List of songs written by Justin Tranter

Justin Tranter is an American singer-songwriter and activist. After reaching notoriety as a singer, as the front man of rock band Semi Precious Weapons, Tranter turned to writing for other artists and developed a close writing partnership with Julia Michaels.^[1] During that time, they have scored numerous Billboard chart-toppers and were labelled as one of Rolling Stone's "20 Biggest Breakouts of 2015" for their writing efforts of that year.^[2]

This list of songs is split into the full list of contributions and those that have performed in the charts across various countries. Additionally, the international singles and certifications are placed by order of the song's initial release, which may coincide with an album release.

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Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
Title	Year	US ^[3]	CAN ^[4]	AUS ^[5]	BEL (FL) ^[6]	NOR ^[7]	GER ^[8]	NZ ^[9]	SWI ^[10]	SWE ^[11]	UK ^[12]	Certifications	Album
"Centuries" (Fall Out Boy)	2014	10	26	55	68	—	71	32	—	60	22	RIAA: x4 Platinum^[13] BPI: Platinum^[14] BVMI: Gold^[15]	American Beauty/ American Psycho
"Run" (Nicole Scherzinger)	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	46		Big Fat Lie
"Good for You" (Selena Gomez or featuring ASAP Rocky)	2015	5	8	10	25	9	29	14	25	24	23	RIAA: x3 Platinum^[13] BPI: Gold^[16] MC: x2 Platinum^[17] ARIA: x2 Platinum^[18] RMNZ: Gold^[19] BVMI: Gold^[20] FIMI: Platinum^[21] GLF: x2 Platinum^[22] IFPI DEN: Platinum^[23] ZPAV: Platinum^[24]	Revival
"Love Myself" (Hailee Steinfeld)		30	15	92	4	20	—	19	64	35	180	RIAA: x2 Platinum^[13] BPI: Gold^[14] MC: x2 Platinum^[25] RMNZ: Gold^[26] FIMI: Platinum^[21] GLF: Platinum^[22] IFPI DEN: Gold^[27]	Haiz EP
"Cake by the Ocean" (DNCE)		9	7	1	13	33	6	10	13	24	4	RIAA: x5 Platinum^[13] BPI: x2 Platinum^[14] MC: x2 Platinum^[28] ARIA: x3 Platinum^[29] RMNZ: x2 Platinum^[26] BVMI: Platinum^[30] FIMI: x4 Platinum^[21] GLF: Platinum^[31] SNEP: Platinum^[32] ZPAV: x2 Platinum^[24]	Swaay EP
"Me & the Rhythm" (Selena Gomez)		—	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Revival
"Hands to Myself" (Selena Gomez)		7	5	13	50	18	52	5	40	20	14	RIAA: x2 Platinum^[13] BPI: Platinum^[14] MC: Platinum^[33] ARIA: x2 Platinum^[34] RMNZ: Platinum^[26] IFPI DEN: Platinum^[35] FIMI: Platinum^[21] IFPI NOR: Gold^[36] GLF: x2 Platinum^[37]	Revival
"Used to Love You" (Gwen Stefani)		52	57	58	—	—	—	—	—	—	157	RIAA: Gold^[13]	This Is What the Truth Feels Like
"Sorry" (Justin Bieber)		1	1	2	2	2	3	1	2	1	1	RIAA: Diamond^[13] BPI: x4 Platinum^[14] MC: x7 Platinum^[38] ARIA: x7 Platinum^[39] RMNZ: x5 Platinum^[26] BVMI: Platinum^[40] FIMI: x6 Platinum^[21] IFPI DEN: x4 Platinum^[41] GLF: x7 Platinum^[42] SNEP: Diamond^[32]	Purpose
"Touch" (Pia Mia)		—	—	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	47	BPI: Silver^[14]	Non-album single
"Rock Bottom" (Hailee Steinfeld or featuring DNCE)		—	61	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Platinum^[13] RMNZ: Gold^[26]	Haiz EP
"Make Me Like You" (Gwen Stefani)	2016	54	62	97	31	—	—	—	—	—	140	RIAA: Gold^[13]	This Is What the Truth Feels Like
"Misery" (Gwen Stefani)		—	—	74	—	—	—	—	—	—	171		This Is What the Truth Feels Like
"Close" (Nick Jonas featuring Tove Lo)		14	12	37	33	—	61	11	39	41	25	RIAA: Platinum^[13] BPI: Gold^[14] RMNZ: Platinum^[26] GLF: Platinum^[43] IFPI DEN: Gold^[44] FIMI: Gold^[21]	Last Year Was Complicated
"Carry Me" (Kygo featuring Julia Michaels)		—	—	77	40	39	—	—	—	—	133	MC: Gold^[45]	Cloud Nine
"Slumber Party" (Britney Spears or featuring Tinashe)		86	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	77		Glory
"Issues" (Julia Michaels)	2017	11	17	5	8	3	29	11	22	11	10	RIAA: x5 Platinum^[13] BPI: Platinum^[46] MC: x6 Platinum^[47] ARIA: x3 Platinum^[48] RMNZ: Platinum^[26] BVMI: Platinum^[49] FIMI: x2 Platinum^[21] BEA: Platinum^[50] GLF: x4 Platinum^[51] SNEP: Diamond^[32]	Nervous System EP
"Believer" (Imagine Dragons)		4	7	33	40	13	23	21	6	22	42	RIAA: x5 Platinum^[13] BPI: x2 Platinum^[14] MC: x7 Platinum^[52] ARIA: x3 Platinum^[53] RMNZ: Platinum^[26] BVMI: Platinum^[54] FIMI: x4 Platinum^[21] IFPI DEN: Platinum^[55] GLF: x2 Platinum^[56] BEA: Platinum^[50]	Evolve
"Cold" (Maroon 5 featuring Future)		16	12	27	33	28	43	29	30	25	24	RIAA: Platinum^[13] BPI: Gold^[14] MC: x3 Platinum^[57] ARIA: Platinum^[29] BVMI: Gold^[58] FIMI: x2 Platinum^[21] PMB: x2 Platinum^[59] IFPI DEN: Gold^[60] PME: Gold^[61] SNEP: Gold^[32]	Red Pill Blues
"Heavy" (Linkin Park featuring Kiiara)		45	46	33	4	—	12	35	8	82	43	RIAA: Gold^[13] BPI: Silver^[14] ARIA: Gold^[29] BVMI: Gold^[62] FIMI: Gold^[21] IFPI SWI: Gold^[63]	One More Light
