| Poo Bear | |
| Birth Name: | Jason Paul Douglas Boyd |
| Alias: | MDMA[1] |
| Birth Place: | New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Origin: | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 1997–present |
Jason Paul Douglas Boyd, known professionally as Poo Bear,[2] [3] is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his songwriting work for Canadian singer Justin Bieber, having been credited on each of his albums since his compilation, Journals (2013). Boyd has written four Billboard Hot 100-number one singles with Bieber's performances on "Despacito (Remix)" and "I'm the One", and his singles "Where Are Ü Now" and "What Do You Mean?". Furthermore, Boyd has written Bieber's top 40 singles "Intentions", "Forever", "I Don't Care", and "All That Matters". Prior, Boyd was credited on albums for R&B group 112, and co-wrote Usher's 2004 single "Caught Up", which peaked within the chart's top ten. He often writes for Scott Storch productions and co-writes in tandem with Sasha Sirota.[4]
As a recording artist, Boyd signed with Capitol Records to release his debut studio album, Poo Bear Presents Bearthday Music (2018). He launched the distribution platform, Fwaygo in 2023.[5]
Boyd was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He moved with his mother to Atlanta, Georgia, at age 9 after a tornado left them homeless.[6] His first career breakthrough came from working with R&B group 112, for whom he co-wrote the songs "Dance with Me" and "Peaches & Cream".[7]
Following his early success with 112, Boyd continued to write with other artists, including Chris Brown, Jill Scott, and Mariah Carey.[8] In 2004, Usher's album Confessions was released and contained the single "Caught Up", which Boyd co-wrote with Ryan Toby and producers Dre & Vidal. The album was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling over 10 million copies in the US,[9] and is largely considered as one of the best albums of the decade.[10] [11] [12] "Caught Up" was the fifth single released from the album, peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.
While in Las Vegas, Nevada, in January 2013, Boyd was introduced to Justin Bieber through rapper Lil Twist and other friends of Bieber's. The two bonded over similar upbringings and tastes in music and traveled the world together while working on music for Bieber's album. During this time, Boyd eschewed working with other artists, devoting his time exclusively to Bieber.[6] He co-wrote the majority of the songs on Bieber's albums Journals and Purpose, including "No Pressure", where he is also credited as producer, "PYD", "All That Matters", and the double-platinum selling singles "Where Are Ü Now", which peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "What Do You Mean?", which peaked at number 1 on the Hot 100. On April 27, 2018, Boyd released his debut studio album Poo Bear Presents Bearthday Music, via Capitol Records.
In the latter part of the 2010s, Boyd's work found success in both the Latin and country music genres. "Despacito (Remix)" was named the number 1 Latin song in the history of the Billboard charts,[13] and Dan + Shay's hit "10,000 Hours" reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
In addition, Boyd produced the songs "Mañana es Too Late" and "Lo Nuestro es Más", by Mexican pop duo Jesse & Joy, with the first one being a collaboration with Colombian reggaeton singer J Balvin.
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| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
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| US Bub.[14] | AUS [15] | AUT [16] | BEL [17] | FRA [18] | GER [19] | NLD [20] | SWE [21] | SWI [22] | UK[23] | |||||
| "Would You Ever" (with Skrillex) | 2017 | 24 | 42 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 91 | 63 | 55 |
