List of songs written by Alicia Keys
American singer-songwriter, pianist, and music producer Alicia Keys has written and produced for her five studio albums, in collaborations, for other artists and for film and theater. Keys began composing songs she would later include on her debut studio album, Songs in A Minor at age 14. She signed with Columbia Records at age 15, later leaving Columbia to sign with Arista Records and then J Records. Prior to the release of Songs in [|A] Minor in June 2001, her song "Girlfriend" was released to US radio in earlier in the year as a promotional song "to introduce" Keys. It was co-written by Keys with Jermaine Dupri and Joshua Thompson and contains a sample of Ol' Dirty Bastard's track "Brooklyn Zoo". The album's official first single, "Fallin'", written and produced solely by Keys, topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. "A Woman's Worth", written by Keys and Erika Rose, is a "jazz-tinged" song with lyrical content on how men should treat and respect women.
Keys released her second album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, in December 2003. In addition to working with previous collaborator Kerry Brothers, Jr., Keys also collaborated with several others for the album. Keys co-produced the song "Heartburn" with Timbaland and worked with Kanye West on "You Don't Know My Name". Several of the songs were written solely by Keys, including "Harlem's Nocturne", "Dragon Days", "Feeling [|U], Feeling Me" and the single, "If [|I] Ain't Got You", and she produced most of the album herself. A music journalist for The Times wrote that The Diary of Alicia Keys "confirmed her place in musical history". Her third studio, As I Am, was released in November 2007. Keys wrote several of the songs with collaborator Kerry Brothers, Jr., including "Go Ahead" and "Where Do We Go from Here". She also collaborated with Linda Perry on the songs "The Thing About Love", "Sure Looks Good to Me" and "Superwoman", for which she was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in 2009. The songs "As I Am" and "Prelude to a Kiss" were written solely by Keys.
The Element of Freedom, Keys' fourth studio album, was released in December 2009; it was preceded by the lead single "Doesn't Mean Anything", co-written with Kerry Brothers, Jr. During this time, Keys collaborated with Jay-Z on "Empire State of Mind". Keys recorded her version of the song for The Element of Freedom entitled "Empire State of Mind Broken Down"; she also collaborated with Alejandro Sanz on "Looking for Paradise". On The Element of Freedom, she wrote a number of the songs with longtime collaborator Kerry Brothers, Jr., including "Love is My Disease" and "This Bed". Keys solely wrote and produced "That's How Strong My Love Is". She also collaborated with Drake on "Un-Thinkable " and featured Beyoncé on "Put It in a Love Song". Keys' fifth album, Girl on Fire was released in November 2012. The title track was accompanied by two remixes: one featuring rap verses by Nicki Minaj, and the other Keys signing in a stripped back production. Keys collaborated with Scottish singer Emeli Sandé on three songs for the album: "101", "Not Even the King" and the second single, "Brand New Me", a piano ballad about personal growth, produced by Keys.
Songs
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| Song | Artist | Writer | Album | Year | Ref. |
| "101" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Emeli Sandé | Girl on Fire | 2012 | |
| "28 Thousand Days" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Mark Batson Harold Lilly | 2015 | ||
| "2 Train" | Mario | Alicia Keys | Mario | 2002 | |
| "A Woman's Worth" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Erika Rose | Songs in A Minor | 2001 | |
| "Ain't No Reason" | Christina Milian | Alicia Keys Harold Lilly Kerry Brothers, Jr. Richard Harrison Taneisha Smith | Be Cool | 2005 | |
| "Angel" | Jennifer Hudson | Alicia Keys | I Remember Me | 2011 | |
| "As I Am" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | As I Am | 2007 | |
| "Better You, Better Me" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Marsha Ambrosius Steve Mostyn | The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete | 2013 | |
| "Back to Life" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Carlo Montagnese Billy Walsh | Queen of Katwe | 2016 | |
| "Blended Family " | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Rakim Mayers John Bush Brandon Aly Latisha Hyman Dave Kuncio Kenneth Withrow Edie Brickell John Houser | Here | 2016 | |
