List of songs written by Cathy Dennis
is a British singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. After a moderately successful international solo career, Dennis later received great success as a writer of pop songs, scoring eight UK number ones and winning five Ivor Novello Awards.
This is a list of released singles, songs and album tracks, recorded by other artists, that have been written or co-written by Cathy Dennis.
Below is a round-up of the chart positions achieved around the world by singles released featuring the writing credits of Cathy Dennis.
Songwriting career
Dennis has achieved critical and commercial success as a songwriter, winning a number of award-winning songs and penning many international hit singles. She has also contributed backing vocals to many of these recordings. Dennis has provided songs for Simon Fuller acts such as the Spice Girls, S Club 7 and the Idol franchise contestants where she co-wrote "Bumper to Bumper", the B-side to the Spice Girls' first hit single "Wannabe".Her highest-selling composition, "Can't Get You Out of My Head", spent four weeks at number one in Britain while also rekindling interest in Minogue in America. Can't Get You Out of My Head sold over three million copies worldwide to become the world's second highest selling single in 2001. Her co-written single "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry also hit No. 1 in the USA.
"Can't Get You Out of My Head" also won Dennis an Ivor Novello Award as 2001's most performed composition. She won the same award in 2003 for "Anything Is Possible". In the USA, Dennis has received awards from Billboard, Grammy for compositions with Kylie Minogue and Britney Spears.
Dennis co-wrote the Pop Idol theme, and many Idol contestants have recorded her songs, including Will Young, Gareth Gates, Kelly Clarkson, and Clay Aiken. Clarkson's single "Before Your Love" was Dennis' first US No. 1.
In 2011, Cathy had a cut on the soundtrack for the remake of the film Arthur starring Russell Brand, the song was called "Can't Buy You" and was produced by Mark Ronson. In 2014, she co-wrote a track on Chris Brown's album "X" which debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
Most recently, Cathy has co-written 3 tracks on the Galantis album "Pharmacy", one of which, "Runaway " reached No. 1 in the UK Dance chart and No. 9 in the US Dance chart.
Full discography of songs written by Cathy Dennis
International singles and certifications
All credited contributions
indicates a background vocal contribution.indicates an un-credited vocal contribution.
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-written with |
| 1991 | Liu Xiaohui | In Your Dreams | "Lover in the Stars" | Danny Poku |
| 1992 | Priscilla Chan | Return | "Moon" | Michael Leeson, Terence Britten |
| 1992 | Danii Minogue | Get into You | "Love's on Every Corner" | Danny Poku, Paul Taylor |
| 1993 | Lirian | Am I Really in Love? | "Senior Love Home" | Shep Pettibone, Tony Shimkin |
| 1994 | Liu Xiaohui | Change to Select | "Lover in the Stars" | Danny Poku |
| 1994 | Linda Wong | Boundless Moment | "Emotional Ensemble" | Terence Britten |
| 1996 | Spice Girls | "Bumper to Bumper" | Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chrisholm, Geraldine Horner, Paul "Pablo" Wilson, Andy Watkins | |