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| "Will I See You" (featuring Anitta) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Poo Bear Presents Bearthday Music | |||
| "Hard 2 Face Reality" (featuring Justin Bieber and Jay Electronica) | 2018 | 6 | — | 71 | — | — | — | 70 | 59 | 88 | — | |||
| "Perdido" (featuring J Balvin)[24] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "All We Can Do" (with Juanes) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Two Commas" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Yes Please" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Album | ||
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| "Lonely Christmas" | 2021 | A Different Christmas |
| Year | Peak chart position | Album | ||
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| NZ Hot [25] | ||||
| "Angels Speak" | 2021 | 39 | Justice (The Complete Edition) |
| Title | Year | Other artist | Album |
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| "Salvage (Up All Night)" | 2017 | Galantis | The Aviary |
| "Angels Speak" | 2021 | Justin Bieber | Justice (The Complete Edition) |
| "Lonely Christmas" | Bryson Tiller, Justin Bieber | A Different Christmas | |
| Year | Artist | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Be with You" | Room 112 | |
| "Anywhere (Interlude)" | |||
| 2000 | "Love is Such a Crazy Thing" | Can't Take Me Home | |
| 2001 | 112 | "Dance with Me" | Part III |
| "Peaches & Cream" | |||
| "All I Want is You" | |||
| "Don't Hate Me" | |||
| "Sweet Love" | |||
| 2002 | Howard Jones | "All I Want" | The Peaceful Tour Live |
| "The Energy" | Dirty Sexy Knights in Paris | ||
| "Looking Down" | |||
| "I Can't Breathe" | |||
| "Rain" | |||
| "One Small Choice" | |||
| "Sweet Frustration" | |||
| "Stalker" | |||
| "Gravity" | |||
| "Underwater Silence" | |||
| "Back and Forth" | |||
| "Beautiful Addiction" | |||
| "When I Drown" | |||
| "Round Up" | May Day | ||
| "Single for the Rest of My Life" | The Way We Do | ||
| 2003 | "Back for More" | ||
| 112 | "Knock U Down (Interlude)" | Hot & Wet | |
| "Knock U Down" | |||
| "Give It to Me" | |||
| "After the Candles Burn" | Soulful | ||
| 2004 | "Work It Out" | Let's Talk About It | |
| Usher | "Caught Up" | Confessions | |
| "Superstar" | |||
| "Follow Me" | |||
| 8Ball & MJG | "Confessions" | Living Legends | |
| "My Petition" | |||
| 2005 | "2 in 1" | DEXteritate | |
| "Just Like Me" | Touch | ||
| "My Chrome" | Got Purp? Vol. 2 | ||
| "Lovin' This" | |||
| 2006 | "I Refuse" | Ghetto Revelations II | |
| "Your Portrait" | |||
| "That's What They Made It Foe" | Back 2 da Basics | ||
| "About Us" | Undiscovered | ||
| "Trilogy" | Kelis Was Here | ||
| "Handful" | |||
| "Sleep on It" | Danity Kane | ||
| "What tha Business Is" | The Return | ||
| Brooke Hogan | "My Space" | Undiscovered | |
| "All About Me" | |||
| "My Number" | |||
| "One Sided Love" | |||
| "Dance Alone" | |||
| 2007 | 8Ball & MJG | "Take It Off" | Ridin High |
| "Lock U Down" | Liberation | ||
| "Qué Pasó!" | |||
| "Comeback" | Ms. Kelly | ||
| "Work" | |||
| "When the Lights Go Out" | Brooklyn's Don Diva | ||
| 2008 | Saint | "Dance with Me" | |
| "Get It for Life" | The Elephant in the Room | ||
| "Preacher on a Sunday Morning" | |||
| "Contagious" | Theater of the Mind | ||
| "No Limit" | The Arrival | ||
| "Make My Day" | Universal Mind Control | ||
| 2009 | "Hey Zulu" | Blackout! 2 | |
| "I Know Sumptin'" | |||
| "I Can Transform Ya" | Graffiti | ||
| "What I Do" | |||
| 2010 | "Rebirth" | ||
| "Swagger Right" | |||
| "When the Lights Go Off" | Reggie | ||
| 2011 | "I Don't Wanna Care Right Now" | Lasers | |
| "Beautiful Lasers (2 Ways)" | |||
| "Coming Up" | |||
| Chris Brown | "She Ain't You" | F.A.M.E. | |
| "World Cry" | King of Hearts | ||
| "Let's Roll" | Radioactive | ||
| 2012 | "Contact" | Don't Get It Twisted | |
| Lupe Fiasco | "Bitch Bad" | ||
