Christopher Michael DeStefano is a Grammy Award-winning American singer/songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist currently living in Nashville. As a songwriter, he has multiple #1 songs with artists Carrie Underwood (“Good Girl”, "Little Toy Guns"), Billy Currington (“Hey Girl”), Brett Eldredge ("Don't Ya"), Luke Bryan ("That's My Kind of Night", "Kick the Dust Up" ), Miranda Lambert & Carrie Underwood ("Somethin' Bad," later reworked as the opening theme for NBC Sunday Night Football), Rascal Flatts ("Rewind") and Jason Aldean ("Just Gettin' Started").
DeStefano was raised in Mount Laurel, New Jersey and graduated from Lenape High School in 1993. He was in the school's music program while playing with a progressive rock band in the area.Pensiero, Nicole. "Mr. Write", South Jersey Magazine, February 2014. Accessed June 8, 2020. "Chris DeStefano’s career has had more twists and turns than, say, one of the chart-topping songs he’s co-written for the likes of Carrie Underwood or Luke Bryan. The Grammy Award-winning Mount Laurel native—who now divides his time between Nashville and Los Angeles—is riding high on a wave of acclaim for his songwriting and production talents in the world of country music.... 'I took private lessons, and Lenape High School (where he graduated from in 1993) had an amazing music program—I learned so much there,' DeStefano recalls."
Underwood's "Good Girl", which DeStefano co-wrote, reached number 1 on Hot Country Songs in 2012. He also co-wrote and produced Brett Eldredge's number 1 single "Don't Ya". He co-wrote “Something in the Water” sung by Carrie Underwood which was the #1 song for seven weeks, the 3rd longest running female #1 Hot Country song in chart history. DeStefano co-wrote "Kiss Somebody" (July 2017) with Australian singer, Morgan Evans, and fellow American songwriter, Josh Osborne. At the APRA Music Awards of 2018 the song and its writers won Country Work of the Year.
Discography Songwriting discography Year Artist Album Song Co-written with2010David ArchuletaThe Other Side of Down"Something 'Bout Love"David Archuleta, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz2011Kelly ClarksonStronger"Let Me Down"Kelly ClarksonDavid CookThis Loud Morning"This Is Not The Last Time"David Cook, David HodgesEli Young BandLife at Best"Every Other Memory"Catt Gravitt, Josh KearScotty McCreeryClear as Day"Better Than That"Jess Cates, Craig Wiseman2012Kris AllenThank You Camellia"Turn the Pages"Kris Allen, Jess Cates, Lindy Robbins"Shut That Door"Kris Allen, Jess CatesConnie BrittonThe Music of Nashville: Season 1 Volume 1"Buried Under"Natalie HembyJana KramerJana Kramer"Why Ya Wanna"Catt Gravitt, Ashley GorleyHaley ReinhartListen Up!"Now That You're Here"Haley Reinhart, Sam WattersCarrie UnderwoodBlown Away"Good Girl"Carrie Underwood, Ashley Gorley2013Lauren Alaina"Barefoot and Buckwild"Lauren Alaina, Jon NiteBig Time Rush24/Seven"Picture This"Carlos Pena Jr., James Maslow, Ashley Gorley"Just Getting Started"Kendall Schmidt, Logan Henderson, Ashley Gorley"Lost in Love" (feat. Jake Miller)Carlos Pena Jr., Jake Miller, Shari Short"Na Na Na"Carlos Pena Jr., Ashley GorleyLuke BryanCrash My Party"That's My Kind of Night"Dallas Davidson, Ashley GorleyBilly CurringtonWe Are Tonight“Hey Girl”Rhett Akins, Ashley GorleyGavin DeGrawMake a Move"Heartbreak"Gavin DeGrawBrett EldredgeBring You Back"Don't Ya"Brett Eldredge, Ashley GorleyFlorida Georgia LineHere's to the Good Times"Take It Out on Me"Ashley Gorley, Shane McAnallyJake OwenDays of Gold"Ghost