Fifth Harmony is an American four-piece girl group, consisting of members Ally Brooke, Normani Kordei, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui and formerly Camila Cabello. The group began working on their debut EP, Better Together. It was released in 2013, following their exit from the second season of the American televised singing competition, The X Factor. At this time, the group contributed guest vocals on two covers, "When I Was Your Man" by Bruno Mars and "Mirrors" by Justin Timberlake, for Boyce Avenue's cover EP, Cover Collaborations, Volume 2. The first single released from their debut EP, Better Together, was "Miss Movin' On", a power pop song with a synth-backed chorus written by singer Julia Michaels among other writers. While the group had very limited songwriting credits in their EP, they are credited as writers on the promotional single, "Me & My Girls" with collaborations from Patrick James Bianco, Beau Alexandrè Dozier and John Ryan. Their EP was subsequently released four times with an acoustic version, a remixes EP, and two Spanish versions, one standard and one acoustic.
The group's debut studio album, Reflection, saw collaborations with different sets of producers and songwriters as well as artists who previously worked on their EP. A returning composer includes Julian Bunetta who co-wrote the titular track. Different writers and producers were heavily involved in making this album including Taylor Parks, and Chris Aparri and Victoria Monét, who was the most involved co-writing and co-producing a total of four tracks. "Worth It, the third and final single released from Reflection, incorporates strong elements of Balkan music in its production, a trademark of Ori Kaplan, who is credited as a co-producer. The previous single, "Sledgehammer", the synthpop and electronic dance song with new wave and 1980's music style influences was penned by Meghan Trainor with additional writing from Jonas Seberg and Sean Douglas. The lyrical content cast a more mature, reflective, darker and somber tone over Better Together, which critics noted as a step away from the group's "teen" image in their previous EP. Fifth Harmony's second studio album, 7/27 saw the group experiment with new genres such as tropical house, reggae and funk. New songwriters and producers for this record include Joshua Coleman, musician Kygo and Dallas Koehlke. Coleman co-wrote album's lead single, "Work from Home", the R&B track with trap and tropical house influences with help from the song's featured artist, Ty Dolla Sign. The group is credited as songwriters in only one song, "All in My Head (Flex)" with additional writing from Eriksen and Hermansen from Stargate and production from Monét, among other credits.
The group's third album, Fifth Harmony, was released on August 25, 2017 following the departure of group member Camila Cabello. It was preceded by the lead single, "Down", which was released June 2 and features guest vocals from rapper Gucci Mane. A promotional single from the album "Angel", was released on August 10 and the second single, "He Like That" was released on August 25. The remaining members (Brooke, Jauregui, Kordei and Hansen) co-wrote at least half of the songs from the album, and in general had more freedom in choosing which songs to record and produce, as well as suggesting song ideas. The album's main genres are pop, R&B, hip-hop and tropical house.
