Studio Album · No. 13

Colors Songwriting Credits by Beck

2017 Capitol 10 tracks 39:39

Produced by Greg Kurstin, Beck, Cole M.G.N.

Capitol Pop RockAlternative rock
100%
Authorship
Complete Artist

Holds writing credit on 10 of 10 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 10 / 10 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether Beck carries a lyricist or composer credit.

100%
10 trackswritten by Beck 0 tracksoutside writers
Beck's roles on this album

Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer90%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

10
Tracks
3
Lyricists
3
Producers
2017
Released
Data Insight

Greg Kurstin co-writes eight of the ten tracks and produces the record, the closest Beck comes to a conventional pop writing partnership. He is still on every song, so the shift is in who sits opposite him rather than in whether he writes.

Colors is Beck's thirteenth album, released on 13 October 2017 through Capitol and made with Greg Kurstin. Ten pop tracks. It reached number 3 on the Billboard 200 and won Best Alternative Music Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical at the 61st Grammy Awards.

Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Colors
Greg KurstinBeck Greg KurstinBek David Campbell Greg KurstinBeck Beck (Lead Vocals)
2
Seventh Heaven
Greg KurstinBeck Greg KurstinBek David Campbell Greg KurstinBeck Beck (Lead Vocals)
3
I'm So Free
Greg KurstinBeck Greg KurstinBek David Campbell Greg KurstinBeck Beck (Lead Vocals)Feist (Vocals)
4
Dear Life
BeckGreg Kurstin Bek David CampbellGreg Kurstin BeckGreg Kurstin Beck (Lead Vocals)
5
No Distraction
Greg KurstinBeck Greg KurstinBek David Campbell Greg KurstinBeck Beck (Lead Vocals)
6
Dreams
Beck Bek David Campbell Greg Kurstin Beck (Lead Vocals)
7
Wow
Cole M.G.N.Beck Cole M.G.N.Bek David Campbell BeckCole M.G.N. Beck (Lead Vocals)
8
Up All Night
Greg KurstinBeck Greg KurstinBek David Campbell BeckGreg Kurstin Beck (Lead Vocals)
9
Square One
Greg KurstinBeck Greg KurstinBek David Campbell Greg KurstinBeck Beck (Lead Vocals)
10
Fix Me
Beck Bek David Campbell Beck Beck (Lead Vocals)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 5 contributors

B
Beck
Writer · Producer · Vocals
On this album10 written
BD
Bek David Campbell
Writer
On this album10 written
GK
Greg Kurstin
Writer · Producer
On this album7 written
CM
Cole M.G.N.
Writer · Producer
On this album1 written
F
Feist
Vocals
On this albumGuest

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Frequently Asked Questions Colors

When was Colors released?
13 October 2017 through Capitol. It is his thirteenth album.
Who produced Colors?
Greg Kurstin, who also co-writes eight of the ten tracks.
Did Colors win a Grammy?
Yes, Best Alternative Music Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical at the 61st Grammy Awards.
Did Beck write it?
Yes, he is credited on all ten tracks, mostly with Kurstin.
How did it chart?
Number 3 on the Billboard 200.
What kind of album is it?
Straight pop, the most conventional record in his catalogue.

Sources

Wikipedia: Colors (Beck album) Cover Art Archive: Colors by Beck