| 1998 | Phil Roy | As Good As It Gets OST | "Under Stars" | Phil Roy, Heitor Pereira |
| 1999 | 21st Century Girls | 21st Century Girls | "Teenage Attack" | Leanne Garner, Fiona Garner, Katelyn Turney, Meriam Mohammad, Charlotte Fendek, Todrick Allen |
| 1999 | 21st Century Girls | 21st Century Girls | "Drive" | Leanne Garner, Fiona Garner, Katelyn Turney, Meriam Mohammad, Charlotte Fendek |
| 1999 | S Club 7 | S Club | "Two in a Million" | Simon Ellis |
| 1999 | S Club 7 | S Club | "Viva La Fiesta" | Hallegir Rustan, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen |
| 1999 | S Club 7 | S Club | "I Really Miss You" | Eliot Kennedy, Patrick Lincoln |
| 1999 | S Club 7 | S Club | "Hope for the Future" | Danny Poku |
| 1999 | S Club 7 | S Club | "So Right" | Danny Poku |
| 2000 | S Club 7 | 7 | "Reach" | Andrew Todd |
| 2000 | S Club 7 | 7 | "Natural" | Norma Ray, Jean Fredenucci, Andrew Todd |
| 2000 | S Club 7 | 7 | "I'll Keep Waiting" | Simon Ellis |
| 2000 | S Club 7 | 7 | "All in Love Is Fair" | Simon Ellis |
| 2000 | S Club 7 | 7 | "Love Train" | Andrew Todd |
| 2000 | S Club 7 | 7 | "I'll Be There" | Danny Poku |
| 2000 | S Club 7 | 7 | "Never Had a Dream Come True" | Simon Ellis |
| 2000 | S Club 7 | "If It's Love" | Simon Ellis | |
| 2000 | Hooverphonic | The Magnificent Tree | "Jackie Cane" | Alexander Callier |
| 2000 | S Club 7 | "Perfect Christmas" | Simon Ellis | |
| 2001 | A-Teens | Teen Spirit | "Heartbreak Lullaby" | Jan Kask, Peter Mansson |
| 2001 | Kylie Minogue | Fever | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" | Robert Davis |
| 2001 | Kylie Minogue | Fever | "Come into My World" | Robert Davis |
| 2001 | Kylie Minogue | Fever | "Dancefloor" | Steve Anderson |
| 2001 | S Club 7 | Sunshine | "Have You Ever" | Andrew Frampton, Christopher Braide |
| 2001 | S Club 7 | Sunshine | "Boy Like You" | Lauren Christy |
| 2001 | S Club 7 | Sunshine | "Sunshine" | Joanne O'Meara, Paul Cattermole, Bradley McIntosh, Tina Barrett, Hannah Spearitt, Rachel Stevens, Jonathan Lee, Yak Bondy |
| 2001 | S Club 7 | Sunshine | "Dance, Dance, Dance" | Julian Gingell, Barry Stone |
| 2001 | S Club 7 | Sunshine | "Right Guy" | Bradley McIntosh |
| 2001 | Hear'Say | Everybody | "Suddenly" | Oskar Paul |
| 2001 | Hear'Say | Everybody | "Home Again" | Simon Ellis |
| 2002 | Will Young | From Now On | "Anything Is Possible" | Christopher Braide |
| 2002 | S Club 8 | Together | "One Step Closer" | Michael Percy, Timothy Lever |
| 2002 | Allstars | Allstars | "Back When" | Michael Percy, Timothy Lever |
| 2002 | Kelly Clarkson | "Before Your Love" | Gary Burr, Desmond Child | |
| 2002 | Will Young | From Now On | "Lover Won't You Stay" | Guy Chambers |
| 2002 | Will Young | From Now On | "Lovestruck" | William Young |
| 2002 | Will Young | From Now On | "What's in Goodbye" | Burt Bacharach |
| 2002 | Will Young | From Now On | "Cruel to Be Kind" | William Young |
| 2002 | S Club 8 | Together | "Wherever You Are" | Simon Ellis |
| 2002 | S Club 8 | Together | "Anytime Anywhere" | Andrew Todd |
| 2002 | Gareth Gates | What My Heart Wants to Say | "Tell Me One More Time" | Oskar Paul, Andrew Fromm |
| 2002 | S Club 7 | Don't Stop Movin' | "Do It Till We Drop" | John Lisners |
