List of songs written by Cathy Dennis explained

Cathy Dennis is a British singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. After a moderately successful international solo career, Dennis later received great success as a writer of pop songs, scoring eight UK number ones and winning five Ivor Novello Awards.[1]

This is a list of released singles, songs and album tracks, recorded by other artists, that have been written or co-written by Cathy Dennis.

Below is a round-up of the chart positions achieved around the world by singles released featuring the writing credits of Cathy Dennis.

Songwriting career

Dennis has achieved critical and commercial success as a songwriter, winning a number of award-winning songs and penning many international hit singles. She has also contributed backing vocals to many of these recordings. Dennis has provided songs for Simon Fuller acts such as the Spice Girls, S Club 7 and the Idol franchise contestants where she co-wrote "Bumper to Bumper", the B-side to the Spice Girls' first hit single "Wannabe".

Her highest-selling composition, "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (recorded by Kylie Minogue), spent four weeks at number one in Britain while also rekindling interest in Minogue in America (where it hit #7 on the Billboard Hot 100). Can't Get You Out of My Head sold over three million copies worldwide to become the world's second highest selling single in 2001. Her co-written single "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry also hit No. 1 in the USA.

"Can't Get You Out of My Head" also won Dennis an Ivor Novello Award as 2001's most performed composition. She won the same award in 2003 for "Anything Is Possible". In the US, Dennis has received awards from Billboard, Grammy for compositions with Kylie Minogue and Britney Spears.

Dennis co-wrote the Pop Idol theme (re-used for numerous international remakes of the show, including American Idol), and many Idol contestants have recorded her songs, including Will Young, Gareth Gates, Kelly Clarkson, and Clay Aiken. Clarkson's single "Before Your Love" (a double a-side with "A Moment Like This") was Dennis' first US No. 1.[2]

In 2011, Cathy had a cut on the soundtrack for the remake of the film Arthur starring Russell Brand, the song was called "Can't Buy You" and was produced by Mark Ronson. In 2014, she co-wrote a track on Chris Brown's album "X" which debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart.

Most recently, Cathy has co-written 3 tracks on the Galantis album "Pharmacy", one of which, "Runaway (U & I)" reached No. 1 in the UK Dance chart and No. 9 in the US Dance chart.

Full discography of songs written by Cathy Dennis

International singles and certifications

YearArtistTitlePeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
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AUT
[4]
BEL
[5]
GER
[6]
IRE
[7]
NED
[8]
NZ
[9]
NOR
[10]
SWE
[11]
SWI
[12]
US
[13]
1992Dannii Minogue"Love's on Every Corner"44
1999S Club 7"Two in a Million"2845195
2000"Reach"2628284230
  • UK: Platinum
"Natural"3421764
"Never Had a Dream Come True"12311010
  • UK: Platinum
  • SWE: Gold[15]
2001Kylie Minogue"Can't Get You Out of My Head"11111111117
  • UK: 2× Platinum
  • AUT: Platinum[16]
  • BEL: 2× Platinum[17]
  • GER: Platinum[18]
  • NZ: Gold[19]
  • SWE: Platinum
  • SWI: Platinum[20]
  • US: Gold[21]
S Club 7"Have You Ever"149374202140
  • UK: Gold
A*Teens"Heartbreak Lullaby"77697
2002Will Young"Anything Is Possible"12
  • UK: 3× Platinum
S Club Juniors"One Step Closer"25
  • UK: Silver
allSTARS*"Back When"19
Kelly Clarkson"Before Your Love"1
Kylie Minogue"Come into My World"859354735206691
2003S Club"Say Goodbye"2846
Rachel Stevens"Sweet Dreams My LA Ex"2256437952463
  • UK: Silver
2004Britney Spears"Toxic"15641621249
  • UK: Gold
  • NZ: Gold[23]
  • SWE: Gold
  • US: Gold[24]
Jentina"French Kisses"20
2007Sophie Ellis-Bextor"Catch You"8298492
Sugababes"About You Now"142842161874021
  • UK: Gold
David Guetta"Baby When the Light"50621559303525
2008Katy Perry"I Kissed a Girl"11111311111
  • UK: Platinum
  • AUT: Platinum
  • BEL: Gold[25]
  • GER: Platinum[26]
  • NZ: Platinum[27]
  • SWE: Platinum
  • SWI: Platinum[28]
  • US: 5× Platinum[29]
2009Jonas Brothers"Paranoid"566527205337
Kris Allen"No Boundaries"9211
Adam Lambert3872
2010Diana Vickers"Once"13
  • UK: Silver
Mark Ronson"Somebody to Love Me"5516
2011Sophie Ellis-Bextor"Off & On"
2013Kelly Clarkson"4 Carats"
2014Galantis"Runaway (U & I)"439658636122542
  • UK: Platinum
  • NZ: Platinum[30]
  • SWE: 2× Platinum
2015"Gold Dust"
2016"Love on Me"1646113919292764
  • UK: Gold
  • GER: Gold
  • IT: Platinum
2018"Mama Look at Me Now"
"Emoji"
2019"Holy Water"
2022KT Tunstall"I Am the Pilot"