| "Brand New Me" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Emeli Sandé | Girl on Fire | 2012 | |
| "Butterflyz" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | Songs in A Minor | 2001 | |
| "Caged Bird" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | Songs in A Minor | 2001 | |
| "Da Life" | Alicia Keys Cobey Saleem Brown Lemoyne Smith | ||||
| "Dah Dee Dah " | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Reese Johnson Taneisha Smith | 1997 | ||
| "De Novo Adagio " | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | Girl on Fire | 2012 | |
| "Diary" | Alicia Keys featuring Tony! Toni! Toné! | Alicia Keys Kerry Brothers, Jr. | 2003 | ||
| "Distance and Time" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Kerry Brothers, Jr. Steve Mostyn | 2009 | ||
| "Djin Djin" | Angélique Kidjo featuring Alicia Keys and Branford Marsalis | Alicia Keys Angélique Kidjo Jean Louis Pierre Hebrail | Djin Djin | 2007 | |
| "Doncha Know " | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Linda Perry | As I Am | 2008 | |
| "Doesn't Mean Anything" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Kerry Brothers, Jr. | 2009 | ||
| "Don't Look Down" | Jennifer Hudson | Alicia Keys Salaam Remi | I Remember Me | 2011 | |
| "Dragon Days" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | 2003 | ||
| "Empire State of Mind" | Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys | Al Shuckburgh Alicia Keys Angela Hunte Bert Keyes Janet "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic Shawn Carter Sylvia Robinson | 2009 | ||
| "Empire State of Mind Broken Down" | Alicia Keys | Al Shuckburgh Alicia Keys Angela Hunte Bert Keyes Janet "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic Shawn Carter Sylvia Robinson | 2009 | ||
| "Everybody Needs Love" | Jennifer Hudson | Kendrick Dean Alicia Keys | I Remember Me | 2011 | |
| "Fallin'" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | Songs in A Minor | 2001 | |
| "Family Business" | Alicia Keys Christian Faloye Kerry Brothers, Jr. Rondell Turner | ||||
| "Feeling U, Feeling Me" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | 2003 | ||
| "Fire We Make" | Alicia Keys with Maxwell | Alicia Keys Andrew Wansel Gary Clark, Jr. Warren Felder | Girl on Fire | 2012 | |
| "Fireworks" | Drake featuring Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Aubrey Graham Christian Kalla Matthew Samuels Noah Shebib | Thank Me Later | 2010 | |
| "Ghetto Story Chapter 2" | Cham featuring Alicia Keys and Akon | Alicia Keys Aliaune Thiam Dameon Beckett | Ghetto Story | 2006 | |
| "Ghettoman" | Alicia Keys featuring MuMs da Schemer | Alicia Keys Craig Grant Kerry Brothers, Jr. Bernard Malik | Songs in A Minor 10th Anniversary Edition | 2011 | |
| "Girl on Fire" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Billy Squier Jeff Bhasker Salaam Remi | Girl on Fire | 2012 | |
| "Girlfriend" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Jermaine Dupri Joshua Thompson | Songs in A Minor | 2001 | |
| "Go Ahead" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Kerry Brothers, Jr. Mark Batson Marsha Ambrosius | As I Am | 2007 | |
| "Goodbye" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | Songs in A Minor | 2001 | |
| "Hallelujah" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys James Napier | Here | 2016 | |
| "Harlem's Nocturne" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | 2003 | ||
| "Heartburn" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Candice Nelson Erika Rose Tim Mosley Walter Millsap III | 2003 | ||
| "Heaven's Door" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Kerry Brothers, Jr. | 2009 | ||
| "Hope" | Emeli Sandé | Alicia Keys Emeli Sandé | Our Version of Events | 2012 | |
| "How It Feels to Fly" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Kerry Brothers, Jr. | 2009 | ||
| "I Am Many" | Alicia Keys Thomas Newman | 2015 | |||
| "I Need You" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Harold Lilly Mark Batson Paul Green | As I Am | 2007 | |
| "I Won't " | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Kerry Brothers, Jr. | Songs in A Minor 10th Anniversary Edition | 2011 | |
| "If I Ain't Got You" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | 2003 | ||
| "Impossible" | Christina Aguilera | Alicia Keys | Stripped | 2002 | |
| "In Common" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Illangelo Tayla Parks Billy Walsh | Here | 2016 | |
| "It's On Again" | Alicia Keys featuring Kendrick Lamar | Alicia Keys Kendrick Duckworth Pharrell Williams Hans Zimmer | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | 2014 | |