"Kissing Strangers" (DNCE featuring Nicki Minaj)		—	73	96	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	FIMI: Platinum^[21]	DNCE (Jumbo Edition)
"Bad Liar" (Selena Gomez)		20	11	13	45	28	36	17	31	23	21	RIAA: Platinum^[13] BPI: Gold^[14] MC: Platinum^[64] ARIA: Platinum^[29] FIMI: Gold^[21]	Non-album single
"Uh-Huh" (Julia Michaels)		—	—	86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Nervous System EP
"Bad at Love" (Halsey)		5	22	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: x5 Platinum^[13] BPI: Silver^[14] MC: x3 Platinum^[38] ARIA: Platinum^[65] PMB: Gold^[66]^[67]	Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
"I Don't Know Why" (Imagine Dragons)		—	96	—	—	—	—	—	—	96	—		Evolve
"Walking the Wire" (Imagine Dragons)		—	—	—	—	—	97	—	80	—	—	FIMI: Gold^[21]	Evolve
"Friends" (Justin Bieber and BloodPop)		20	4	2	15	1	4	2	3	2	2	RIAA: Platinum^[13] BPI: Platinum^[14] MC: x2 Platinum^[38] ARIA: x2 Platinum^[65] RMNZ: Gold^[26] BVMI: Platinum^[68] FIMI: x2 Platinum^[21] IFPI DEN: Platinum^[69] GLF: Gold^[70] PME: Gold^[71]	Non-album single
"If I'm Lucky" (Jason Derulo)		—	75	59	1	—	31	—	77	54	28	BPI: Silver^[14] BVMI: Gold^[72] NVPI: Gold^[73]	Non-album single
"You Make It Feel Like Christmas" (Gwen Stefani featuring Blake Shelton)		—	—	—	10	—	33	—	62	—	71	RIAA: Gold^[13]	You Make It Feel Like Christmas
"Help Me Out" (Maroon 5 featuring Julia Michaels)		—	80	83	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Red Pill Blues
"Into It" (Camila Cabello)	2018	—	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Camila
"Make Me Feel" (Janelle Monae)		99	98	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	74	RIAA: Gold^[13]	Dirty Computer
"Thru Your Phone" (Cardi B)		50	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Platinum^[13]	Invasion of Privacy
"Valentine" (5 Seconds of Summer)		—	—	85	19	—	—	—	—	—	—		Youngblood
"I'm a Mess" (Bebe Rexha)		35	25	41	17	18	86	18	93	—	77	RIAA: Platinum^[13] BPI: Silver^[74] MC: x2 Platinum^[38] ARIA: Platinum^[75] PMB: x3 Platinum^[76] ZPAV: Platinum^[77]	Expectations
"Natural" (Imagine Dragons)		13	12	28	5	9	16	37	3	39	49	BPI: Silver^[14] MC: Platinum^[38] BEA: Gold^[78] IFPI AUT: Gold^[79] BVMI: Gold^[80] FIMI: Platinum^[21] ZPAV: x3 Platinum^[81] AFP: Platinum^[82] AMPFV: Gold^[83] SNEP: Gold^[32]	Origins
"There's No Way" (Lauv featuring Julia Michaels)		—	—	37	17	—	—	—	86	94	—	RIAA: Gold^[13] ARIA: Platinum^[75]	Non-album single
"Swan Song" (Dua Lipa)	2019	—	99	68	50	—	99	—	96	67	24	ZPAV: Gold^[84]	Alita: Battle Angel OST
"What a Time" (Julia Michaels featuring Niall Horan)		—	95	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	MC: Platinum^[85]	Inner Monologue Part 1
"Fake Smile" (Ariana Grande)		26	25	22	—	—	—	—	—	54	—		Thank U, Next
"The First One" (Astrid S)		—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—		Trust Issues EP
"Parents" (Yungblud)		—	—	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Underrated Youth EP
"Easy" (Camila Cabello)		—	82	76	—	—	—	—	—	—	86		Romance
"Lose You to Love Me" (Selena Gomez)		1	1	2	7	2	7	2	2	6	3	RIAA: x2 Platinum^[13] BPI: Platinum^[86] MC: x2 Platinum^[87] ARIA: x2 Platinum^[88] RMNZ: Gold^[26] BEA: Gold^[78] IFPI NOR: Platinum^[36] FIMI: Gold^[21] PME: Gold^[89] SNEP: Gold^[32]	Rare
"Look at Her Now" (Selena Gomez)		27	13	29	9	15	43	23	20	53	26	ZPAV: Gold^[84]	Rare
"Invisible" (Zara Larsson)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44	—		Klaus OST
"Tongue Tied" (Marshmello, Yungblud and Blackbear)		—	—	—	83	—	100	—	—	—	62		Non-album single
"Living Proof" (Camila Cabello)		—	84	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Romance
"Stupid" (Tate McRae)		—	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	MC: Gold^[38]	All the Things I Never Said EP
"Dance Again" (Selena Gomez)	2020	—	96	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Rare
"Boyfriend" (Selena Gomez)		59	66	54	41	—	86	—	63	—	55		Rare: Deluxe Edition
"Alice" (Lady Gaga)		84	78	59	—	—	—	—	—	—	29		Chromatica
"911" (Lady Gaga)		—	85	76	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	FIMI: Gold^[21]	Chromatica
"Take Care of You" (Ella Henderson)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50		TBA
"Love Me Land" (Zara Larsson)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	GLF: Gold^[90]	Poster Girl
"Cotton Candy" (Yungblud)		—	—	—	46	—	—	—	—	—	98		Weird!
"Baby, I'm Jealous" (Bebe Rexha featuring Doja Cat)		58	—	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	86		Better Mistakes