All credited contributions

indicates a background vocal contribution.

indicates an un-credited vocal contribution.

Year Artist Album Song Co-written with
1991 Liu Xiaohui In Your Dreams "Lover in the Stars" Danny Poku
1992 Return "Moon" Michael Leeson, Terence Britten
Get into You "Love's on Every Corner" Danny Poku, Paul Taylor
1993 Lirian Am I Really in Love? "Senior Love Home" Shep Pettibone, Tony Shimkin
1994 Liu Xiaohui Change to Select "Lover in the Stars" Danny Poku
Boundless Moment "Emotional Ensemble" Terence Britten
1996 "Bumper to Bumper" Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chrisholm, Geraldine Horner, Paul "Pablo" Wilson, Andy Watkins
1998 As Good As It Gets OST "Under Stars" Phil Roy, Heitor Pereira
1999 21st Century Girls "Teenage Attack" Leanne Garner, Fiona Garner, Katelyn Turney, Meriam Mohammad, Charlotte Fendek, Todrick Allen
"Drive" Leanne Garner, Fiona Garner, Katelyn Turney, Meriam Mohammad, Charlotte Fendek
S Club "Two in a Million" Simon Ellis
"Viva La Fiesta" Hallegir Rustan, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen
"I Really Miss You" Eliot Kennedy, Patrick Lincoln
"Hope for the Future" Danny Poku
"So Right" Danny Poku
2000 7 "Reach" Andrew Todd
"Natural" Norma Ray, Jean Fredenucci, Andrew Todd
"I'll Keep Waiting" Simon Ellis
"All in Love Is Fair" Simon Ellis
"Love Train" Andrew Todd
"I'll Be There" Danny Poku
"Never Had a Dream Come True" Simon Ellis
"If It's Love" Simon Ellis
The Magnificent Tree "Jackie Cane" Alexander Callier
"Perfect Christmas" Simon Ellis
2001 Teen Spirit "Heartbreak Lullaby" Jan Kask, Peter Mansson
Fever "Can't Get You Out of My Head" Robert Davis
"Come into My World" Robert Davis
"Dancefloor" Steve Anderson
Sunshine "Have You Ever" Andrew Frampton, Christopher Braide
"Boy Like You" Lauren Christy
"Sunshine" Joanne O'Meara, Paul Cattermole, Bradley McIntosh, Tina Barrett, Hannah Spearritt, Rachel Stevens, Jonathan Lee, Yak Bondy
"Dance, Dance, Dance" Julian Gingell, Barry Stone
"Right Guy" Bradley McIntosh
Everybody "Suddenly" Oskar Paul
"Home Again" Simon Ellis
2002 From Now On "Anything Is Possible" Christopher Braide
Together "One Step Closer" Michael Percy, Timothy Lever
Allstars "Back When" Michael Percy, Timothy Lever
"Before Your Love" Gary Burr, Desmond Child
From Now On "Lover Won't You Stay" Guy Chambers
"Lovestruck" William Young
"What's in Goodbye" Burt Bacharach
"Cruel to Be Kind" William Young
Together "Wherever You Are" Simon Ellis
"Anytime Anywhere" Andrew Todd
What My Heart Wants to Say "Tell Me One More Time" Oskar Paul, Andrew Fromm
Seeing Double "Do It Till We Drop" John Lisners
"Who Do You Think You Are?" John Lisners
2003 Jason Prince The Collection "Evergreen" Christopher Braide
Go Your Own Way "Dance Again" Steve McCutcheon
One Heart "Reveal" Greg Wells
Innocent Eyes "Throw It Away" Gary Barlow, Eliot Kennedy
"This is It" Ronan Keating, Christopher Braide
"Say Goodbye" Christopher Braide
False Smiles "Seconds Away" Amy Studt
Thalía "Misbehavin'" David Siegel, Steven Morales
Funky Dory "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex" Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback