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| Song | Writer(s) | Album(s) | Year | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "1000 Hands" | Adam Waldman Jason Boyd Georgia Ku | 7/27 | 2016 | [1] | |
| "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey Walter Afanasieff | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 2014 | [2] [3] | |
| "All in My Head (Flex)" Fifth Harmony featuring Fetty Wap | Ally Brooke Camila Cabello Dinah Jane Lauren Jauregui Normani Kordei Mikkel Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen Benjamin Levin Willie Maxwell Daystar Peterson Nolan Lambroza Julia Michaels Brian Garcia Willie Maxwell Ewart Brown Clifton Dillon Richard Foulks Herbert Harris Daniel Gonzalez | 7/27 | 2016 | [4] [5] [6] | |
| "Angel" | Skrillex Poo Bear | Fifth Harmony | 2017 | [7] | |
| scope=row | "Better Together" | Harmony Samuels Savan Kotecha Jason Evigan Rickard Göransson | Better Together | 2013 | [8] |
| scope=row | "Big Bad Wolf" | Evan "Kidd" Bogart Clarence Coffee | 7/27 | 2016 | [9] |
| scope=row | "Body Rock" | Harmony Samuels Theron Thomas John DeNicola Donald Markowitz Franke Previte | Reflection | 2015 | [10] [11] |
| "Boss" | Eric Frederic Joe Spargur Daniel Kyriakides Gamal Lewis Jacob Kasher Taylor Parks | Reflection | 2014 | [12] [13] | |
| scope=row | "Brave, Honest, Beautiful" Fifth Harmony featuring Meghan Trainor | Meghan Trainor Beyoncé Knowles Kelendria Rowland Rob Fusari Falonte Moore Stevie Nicks | Reflection | 2015 | |
| "Bridges" | Tommy Brown Anthony M. Jones Sebastian Kole Ally Brooke Hermandez Lauren Jauregui | Fifth Harmony | 2017 | ||
| "Deliver" | The Stereotypes Taylor Parks Whitney Phillips | Fifth Harmony | 2017 | ||
| "Don't Say You Love Me" | Nate Cyphert Ian Kirkpatrick Henrik Barman Michaelsen Edvard Forre Erfjord Lisa Scinta | Fifth Harmony | 2017 | ||
| scope=row | "Don't Wanna Dance Alone" | Julian Bunetta Andre Merrit Ally Brooke Camila Cabello Dinah Jane Hansen Lauren Jauregui Normani Kordei | Better Together | 2013 | |
| scope=row | "Dope" | Jack Antonoff Julia Michaels Justin Tranter | 7/27 | 2016 | [14] |
| scope=row | "Down" Fifth Harmony featuring Gucci Mane | Joshua Coleman Radric Davis Dallas Koehlke Jude Demorest | Fifth Harmony | 2017 | [15] |
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Eres Tu" | Claudia Brant | Juntos | 2013 | [16] [17] |
| "Everlasting Love" | Victoria Monét Shane Stevens | Reflection | 2015 | ||
| scope=row | "Going Nowhere" | Andre Merritt Breana Marin Priscilla Renea Chris Aparri | Reflection | 2015 | |
| "Gonna Get Better" | Adidja Palmer Linton Timajae White Mario Antonia Dunwell | 7/27 | 2016 | [18] | |
| "He Like That" | Ammo DallasK Ester Dean Frank "Nitty" Brim Dexter Ansley Gerald Baillergeau Ondreius Burgie MC Hammer George Clinton Garry Shider David Spradley | Fifth Harmony | 2017 | ||
| "I Lied" | James Abrahart Alexander Izquierdo James "Gladius" Wong Oliver "German" Peterhof Jordan Johnson Marcus Lomax Stefan Johnson | 7/27 | 2016 | ||
| "I'm in Love with a Monster" | Harmony Samuels Carmen Reece Sarah Mancuso Edgar Etienne Ericka Coulter | Hotel Transylvania 2 | 2015 | [19] [20] [21] | |
| "Leave My Heart Out of This" | Jason Evigan Tebey Solomon Ottoh Marcus Lomax Stefan Johnson Jordan Johnson | Better Together | 2013 | ||
| "Like Mariah" Fifth Harmony featuring Tyga | J.R. Rotem Raja Kumari Justin Tranter Michael Nguyen-Stevenson Mariah Carey Jermaine Dupri Manuel Seal, Jr. | Reflection | 2015 | [22] | |
| "Lonely Night" | Jason Evigan Dyo Dinah Jane Normani Kordei The Monsters and the Strangerz | Fifth Harmony | 2017 | ||
| "Make You Mad" | Daniel Janes Leah Haywood Rob Ellmore Ally Brooke Hermandez Dinah Jane Lauren Jauregui Normani Kordei | Fifth Harmony | 2017 | ||
