American singer and songwriter Bonnie McKee has co-written eight number-one singles, which have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide combined. 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.
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". 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.
Songs
+Key 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. "Afroki" Steve Aoki & Afrojack featuring Bonnie McKee Bonnie McKeeNick Van De Wall Neon Future I 2014 "Alone"Kelly Clarkson Josh Abraham Oliver Goldstein Bonnie McKee Ryan Williams 2011 "American Girl" Oliver Goldstein Jon Asher Garrett Lee Bonnie McKee Alex Metric 2013 "American Youth French Kissing" Eden xo Bonnie McKeeEden xoJordan Palmer 2020 "Bad Reputation"Kelly ClarksonKelly ClarksonKelly SheehanGreg KurstinBonnie McKeePiece by Piece2015 "Birthday" Lukasz Gottwald Max Martin Bonnie McKee Katy Perry Henry Walter Prism 2013 "Bombastic" Bonnie McKee Bonnie McKeeCharlie PuthSean WalshAxident Bombastic 2015 "Breaking Point" Kate Alana Akhurst Bonnie McKee Vince Pizzinga "C'Mon" Lukasz Gottwald Benjamin Levin Max Martin Bonnie McKee Kesha Sebert Henry Walter Warrior 2013 "California Gurls" § featuring Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg Lukasz Gottwald Katy Perry Benjamin Levin Mike Love Max Martin Bonnie McKee Brian Wilson Teenage Dream 2010 "California Winter" Bonnie McKee Bonnie McKee Charlie Puth Sean Walsh 2014Bonnie McKee – California Winter – YouTube "Choke Hold" Josh Abraham Oliver Goldstein Adam Lambert Bonnie McKee Trespassing 2012 "Cold Heart" Felix Bloxsom Aaron Goldstein Oliver Goldstein Bonnie McKee Elliott Yamin Fight for Love 2009 "Cold Summer" Heather Bright Bonnie McKee Lee McCutcheon "Confessions of a Teenage Girl" Bonnie McKee Trouble 2004 "Cuckoo" Josh Abraham Oliver Goldstein Adam Lambert Bonnie McKee Anne Preven Trespassing 2012 "Daddy Like" Dorian ElectraBonnie McKee Dorian Electra Dylan Brady Michael Zarowny Peter John Shepard-VanoudenarenFlamboyant2019 "Dance for Me" Gary Clark Julian Hamilton Bonnie McKee "Dumb Blonde" Avril Lavigne Avril Lavigne Onika Maraj Mitch Allan Bonnie McKee Head Above Water 2019 "Dynamite" § Taio Cruz Lukasz Gottwald Benjamin Levin Max Martin Bonnie McKee Rokstarr 2010 "Easy" Bonnie McKee Bonnie McKeeAndreas SchullerJames Wong Bombastic 2015 "Electric Heaven" Joakim Åhlund Bonnie McKee Jonathon Newman "Erase" featuring Priyanka Chopra Bonnie McKee 2012 "Flashback" Andreas Levander Bonnie McKee Fredro Odesjo "Gasoline" Lukasz Gottwald Claude Kelly Benjamin Levin Bonnie McKee Emily Wright Femme Fatale 2011 "Ghost" Lukasz Gottwald Max Martin Bonnie McKee Katy Perry Henry Walter Prism 2013 "Girls Night Out" Bonnie McKee Kristian Ottestad "Good Outweigh the Bad" Jamie Almos Oliver Goldstein Bonnie McKee Ely Weisfeld Elliott Yamin Fight for Love 2009 "Green Grass" Bonnie McKee Trouble 2004 "Guilty Pleasure" Josh Abraham Oliver Goldstein Bonnie McKee "Guyliner, Pt. 2"Dorian ElectraDorian Electra Dylan Brady