"Glide" Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback
"Heaven Has to Wait" Anders Bagge, Arnthor Birgisson
"Little Secret" Guy Chambers
Sundown "Drawn to You" Ian Allan, Kieron Bass, Mark Bass, Nathan Bass
Measure of a Man "Measure of a Man" Steven Morales, David Siegel
In the Zone "Showdown" Britney Spears, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback
"Toxic" Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback
Body Language "After Dark" Christopher Braide
"Ticket to Love" William Young
Sit Down and Listen To "The Last Thing I Need is You" Alexander Callier, Paul Campbell
2004 TEARs "I Found Love" Robert Davis
Free Me "Lay Your Love on Me" Emma Bunton
Damita Jo "Island Life" Janet Jackson, Scott Storch
Jentina "French Kisses" Jentina Chapman, Greg Wells
"How a Dream Looks" Guy Chambers
Mistaken Identity "Analyst" Delta Goodrem, Guy Chambers
"Electric Storm" Delta Goodrem, Guy Chambers
"Sanctuary" Delta Goodrem, Guy Chambers
2005 JamX rowspan="2" "Blue Monday" Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Paul Harris, Bernard Sumner, Robert Davis
"Like the Weather" Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, Heidi Range, Guy Sigsworth
Taller in More Ways "Bruised" Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, Heidi Range, Guy Sigsworth
2006 I'm Not Dead "Centerfold" Greg Kurstin
Life in Mono "Mischievous" Emma Bunton, Greg Kurstin
2007 Trip the Light Fantastic "Catch You" Greg Kurstin, Rhys Barker
This Time "Protected" Melanie Chisholm, Guy Chambers
Pop Life "Baby When the Light"
Pierre Guetta, Joachim Garraud, Steve Angello
Change "About You Now" Lukasz Gottwald
"Surprise" Lukasz Gottwald
"Open the Door" Keisha Buchanan, Heidi Range, Lukasz Gottwald
"Sunshine" Róisín Murphy, Dean Honer, Richard Barrett
Carnival Ride "You Won't Find This" Thomas Shapiro
"Jealous Girl" Richard Nowels Jr.
Jordin Sparks "Young and in Love" Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback
X "Sensitized" Serge Gainsbourg, Guy Chambers
2008 Leon Jean-Marie Bent Out of Shape "Bed of Nails" Leon Jean-Marie, Mark Ronson, Johnny Pearson
One of the Boys "I Kissed a Girl" Katheryn Hudson, Lukasz Gottwald, Benjamin Levin
Identified "Identified" Lukasz Gottwald, Karl Sandberg
"First Bad Habit" Lukasz Gottwald
"Don't Ask Why" Lukasz Gottwald, Beau Dozier
"Amazed"
Lukasz Gottwald, Benjamin Levin, Niatia Kirland
David Cook "Heroes" David Cook, Raine Maida
2009 Lines, Vines and Trying Times "Paranoid" Nicholas Jonas, Joseph Jonas, Kevin Jonas II, John Fields
Love & War "Chainsaw" William Hawkshaw
2010 Carpe Diem "Duele" Belinda Peregrin, Nacho Peregrin, Christopher Braide
"Automatik" Olivia Waithe, Evan Kidd Bogart, Nadir Khayat
Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree "Once" Francis White
"Sophia Loren" Christopher Rojas
Turn It Up Louder "Doing Fine (Without You)" Victoria Lott, Christopher Braide
The Wanted "Replace Your Heart" Kasia Livingston, Greg Kurstin
The Night Before "Identical Twin" Alexander Callier
Record Collection "Somebody to Love Me" Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt, Alexander Greenwald, Jason Sellards, Keinan Warsame, Nicholas Movshon
