's number-one singles together: "California Gurls", "Teenage Dream", "Last Friday Night ", "Part of Me" and "Roar". McKee has also written four other songs recorded by Perry. She co-wrote five songs on Britney Spears' seventh studio album Femme Fatale, including "Hold It Against Me", which topped the Billboard Hot 100. McKee has co-written two singles that reached the number-one position on the UK Singles Chart: "Dynamite" by Taio Cruz and "How We Do " by Rita Ora. "Dynamite" became the second-best-selling song by a British artist in the digital era. In 2012, McKee co-wrote three songs on Adam Lambert's album Trespassing and two songs for Ke$ha's album Warrior, "C'Mon" and "Supernatural", the former of which served as the second single from the record. She also co-wrote two songs that appear on Leona Lewis' album Glassheart, including the album's second single "Lovebird". McKee has also co-written songs that have been recorded by Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Cher, Carly Rae Jepsen and Ellie Goulding among others.

Songs

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Indicates song that topped the UK Singles Chart

SongArtistWriterAlbumYearRef.
"Afroki" Steve Aoki & Afrojack featuring Bonnie McKeeBonnie McKee
Nick Van De Wall
Neon Future [|I]2014
"Alone"Kelly ClarksonJosh Abraham
Oliver Goldstein
Bonnie McKee
Ryan Williams
2011
"American Girl" Oliver Goldstein
Jon Asher
Garrett Lee
Bonnie McKee
Alex Metric
2013
"American Youth French Kissing" Eden xoBonnie McKee
Eden xo
Jordan Palmer
2020
"Bad Reputation"Kelly ClarksonKelly Clarkson
Kelly Sheehan
Greg Kurstin
Bonnie McKee
Piece by Piece2015
"Birthday" Lukasz Gottwald
Max Martin
Bonnie McKee
Katy Perry
Henry Walter
Prism2013
"Bombastic" Bonnie McKeeBonnie McKee
Charlie Puth
Sean Walsh
Axident
Bombastic2015
"Breaking Point"Kate Alana Akhurst
Bonnie McKee
Vince Pizzinga
"C'Mon" Lukasz Gottwald
Benjamin Levin
Max Martin
Bonnie McKee
Kesha Sebert
Henry Walter
Warrior2013
"California Gurls"
featuring Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
Lukasz Gottwald
Katy Perry
Benjamin Levin
Mike Love
Max Martin
Bonnie McKee
Brian Wilson
Teenage Dream2010
"California Winter"Bonnie McKeeBonnie McKee
Charlie Puth
Sean Walsh
2014
"Choke Hold"Josh Abraham
Oliver Goldstein
Adam Lambert
Bonnie McKee
Trespassing2012
"Cold Heart"Felix Bloxsom
Aaron Goldstein
Oliver Goldstein
Bonnie McKee
Elliott Yamin
Fight for Love2009
"Cold Summer"Heather Bright
Bonnie McKee
Lee McCutcheon
"Confessions of a Teenage Girl"Bonnie McKeeTrouble2004
"Cuckoo"Josh Abraham
Oliver Goldstein
Adam Lambert
Bonnie McKee
Anne Preven
Trespassing2012
"Dance for Me"Gary Clark
Julian Hamilton
Bonnie McKee
"Dynamite" Taio Cruz
Lukasz Gottwald
Benjamin Levin
Max Martin
Bonnie McKee
Rokstarr2010
"Easy"Bonnie McKeeBonnie McKee
Andreas Schuller
James Wong
Bombastic2015
"Electric Heaven"Joakim Åhlund
Bonnie McKee
Jonathon Newman
"Erase"
featuring Priyanka Chopra
Bonnie McKee2012
"Flashback"Andreas Levander
Bonnie McKee
Fredro Odesjo
"Gasoline"Lukasz Gottwald
Claude Kelly
Benjamin Levin
Bonnie McKee
Emily Wright
Femme Fatale2011
"Ghost"Lukasz Gottwald
Max Martin
Bonnie McKee
Katy Perry
Henry Walter
Prism2013
"Girls Night Out"Bonnie McKee
Kristian Ottestad
"Good Outweigh the Bad"Jamie Almos
Oliver Goldstein
Bonnie McKee
Ely Weisfeld
Elliott Yamin
Fight for Love2009
"Green Grass"Bonnie McKeeTrouble2004
"Guilty Pleasure"Josh Abraham
Oliver Goldstein
Bonnie McKee
"Heatwave"Bonnie McKee
Max Martin
"Hit Me Up"Jem and the Holograms featuring Stefanie ScottJoakim Åhlund
Bonnie McKee
Johnnie Newman
Jem and the Holograms 2015
"Hitman"Joakim Åhlund
Bonnie McKee
"Hold It Against Me" Lukasz Gottwald
Mathieu Jomphe
Bonnie McKee
Martin Sandberg
Femme Fatale2011
"Honey"Bonnie McKeeTrouble2004
"Hot and Heavy"Bonnie McKee
Travis Mills
Fraser [|T] Smith
"How I Roll"Henrik Jonback
Christian Karlsson
Magnus Lidehäll
Bonnie McKee
Nicole Morier
Pontus Winnberg
Femme Fatale2011
"How We Do " Andre Davidson
Sean Davidson
Hal Davis
Alexander Delicata
Berry Gordy Jr.