List of songs written by Justin Tranter

International singles and certifications

Full discography

References

External links

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Year	Artist	Song	Album
2013	Bleu	"Endwell" feat. Justin Tranter and Mike Taylor	To Hell with You
2013	Timeflies	"I Choose U"	After Hours
2014	Breathe Carolina	"Please Don't Say"	Savages
	Breathe Carolina	"Mistakes"	Savages
	Victoria Duffield	"Cherry Red" feat. Jerzee	Accelerate
	Fall Out Boy	"Centuries"	American Beauty/American Psycho
	Nicole Scherzinger	"Run"	Big Fat Lie
	Nicole Scherzinger	"Cold World	Big Fat Lie
2015	Fifth Harmony	"Like Mariah" feat. Tyga	Reflection
	Seven Lions	"Lose Myself" feat. Lynn Gunn	The Throes of Winter EP
	Kelly Clarkson	"Nostalgic"	Piece by Piece
	Rich White Ladies	"Wimbledon"	Rich White Ladies EP
	Courtney Love	"Killer Radio"	Miss Narcissist EP
	Selena Gomez	"Good for You" solo or feat. ASAP Rocky	Revival
	Hailee Steinfeld	"Love Myself"	Haiz EP
	Timeflies	"Prosecco"	Just for Fun
	DNCE	"Cake by the Ocean"	Swaay EP
	Selena Gomez	"Me & the Rhythm"	Revival
		"Revival"
		"Hands to Myself"
		"Body Heat"
		"Perfect"
	Jussie Smollett	"Born to Love"	Empire OST
	Gwen Stefani	"Used to Love You"	This Is What the Truth Feels Like
	Justin Bieber	"Sorry"	Purpose
	DNCE	"Pay My Rent"	Swaay EP
	DNCE	"Jinx"	Swaay EP
	Pia Mia	"Touch"	Non-album single
	Hailee Steinfeld	"You're Such A"	Haiz EP
		"Rock Bottom" solo or feat. DNCE
		"Hell Nos and Headphones"
	Shapov	"Our World" feat. Justin Tranter	Axtone Ten
2016	Gwen Stefani	"Make Me Like You"	This Is What the Truth Feels Like
	Simple Plan	"Problem Child"	Taking One for the Team
	The Knocks	"Tied to You" feat. Justin Tranter	55
	Jordan Smith	"Leave a Little Light On"	Something Beautiful
	Gwen Stefani	"Misery"	This Is What the Truth Feels Like
		"You're My Favourite"
		"Where Would I Be?"
		"Truth"