The duo reveal the evolution of their 90s chart-topper from a Stonesy guitar riff to euphoric piano and brass-driven dance-pop...
How I Wrote
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Written for the Broadway star Eartha Kitt, this Christmas classic has been covered by everyone from Madonna to Ariana Grande...
James Di Salvio and Steve “Liquid” Hawley of the Montreal collective recall the genesis of their genre-defying 90s hit single...
Inspired by a summer spent with friends, the English singer co-wrote one of her best-loved songs with OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder...
Mike Connell on the radio hit that broke his band across Europe, dominating both charts and airwaves along the way...
The Clapham soul man reveals how his breakthrough pop hit was inspired by the seductive charms of a Garfield plushy...
American pop-songwriting duo, George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, reveal how their signature track was meant to be for Whitney Houston...
The Welsh rock group’s main man recalls how their summery chart-topping single actually emerged on a snowy day in Paris,...
Learn about this chart-topping, billion-streaming, presidential campaign-soundtracking anthem from the man who got the job of writing the verse lyrics...
The award-winning songwriter had to be convinced by his co-writer to write one more ballad for the King of Pop...
Learn about the 50s rock ‘n’ roll icon’s collaboration with his son Ricky that launched his daughter’s own pop career...
When the first song you write together knocks Janet Jackson off the top of the charts, you’re doing something right…...