Bionic "So What You Got"
(recorded but unreleased)[31]
Christina Aguilera, Dr Luke
2011 Make a Scene "Revolution" Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Greg Kurstin
"Off & On" Róisín Murphy, Adam Wiles
Spirit "Sweet & Honey" James Nosanow
Jake ZyrusInfinity "Lost the Best Thing" Carsten Schack, Sean Hurley
Young Foolish Happy "Come Get It Now" Victoria Lott, Benjamin Hudson McIldowie, Robin French
2012 DNA "Case Closed" Perrie Edwards, Jessica Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall, Bobbie Lamond, Darren Lewis, Iylola Babalola
2013 Mark Knight "Your Love" Mark Knight, Andrew Meecham, Dean Meredith, Robert Davis
Speak a Little Louder "Love and War" Diane Birch, James Nosanow
Wrapped in Red "4 Carats" Kelly Clarkson, Olivia Waithe, Greg Kurstin
2014 Galantis EP "Help" Christian Karlsson, Linus Eklow, Jimmy "Svidden" Koitzsch, Salem Al Fakir, Vincent Pontare
"Friend (Hard Times)" Christian Karlsson, Linus Eklow, Jimmy "Svidden" Koitzsch, Seinabo Sey, Magnus Lidehäll
Dreabb "La Mia Divinita" Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback
X "Don't Be Gone Too Long" Christopher Brown, Michael McHenry, Ryan Buendia, Kyle Edwards, Jean-Baptiste Kouame, Scott Hoffman, Clarence Coffee Jr.
Pharmacy "Runaway (U & I)" Christian Karlsson, Linus Eklow, Jimmy "Svidden" Koitzsch, Julia Karlsson, Anton Rundberg
"Supernatural" Aluna Francis, George Reid, Scott Hoffman
2015 Pharmacy "Gold Dust" Christian Karlsson, Linus Eklow, Jimmy "Svidden" Koitzsch, Vincent Pontare
"Louder, Harder, Better" Christian Karlsson, Linus Eklow, Jimmy "Svidden" Koitzsch
2016 99¢ "Banshee" Santi White, Patrik Berger, John Hill, Sarah Hudson
I Remember "Heartbreak Horizon" Aluna Francis, George Reid
The Aviary "Love on Me"
Christian Karlsson, Linus Eklow, Jimmy "Svidden" Koitzsch, Henrik Jonback, Anthony Maniscalco, Laura White, Richard Boardman, Sarah Blanchard
2017 "Searching" Olivia Dawson, Howard Lawrence, Guy Lawrence, James Napier, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback
9 "Plz Don't Go"
Magnus August Hoiberg, Benjamin Levin, Jhene Chilombo, Daniella Vidmar
Universe EP "Stay" Robert Gerongco, Samuel Gerongco, Terence Lam
2018 Fairlane rowspan="3" "Uncover You"
Nina Woodford-Wells, Ilsey Juber, Andrew Goldstein
"Mama Look at Me Now" Christian Karlsson, Linus Eklow, Jimmy "Svidden" Koitzsch, Henrik Jonback, Carl Lehman
"Emoji" Christian Karlsson, Linus Eklow, Jimmy "Svidden" Koitzsch, Henrik Jonback
2019 Church "Holy Water" Christian Karlsson, Linus Eklow, Jimmy "Svidden" Koitzsch, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback
2020 "Steel" Christian Karlsson, Henrik Jonback, Salem Al Fakir, Vincent Pontare, Jan Postma, Jordi Fluiter
"Unless It Hurts" Christian Karlsson, Henrik Jonback, Salem Al Fakir, Vincent Pontare, Jan Postma, Jordi Fluiter
"Stella" Christian Karlsson, Henrik Jonback, Jan Postma, Jordi Fluiter
"F*** Tomorrow Now" Christian Karlsson, Henrik Jonback, Jan Postma, Jordi Fluiter
"Goodlife" Agnes Carlsson, Salem Al Fakir, Vincent Pontare
2022 Nut "I Am the Pilot" KT Tunstall, Martin Terefe
"Dear Shadow" KT Tunstall
2023 "These Are the Days" Simon Ellis, Johanne Ellis

