Band
Most frequent collaborator: Howard Benson · 37 tracks
Holds writing credit on 95 of 95 tracks
Yes, nearly all of them. Papa Roach is a self-writing band, and members hold a writing credit on effectively 100% of their tracks. Frontman Jacoby Shaddix and the band wrote their biggest songs themselves, including 'Last Resort,' 'Scars,' and 'Getting Away with Murder.' Only in recent years have they brought in outside co-writers and producers on some tracks, like 'Face Everything and Rise.'
Across all 95 tracks: how many Papa Roach 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 95 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Percentage of all 95 tracks, across every album, where each member holds a credit - split by role.
| Member | Period | Lyrics | Music | Production | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Shaddix | 1993-present | 99% |
49% |
0% |
100% |
| Jerry Horton | 1993-present | 48% |
74% |
0% |
100% |
| Tobin Esperance | 1997-present | 51% |
99% |
0% |
100% |
| Tony Palermo | 2007-present | 15% |
15% |
0% |
51% |
| Dave Buckner Former | 1993-2007 | 16% |
12% |
0% |
49% |
| Will James Former | 1993-1997 | 0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
Papa Roach's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
Where Papa Roach 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.
DreamWorks
DreamWorks
Geffen / DreamWorks
Geffen
Interscope
Eleven Seven Music
Eleven Seven Music
New Noize Records
No albums from this decade.
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. HB Howard Benson · NF Nicholas Furlong · CB Colin Brittain · JB Jay Baumgardner · BO Brendan O'Brien · KC Kane Churko
Data Insight
Papa Roach writes all their own material, Jacoby Shaddix handles lyrics while the full band shares compositional credit. Their score reflects a band in complete creative control, an outlier among nu-metal contemporaries who often worked with outside writers.
Quick Facts
Creative Fingerprint
A self-writing rock band: Papa Roach's members wrote nearly all of their material themselves, from the nu-metal breakthrough Infest to their later albums, bringing in outside co-writers and producers only in recent years.
The Story
Papa Roach is an American rock band who broke through with the nu-metal anthem 'Last Resort' off their 2000 major-label debut Infest. They've outlasted the nu-metal era by adapting their sound across two decades, maintaining a loyal following while evolving from rap-rock toward hard rock and alternative.