Solo Artist
Most frequent collaborator: Jessica Reyez · 7 tracks
Holds writing credit on 99 of 99 tracks
Yes, all of them. Calvin Harris, real name Adam Wiles, writes and produces every track he releases, holding a credit on 100% of his catalogue. He wrote and sang his early hits like 'Acceptable in the 80s' entirely alone, and even his biggest song, 'We Found Love' for Rihanna, was written by him solo. On later albums he co-writes with the guest vocalists who appear on his tracks.
Across all 99 tracks: how many Calvin Harris wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.
Share of all 99 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Calvin Harris's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
Where Calvin Harris sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.
Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
None of the signature songs above fall in this category.
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Columbia / Sony Music UK
No albums from this decade.
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. JR Jessica Reyez · BH Brittany Hazzard · PW Pharrell Williams · EG Ellie Goulding · TH Theo Hutchcraft · JN John Newman
Data Insight
Harris is the sole composer on every track he has ever released, an almost unheard-of level of creative control in EDM. His debut album sees him as lyricist on nearly every track; by Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 that drops to near zero as featured artists handle all the singing, though on many tracks, including 'We Found Love,' he wrote the words himself.
Quick Facts
Creative Fingerprint
A producer who writes the whole track: Calvin Harris is credited on every song he releases, writing and singing solo on his early records and his biggest hit 'We Found Love,' then co-writing with guest vocalists across his later, feature-driven albums.
The Story
Calvin Harris is a Scottish DJ, singer-songwriter, and record producer who became one of the world's highest-paid musicians. He began as a self-contained artist who wrote and performed every note of his debut, then evolved into EDM's most successful crossover architect, writing all his compositions while enlisting pop royalty as featured vocalists.