American singer and songwriter Bonnie McKee has co-written eight number-one singles, which have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide combined.[1] 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.[2] [3]
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 (T.G.I.F.)", "Part of Me" and "Roar".[4] 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 (Party)" by Rita Ora. In 2012, McKee co-wrote three songs on Adam Lambert's album Trespassing and two songs for Kesha'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.
| Indicates single release | |
| Indicates song that topped the US Billboard Hot 100 | |
| § | Indicates song that topped the UK Singles Chart |
| Song | Artist(s) | Writer(s) | Album | Year | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Afroki" | Steve Aoki & Afrojack featuring Bonnie McKee | Bonnie McKee Nick Van De Wall | Neon Future I | 2014 | ||
| scope=row | "Alone" | Kelly Clarkson | Josh Abraham Oliver Goldstein Bonnie McKee Ryan Williams | 2011 | [5] | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "American Girl" | Oliver Goldstein Jon Asher Garrett Lee Bonnie McKee Alex Metric | 2013 | [6] | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "American Youth French Kissing" | Eden xo | Bonnie McKee Eden xo Jordan Palmer | 2020 | [7] | ||
| "Bad Reputation" | Kelly Clarkson | Kelly Clarkson Kelly Sheehan Greg Kurstin Bonnie McKee | Piece by Piece | 2015 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Birthday" | Lukasz Gottwald Max Martin Bonnie McKee Katy Perry Henry Walter | Prism | 2013 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Bombastic" | Bonnie McKee | Bonnie McKee Charlie Puth Sean Walsh Axident | Bombastic | 2015 | ||
| scope=row | "Breaking Point" | Kate Alana Akhurst Bonnie McKee Vince Pizzinga | [8] | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "C'Mon" | Lukasz Gottwald Benjamin Levin Max Martin Bonnie McKee Kesha Sebert Henry Walter | Warrior | 2013 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "California Gurls" § | featuring Snoop Dogg | Snoop Dogg Lukasz Gottwald Katy Perry Benjamin Levin Mike Love Max Martin Bonnie McKee Brian Wilson | Teenage Dream | 2010 | ||
| scope=row | "California Winter" | Bonnie McKee | Bonnie McKee Charlie Puth Sean Walsh | 2014 | [9] | ||
| scope=row | "Choke Hold" | Josh Abraham Oliver Goldstein Adam Lambert Bonnie McKee | Trespassing | 2012 | [10] | ||
| scope=row | "Cold Heart" | Felix Bloxsom Aaron Goldstein Oliver Goldstein Bonnie McKee Elliott Yamin | Fight for Love | 2009 | [11] | ||
| scope=row | "Cold Summer" | Heather Bright Bonnie McKee Lee McCutcheon | [12] | ||||
| scope=row | "Confessions of a Teenage Girl" | Bonnie McKee | Trouble | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | "Cuckoo" | Josh Abraham Oliver Goldstein Adam Lambert Bonnie McKee Anne Preven | Trespassing | 2012 | [13] | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Daddy Like" | Dorian Electra | Bonnie McKee Dorian Electra Dylan Brady Michael Zarowny Peter John Shepard-Vanoudenaren | Flamboyant | 2019 | ||
| scope=row | "Dance for Me" | Gary Clark Julian Hamilton Bonnie McKee | [14] | ||||
| scope=row | "Dumb Blonde" | Avril Lavigne | Avril Lavigne Onika Maraj Mitch Allan Bonnie McKee | Head Above Water | 2019 | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Dynamite" § | Taio Cruz Lukasz Gottwald Benjamin Levin Max Martin Bonnie McKee | Rokstarr | 2010 | [15] | ||
