He produces almost everything he releases and holds a writing credit on most of it. The writing credit widens on the collaboration tracks, where featured artists bring their own writers, but the production stays his.
By the Numbers
3
Studio Albums
48
Tracks Credited
96%
Self-Written
26
Years Active
153
Collaborators
Authorship Breakdown 46 / 48 self-written
Who wrote the songs?
Across all 48 tracks: how many DJ Snake 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.
DJ Snake has a writing credit96%
10%
85%
4%
Sole author5tracks10%
Co-written41tracks85%
Outside writers2tracks4%
Role Fingerprint how they contribute
DJ Snake's roles across the catalogue
Share of all 48 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Lyricist (words)96%
Composer (music)96%
Producer100%
Performer100%
Authorship Over Time writing credit per album
DJ Snake's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
avg 96%
100%
100%
88%
2016Encore
2019Carte Blanche
2025Nomad
Early · 100% written
Late · 88% written
Authorship by Decade track-weighted
100%
2010s
Encore, Carte Blanche
88%
2020s
Nomad
Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author
Where DJ Snake 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.
DJ Snake
Other artists on the site
Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
Covers all three DJ Snake studio albums in their standard editions: Encore (2016), Carte Blanche (2019) and Nomad (2025). Remix packs, the Lean On anniversary EP and the deluxe reissues are outside this studio-album scope.
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. Showing the 150 most frequent of 153. S SickDrumz · N Nömak · S STANY · G Grummel
The Authorship Story
Data Insight
Snake produces nearly everything he releases and writes on most of it, which is the usual shape for a producer-led act, but the guest list is what the credits really show. Across three albums the features run through French rap, American pop, reggaeton, K-pop and regional Mexican, and each guest brings their own writers, so the writing credit widens sharply on the collaboration tracks while the production credit stays his. Nomad in 2025 pushes that furthest, with Peso Pluma among the names.
Quick Facts
Before his own recordsCo-produced Lady Gaga's Born This Way
Breakthrough'Turn Down for What' in 2013, then 'Lean On' with Major Lazer in 2015
AlbumsThree studio albums across nine years: Encore, Carte Blanche, Nomad
RangeGuests span French rap, reggaeton, K-pop and regional Mexican
LabelGeffen, then his own imprint with Interscope for Nomad
OriginCame up through the Paris graffiti and club scene
Creative Fingerprint
A producer-author: he produces almost every track he releases and co-writes most, with the writing credit widening on each collaboration as guests bring their own teams.
The Story
DJ Snake is a French record producer and DJ, born William Sami Etienne Grigahcine in Paris in 1986. He came out of the city's graffiti and club scene, co-produced Lady Gaga's Born This Way, then broke worldwide with 'Turn Down for What' in 2013 and 'Lean On' with Major Lazer in 2015, one of the most-streamed songs of the decade. Three studio albums followed: Encore in 2016, Carte Blanche in 2019 and Nomad in 2025. His records pull in reggaeton, Latin trap, Punjabi and Arabic pop as readily as house, and the guest list runs from Justin Bieber to Peso Pluma.
Awards & Recognition
'Lean On' with Major Lazer became one of the most-streamed songs of the 2010s
Co-producer on Lady Gaga's Born This Way
Frequently Asked Questions DJ Snake
Does DJ Snake write his own music?
He produces almost everything he releases and holds a writing credit on most of it. The writing credit widens on the collaboration tracks, where featured artists bring their own writers, but the production stays his.
William Sami Etienne Grigahcine. He was born in Paris in 1986.
Did DJ Snake work with Lady Gaga?
Yes, he co-produced on her album Born This Way before his own records broke through.
What is DJ Snake’s biggest song?
"Lean On" with Major Lazer, released in 2015, which became one of the most-streamed songs of the decade. "Turn Down for What" in 2013 was his first worldwide hit.
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