| "Place to Be" | |||
| Lupe Fiasco | "Heart Donor" | Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 | |
| "How Dare You" | |||
| "Brave Heart" | |||
| "Hood Now (Outro)" | |||
| 2013 | "Nothing is Impossible" | World Cry | |
| "All That Matters" | Journals | ||
| "Hold Tight" | |||
| "Recovery" | |||
| "Bad Day" | |||
| "All Bad" | |||
| "PYD" | |||
| "Change Me" | |||
| "Swap It Out" | |||
| 2015 | "Where Are Ü Now" | Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü | |
| King Los | "Black and White (Interlude)" | God, Money, War | |
| "Get Home" | Sexpectations, Vol. I | ||
| "What Do You Mean?" | Purpose | ||
| "Not for Nothing" | Cornerstone EP | ||
| "A Place in My Heart" | Are You Ready? | ||
| Justin Bieber | "Mark My Words" | Purpose | |
| "Company" | |||
| "No Pressure" | |||
| "No Sense" | |||
| "Life is Worth Living" | |||
| "Children" | |||
| "Purpose" | |||
| "Been You" | |||
| "Get Used to It" | |||
| "We Are" | |||
| "Trust" | |||
| "All In" | |||
| "Hit the Ground" | |||
| "The Most" | |||
| Chris Brown | "Little More (Royalty)" | Royalty | |
| 2016 | "FMN" | Sexpectations, Vol. I | |
| "No Hay Titulo" | Energia | ||
| "Hold On (Won't Let Go)" | We're All Somebody from Somewhere | ||
| 2017 | "Jump Out the Window" | I Decided | |
| Ashlund Jade | "Ultimatum" | ||
| "Better on Me" | Climate Change | ||
| "What Are We Here For" | Tremaine the Album | ||
| "Break from Love" | |||
| "What is Love" | Already All Ready | ||
| "Despacito (Remix)" | Vida | ||
| "I'm the One" | Grateful | ||
| "Colombia Heights (Te Llamo)" | Shine | ||
| "Goodbye for Now" | Mis planes son amarte | ||
| "Last Thing" | Gone EP | ||
| "I Will" | The Transition of Mali | ||
| "2U" | 7 | ||
| "Love U Better" | Beach House 3 | ||
| "Angel" | Fifth Harmony | ||
| Ty Dolla Sign | "So Am I" | Beach House 3 | |
| "Salvage (Up All Night)" | The Aviary | ||
| "Is That for Me" | |||
| Ty Dolla Sign | "Famous" | Beach House 3 | |
| "Side Effects" | |||
| Sam Smith | "Burning" | The Thrill of It All | |
| David Guetta | "So Far Away" | 7 | |
| 2018 | "Us" | rowspan="3" | |
| Stargate | "1Night" | ||
| "Same Team" | |||
| DJ Khaled | "No Brainer" | Father of Asahd | |
| "Don't Say What You Want To" | One in a Million | ||
| "The Distance" | Caution | ||
| Taz Zavala | "Beauty & the Struggle" | Westside OST | |
| Mariah Carey | "One Mo' Gen" | Caution | |
| "8th Grade" | |||
| 2019 | "Face My Fears" | Bad Mode | |
| "Head High" | Eye of the Storm | ||
| "Mañana Es Too Late" | Aire (Versión Día) | ||
| "I Don't Care" | No.6 Collaborations Project | ||
| "Bad Guy (Remix)" | |||
| Madison Ryann Ward | "Other Side" | Beyond Me EP | |
| "Holy Terrain" | Magdalene | ||
| Chris Brown | "Don't Check on Me" | Indigo | |
| "Need This" | The Owl | ||
| "OMW" | |||
| "Me and the Boys in the Band" | |||
| "Finished What We Started" | |||
| Bear and a Banjo | "Better Days" | rowspan="2" | |
| "10,000 Hours" | |||
| Bear and a Banjo | "Lying's the New Truth" | Bear and a Banjo | |
| "No Way (That's Not America)" | |||
| "Me and My Banjo" | |||
| "Born this Way" | |||
| "Can You Hear Me Now" | |||
| "Behind the Preposition" | |||
| "We Ain't Going Nowhere" | |||
| "Gone But Not Forgotten" | |||
| 2020 | Justin Bieber | "Yummy" | Changes |
| "Intentions" | |||
| Jesse & Joy | "Lo Nuestro Vale Mas" | Aire (Versión Día) | |
| Justin Bieber | "Forever" | Changes | |
| "All Around Me" | |||
| "Habitual" | |||
| "Come Around Me" | |||
| "Available" | |||
| "Running Over" | |||
| "Take It Out on Me" | |||
| "Second Emotion" | |||
| "Get Me" | |||
| "E.T.A." | |||
| "Changes" | |||
| "Confirmation" | |||
| "That's What Love Is" | |||
| "At Least for Now" | |||
| Bear and a Banjo | "New Beginning" | Bear and a Banjo | |
| "Savage Anthem" | Partymobile | ||
| Jesse & Joy | "Aires" | Aire (Versión Día) | |
| "¿En Qué Nos Convertimos?" | |||