| scope=row | "Easy" | Bonnie McKee | Bonnie McKee Andreas Schuller James Wong | Bombastic | 2015 | ||
| scope=row | "Electric Heaven" | Joakim Åhlund Bonnie McKee Jonathon Newman | [16] | ||||
| scope=row | "Erase" | featuring Priyanka Chopra | Bonnie McKee | 2012 | [17] | ||
| scope=row | "Flashback" | Andreas Levander Bonnie McKee Fredro Odesjo | [18] | ||||
| scope=row | "Gasoline" | Lukasz Gottwald Claude Kelly Benjamin Levin Bonnie McKee Emily Wright | Femme Fatale | 2011 | |||
| scope=row | "Ghost" | Lukasz Gottwald Max Martin Bonnie McKee Katy Perry Henry Walter | Prism | 2013 | |||
| scope=row | "Girls Night Out" | Bonnie McKee Kristian Ottestad | [19] | ||||
| scope=row | "Good Outweigh the Bad" | Jamie Almos Oliver Goldstein Bonnie McKee Ely Weisfeld Elliott Yamin | Fight for Love | 2009 | [20] | ||
| scope=row | "Green Grass" | Bonnie McKee | Trouble | 2004 | [21] | ||
| scope=row | "Guilty Pleasure" | Josh Abraham Oliver Goldstein Bonnie McKee | [22] | ||||
| scope=row | "Guyliner, Pt. 2" | Dorian Electra | Dorian Electra Dylan Brady Michael Zarowny Bonnie McKee | Flamboyant | 2020 | ||
| "Heart Wants What It Wants" | Bebe Rexha | Liana Banks Ray Goren Jussifer Bonnie McKee Bebe Rexha Sarah Solovay Ryan Williamson Ido Zmishlany | Bebe (album) | 2023 | [23] | ||
| "Heatwave" | Bonnie McKee Max Martin | ||||||
| scope=row | "Hit Me Up" | Jem and the Holograms featuring Stefanie Scott | Joakim Åhlund Bonnie McKee Johnnie Newman | Jem and the Holograms (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2015 | [24] [25] | |
| scope=row | "Hitman" | Joakim Åhlund Bonnie McKee | [26] | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Hold It Against Me" | Lukasz Gottwald Mathieu Jomphe Bonnie McKee Martin Sandberg | Femme Fatale | 2011 | |||
| scope=row | "Honey" | Bonnie McKee | Trouble | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | "Hot and Heavy" | Bonnie McKee Travis Mills Fraser T Smith | [27] | ||||
| scope=row | "How I Roll" | Henrik Jonback Christian Karlsson Magnus Lidehäll Bonnie McKee Nicole Morier Pontus Winnberg | Femme Fatale | 2011 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "How We Do (Party)" § | 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 | ORA | 2012 | [28] | ||
| scope=row | "I Am Woman" | Blair Daly Meghan Kabir Bonnie McKee | [29] | ||||
| scope=row | "I Dare You" | Bonnie McKeefeaturing Ina Wroldsen | Bonnie McKee Fraser T Smith Ina Wroldsen | 2011 | [30] | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "I Don't Care" § | Joakim Åhlund Bonnie McKee John Newman | Only Human | 2014 | |||
| scope=row | "I Don't Have to Sleep to Dream" | Christopher Godbey Jerome Harmon Bonnie McKee Timothy Mosley Kelly Sheehan | Closer to the Truth | 2013 | [31] | ||
| scope=row | "I Hold Her" | Bonnie McKee | Trouble | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | "I Like It Hot" | Bonnie McKee Rune Westberg | [32] | ||||
| scope=row | "If That's Love" | Jesse Astin Bonnie McKee Blake Robin | 2010 | [33] | |||
| scope=row | "Inside Out" | Lukasz Gottwald Jacob Kasher Mathieu Jomphe Max Martin Bonnie McKee | Femme Fatale | 2011 | [34] | ||
| scope=row | "I Want It All" | Bonnie McKee | Bonnie McKee Oliver Goldstein Greg Kurstin Sean Walsh | Bombastic | 2015 | ||