Andrew Harr
Osten Harvy Jr.
Willie Hutch
Jermaine Jackson
Bonnie McKee
Kelly Sheehan
Christopher Wallace
Bob West
ORA2012
"I Am Woman"Blair Daly
Meghan Kabir
Bonnie McKee
"I Dare You"Bonnie McKee
Fraser T Smith
Ina Wroldsen
"I Don't Care" Joakim Åhlund
Bonnie McKee
John Newman
Only Human2014
"I Don't Have to Sleep to Dream"Christopher Godbey
Jerome Harmon
Bonnie McKee
Timothy Mosley
Kelly Sheehan
Closer to the Truth2013
"I Hold Her"Bonnie McKeeTrouble2004
"I Like It Hot"Bonnie McKee
Rune Westberg
"If That's Love" Jesse Astin
Bonnie McKee
Blake Robin
2010
"Inside Out"Lukasz Gottwald
Jacob Kasher
Mathieu Jomphe
Max Martin
Bonnie McKee
Femme Fatale2011
"I Want It All"Bonnie McKeeBonnie McKee
Oliver Goldstein
Greg Kurstin
Sean Walsh
Bombastic2015
"January"Bonnie McKeeTrouble2004
"Kick Us Out" Angelina Araya
Niles Hollowell-Dhar
Steven Love
Bonnie McKee
Nicole Morier
Patrick Ridge
David Vine
2010
"Laserbeam"Martin Peter Harrington
Bonnie McKee
"Last Friday Night " Lukasz Gottwald
Katy Perry
Bonnie McKee
Martin Karl Sandberg
Teenage Dream2010
"Legendary Lovers"Lukasz Gottwald
Max Martin
Bonnie McKee
Katy Perry
Henry Walter
Prism2013
"Let's Go "Josh Abraham
Fefe Dobson
Oliver Goldstein
Bonnie McKee
Luke Walker
2010
"Let There Be Love"Jakob Erixson
Oliver Goldstein
Oscar Holter
Max Martin
Bonnie McKee
Karl Johan Schuster
Lotus2012
"Lipstick Revolution" Bonnie McKee
Simon Perry
"Lonestar"Gary Clark
Bonnie McKee
Kelly Sheehan
"Long Distance" Dernst Emile
Michael Joseph Green
Bonnie McKee
Anne Preven
Christopher Stewart
Truly2012
"Lovebird" Joshua Coleman
Lukasz Gottwald
Bonnie McKee
Glassheart2012
"Make It Happen"
featuring Afterschool
Jorgen Elofsson
Erik Lidbom
Bonnie McKee
Checkmate!2011
"Map"Josh Abraham
Oliver Goldstein
Adam Lambert
Bonnie McKee
Anne Preven
Trespassing2012
"Message in a Bottle"Heather Bright
Allan Grigg
Bonnie McKee
"Ooh La La" Lola Blanc
Joshua Coleman
Lukasz Gottwald
Fransisca Hall
Jacob Kasher
Bonnie McKee
Henry Walter
Music from and Inspired by The Smurfs 22013
"Open Your Eyes"Bonnie McKeeBonnie McKee
Mark Batson
Trouble2004
"Paper Doll"Josh Abraham
Sky Ferreira
Oliver Goldstein
Bonnie McKee
2010
"Part of Me" Lukasz Gottwald
Katy Perry
Bonnie McKee
Martin Sandberg
'2012
"Roar" Lukasz Gottwald
Max Martin
Bonnie McKee
Katy Perry
Henry Walter
Prism2013
"Rules of Attraction"Bonnie McKee
Fraser T Smith
Ina Wroldsen
"Sayonara"Greg Kurstin
Bonnie McKee
Nicole Morier
High Maintenance2011