| "Jane Doe" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Kandi Burruss | Songs in A Minor | 2001 | |
| "Juiciest" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys James Mtume Kerry Brothers, Jr. | Songs in A Minor 10th Anniversary Edition | 2011 | |
| "Karma" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Kerry Brothers, Jr. Taneisha Smith | 2003 | ||
| "Lesson Learned" | Alicia Keys featuring John Mayer | Alicia Keys John Mayer | As I Am | 2007 | |
| "Like the Sea" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Jeff Bhasker | 2009 | ||
| "Like You'll Never See Me Again" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Kerry Brothers, Jr. | As I Am | 2007 | |
| "Limitedless" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Amber Streeter Andrew Wansel Gary Clark, Jr. Stacy Barthe Warren Felde | Girl on Fire | 2012 | |
| "Listen to Your Heart" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys John Stephens | Girl on Fire | 2012 | |
| "Looking for Paradise" | Alejandro Sanz featuring Alicia Keys | Alejandro Sanz Alicia Keys Tommy Torres | Paraíso Express | 2009 | |
| "Love Is Blind" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Jeff Bhasker | 2009 | ||
| "Love Is My Disease" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Kerry Brothers, Jr. Meleni Smith Toby Gad | 2009 | ||
| "Lover Man" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Kerry Brothers, Jr. | 2009 | ||
| "Lovin' U" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | Songs in A Minor | 2001 | |
| "Million Dollar Bill" | Whitney Houston | Alicia Keys Kasseem Dean Norman Harris | I Look to You | 2009 | |
| "Mr. Man" | Alicia Keys featuring Jimmy Cozier | Alicia Keys Jimmy Cozier Taneisha Smith | Songs in A Minor | 2001 | |
| "My Boo" | Usher and Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Adonis Shropshire Jermaine Dupri Manuel Seal Usher Raymond | Confessions | 2004 | |
| "New Day" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Amber "Sevyn" Streeter Andre Brissett Andre Young Kasseem Dean Trevor Lawrence Jr. | Girl on Fire | 2012 | |
| "New Day" | 50 Cent featuring Dr. Dre and Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Amber Streeter Andre Young Andrew Brissett Curtis Jackson Kasseem Dean Marshall Mathers Ryan [|D]. Montgomery T. Lawrence Jr | Street King Immortal | 2012 | |
| "No One" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys George Harry Kerry Brothers, Jr. | As I Am | 2007 | |
| "Nobody Not Really" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Taneisha Smith | 2003 | ||
| "Not Even the King" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Emeli Sandé | Girl on Fire | 2012 | |
| "Ocean Skies" | Ludacris featuring Monica | Christopher Bridges Ian D'Sa Benjamin Kowalewicz Crystal Nicole Johnson-Pompey Alicia Augello-Cook | Ludaversal | 2015 | |
| "One Thing" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Frank Ocean James Ho | Girl on Fire | 2012 | |
| "Over" | Alicia Keys Damien Clark Issiah [|J] Avila Paul Lamont Green | ||||
| "Piano & I" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | Songs in A Minor | 2001 | |
| "Por Favor" | Pitbull and Fifth Harmony | Armando [|C]. Pérez Jamie Sanderson Philip Kembo Madison Love Usher Raymond Alicia Keys Jermaine Dupri Adonis Shropshire Manuel Seal Barry White | Fifth Harmony | 2017 | |
| "Pray for Forgiveness" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Linda Perry | 2009 | ||
| "Preach" | Drake featuring PartyNextDoor | Aubrey Graham Jahron Brathwaite Alicia Augello-Cook Kerry Brothers, Jr. Edwin Jantunen Noah Shebib | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | 2015 | |
| "Prelude to a Kiss" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | As I Am | 2007 | |
| "Put It in a Love Song" | Alicia Keys featuring Beyoncé | Alicia Keys Kasseem Dean | 2009 | ||
| "Put Me On" | Mario | Alicia Keys Bertram Charles Reid Jr. Kerry Brothers, Jr. Norman A. Durham Ronald Dean Miller Woodrow Cunningham Jr. | Mario | 2002 | |
| "Queen of the Field " | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | 12 Years a Slave | 2013 | |
| "Rear View Mirror" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Fred Jerkins III Kerry Brothers, Jr. L. Green LaShawn Daniels Rodney Jerkins | Songs in A Minor | 2001 | |
| "Rock wit U" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Kerry Brothers, Jr. Taneisha Smith | Songs in A Minor | 2001 | |
| "Samsonite Man" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Erika Rose | 2003 | ||
| "Saviour" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Harold Lilly Jack Splash Paul Lamont Green | As I Am | 2008 | |