| scope=row | "January" | Bonnie McKee | Trouble | 2004 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Kick Us Out" | Angelina Araya Niles Hollowell-Dhar Steven Love Bonnie McKee Nicole Morier Patrick Ridge David Vine | 2010 | [35] | |||
| scope=row | "Laserbeam" | Martin Peter Harrington Bonnie McKee | [36] | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" | Lukasz Gottwald Katy Perry Bonnie McKee Martin Karl Sandberg | Teenage Dream | 2010 | [37] | ||
| scope=row | "Legendary Lovers" | Lukasz Gottwald Max Martin Bonnie McKee Katy Perry Henry Walter | Prism | 2013 | |||
| scope=row | "Let's Go (Turn It Up)" | Josh Abraham Fefe Dobson Oliver Goldstein Bonnie McKee Luke Walker | 2010 | [38] | |||
| scope=row | "Let There Be Love" | Jakob Erixson Oliver Goldstein Oscar Holter Max Martin Bonnie McKee Karl Johan Schuster | Lotus | 2012 | [39] | ||
| scope=row | "Lipstick Revolution" | Bonnie McKee Simon Perry | [40] | ||||
| scope=row | "Lonestar" | Gary Clark Bonnie McKee Kelly Sheehan | [41] | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Long Distance" | Dernst Emile Michael Joseph Green Bonnie McKee Anne Preven Christopher Stewart | Truly | 2012 | [42] | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Lovebird" | Joshua Coleman Lukasz Gottwald Bonnie McKee | Glassheart | 2012 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Make It Happen" | featuring Afterschool | Jorgen Elofsson Erik Lidbom Bonnie McKee | Checkmate! | 2011 | [43] | |
| scope=row | "Map" | Josh Abraham Oliver Goldstein Adam Lambert Bonnie McKee Anne Preven | Trespassing | 2012 | [44] | ||
| scope=row | "Message in a Bottle" | Heather Bright Allan Grigg Bonnie McKee | [45] | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Naked" | Ava Max Bonnie McKee Henry Walter Eden xo Parrish Warrington Diederik van Elsas | Heaven & Hell (Ava Max album) | 2020 | [46] | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Ooh La La" | Lola Blanc Joshua Coleman Lukasz Gottwald Fransisca Hall Jacob Kasher Bonnie McKee Henry Walter | Music from and Inspired by The Smurfs 2 | 2013 | [47] | ||
| scope=row | "Open Your Eyes" | Bonnie McKee | Bonnie McKee Mark Batson | Trouble | 2004 | ||
| scope=row | "Paper Doll" | Josh Abraham Sky Ferreira Oliver Goldstein Bonnie McKee | 2010 | [48] | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Part of Me" § | Lukasz Gottwald Katy Perry Bonnie McKee Martin Sandberg | 2012 | [49] | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Roar" § | Lukasz Gottwald Max Martin Bonnie McKee Katy Perry Henry Walter | Prism | 2013 | [50] | ||
| scope=row | "Rules of Attraction" | Bonnie McKee | Bonnie McKee Fraser T Smith Ina Wroldsen | 2011 | [51] | ||
| scope=row | "Sayonara" | Greg Kurstin Bonnie McKee Nicole Morier | High Maintenance | 2011 | [52] | ||
| scope=row | "Seal It With a Kiss" | Lukasz Gottwald Max Martin Bonnie McKee Henry Walter | Femme Fatale | 2011 | |||
| scope=row | "Sensitive Subject Matter" | Bonnie McKee | Trouble | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | "Shadow" | Nikki & Rich | Nikki Leonti Bonnie McKee Rich Velonskis | 2011 | [53] | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "SLAY" | Bonnie Mckee Gary Go Jamie Rise John Newman Oliver Goldstein Sam Hollander | 2023 | [54] | |||
| scope=row | "Sleepwalker" | Moritz Friedrich Bonnie McKee Alexander Ridha | 2013 | [55] | |||
