Daniel Parker is an American songwriter. He has co-written pop songs for artists such as Nick Jonas, Shawn Mendes, Jessie Ware and James Blunt.[1] He has co-written James Blunt's single "Heart to Heart”, Nick Jonas’ “Chains” and “Teacher”, Zedd’s “Daisy”, and Shawn Mendes’ multi-platinum “Stitches”. Danny also co-wrote Shawn Mendes’ single, “Mercy”, Britney Spears’ “Liar”, and “Sudden Death (OMG)” by Tyler Glenn and has worked with artists Jessie Ware, Louisa Johnson, and Missy Higgins. His most recent releases include, "Should I Give It All Up" by James Blunt, "Sing It With Me" by JP Cooper, "Champions" by James Blunt, "Say It First" by Role Model, "Sad Eyes" by James Arthur, and 6 songs on the latest Jessie Ware album, What’s Your Pleasure?
Parker has an artist project titles Model Child.[2] His releases include, "Trash," "My Queer Teenage Anthem," "Power," "Strawberry Bowl," "Drain Me," "Animal Noise," "Cuckoo," "Icicles," "Pilot," "Up From The Bottom," "Alien," "Into The Water," and "For You."[3] His debut album is titled Drop Out and features 10 original songs, written by Parker. He also released a four song EP titled Unscrewed.[4]
| Year | Artist | Song[5] | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Heart to Heart" | Moon Landing | |
| "Smoke Signals" | |||
| "You Are Fire" | Soy el Mismo | ||
| 2014 | "Ashes" | Phantom | |
| "Tomorrow" | |||
| "Pictures" | |||
| 2015 | "Stitches" (certified platinum by the RIAA) | ||
| "Chains" [6] (certified platinum by the RIAA) | Nick Jonas | ||
| "Teacher" | |||
| "Daisy" | True Colors | ||
| 2016 | Birdy | "Save Yourself" | Beautiful Lies |
| "Circles" (featuring MacKenzie Porter) | Girl Problems | ||
| "Mercy" | Illuminate | ||
| "Liar" | Glory | ||
| 2017 | "Sudden Death (OMG)" | Excommunication | |
| "Best Behaviour" | Best Behaviour - Single | ||
| "Bartender" | The Afterlove | ||
| "Over" | |||
| "Tumbling Down" | Rationale | ||
| "Stay Awake, Wait for Me" | Glasshouse | ||
| "Your Domino" | |||
| "Love to Love" | |||
| "49 Candles" | Solastalgia | ||
| "Hollywoood" | Halloween | ||
| 2018 | Plested | "First Time" | First Time - Single |
| "Mine" | Sings His Sad Heart | ||
| "Gimme Your Love" | Sings His Sad Heart | ||
| "Overtime" | Overtime - Single | ||
| 2019 | "Sing It With Me" | Sing It With Me - Single | |
| "Sad Eyes" | You | ||
| "Champions" | Once Upon A Mind | ||
| "Youngster" | Once Upon A Mind | ||
| Role Model | "Say It First" | oh, how perfect - EP | |
| Model Child | "Power" | Power - Single | |
| Model Child | "Trash" | Trash - Single | |
| Model Child | "My Queer Teenage Anthem" | My Queer Teenage Anthem - Single | |
| "If I Left The World" (feat. MARINA & Model Child) | Gravity | ||
| 2020 | "Spotlight"[7] | What's Your Pleasure? | |
| "What's Your Pleasure?" | |||
| "Ooh La La" | |||
| "Soul Control" | |||
| "Save a Kiss" | |||
| "Remember Where You Are" | |||
| "Should I Give It All Up (demo)" | Once Upon A Mind (Time Suspended Edition) | ||
| "Cuckoo - Claud Remix" | Cuckoo - Claud Remix | ||
| Model Child | "Strawberry Bowl" | Dropout | |
| "Cuckoo" | |||
| "Animal Noise" | |||
| "Drain Me" | |||
| "No Sleep in the City of Angels" | |||
| "Trend" | |||
| "The Past is a Pretty Gun" | |||
| "Depression" | |||
| "Sick" | |||
| "Sewage" | |||
| 2021 | "Hot N Heavy" | What's Your Pleasure? (The Platinum Pleasure Edition) | |
| "Please" | |||
| "Pale Blue Light" | |||
| "Eyes Closed" | |||
| Model Child | "Pilot" | Unscrewed | |
| "Zero" | |||
| "Zipper"[8] | |||
| "Origin" | |||
| Model Child | "Icicles" | Icicles - Single | |
| "Dungeons and Dragons" | Echo Mountain | ||
| "Kiss of Life" | Disco: Guest List Edition | ||
| ill peach | "GUM" | GUM - Single | |
| ill peach | "WILDFIRE" | EXCUSE ME WHILE WE FIND OUR MINDS - EP | |
| ill peach | "NEED YOU NOW" | EXCUSE ME WHILE WE FIND OUR MINDS - EP | |
| Model Child | "Up From The Bottom" | Up From The Bottom - Single | |
| 2022 | Machine Gun Kelly | "pretty toxic revolver" | lockdown sessions - Single |
| Model Child | "Alien" | Alien - Single | |
| Pussy Riot, REI AMI & Kito | "PLAYTHING" | PLAYTHING - Single | |
| 2023 | "Capital Karma" | Capital Karma - Single | |
| Jessie Ware | "That! Feels Good | " | That! Feels Good! |
| "Hello Love" | |||
| "Begin Again" | |||
| "Beautiful People" | |||
| "Shake the Bottle" | |||
| "These Lips" | |||
| Rusty Santos & Jackie Mendoza | "Halo Dive" | Halo Dive - Single | |
| Model Child | "Into The Water" | Into The Water - Single | |
| "For You" | For You - Single | ||
| Jessie Ware | "Hello Love" | Hello Love - Single | |
| Model Child | "My Angel" | My Angel - Single | |
| "Tough Guys" | Tough Guys - EP | ||
| 2024 | "Headlights" | Headlights - Single | |
| "Overdrive" | Overdrive - Single | ||
| "Hard Enough" | Hard Enough - Single | ||
| "Joy Rider" | Get There! | ||
| "In Your Blood" | |||
| "Shine a Light" | |||
| "Hotter n' Hotter" | |||
| "SPORTS" | SPORTS - Single |