| "Sleep Sound" | Jamie xx | Jamie Smith Alicia Keys Kerry Brothers George Forrest Taneisha Smith Robert Wright | In Colour | 2015 | |
| "Slow Down" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Erika Rose L. Green | 2003 | ||
| "So Simple" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Andre Harris Harold Lilly Vidal Davis | 2003 | ||
| "Speechless" | Alicia Keys featuring Eve | Alicia Keys Eve Jeffers Kassim Dean | non-album release | 2010 | |
| "Stay" | Henry Krinkle | Alicia Augello-Cook Kerry Brothers, Jr. Aubrey Graham Drake Edwin Jantunen Noah Shebib | 2014 | ||
| "Stolen Moments" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Kerry Brothers, Jr. | 2009 | ||
| "Streets of New York" | Alicia Keys featuring Nas & Rakim | Alicia Keys Chris Martin Eric Barrier Nasir Jones Taneisha Smith William Griffin | 2003 | ||
| "Superwoman" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Linda Perry Steve Mostyn | As I Am | 2007 | |
| "Sure Looks Good to Me" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Linda Perry | As I Am | 2007 | |
| "Tears Always Win" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Bruno Mars Jeff Bhasker Phillip Lawrence | Girl on Fire | 2012 | |
| "Teenage Love Affair" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Carl Hampton Harold Lilly Jack Splash Josephine Bridges Tom Nixon | As I Am | 2007 | |
| "Tell You Something " | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Kerry Brothers, Jr. L. Green Novel Stevenson Ron Haney Steve Mostyn | As I Am | 2007 | |
| "That's How Strong My Love Is" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | 2009 | ||
| "That's When I Knew" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Antonio Dixon Kenny Edmonds | Girl on Fire | 2012 | |
| Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | 2009 | |||
| Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Kerry Brothers, Jr. Taneisha Smith | Songs in A Minor | 2001 | ||
| Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Linda Perry | As I Am | 2007 | ||
| "This Bed" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Kerry Brothers, Jr. Steve Mostyn | 2009 | ||
| "Through It All" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Kerry Brothers, Jr. | 2009 | ||
| "Troubles" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Kerry Brothers, Jr. | Songs in A Minor | 2001 | |
| "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Jeff Bhasker Patrick Reynolds | 2009 | ||
| "Typewriter" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Kerry Brothers, Jr. | Songs in A Minor 10th Anniversary Edition | 2011 | |
| "Un-Thinkable " | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Aubrey Graham Kerry Brothers, Jr. Noah Shebib | 2009 | ||
| "Unbreakable" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Garry Glenn Harold Lilly Kanye West | Unplugged | 2005 | |
| "Wait Til You See My Smile" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Jeff Bhasker Kasseem Dean | 2009 | ||
| "Waiting for Your Love" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Kasseem Dean Sean Garrett Wynton Marsalis | As I Am | 2007 | |
| "Wake Up" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Kerry Brothers, Jr. | 2003 | ||
| "Warrior Song" | Nas featuring Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Fela Kuti Nasir Jones | God's Son | 2002 | |
| "We Are Here" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Kasseem Dean Harold Lilly Mark Batson | non-album release | 2014 | |
| "When It's All Over" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys John Stephens Stacy Barthe | Girl on Fire | 2012 | |
| "When You Really Love Someone" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Kerry Brothers, Jr. | 2003 | ||
| "Where Do We Go from Here" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Harold Lilly Johnnie Frierson Kerry Brothers, Jr. Mary Frierson | As I Am | 2007 | |
| "Where's the Fun in Forever" | Miguel featuring Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Andrew Wansel Miguel Pimentel Steve Mostyn Warren Felde | Kaleidoscope Dream | 2012 | |
| "Why Do I Feel So Sad" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Warryn Campbell | Songs in A Minor | 2001 | |
| "With You" | Marsha Ambrosius | Marsha Ambrosius Alicia Keys | Late Nights & Early Mornings | 2011 | |
| "Wreckless Love" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Harold Lilly Jack Splash | As I Am | 2007 | |
| "You Don't Know My Name" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys Harold Lilly J. R. Bailey Kanye West Ken Williams Mel Kent | 2003 |