Does Sombr Write Their Own Music? Songwriting Credits & Scores

By the Numbers

1

Studio Albums

10

Tracks Credited

100%

Self-Written

5

Years Active

6

Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 10 / 10 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 10 tracks: how many Sombr 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.

Sombr has a writing credit100%

100%

Sole author10tracks100%

Co-written0tracks0%

Outside writers0tracks0%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Sombr's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 10 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)100%

Composer (music)100%

Producer100%

Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Sombr's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 100%

100%

2025I Barely Know Her

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

100%

2020s

I Barely Know Her

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Sombr 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.

Sombr

Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Katseye0%

BLACKPINK13%

The Pussycat Dolls21%

KPop Demon Hunters50%

Selena Gomez71%

Ariana Grande80%

Teddy Swims91%

100%Sombr

Pure Performer0%

Songwriter~50%

Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

Back to Friends

I Barely Know Her

Written by Sombr, Shane Michael Boose

Wrote it

Undressed

I Barely Know Her

Written by Sombr, Shane Michael Boose

Wrote it

12 to 12

I Barely Know Her

Written by Sombr, Shane Michael Boose

Wrote it

Discography 1 albums

Sombr has released one studio album, I Barely Know Her (2025), covered here in full. His earlier extended plays, including In Another Life (2023), are outside this studio-album scope.

2025100%

I Barely Know Her

Warner

10 tracks

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Sombr10 tracks

KR10 MS10 BB10 GN10

8

2

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. KR Kane Ritchotte · MS Mason Stoops · BB Benny Bock · GN Gabe Noel

Portraits from Wikimedia Commons: Tony Berg by Uclastudy1995 (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wendy Melvoin by Charlie Llewellin from Austin, USA (CC BY-SA 2.0).

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

Ten tracks, one writer. Nobody else appears in the writing credit anywhere on I Barely Know Her, which is rare for any major-label pop debut and rarer still for one made at twenty. He co-produced eight of the ten with Tony Berg and produced the other two by himself, and he plays guitar on all of them plus bass, drums, keyboards, piano and percussion across most. The session players around him, Kane Ritchotte, Mason Stoops and Wendy Melvoin among them, are performers rather than collaborators: not one takes a writing credit.

Quick Facts

Sole authorshipWrote all ten tracks on his debut with no co-writer
AgeBorn 2005; released the album at twenty
Chart runThree Hot 100 singles from one album, peaking at number 7
StudioRecorded at Sound City Studios with Tony Berg
NominationsBest New Artist at both the Grammys and the VMAs
Brit AwardsNominated for International Artist of the Year in 2026

Creative Fingerprint

A complete self-author: every track on the debut is written by him alone, produced or co-produced by him, and largely played by him.

The Story

Sombr is an American singer-songwriter, born Shane Michael Boose in 2005, who released his first single at sixteen and his debut album I Barely Know Her in August 2025 through SMB and Warner. Recorded at Sound City Studios with Tony Berg co-producing, the album put three singles inside the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100: 'Back to Friends', 'Undressed' and '12 to 12'. He wrote all ten tracks alone, with no co-writer anywhere on the record. He was nominated for Best New Artist at both the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards and the 68th Grammy Awards, and for International Artist of the Year at the 2026 Brit Awards.

Awards & Recognition

Grammy Award nomination for Best New Artist (2026)

MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best New Artist (2025)

Brit Award nomination for International Artist of the Year (2026)

Frequently Asked Questions Sombr

Does Sombr write his own songs?

Entirely. All ten tracks on I Barely Know Her are written by him alone, credited to his legal name Shane Boose, with no co-writer anywhere on the album. He also produced two of them solo and co-produced the other eight with Tony Berg.

What is Sombr’s real name?

Shane Michael Boose. He was born on 5 July 2005 and released his first single, "Nothing Left to Say", in 2021 at sixteen.

How many albums has Sombr released?

One studio album, I Barely Know Her, released in August 2025. He released extended plays before it.

What are Sombr’s biggest songs?

"Back to Friends" reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 7 in the UK, "Undressed" number 16 in the US and number 4 in the UK, and "12 to 12" number 41. All three came from the debut album.

Who produced I Barely Know Her?

Sombr and Tony Berg produced eight of the ten tracks together. Sombr produced "Back to Friends" and "We Never Dated" alone.

What was Sombr nominated for?

Best New Artist at the 68th Grammy Awards in 2026 and at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, plus International Artist of the Year at the 2026 Brit Awards.

Does Sombr play instruments on his album?

Yes. He plays guitar on all ten tracks and adds bass guitar, drums, keyboards, piano, programming and percussion across most of the record.

Where was I Barely Know Her recorded?

At Sound City Studios, recorded through 2024 and released on 22 August 2025.

Sources

Wikipedia: Sombr Wikipedia: 68th Annual Grammy Awards Wikipedia: Brit Awards 2026