Daniel Parker is an American songwriter. He has co-written pop songs for artists such as Nick Jonas, Shawn Mendes, Jessie Ware and James Blunt.[1] He has co-written James Blunt's single "Heart to Heart”, Nick Jonas’ “Chains” and “Teacher”, Zedd’s “Daisy”, and Shawn Mendes’ multi-platinum “Stitches”. Danny also co-wrote Shawn Mendes’ single, “Mercy”, Britney Spears’ “Liar”, and “Sudden Death (OMG)” by Tyler Glenn and has worked with artists Jessie Ware, Louisa Johnson, and Missy Higgins. His most recent releases include, "Should I Give It All Up" by James Blunt, "Sing It With Me" by JP Cooper, "Champions" by James Blunt, "Say It First" by Role Model, "Sad Eyes" by James Arthur, and 6 songs on the latest Jessie Ware album, What’s Your Pleasure?
Parker has an artist project titles Model Child.[2] His releases include, "Trash," "My Queer Teenage Anthem," "Power," "Strawberry Bowl," "Drain Me," "Animal Noise," "Cuckoo," "Icicles," "Pilot," "Up From The Bottom," "Alien," "Into The Water," and "For You."[3] His debut album is titled Drop Out and features 10 original songs, written by Parker. He also released a four song EP titled Unscrewed.[4]
Songwriting discography
| Year | Artist | Song[5] | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | James Blunt | "Heart to Heart" | Moon Landing |
| "Smoke Signals" | |||
| Prince Royce | "You Are Fire" | Soy el Mismo | |
| 2014 | Madi Diaz | "Ashes" | Phantom |
| "Tomorrow" | |||
| "Pictures" | |||
| 2015 | Shawn Mendes | "Stitches" (certified platinum by the RIAA) | Handwritten |
| Nick Jonas | "Chains" [6] (certified platinum by the RIAA) | Nick Jonas | |
| "Teacher" | |||
| Zedd | "Daisy" | True Colors | |
| 2016 | Birdy | "Save Yourself" | Beautiful Lies |
| Chris Lane | "Circles" (featuring MacKenzie Porter) | Girl Problems | |
| Shawn Mendes | "Mercy" | Illuminate | |
| Britney Spears | "Liar" | Glory | |
| 2017 | Tyler Glenn | "Sudden Death (OMG)" | Excommunication |
| Louisa Johnson | "Best Behaviour" | Best Behaviour - Single | |
| James Blunt | "Bartender" | The Afterlove | |
| "Over" | |||
| Rationale | "Tumbling Down" | Rationale | |
| Jessie Ware | "Stay Awake, Wait for Me" | Glasshouse | |
| "Your Domino" | |||
| "Love to Love" | |||
| Missy Higgins | "49 Candles" | Solastalgia | |
| Ruston Kelly | "Hollywoood" | Halloween | |
| 2018 | Plested | "First Time" | First Time - Single |
| Matt Nathanson | "Mine" | Sings His Sad Heart | |
| Matt Nathanson | "Gimme Your Love" | Sings His Sad Heart | |
| Jessie Ware | "Overtime" | Overtime - Single | |
| 2019 | JP Cooper & Astrid S | "Sing It With Me" | Sing It With Me - Single |
| James Arthur | "Sad Eyes" | You | |
| James Blunt | "Champions" | Once Upon A Mind | |
| James Blunt | "Youngster" | Once Upon A Mind | |
| Role Model | "Say It First" | oh, how perfect - EP | |
| Model Child | "Power" | Power - Single | |
| Model Child | "Trash" | Trash - Single | |
| Model Child | "My Queer Teenage Anthem" | My Queer Teenage Anthem - Single | |
| Gryffin | "If I Left The World" (feat. MARINA & Model Child) | Gravity | |
| 2020 | Jessie Ware | "Spotlight"[7] | What's Your Pleasure? |
| "What's Your Pleasure?" | |||
| "Ooh La La" | |||
| "Soul Control" | |||
| "Save a Kiss" | |||
| "Remember Where You Are" | |||
| James Blunt | "Should I Give It All Up (demo)" | Once Upon A Mind (Time Suspended Edition) | |
| Model Child & Claud Mintz | "Cuckoo - Claud Remix" | Cuckoo - Claud Remix | |
| Model Child | "Strawberry Bowl" | Dropout | |
| "Cuckoo" | |||
| "Animal Noise" | |||
| "Drain Me" | |||
| "No Sleep in the City of Angels" | |||
| "Trend" | |||
| "The Past is a Pretty Gun" | |||
| "Depression" | |||
| "Sick" | |||
| "Sewage" | |||
| 2021 | Jessie Ware | "Hot N Heavy" | What's Your Pleasure? (The Platinum Pleasure Edition) |
| "Please" | |||
| "Pale Blue Light" | |||
| "Eyes Closed" | |||
| Model Child | "Pilot" | Unscrewed | |
| "Zero" | |||
| "Zipper"[8] | |||
| "Origin" | |||
| Model Child | "Icicles" | Icicles - Single | |
| Jenny Owen Youngs | "Dungeons and Dragons" | Echo Mountain | |
| Kylie Minogue & Jessie Ware | "Kiss of Life" | Disco: Guest List Edition | |
| ill peach | "GUM" | GUM - Single | |
| ill peach | "WILDFIRE" | EXCUSE ME WHILE WE FIND OUR MINDS - EP | |
| ill peach | "NEED YOU NOW" | EXCUSE ME WHILE WE FIND OUR MINDS - EP | |
| 2022 | Machine Gun Kelly | "pretty toxic revolver" | lockdown sessions - Single |
| Model Child | "Alien" | Alien - Single | |
| Pussy Riot, REI AMI & Kito | "PLAYTHING" | PLAYTHING - Single | |
| 2023 | Manchester Orchestra | "Capital Karma" | Capital Karma - Single |
| Jessie Ware | "That! Feels Good!" | That! Feels Good! | |
| "Hello Love" | |||
| "Begin Again" | |||
| "Beautiful People" | |||
| "Shake the Bottle" | |||
| "These Lips" | |||
| Rusty Santos & Jackie Mendoza | "Halo Dive" | Halo Dive - Single | |
| Model Child | "Into The Water" | Into The Water - Single | |
| "For You" | For You - Single | ||
| Jessie Ware | "Hello Love" | Hello Love - Single | |
| Model Child | "My Angel" | My Angel - Single |
References
- ↑ "Danny Parker is a Songwriter". Spotify.com.
- ↑ "Model Child". Model Child. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ↑ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ↑ "Model Child - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ↑ "Songwriter Universe: Danny Parker Interview". Songwriteruniverse.com. 21 December 2015.
- ↑ "Hamada Mania: Danny Parker". Hamadamania.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
- ↑ "Jessie Ware — Spotlight". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2020-12-18.
- ↑ "Flaunt Premiere | Model Child "Zipper" off of new 'Unscrewed' EP".