| 2003 | Jason Prince | The Collection | "Evergreen" | Christopher Braide |
| 2003 | Gareth Gates | Go Your Own Way | "Dance Again" | Steve McCutcheon |
| 2003 | Celine Dion | One Heart | "Reveal" | Greg Wells |
| 2003 | Delta Goodrem | Innocent Eyes | "Throw It Away" | Gary Barlow, Eliot Kennedy |
| 2003 | Ronan Keating | "This is It" | Ronan Keating, Christopher Braide | |
| 2003 | S Club 7 | Dance the S Club Way EP | "Who Do You Think You Are?" | John Lisners |
| 2003 | S Club 7 | "Say Goodbye" | Christopher Braide | |
| 2003 | Amy Studt | False Smiles | "Seconds Away" | Amy Studt |
| 2003 | Thalía | Thalía | "Misbehavin'" | David Siegel, Steven Morales |
| 2003 | Rachel Stevens | Funky Dory | "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex" | Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback |
| 2003 | Rachel Stevens | Funky Dory | "Glide" | Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback |
| 2003 | Rachel Stevens | Funky Dory | "Heaven Has to Wait" | Anders Bagge, Arnthor Birgisson |
| 2003 | Rachel Stevens | Funky Dory | "Little Secret" | Guy Chambers |
| 2003 | S Club 8 | Sundown | "Drawn to You" | Ian Allan, Kieron Bass, Mark Bass, Nathan Bass |
| 2003 | Clay Aiken | Measure of a Man | "Measure of a Man" | Steven Morales, David Siegel |
| 2003 | Britney Spears | In the Zone | "Showdown" | Britney Spears, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback |
| 2003 | Britney Spears | In the Zone | "Toxic" | Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback |
| 2003 | Kylie Minogue | Body Language | "After Dark" | Christopher Braide |
| 2003 | Will Young | "Ticket to Love" | William Young | |
| 2003 | Hooverphonic | Sit Down and Listen To | "The Last Thing I Need is You" | Alexander Callier, Paul Campbell |
| 2004 | TEARs | "I Found Love" | Robert Davis | |
| 2004 | Emma Bunton | Free Me | "Lay Your Love on Me" | Emma Bunton |
| 2004 | Janet Jackson | Damita Jo | "Island Life" | Janet Jackson, Scott Storch |
| 2004 | Jentina | Jentina | "French Kisses" | Jentina Chapman, Greg Wells |
| 2004 | Delta Goodrem | Mistaken Identity | "How a Dream Looks" | Guy Chambers |
| 2004 | Delta Goodrem | Mistaken Identity | "Analyst" | Delta Goodrem, Guy Chambers |
| 2004 | Delta Goodrem | Mistaken Identity | "Electric Storm" | Delta Goodrem, Guy Chambers |
| 2004 | Delta Goodrem | Mistaken Identity | "Sanctuary" | Delta Goodrem, Guy Chambers |
| 2005 | JamX | rowspan="2" | "Blue Monday" | Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Paul Harris, Bernard Sumner, Robert Davis |
| 2005 | Sugababes | "Like the Weather" | Mutya Buena, Meisha Buchanan, Heidi Range, Guy Sigsworth | - |
| 2005 | Sugababes | Taller in More Ways | "Bruised" | Mutya Buena, Meisha Buchanan, Heidi Range, Guy Sigsworth |
| 2006 | P!nk | I'm Not Dead | "Centerfold" | Greg Kurstin |
| 2006 | Emma Bunton | Life in Mono | "Mischievous" | Emma Bunton, Greg Kurstin |
| 2007 | Sophie Ellis-Bextor | Trip the Light Fantastic | "Catch You" | Greg Kurstin, Rhys Barker |
| 2007 | Melanie C | This Time | "Protected" | Melanie Chisholm, Guy Chambers |
| 2007 | David Guetta | Pop Life | "Baby When the Light" | Pierre Guetta, Joachim Garraud, Steve Angello |
| 2007 | Sugababes | Change | "About You Now" | Lukasz Gottwald |