Town""Life of the Party"Ashley Gorley, Dallas DavidsonChris YoungA.M."Aw Naw"Chris Young, Ashley Gorley"A.M.""Goodbye""We're Gonna Find It Tonight"Chris Young, Rhett Akins2014Jason AldeanOld Boots, New Dirt"Just Gettin' Started"Rhett Akins, Ashley GorleyDan + ShayWhere It All Began"Nothin' Like You"Ashley Gorley, Dan Smyers, Shay MooneyFlorida Georgia LineAnything Goes"Smile"Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley"Every Night"Tyler Hubbard, Tyler Kelley, Ashley GorleyLucy HaleRoad Between"Kiss Me"Mike Daly, Ashley Gorley, Lindy Robbins"Lie a Little Better"Mike Daly, Melissa Peirce"That's What I Call Crazy"Ashley Gorley, Kacey MusgravesMiranda LambertPlatinum"Somethin' Bad" Brett James, Priscilla ReneaRascal FlattsRewind"Rewind"Ashley Gorley, Eric PaslayCole SwindellCole Swindell"Swayin'"Rhett Akins, Ashley GorleyChase RiceIgnite the Night"Ready Set Roll"Chase Rice, Rhett Akins"Do It Like This"Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley"Beach Town"Chase Rice, Jon Nite"Beer With The Boys"Chase Rice, Ashley Gorley"We Goin' Out"Chase Rice, Shane Minor"50 Shades Of Crazy"Chase Rice, Jon Nite"Best Beers Of Our Lives"Chase Rice, Shane MinorCarrie UnderwoodGreatest Hits: Decade #1"Something in the Water"Carrie Underwood, Brett James"Little Toy Guns"Carrie Underwood, Hillary Lindsey2015Bon JoviBurning Bridges"Life Is Beautiful"Jon Bon Jovi, Billy FalconLuke BryanKill the Lights"Kick the Dust Up"Dallas Davidson, Ashley GorleyKelly ClarksonPiece by Piece"Second Wind"Shane McAnally, Maren MorrisThomas RhettTangled Up"Tangled"Adam Hoffman, Matt Lipkins, Josh Osborne, Scott SchwartzCarrie UnderwoodStoryteller"Renegade Runaway"Carrie Underwood, Hillary Lindsey"Smoke Break""Clock Don't Stop"Hillary Lindsey, Blair Daly2016Dan + ShayObsessed"From the Ground Up"Dan Smyers, Shay MooneyRachel PlattenWildfire"Superman"Rachel Platten, Lindy RobbinsBon JoviThis House Is Not for Sale"Roller Coaster" Jon Bon Jovi, Ashley Gorley2017Jerrod NiemannThis Ride"Zero to Crazy"Ashley Gorley, Shane McAnally"Out of My Heart"Ashley Gorley, Dallas DavidsonThomas RhettLife Changes"Grave"Hillary Lindsey, Josh MillerChase RiceLambs & Lions"Lions"Chase Rice, Ashley Gorley"Eyes on You""Jack Daniel's Showed Up""25 Wexford St."Chase Rice, Jim BeaversChris YoungLosing Sleep"Losing Sleep"Josh Hoge2018Morgan EvansThings That We Drink To"American"Morgan Evans, Josh Osborne"Kiss Somebody""I Do"Morgan Evans, Ashley Gorley"Song for the Summer"Morgan Evans, David Hodges"Day Drunk"Morgan Evans, Lindy Robbins"Dance With Me" Morgan Evans"Me On You"Morgan Evans, Josh Osborne "Things That We Drink To""We Dream"Morgan Evans, Jaren Johnston, Jon Nite"Everything Changes"Morgan Evans, Blair Daily"Young Again"Morgan Evans, Josh KearCarrie UnderwoodNBC Sunday Night Football"Game On"Carrie Underwood, Brett James2019Noah KahanBusyhead"False Confidence"Noah KahanLady AOcean"Mansion"Hillary Lindsey, Josh MillerLoCashBrothers"Cold Beer Kind of Night"Ashley Gorley, Rhett AkinsJake OwenGreetings from... Jake"Mexico in Our Minds"Jaren Johnston, Ashley GorleyRunaway JuneBlue Roses"Trouble with This Town"Naomi Cook, Jennifer Wayne, Liz Rose2020Lee BriceHey World"Don't Need No Reason"Lee Brice, Kyle Jacobs2021Callista ClarkReal to Me (EP)"Heartbreak Song" Callista Clark, Emily Shackleton, Liz RoseChase RiceThe Album"Best Night Ever" Chase Rice, Matt Jenkins"Belong" Chase Rice, Jon NiteMitchell TenpennyMidnight Diaries (EP)"Bucket List" Mitchell Tenpenny, Laura VeltzTanner AdellHonky Tonk Heartbreak"Honky Tonk Heartbreak" JT Harding, Tanner