Danny Parker (songwriter)

Daniel Parker is an American songwriter. He has co-written pop songs for artists such as Nick Jonas, Shawn Mendes, Jessie Ware and James Blunt.[1] He has co-written James Blunt's single "Heart to Heart”, Nick Jonas’ “Chains” and “Teacher”, Zedd’s “Daisy”, and Shawn Mendes’ multi-platinum “Stitches”. Danny also co-wrote Shawn Mendes’ single, “Mercy”, Britney Spears’ “Liar”, and “Sudden Death (OMG)” by Tyler Glenn and has worked with artists Jessie Ware, Louisa Johnson, and Missy Higgins. His most recent releases include, "Should I Give It All Up" by James Blunt, "Sing It With Me" by JP Cooper, "Champions" by James Blunt, "Say It First" by Role Model, "Sad Eyes" by James Arthur, and 6 songs on the latest Jessie Ware album, What’s Your Pleasure?

Parker has an artist project titles Model Child.[2] His releases include, "Trash," "My Queer Teenage Anthem," "Power," "Strawberry Bowl," "Drain Me," "Animal Noise," "Cuckoo," "Icicles," "Pilot," "Up From The Bottom," "Alien," "Into The Water," and "For You."[3] His debut album is titled Drop Out and features 10 original songs, written by Parker. He also released a four song EP titled Unscrewed.[4]

Songwriting discography

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Year Artist Song[5] Album
2013 James Blunt "Heart to Heart" Moon Landing
"Smoke Signals"
Prince Royce "You Are Fire" Soy el Mismo
2014 Madi Diaz "Ashes" Phantom
"Tomorrow"
"Pictures"
2015 Shawn Mendes "Stitches" (certified platinum by the RIAA) Handwritten
Nick Jonas "Chains" [6] (certified platinum by the RIAA) Nick Jonas
"Teacher"
Zedd "Daisy" True Colors
2016 Birdy "Save Yourself" Beautiful Lies
Chris Lane "Circles" (featuring MacKenzie Porter) Girl Problems
Shawn Mendes "Mercy" Illuminate
Britney Spears "Liar" Glory
2017 Tyler Glenn "Sudden Death (OMG)" Excommunication
Louisa Johnson "Best Behaviour" Best Behaviour - Single
James Blunt "Bartender" The Afterlove
"Over"
Rationale "Tumbling Down" Rationale
Jessie Ware "Stay Awake, Wait for Me" Glasshouse
"Your Domino"
"Love to Love"
Missy Higgins "49 Candles" Solastalgia
Ruston Kelly "Hollywoood" Halloween
2018 Plested "First Time" First Time - Single
Matt Nathanson "Mine" Sings His Sad Heart
Matt Nathanson "Gimme Your Love" Sings His Sad Heart
Jessie Ware "Overtime" Overtime - Single
2019 JP Cooper & Astrid S "Sing It With Me" Sing It With Me - Single
James Arthur "Sad Eyes" You
James Blunt "Champions" Once Upon A Mind
James Blunt "Youngster" Once Upon A Mind
Role Model "Say It First" oh, how perfect - EP
Model Child "Power" Power - Single
Model Child "Trash" Trash - Single
Model Child "My Queer Teenage Anthem" My Queer Teenage Anthem - Single
Gryffin "If I Left The World" (feat. MARINA & Model Child) Gravity
2020 Jessie Ware "Spotlight"[7] What's Your Pleasure?
"What's Your Pleasure?"
"Ooh La La"
"Soul Control"
"Save a Kiss"
"Remember Where You Are"
James Blunt "Should I Give It All Up (demo)" Once Upon A Mind (Time Suspended Edition)
Model Child & Claud Mintz "Cuckoo - Claud Remix" Cuckoo - Claud Remix
Model Child "Strawberry Bowl" Dropout
"Cuckoo"
"Animal Noise"
"Drain Me"
"No Sleep in the City of Angels"
"Trend"
"The Past is a Pretty Gun"
"Depression"
"Sick"
"Sewage"
2021 Jessie Ware "Hot N Heavy" What's Your Pleasure? (The Platinum Pleasure Edition)
"Please"
"Pale Blue Light"
"Eyes Closed"
Model Child "Pilot" Unscrewed
"Zero"
"Zipper"[8]
"Origin"
Model Child "Icicles" Icicles - Single
Jenny Owen Youngs "Dungeons and Dragons" Echo Mountain
Kylie Minogue & Jessie Ware "Kiss of Life" Disco: Guest List Edition
ill peach "GUM" GUM - Single
ill peach "WILDFIRE" EXCUSE ME WHILE WE FIND OUR MINDS - EP
ill peach "NEED YOU NOW" EXCUSE ME WHILE WE FIND OUR MINDS - EP
Model Child "Up From The Bottom" Up From The Bottom - Single
2022 Machine Gun Kelly "pretty toxic revolver" lockdown sessions - Single
Model Child "Alien" Alien - Single
Pussy Riot, REI AMI & Kito "PLAYTHING" PLAYTHING - Single
2023 Manchester Orchestra "Capital Karma" Capital Karma - Single
Jessie Ware "That! Feels Good!" That! Feels Good!
"Hello Love"
"Begin Again"
"Beautiful People"
"Shake the Bottle"
"These Lips"
Rusty Santos & Jackie Mendoza "Halo Dive" Halo Dive - Single
Model Child "Into The Water" Into The Water - Single
"For You" For You - Single
Jessie Ware "Hello Love" Hello Love - Single
Model Child "My Angel" My Angel - Single
"Tough Guys" Tough Guys - EP
2024 "Headlights" Headlights - Single
"Overdrive" Overdrive - Single
"Hard Enough" Hard Enough - Single
"Joy Rider" Get There!
"In Your Blood"
"Shine a Light"
"Hotter n' Hotter"
"SPORTS" SPORTS - Single
"Cherish You" Cherish You - Single

References

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  1. ^ "Danny Parker is a Songwriter". Spotify.com.
  2. ^ "Model Child". Model Child. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  3. ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  4. ^ "Model Child - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  5. ^ "Songwriter Universe: Danny Parker Interview". Songwriteruniverse.com. 21 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Hamada Mania: Danny Parker". Hamadamania.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
  7. ^ "Jessie Ware — Spotlight". YouTube. 28 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-18.
  8. ^ "Flaunt Premiere | Model Child "Zipper" off of new 'Unscrewed' EP".