"Seal It With a Kiss"Lukasz Gottwald
Max Martin
Bonnie McKee
Henry Walter
Femme Fatale2011
"Sensitive Subject Matter"Bonnie McKeeTrouble2004
"Shadow"Nikki & RichNikki Leonti
Bonnie McKee
Rich Velonskis
2011
"Sleepwalker" Moritz Friedrich
Bonnie McKee
Alexander Ridha
2013
"So Shallow"Jorgen Elofsson
Erik Lidbom
Bonnie McKee
"Somebody" Bonnie McKeeTrouble2004
"Stay Right Here"Josh Abraham
Oliver Goldstein
Adam Lambert
Bonnie McKee
Ryan Williams
"Supernatural"Lukasz Gottwald
Nik Kershaw
Max Martin
Bonnie McKee
Kesha Sebert
Henry Walter
Warrior2012
"Teenage Dream" Lukasz Gottwald
Katy Perry
Benjamin Levin
Bonnie McKee
Martin Sandberg
Teenage Dream2010
"Thanks for Nothing"Josh Abraham
Fefe Dobson
Bonnie McKee
Luke Walker
Joy2010
"There Will Be Tears"Joshua Coleman
Allan Grigg
Bonnie McKee
Sparks Fly2010
"Thunder"
featuring Bonnie McKee
Ted [|E] Burner
Bonnie McKee
Christopher William Mercer
Songs2012
"Thunder of My Heartbeat"Ted E Burner
Bonnie McKee
Oliver Goldstein
"Tomorrow Never Dies"Alexander Delicata
Andrew Harr
Jermaine Jackson
Bonnie McKee
Kelly Sheehan
Killer Love2011
"Touch and Go"Josh Abraham
Sky Ferreira
Oliver Goldstein
Bonnie McKee
Luke Walker
"Touch Me"Brent Kutzle
Bonnie McKee
Ryan Tedder
Noel Zancanella
The Music of Smash2012
"Trouble" Bonnie McKeeTrouble2004
"Turn Me Up"Josh Abraham
Oliver Goldstein
Carly Rae Jepsen
Kevin Maher
Bonnie McKee
Kiss2012
"Un Love Me"Leona Lewis
Bonnie McKee
Kelly Sheehan
Fraser T Smith
Glassheart2012
"Under Control"Ellie Goulding
Oliver Goldstein
Bonnie McKee
Corey Nitta
Halcyon Days2013
"Up All Night"Charlie Puth
Bonnie McKee
Thomas Troelsen
Giorgio Tuinfort
Nine Track Mind2016
"Vacation" [|G].R.L.Lukasz Gottwald
Max Martin
Bonnie McKee
Henry Walter
2013
"Voice That Carries"Bonnie McKeeTrouble2004
"Wasted Youth"Bonnie McKeeBonnie McKee
John Newman
Sean Walsh
Bombastic2015
"When It All Comes Down"Bonnie McKeeTrouble2004
"Wide Awake" Lukasz Gottwald
Max Martin
Bonnie McKee
Katy Perry
Henry Walter
'2012
"Wish [|U] Were Here"
featuring Becky G
Taio Cruz
Becky Gomez
Lukasz Gottwald
Bonnie McKee
Henry Walter
Paradise2012
"Worst in Me"Oliver Goldstein
Bonnie McKee
"You're the Only One for Me"Josh Abraham
Kelly Clarkson
Oliver Goldstein
Bonnie McKee
"Your Love's a Drug" Josh Abraham
Shahine Ezell
Oliver Goldstein
Bonnie McKee
Leighton Meester
2010
"When I'm Alone"fBonnie McKee
Matt Radosevich
Steve Robson
Carly Rae Jepsen
Hwang Hyun
4 Walls2015