| Josh Alexander | |
| Birth Name: | Josh Alexander |
| Origin: | Canada |
Josh Alexander is a Canadian songwriter and producer. He is best known for his collaborations with songwriter/producer Billy Steinberg. His work includes songs for Demi Lovato ("Give Your Heart a Break"), JoJo ("Too Little Too Late"), Katharine McPhee ("Over It"), Nicole Scherzinger ("Don't Hold Your Breath"), and t.A.T.u ("All About Us").
A native of San Francisco,[1] Alexander was trained in classical piano and according to Billy Steinberg, Alexander can "play piano extremely well, like Elton John."[2] Steinberg met Alexander through Steinberg's uncle. Alexander was the son of friends of Steinberg's uncle, and Alexander was only 19 or 20 at the time they met. Steinberg signed him to his first publishing deal at age 20.
Alexander decided early in his career to become a "complete songwriter", writing melodies, tracks, and lyrics.[1]
| Year | Artist | Song | Co-written with | Notes | ||
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| 2005 | "Don't Let It Go to Your Head" | Billy Steinberg, Fefe Dobson | — | |||
| "All About Us" |
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| 2006 | "When It All Falls Apart" | Billy Steinberg, Lisa Origliasso, Jessica Origliasso | — | |||
| "Too Little Too Late" |
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| "How to Touch a Girl" | Billy Steinberg, JoJo | — | ||||
| "Leave Me Alone" | Billy Steinberg, Lisa Origliasso, Jessica Origliasso | — | ||||
| "Heartbeat" | Billy Steinberg | — | ||||
| 2007 | "Over It" | Billy Steinberg, Ruth-Anne Cunningham |
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| "The Best You Never Had" | Billy Steinberg | — | ||||
| The Veronicas | ''I Can't Stay Away'' | Billy Steinberg | — | |||
| 2008 | "How Do You Love Someone?" | — | ||||
| "Fly On The Wall" | Billy Steinberg | — | ||||
| "I'm Over My Head" | Billy Steinberg | — | ||||
| 2009 | "Toužím" | Billy Steinberg, Tamar Kaprelian, Ewa Farna | Czech version of "What If" | |||
| "Perfection" | — | |||||
| 2010 | "In Love So Deep" | Billy Steinberg, The Corrs, Rick Nowels | — | |||
| "EWAkuacja" | Billy Steinberg, Tamar Kaprelian, Mirosława Szawińska | Polish version of "What If" | ||||
| "What Happened to Us" | — | |||||
| 2011 | "Don't Hold Your Breath" |
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| "Anyway" |
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| "High Maintenance" | Billy Steinberg, Rivers Cuomo | — | ||||
| "That's More Like It" | — | |||||
| "Unfriend You" | Billy Steinberg | — | ||||
| "Give Your Heart a Break" | Billy Steinberg |
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| 2012 | "We're Dancing" | Billy Steinberg, Bridgit Mendler | — | |||
| 2013 | "Enjoy The Ride" | Billy Steinberg, Jahan Yousaf, Yasmine Yousaf, Kris Trindl | — | |||
| 2014 | "Only One" | — | ||||
| "Salvation" | Billy Steinberg, LP | — | ||||
| "Savannah" | Billy Steinberg, LP | — | ||||
| "Mad Love" | Lisa Origliasso, Jessica Origliasso, Toby Gad | — | ||||
| "Did You Miss Me" | Lisa Origliasso, Jessica Origliasso, Toby Gad, Billy Corgan | — | ||||
| "Da Vinci" | Rivers Cuomo | — | ||||
| "Lonely Girl" | Rivers Cuomo | — | ||||
| "Masterpiece" | Britt Burton, Emily Warren |
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| 2016 | "My Stupid Heart" | — | ||||
| "Si Tu Te Vas" | — | |||||
| 2017 | Weezer | "Sweet Mary" | Rivers Cuomo | — | ||
| Weezer | "Get Right" | — | ||||
| "La Mancha Screwjob | Rivers Cuomo | — | ||||
| 2019 | Weezer | "High as a Kite" | Rivers Cuomo | — |