Michael Zarowny Bonnie McKeeFlamboyant2020"Heart Wants What It Wants" Bebe RexhaLiana Banks Ray Goren Jussifer Bonnie McKee Bebe Rexha Sarah Solovay Ryan Williamson Ido ZmishlanyBebe2023 "Heatwave" Bonnie McKee Max Martin "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 "Hitman" Joakim Åhlund Bonnie McKee "Hold It Against Me" Lukasz Gottwald Mathieu Jomphe Bonnie McKee Martin Sandberg Femme Fatale 2011 "Honey" Bonnie McKee Trouble 2004 "Hot and Heavy" Bonnie McKee Travis Mills Fraser T Smith "How I Roll" Henrik Jonback Christian Karlsson Magnus Lidehäll Bonnie McKee Nicole Morier Pontus Winnberg Femme Fatale 2011 "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 "I Am Woman" Blair Daly Meghan Kabir Bonnie McKee "I Dare You" Bonnie McKee featuring Ina Wroldsen Bonnie McKee Fraser T Smith Ina Wroldsen 2011 "I Don't Care" § Joakim Åhlund Bonnie McKee John Newman Only Human 2014 "I Don't Have to Sleep to Dream" Christopher Godbey Jerome Harmon Bonnie McKee Timothy Mosley Kelly Sheehan Closer to the Truth 2013 "I Hold Her" Bonnie McKee Trouble 2004 "I Like It Hot" Bonnie McKee Rune Westberg "If That's Love" Jesse Astin Bonnie McKee Blake Robin 2010 "Inside Out" Lukasz Gottwald Jacob Kasher Mathieu Jomphe Max Martin Bonnie McKee Femme Fatale 2011 "I Want It All" Bonnie McKee Bonnie McKeeOliver GoldsteinGreg KurstinSean Walsh Bombastic 2015 "January" Bonnie McKee Trouble 2004 "Kick Us Out" Angelina Araya Niles Hollowell-Dhar Steven Love Bonnie McKee Nicole Morier Patrick Ridge David Vine 2010 "Laserbeam" Martin Peter Harrington Bonnie McKee "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" Lukasz Gottwald Katy Perry Bonnie McKee Martin Karl Sandberg Teenage Dream 2010 "Legendary Lovers" Lukasz Gottwald Max Martin Bonnie McKee Katy Perry Henry Walter Prism 2013 "Let's Go (Turn It Up)" Josh Abraham Fefe Dobson Oliver Goldstein Bonnie McKee Luke Walker 2010 "Let There Be Love" Jakob Erixson Oliver Goldstein Oscar Holter Max Martin Bonnie McKee Karl Johan Schuster Lotus 2012 "Lipstick Revolution" Bonnie McKee Simon Perry "Lonestar" Gary Clark Bonnie McKee Kelly Sheehan "Long Distance" Dernst Emile Michael Joseph Green Bonnie McKee Anne Preven Christopher Stewart Truly 2012 "Lovebird" Joshua Coleman Lukasz Gottwald Bonnie McKee Glassheart 2012 "Make It Happen" featuring Afterschool Jorgen Elofsson Erik Lidbom Bonnie McKee Checkmate! 2011 "Map" Josh Abraham Oliver Goldstein Adam Lambert Bonnie McKee Anne Preven Trespassing 2012 "Message in a Bottle" Heather Bright Allan Grigg Bonnie McKee "Naked" Ava Max Bonnie McKee Henry Walter Eden xo Parrish Warrington Diederik van Elsas Heaven & Hell (Ava Max album) 2020 "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 "Open Your Eyes" Bonnie McKee Bonnie McKee Mark Batson Trouble 2004 "Paper Doll" Josh Abraham Sky Ferreira Oliver Goldstein Bonnie McKee 2010 "Part of Me" § Lukasz Gottwald Katy Perry Bonnie McKee Martin Sandberg Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection 2012 "Roar" § Lukasz Gottwald