AdellCarrie UnderwoodMy Gift"Favorite Time of the Year" Carrie Underwood, Hillary Lindsey Chris YoungFamous Friends"Break Like You Do" Chris Young, Matt Rogers, Anthony Smith"At the End of a Bar" Chris Young, Mitchell Tenpenny "Love Looks Good on You" Chris Young"One of Them Nights" Chris Young, Rhett Atkins"When You're Drinking" Chris Young, Matt Rogers, Anthony Smith"Everybody Needs a Song" Chris Young, Brad Tursi2022Randy HouserNote to Self"Out and Down" Randy Houser, Matt RogersMitchell TenpennyThis Is the Heavy"Do You" Mitchell Tenpenny, Claire Douglas, Michael Whitworth"Bucket Lost" Mitchell Tenpenny, Laura VeltzCarrie Underwood Denim & Rhinestones"Poor Everybody Else" Carrie Underwood, Josh Miller 2023Chris JansonThe Outlaw Side of Me"Outlaw Side of Me" Chris Janson, Lee Thomas MillerKip MooreDamn Love"Silver & Gold" Kip Moore, Dan CouchJason MrazMystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride"I Feel Like Dancing" Jason Mraz, Mai Bloomfield, Abby Dorsey, Rebecca Gebhart, Stephanie Jones, Chaska Potter, Mona Tavakoli, Eg White2024Chris YoungYoung Love & Saturday Nights"Looking for You" Chris Young, James McNair, Emily Weisband"Don't Call Me" Chris Young, Ashley Gorley"Country Boy's Prayer" Chris Young, Mitchell Tenpenny, Michael Whitworth"Call It a Day" Chris Young, Emily Weisband, Jon Nite"Drink to Remember" Chris Young, Corey Crowder"Fall Out" Chris Young, Emily Weisband, Jon Nite"Fire" Chris Young, Hardy"Right Now" Chris Young, Josh Hoge, Paul DiGiovanniMacKenzie Porter"Walk Away"Nobody's Born with a Broken HeartMacKenzie Porter, Jon Nite
Production discography Year Artist Album Song Co-produced with 2010David ArchuletaThe Other Side of Down"Something 'Bout Love"S*A*M and Sluggo2011Kelly ClarksonStronger"Let Me Down"rowspan="4" "Don't Be a Girl About It"2012Kris AllenThank You Camellia"Turn the Pages"Haley ReinhartListen Up!"Now That You're Here"2013Big Time Rush24/Seven"Picture This"Damon Sharpe"Just Getting Started""Lost in Love" "NaNaNa"Brett EldredgeBring You Back"Don't Ya"2014Chase RiceIgnite the Night"Ready Set Roll""Do It Like This""Beach Town""Beer With The Boys""We Goin’ Out""50 Shades of Crazy""Best Beers of Our Lives""Mmm Girl""Carolina Can""Gonna Wanna Tonight""U Turn""What’s Your Name""Country In Ya""Ride"Dan + ShayWhere It All Began"Nothin' Like You"2015Kelly ClarksonPiece by Piece"Second Wind"Kip MooreWild Ones"Wild Ones""Complicated"Thomas RhettTangled Up"Learned It from the Radio"rowspan="2" "Playing with Fire" (featuring Jordin Sparks)"2017Chase RiceLambs & Lions"Lions"rowspan="3" "On Tonight""Unforgettable""Eyes on You"Jacquire King"Jack Daniel's Showed Up"rowspan="3" "This Cowboy's Hat" 2018Morgan EvansThings That We Drink ToAll 11 tracksCarrie UnderwoodNBC Sunday Night Football"Game On"Mark Bright2021Chase RiceThe Album "Lonely If You Are" Chase Rice"Best Night Ever" "Messy" "In the Car" "You" rowspan="4" "Break. Up. Down" "Down Home Runs Deep" "Belong" Chris YoungFamous Friends"Break Like You Do" Chris Young"At the End of a Bar" "Love Looks Good on You" "One of Them Nights" Tanner AdellHonky Tonk Heartbreak"Honky Tonk Heartbreak"2024Chris YoungYoung Love & Saturday Nights"Looking for You" "Young Love & Saturday Nights" Chris Young, Corey Crowder"Don't Call Me" Chris Young"Country Boy's Prayer" "Call It a Day" "Don't Stop Now" Chris Young, Corey Crowder"Fall Out" Chris Young"Fire" "Right Now" "Million Miles" Chris Young, Corey Crowder"Everybody Grew Up" "Knee Deep in Neon" Chris Young"Down"
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