| scope=row | "Me & My Girls" | Ally Brooke Camila Cabello Dinah Jane Lauren Jauregui Normani Kordei Julian Bunetta Patrick James Bianco Beau Alexandrè Dozier John Ryan | Better Together | 2013 | [23] |
| "Messy" | Daniel Janes Leah Haywood Rob Ellmore Ally Brooke Hermandez Normani Kordei Thomas Allen Harold Ray Brown Shaggy B. B. Dickerson Rikrok Gerry Goldstein Lonnie Jordan Lee Oskar Charles Miller Shaun Pizzonia Howard E. Scott Brian Thompson | Fifth Harmony | 2017 | ||
| scope=row | "Miss Movin' On" | Mitch Allan Jason Evigan Lindy Robbins Julia Michaels Toby Gad Ali Tamposi | Better Together | 2013 | [24] |
| scope=row | "No Way" | Victoria Monét | 7/27 | 2016 | |
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Noche de Paz" | Franz Xaver Gruber Josephus Franciscus Mohr | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 2014 | |
| "Not That Kinda Girl" Fifth Harmony featuring Missy Elliott | Melissa Elliott Negin Djafari Jared Cotter Aaron Pearce | 7/27 | 2016 | ||
| scope=row | "One Wish" | Sam Watters Louis Biancaniello Michael Biancaniello Marcus Lomax Clarence Coffee, Jr. Jordan Johnson Stefan Johnson | Better Together | 2013 | [25] |
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Que Bailes Conmigo Hoy" | Claudia Brant | Juntos | 2013 | |
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Que El Corazon No Hable Por Mi" | Claudia Brant | Juntos | 2013 | |
| "Reflection" | Victoria Monét Julia Bunetta Jacob Kasher | Reflection | 2015 | ||
| "Sauced Up" | Harmony Samuels Edgar "JV" Etienne Varren Wade Candace Shields Ryan Toby Ally Brooke Hermandez Lauren Jauregui | Fifth Harmony | 2017 | ||
| "Scared Of Happy" | Tinashe Kachingwe Cass Lowe Mikkel Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen Michael Tucker | 7/27 | 2016 | ||
| "Sin Contrato" Maluma featuring Fifth Harmony | Edgar Barrera Andrés Castro Juan Luis Londoño | Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy | 2015 | [26] | |
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Sin Tu Amor" | Claudia Brant | Juntos | 2013 | |
| scope=row | "Sledgehammer" | Jonas Jeberg Meghan Trainor Sean Douglas | Reflection | 2014 | [27] |
| "Squeeze" | Mikkel Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll Nolan Lambroza Priscilla Renea Hamilton Simon Wilcox | 7/27 | 2016 | ||
| "Suga Mama" | Meghan Trainor Chris "Flict" Aparri | Reflection | 2015 | ||
| scope=row | "That's My Girl" | Tinashe Kachingwe Alexander Kronlund Lukas Loules | 7/27 | 2016 | [28] |
| "The Life" | Tinashe Kachingwe Alexander Kronlund Lukas Loules | 7/27 | 2016 | ||
| "Them Girls Be Like" | James Abrahart Victoria Monét Tinashe Sibanda Emily Warren Britt Burton | Reflection | 2015 | ||
| "This Is How We Roll" | Lukasz Gottwald Theron Thomas Henry Walter | Reflection | 2015 | ||
| "Top Down" | Linnéa Deb Joy Deb Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad Maurice Simmonds | Reflection | 2015 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Tu Eres Lo Que Yo Quiero" | Claudia Brant | Juntos | 2013 | |
| "Vienes o Voy" Juan Gabriel featuring Fifth Harmony | Juan Gabriel | Los Dúo | 2015 | [29] | |
| "We Know" | Victoria Monét Kyle Stewart | Reflection | 2015 | ||
| scope=row | "Who Are You" | Ally Brooke Camila Cabello Dinah Jane Hansen Lauren Jauregui Normani Kordei Julian Bunetta Patrick James Bianco Nasri Tony Atweh | Better Together | 2013 | |
| scope=row | "Work from Home" Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign | Tyrone Griffin, Jr. Alexander Izquierdo Joshua Coleman Jude Demorest Dallas Koehlke Brian Lee | 7/27 | 2016 | [30] |
| scope=row | "Worth It" Fifth Harmony featuring Kid Ink | Reflection | 2015 | [31] | |
| "Write on Me" | Mikkel Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll Priscilla Renea Simon Wilcox | 7/27 | 2016 | ||