Studio Album · No. 8

T.K.O. (The Knock Out) Songwriting Credits by Mýa

2018 Planet 9 / MGM / The Orchard 12 tracks 40:38

Produced by Mýa, Lamar Edwards, Khirye Tyler, R.Kelly, Los Da Mystro, Lyle LeDuff, Philip Constable  ·  Engineered by Mya Harrison, Derek Anderson, Malcolm Tariq

Planet 9 / MGM / The Orchard R&B
100%
Authorship
Complete Artist

Holds writing credit on 12 of 12 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 12 / 12 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether Mýa carries a lyricist or composer credit.

100%
12 trackswritten by Mýa 0 tracksoutside writers
Mýa's roles on this album

Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer100%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

12
Tracks
11
Lyricists
8
Producers
2018
Released
Data Insight

All 12 tracks are hers, two of them written alone, and she has a production credit on every one. Lamar Edwards produces the album with her and writes two of the songs. Twenty years on from a debut where she wrote 5 of 13 and produced none, the credits have inverted completely.

T.K.O. (The Knock Out) came out on Planet 9 in April 2018, twenty years after her debut album. At 40:38 it is the shortest record she has made.

Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
The Fall
Mýa Mya Marie Harrison Lamar EdwardsLyle LeDuffMýa Mýa (Performer)
2
Open
MýaBilly WesGoldLink Mya Marie HarrisonBilly WesDeAnthony Carlos Lamar EdwardsMýa Mýa (Performer)GoldLink (Featured Vocals)
3
Simple Things
MýaShaunise Harris Mya Marie HarrisonShaunise Harris Lamar EdwardsMýa Mýa (Performer)
4
Down
MýaShaunise HarrisSydnii Raymore Mya Marie HarrisonShaunise HarrisSydnii Raymore Lamar EdwardsMýa Mýa (Performer)
5
Ready 4 Whatever 2.0
MýaKevin McCallLamar Edwards Mya Marie HarrisonKevin McCallLamar Edwards Lamar EdwardsKhirye TylerMýa Mýa (Performer)
6
Damage
MýaLindsey Gilbert Mya Marie HarrisonLindsey Gilbert Los Da MystroLamar EdwardsLindsey GilbertMýa Mýa (Performer)
7
Ready (Part III - 90's Bedroom Mix)
MýaShaunise HarrisSydnii RaymoreR. Kelly Mya Marie HarrisonShaunise HarrisSydnii RaymoreRobert Kelly Lamar EdwardsKhirye TylerR. KellyMýa Mýa (Performer)
8
You Got Me
MýaSydnii Raymore Mya Marie HarrisonSydnii Raymore Lamar EdwardsMýa Mýa (Performer)
9
T.K.O. Interlude
Mýa Mya Marie Harrison Lamar EdwardsMýa Mýa (Performer)A Guy Named Cliff (Featured Vocals)
10
Knock You Out
MýaMarsha Ambrosius Mya Marie HarrisonMarsha Ambrosius Lamar EdwardsKhirye TylerMýa Mýa (Performer)
11
With You
MýaLamar EdwardsAlexandria Dopson Mya Marie HarrisonLamar EdwardsAlexandria Dopson Lamar EdwardsMýa Mýa (Performer)My Guy Mars (Featured Vocals)
12
If Tomorrow Never Comes
MýaLindsey Gilbert Mya Marie HarrisonLindsey Gilbert Philip ConstableLindsey GilbertMýa Mýa (Performer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 20 contributors

M
Mýa
Writer · Producer · Performer
On this album12 written
MM
Mya Marie Harrison
Writer
On this album12 written
SH
Shaunise Harris
Writer
On this album3 written
SR
Sydnii Raymore
Writer
On this album3 written
LE
Lamar Edwards
Writer · Producer
On this album2 written
LG
Lindsey Gilbert
Writer · Producer
On this album2 written
RK
R. Kelly
Writer · Producer
On this album1 written
AD
Alexandria Dopson
Writer
On this album1 written
BW
Billy Wes
Writer
On this album1 written
DC
DeAnthony Carlos
Writer
On this album1 written
G
GoldLink
Writer · Vocals
On this album1 written
KM
Kevin McCall
Writer
On this album1 written

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Frequently Asked Questions T.K.O. (The Knock Out)

Who wrote T.K.O.?
Mýa is credited on all 12 tracks and writes two of them alone. Shaunise Harris and Sydnii Raymore write three each with her.
Which tracks did she write by herself?
"The Fall" and the "T.K.O. Interlude".
Did she produce it?
She has a production credit on all 12 tracks, the only album in her catalogue where that is true. Lamar Edwards produces alongside her.
Why 2018?
The album marked twenty years since her 1998 debut.
How did the album sell?
The discography's sales column is blank for this album and no figure is published.
Who produced it?
Lamar Edwards and Mýa on most of it, with Khirye Tyler, Los Da Mystro, R. Kelly, Lyle LeDuff and Philip Constable on individual tracks.
How long is the album?
40:38 across 12 tracks, the shortest in her catalogue.

Sources

Wikipedia: T.K.O. (The Knock Out) Wikipedia: Mya discography Cover Art Archive: T.K.O. (The Knock Out) by Mýa