Awards

References

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: UK writers win biggest US hit as Clarkson hits number one. 11 October 2008. Music Week. United Business Media. 30 September 2002.
  3. Web site: UK Singles . The Official Charts Company UK . 2016-01-30.
  4. Web site: Austrian Singles . austriancharts.at . 2016-01-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160129182118/http://austriancharts.at/ . 29 January 2016 .
  5. Web site: Belgian Singles . ultratop.be . 2016-01-30.
  6. Web site: German Singles . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150626/http://www.officialcharts.de/ . dead . 14 July 2014 . Charts.de GfK Entertainment. de . 2016-01-30.
  7. Web site: Irish Singles . irishcharts.ie . 2016-01-30.
  8. Web site: Dutch Singles . dutchcharts.nl . 2016-01-30.
  9. Web site: New Zealand Singles . dutchcharts.nl . 2016-01-30 .
  10. Web site: Norwegian Singles . norwegiancharts.com . 2016-01-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721070100/http://norwegiancharts.com/ . 21 July 2011 .
  11. Web site: Swedish Singles . hitparade.ch . 2016-01-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100121135301/http://swedishcharts.com/ . 21 January 2010 .
  12. Web site: Swiss Singles . hitparade.ch . 2016-01-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090523082123/http://www.hitparade.ch/ . 23 May 2009 .
  13. US Hot 100 Singles . Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2016-01-30.
  14. Web site: British Certifications . British Phonographic Industry. 2016-03-15.
  15. Web site: Swedish Certifications . 2016-03-15.
  16. Web site: Austrian Certifications . 2016-03-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090608024513/http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin . 8 June 2009 .
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  19. Web site: New Zealand Certifications . 2016-03-15.
  20. Web site: Swiss Certifications . 2016-03-15.
  21. Web site: US Certifications . . 2016-03-15.
  22. Web site: US Certifications . . 2016-03-15.
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  26. Web site: German Certifications . 2016-03-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202022835/http://www.musikindustrie.de/no_cache/gold_platin_datenbank/ . 2 December 2013 .
  27. Web site: New Zealand Certifications . 2016-03-15.
  28. Web site: Swiss Certifications . 2016-03-15.
  29. Web site: US Certifications . . 2016-03-15.
  30. Web site: New Zealand Certifications . 2016-03-15.
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  37. Web site: Cathy Dennis - Music Publishing . 2020-10-29 . Concord Music Group .
  38. Web site: ASCAP Award Winners 2007 . 2008-10-12 . EMI Music Publishing . 9 November 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080527152853/http://emimusicpub.com/worldwide/around_the_world/united-kingdom_news_detail_071109.html . 27 May 2008 . dead .
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