Josh Alexander (songwriter)
Josh Alexander | |
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| Birth name | Josh Alexander |
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Josh Alexander is a Canadian songwriter and producer. He is best known for his collaborations with songwriter/producer Billy Steinberg. His work includes songs for Demi Lovato ("Give Your Heart a Break"), JoJo ("Too Little Too Late"), Katharine McPhee ("Over It"), Nicole Scherzinger ("Don't Hold Your Breath"), and t.A.T.u ("All About Us").
Biography
[edit]A native of San Francisco,[1] Alexander was trained in classical piano and according to Billy Steinberg, Alexander can "play piano extremely well, like Elton John."[2] Steinberg met Alexander through Steinberg's uncle. Alexander was the son of friends of Steinberg's uncle, and Alexander was only 19 or 20 at the time they met. Steinberg signed him to his first publishing deal at age 20.
Alexander decided early in his career to become a "complete songwriter", writing melodies, tracks, and lyrics.[1]
Songwriting credits
[edit]| Year | Artist | Song | Co-written with | Notes | |
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| 2005 | Fefe Dobson | "Don't Let It Go to Your Head" | Billy Steinberg, Fefe Dobson | — | |
| t.A.T.u. | "All About Us" | Billy Steinberg, Lisa Origliasso, Jessica Origliasso | #8 UK Singles Chart. #6 Europe | ||
| 2006 | The Veronicas | "When It All Falls Apart" | Billy Steinberg, Lisa Origliasso, Jessica Origliasso | — | |
| JoJo | "Too Little Too Late" | Billy Steinberg, Ruth-Anne Cunningham | #3 US Billboard Hot 100. #2 US Mainstream Top 40 Radio | ||
| "How to Touch a Girl" | Billy Steinberg, JoJo | — | |||
| The Veronicas | "Leave Me Alone" | Billy Steinberg, Lisa Origliasso, Jessica Origliasso | — | ||
| Paris Hilton | "Heartbeat" | Billy Steinberg | — | ||
| 2007 | Katharine McPhee | "Over It" | Billy Steinberg, Ruth-Anne Cunningham | #29 US Billboard Hot 100 | |
| Leona Lewis | "The Best You Never Had" | Billy Steinberg | — | ||
| The Veronicas | ''I Can't Stay Away'' | Billy Steinberg | — | ||
| 2008 | Ashely Tisdale | "How Do You Love Someone?" | Billy Steinberg, Porcelain Black | — | |
| t.A.T.u. | "Fly On The Wall" | Billy Steinberg | — | ||
| Taylor Dayne | "I'm Over My Head" | Billy Steinberg | — | ||
| 2009 | Ewa Farna | "Toužím" | Billy Steinberg, Tamar Kaprelian, Ewa Farna | Czech version of "What If" | |
| Tata Young | "Perfection" | Billy Steinberg, Ruth-Anne Cunningham, Leona Lewis | — | ||
| 2010 | Charice | "In Love So Deep" | Billy Steinberg, The Corrs, Rick Nowels | — | |
| Ewa Farna | "EWAkuacja" | Billy Steinberg, Tamar Kaprelian, Mirosława Szawińska | Polish version of "What If" | ||
| Jessica Mauboy | "What Happened to Us" | Billy Steinberg, Jeremy Skaller, Rob Larow, Jay Sean | — | ||
| 2011 | Nicole Scherzinger | "Don't Hold Your Breath" | Billy Steinberg, Toby Gad | #1 UK Singles Chart | |
| CeeLo Green | "Anyway" | Cee Lo Green (as Thomas Callaway), Eric Frederic, Ross Golan, Rivers Cuomo |
#12 UK R&B Chart | ||
| Miranda Cosgrove | "High Maintenance" | Billy Steinberg, Rivers Cuomo | — | ||
| Selena Gomez & the Scene | "That's More Like It" | Billy Steinberg, Katy Perry | — | ||
| Greyson Chance | "Unfriend You" | Billy Steinberg | — | ||
| Demi Lovato | "Give Your Heart a Break" | Billy Steinberg | #1 US Mainstream Top 40 Radio. #16 Billboard Hot 100 | ||
| 2012 | Bridgit Mendler | "We're Dancing" | Billy Steinberg, Bridgit Mendler | — | |
| 2013 | Krewella | "Enjoy The Ride" | Billy Steinberg, Jahan Yousaf, Yasmine Yousaf, Kris Trindl | — | |
| 2014 | Caleb Johnson | "Only One" | Caleb Johnson, Sam Hollander | — | |
| LP | "Salvation" | Billy Steinberg, LP | — | ||
| "Savannah" | Billy Steinberg, LP | — | |||
| The Veronicas | "Mad Love" | Lisa Origliasso, Jessica Origliasso, Toby Gad | — | ||
| "Did You Miss Me" | Lisa Origliasso, Jessica Origliasso, Toby Gad, Billy Corgan | — | |||
| Weezer | "Da Vinci" | Rivers Cuomo | — | ||
| "Lonely Girl" | Rivers Cuomo | — | |||
| Jessie J | "Masterpiece" | Britt Burton, Emily Warren | #10 Germany, #9 Austria, #9 Switzerland | ||
| 2016 | Tini Stoessel | "My Stupid Heart" | Billy Steinberg | — | |
| Tini Stoessel | "Si Tu Te Vas" | Billy Steinberg | — | ||
| 2017 | Weezer | "Sweet Mary" | Rivers Cuomo | — | |
| Weezer | "Get Right" | Rivers Cuomo, Jonny Coffer, Johnny McDaid | — | ||
| "La Mancha Screwjob | Rivers Cuomo | — | |||
| 2019 | Weezer | "High as a Kite" | Rivers Cuomo | — |
References
[edit]- ^ a b ASCAP 2008 Rock and Pop Roundup
- ^ "Billy Steinberg | Writing JoJo Hit With Josh Alexander". 18 October 2006. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
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