Songs You Didn't Know Were Written by Taylor Swift

[Music] welcome to ms mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the songs you didn't know were written by taylor [Music] swift for this list though t swift has written a lot of hit tunes we'll be looking at the ones she wrote for other artists which track is your favorite and there's no bad blood if you don't want to leave a comment but with all that blank space down there we would love it if you did number nine renegade big red machine there was nowhere for me to stay but i stayed anyway taylor swift was a busy woman in 2020 releasing not one but two albums that year folklore and evermore one of her co-producers and a co-writer on a number of tracks on both albums was aaron desner who was also a founding member of the band big red machine he and swift wrote renegade after completing evermore and as variety reports when they wrote it destner revealed quote it dawned on us that this was a big red machine song [Music] and so it was appearing on the band's 2021 album how long do you think it's gonna last number eight beautiful ghosts cats follow me home if you dare to while the cats movie contained the classic songs from the broadway show it also added a brand new original song to the soundtrack the ballad beautiful ghosts is sung by actress and dancer francesca hayward as the cat victoria and was considered the signature song of the film all that i wanted was to be wanted and like all the other tunes in the movie and the stage musical the music was composed by andrew lloyd webber but the lyrics came from taylor swift and the memories were lost long ago but at least you have beautiful ghosts according to weber who hasn't been shy about sharing his dislike of the movie working with swift on that song was pretty much the only enjoyable part of the whole process swift herself sings the version of the number playing over the film's closing credits something to cling to visions of dazzling rooms [Music] number seven two is better than one boys like girls [Music] two is better than one from the band boys like girls didn't just feature taylor swift in the vocals she also shares writing credits for the track along with boys like girls as front man martin johnson maybe it's true [Music] the song was a hit and became the band's first song to reach the top 20 on the billboard hot 100 charts in january of 2010. for t swift it was her 11th however unlike some other swift collabs that have seen her also show up in the music video in the two is better than one video it's only her voice that makes an appearance [Music] number six both of us bob i wish i was strong enough every time you try to put taylor swift in a musical box she just steps right out of it that's exactly what she did with rapper b.o.b with the collaboration being swift's idea in the first place and sometimes i wonder why we care so much about the way we look and the way we talk and the way we act in the clothes we bought how much that cost she and b.o.b co-wrote the track with a few other people and it's swift who performs the vocals on the hook [Music] the alternative hip-hop track like so many swift has touched found success on the charts particularly in australia and new zealand where the track reached number 5 and number 10 respectively number five this is what you came for calvin harris featuring rihanna baby this is what you came for in 2016 calvin harris was asked if he would ever collaborate with his then girlfriend taylor swift to which harris responded that they hadn't talked about it and quote i can't see it happening you know we haven't even spoken about yeah i can't see it happening though what fans didn't know at the time was that he already had in fact on the exact same day that he was quoted as saying that in an interview harris released this is what you came for featuring rihanna [Music] the song was originally credited as being written by harris and nils huabari wabari as swifties would later discover was actually taylor swift who had decided to use the pen name so as to not overshadow the tune with their couplehood [Music] ironically however a source told tmz that swiftfelt harris had gone too far with what he said about them and that it ultimately was quote the breaking point in the relationship [Music] number four babe sugarland [Music] babe is the only song on sugarland's 2018 album bigger that the duo of christian bush and jennifer nettles didn't write the song was written by taylor swift and patrick monahan who many will know as the lead singer of the band train swift and monahan initially wrote the song for swift's red album but it didn't end up making the cut and was never recorded [Music] years later swift contacted sugarland and as bush puts it quote she said i have a song would you like to do it and we said uh yeah [Music] taylor would eventually record her own version of the track for the 2021 re-release of her red album could you do this [Music] number three best days of your life kelly [Music] to pickler making me cry the former american idol contestant had a decent music career following her sixth place finish on the show's fifth season she put out four albums between 2006 and 2013 and had multiple charting singles [Music] this includes her highest ever ranking country song best days of your life which reached as high as 9 on the billboard hot country songs chart this is a song she co-wrote with taylor swift a woman very familiar with creating high charting tracks [Music] according to pickler the two wrote the song while they were both touring with brad paisley kelly had just gone through a bad breakup and this was her kiss off song alice swift's picture to burn and carry underwood's before he cheats number two you'll always find your way back home hannah montana the movie it's raining and it's monday you'll always find your way back home is a country pop rock tune performed by hannah montana at the end of hannah montana the movie the song is sung by miley cyrus but was written by taylor swift and the lead singer of the band boys like girls martin johnson who you might remember from earlier in this list [Music] the filmmakers had contacted swift to ask her permission to use her music in the movie taylor ended up agreeing to make a cameo appearance as well as write an original track which became you'll always find your way back home [Applause] before we continue be sure to subscribe to our channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one better man little big town i know i'm probably better off bannerman is another song taylor wrote for the red album but as with babe this one didn't end up on the album and instead ended up in the hands of another artist [Music] [Applause] swift actually contacted little big town and sent them the tune feeling that the harmonies on the track were well suited to the band's sound and style and she couldn't have been more right the country number reached the top of the hot country songs charts the group also took home a grammy for best country duo group performance and won song of the year at the cma awards in 2016 thanks to it meanwhile 2021 saw taylor's version of better man appear on her re-recorded red album but i just miss you and i just wish you were a better man do you agree with our picks check out this other recent clip from ms mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos [Music]

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Length: 11min 0sec (660 seconds)

Published: Tue Nov 16 2021