Max Martin Bonnie McKee Katy Perry Henry Walter Prism 2013 "Rules of Attraction" Bonnie McKee Bonnie McKee Fraser T Smith Ina Wroldsen 2011 "Runaways" The Midnight featuring Bonnie McKee Tyler Lyle Tim McEwan Bonnie McKee Syndicate 2025 "Sayonara" Greg Kurstin Bonnie McKee Nicole Morier High Maintenance 2011 "Seal It With a Kiss" Lukasz Gottwald Max Martin Bonnie McKee Henry Walter Femme Fatale 2011 "Sensitive Subject Matter" Bonnie McKee Trouble 2004 "Shadow" Nikki & Rich Nikki Leonti Bonnie McKee Rich Velonskis 2011 "SLAY" Bonnie Mckee Gary Go Jamie Rise John Newman Oliver Goldstein Sam Hollander 2023 "Sleepwalker" Moritz Friedrich Bonnie McKee Alexander Ridha 2013 "So Shallow" Jorgen Elofsson Erik Lidbom Bonnie McKee "Somebody" Bonnie McKee Trouble 2004 "Stay Right Here" Josh Abraham Oliver Goldstein Adam Lambert Bonnie McKee Ryan Williams "Supernatural" Lukasz Gottwald Nik Kershaw Max Martin Bonnie McKee Kesha Sebert Henry Walter Warrior 2012 "Teenage Dream" Lukasz Gottwald Katy Perry Benjamin Levin Bonnie McKee Martin Sandberg Teenage Dream 2010 "Thanks for Nothing" Josh Abraham Fefe Dobson Bonnie McKee Luke Walker Joy 2010 "There Will Be Tears" Joshua Coleman Allan Grigg Bonnie McKee Sparks Fly 2010 "Thunder" featuring Bonnie McKee Ted E Burner Bonnie McKee Christopher William Mercer Songs 2012 "Thunder of My Heartbeat" Ted E Burner Bonnie McKee Oliver Goldstein "Tomorrow Never Dies" Alexander Delicata Andrew Harr Jermaine Jackson Bonnie McKee Kelly Sheehan Killer Love 2011 "Touch and Go" Josh Abraham Sky Ferreira Oliver Goldstein Bonnie McKee Luke Walker 2010 "Touch Me" Brent Kutzle Bonnie McKee Ryan Tedder Noel Zancanella The Music of Smash 2012 "Trouble" Bonnie McKee Trouble 2004 "Turn Me Up" Josh Abraham Oliver Goldstein Carly Rae Jepsen Kevin Maher Bonnie McKee Kiss 2012 "Un Love Me" Leona Lewis Bonnie McKee Kelly Sheehan Fraser T Smith Glassheart 2012 "Under Control" Ellie Goulding Oliver Goldstein Bonnie McKee Corey Nitta Halcyon Days 2013"Up All Night" Charlie PuthBonnie McKeeThomas TroelsenGiorgio TuinfortNine Track Mind2016 "Vacation" G.R.L. Lukasz Gottwald Max Martin Bonnie McKee Henry Walter 2013 "Voice That Carries" Bonnie McKee Trouble 2004 "Wasted Youth" Bonnie McKee Bonnie McKeeJohn NewmanSean Walsh Bombastic 2015 "When I'm Alone" f(x) Bonnie McKeeMatt RadosevichSteve RobsonCarly Rae JepsenHwang Hyun (MonoTree) 4 Walls 2015 "When It All Comes Down" Bonnie McKee Trouble 2004 "Wide Awake" Lukasz Gottwald Max Martin Bonnie McKee Katy Perry Henry Walter Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection 2012 "Wish U Were Here" featuring Becky G Taio Cruz Becky Gomez Lukasz Gottwald Bonnie McKee Henry Walter Paradise 2012 "Worst in Me"Leighton Meester Oliver Goldstein Bonnie McKee 2009 "You're the Only One for Me"Kelly Clarkson Josh Abraham Kelly Clarkson Oliver Goldstein Bonnie McKee "Your Love's a Drug" Josh Abraham Shahine Ezell Oliver Goldstein Bonnie McKee Leighton Meester 2010
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