| scope=row | "So Shallow" | Jorgen Elofsson Erik Lidbom Bonnie McKee | [56] | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Somebody" | Bonnie McKee | Trouble | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | "Stay Right Here" | Josh Abraham Oliver Goldstein Adam Lambert Bonnie McKee Ryan Williams | [57] | ||||
| scope=row | "Supernatural" | Lukasz Gottwald Nik Kershaw Max Martin Bonnie McKee Kesha Sebert Henry Walter | Warrior | 2012 | [58] | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Teenage Dream" | Lukasz Gottwald Katy Perry Benjamin Levin Bonnie McKee Martin Sandberg | Teenage Dream | 2010 | |||
| scope=row | "Thanks for Nothing" | Josh Abraham Fefe Dobson Bonnie McKee Luke Walker | Joy | 2010 | |||
| scope=row | "There Will Be Tears" | Joshua Coleman Allan Grigg Bonnie McKee | Sparks Fly | 2010 | [59] | ||
| scope=row | "Thunder" | featuring Bonnie McKee | Ted E Burner Bonnie McKee Christopher William Mercer | Songs | 2012 | [60] | |
| scope=row | "Thunder of My Heartbeat" | Ted E Burner Bonnie McKee Oliver Goldstein | [61] | ||||
| scope=row | "Tomorrow Never Dies" | Alexander Delicata Andrew Harr Jermaine Jackson Bonnie McKee Kelly Sheehan | Killer Love | 2011 | [62] | ||
| scope=row | "Touch and Go" | Josh Abraham Sky Ferreira Oliver Goldstein Bonnie McKee Luke Walker | 2010 | [63] | |||
| scope=row | "Touch Me" | Brent Kutzle Bonnie McKee Ryan Tedder Noel Zancanella | The Music of Smash | 2012 | [64] | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Trouble" | Bonnie McKee | Trouble | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | "Turn Me Up" | Josh Abraham Oliver Goldstein Carly Rae Jepsen Kevin Maher Bonnie McKee | Kiss | 2012 | [65] | ||
| scope=row | "Un Love Me" | Leona Lewis Bonnie McKee Kelly Sheehan Fraser T Smith | Glassheart | 2012 | [66] | ||
| scope=row | "Under Control" | Ellie Goulding Oliver Goldstein Bonnie McKee Corey Nitta | Halcyon Days | 2013 | [67] | ||
| scope=row | "Up All Night" | Charlie Puth Bonnie McKee Thomas Troelsen Giorgio Tuinfort | Nine Track Mind | 2016 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Vacation" | G.R.L. | Lukasz Gottwald Max Martin Bonnie McKee Henry Walter | 2013 | [68] | ||
| scope=row | "Voice That Carries" | Bonnie McKee | Trouble | 2004 | |||
| scope=row | "Wasted Youth" | Bonnie McKee | Bonnie McKee John Newman Sean Walsh | Bombastic | 2015 | ||
| scope=row | "When It All Comes Down" | Bonnie McKee | Trouble | 2004 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Wide Awake" | Lukasz Gottwald Max Martin Bonnie McKee Katy Perry Henry Walter | 2012 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Wish U Were Here" | featuring Becky G | Taio Cruz Becky Gomez Lukasz Gottwald Bonnie McKee Henry Walter | Paradise | 2012 | [69] | |
| scope=row | "Worst in Me" | Leighton Meester | Oliver Goldstein Bonnie McKee | 2009 | [70] | ||
| scope=row | "You're the Only One for Me" | Kelly Clarkson | Josh Abraham Kelly Clarkson Oliver Goldstein Bonnie McKee | [71] | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Your Love's a Drug" | Josh Abraham Shahine Ezell Oliver Goldstein Bonnie McKee Leighton Meester | 2010 | [72] | |||
| scope=row | "When I'm Alone" | f(x) | Bonnie McKee Matt Radosevich Steve Robson Carly Rae Jepsen Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) | 4 Walls | 2015 | ||