| 2007 | Sugababes | Change | "Surprise" | Lukasz Gottwald |
| 2007 | Sugababes | Change | "Open the Door" | Keisha Buchanan, Heidi Range, Lukasz Gottwald |
| 2007 | Roisin Murphy | "Sunshine" | Roisin Murphy, Dean Honer, Richard Barrett | |
| 2007 | Carrie Underwood | Carnival Ride | "You Won't Find This" | Thomas Shapiro |
| 2007 | Nana Tanimura | "Jealous Girl" | Richard Nowels Jr. | |
| 2007 | Jordin Sparks | Jordin Sparks | "Young and In Love" | Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback |
| 2007 | Kylie Minogue | X | "Sensitized" | Serge Gainsbourg, Guy Chambers |
| 2008 | Leon Jean-Marie | Bent Out of Shape | "Bed of Nails" | Leon Jean-Marie, Mark Ronson, Johnny Pearson |
| 2008 | Katy Perry | One of the Boys | "I Kissed a Girl" | Katheryn Hudson, Lukasz Gottwald, Benjamin Levin |
| 2008 | Vanessa Hudgens | Identified | "Identified" | Lukasz Gottwald, Karl Sandberg |
| 2008 | Vanessa Hudgens | Identified | "First Bad Habit" | Lukasz Gottwald |
| 2008 | Vanessa Hudgens | Identified | "Don't Ask Why" | Lukasz Gottwald, Beau Dozier |
| 2008 | Vanessa Hudgens | Identified | "Amazed" | Lukasz Gottwald, Benjamin Levin, Niatia Kirland |
| 2008 | David Cook | David Cook | "Heroes" | David Cook, Raine Maida |
| 2009 | Jonas Brothers | Lines, Vines and Trying Times | "Paranoid" | Nicholas Jonas, Joseph Jonas, Kevin Jonas II, John Fields |
| 2009 | Daniel Merriweather | Love & War | "Chainsaw" | William Hawkshaw |
| 2010 | Belinda Peregrin | Carpe Diem | "Duele" | Belinda Peregrin, Nacho Peregrin, Christopher Braide |
| 2010 | Livvi Franc | "Automatik" | Olivia Waithe, Evan Kidd Bogart, Nadir Khayat | |
| 2010 | Diana Vickers | Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree | "Once" | Francis White |
| 2010 | Sophie Ellis-Bextor | "Sophia Loren" | Christopher Rojas | |
| 2010 | Pixie Lott | Turn It Up Louder | "Doing Fine " | Victoria Lott, Christopher Braide |
| 2010 | The Wanted | The Wanted | "Replace Your Heart" | Kasia Livingston, Greg Kurstin |
| 2010 | Hooverphonic | The Night Before | "Identical Twin" | Alexander Callier |
| 2010 | Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. | Record Collection | "Somebody to Love Me" | Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt, Alexander Greenwald, Jason Sellards, Keinan Warsame, Nicholas Movshon |
| 2011 | Sophie Ellis-Bextor | Make a Scene | "Revolution" | Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Greg Kurstin |
| 2011 | Sophie Ellis-Bextor | Make a Scene | "Off & On" | Roisin Murphy, Adam Wiles |
| 2011 | Hitomi | Spirit | "Sweet & Honey" | James Nosanow |
| 2011 | Jake Zyrus | Infinity | "Lost the Best Thing" | Carsten Schack, Sean Hurley |
| 2011 | Pixie Lott | Young Foolish Happy | "Come Get It Now" | Victoria Lott, Benjamin Hudson McIldowie, Robin French |
| 2012 | Little Mix | DNA | "Case Closed" | Perrie Edwards, Jessica Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirwall, Bobbie Lamond, Darren Lewis, Iylola Babalola |
| 2013 | Mark Knight | "Your Love" | Mark Knight, Andrew Meecham, Dean Meredith, Robert Davis | |
| 2013 | Diane Birch | Speak a Little Louder | "Love and War" | Diane Birch, James Nosanow |
| 2013 | Kelly Clarkson | Wrapped in Red | "4 Carats" | Kelly Clarkson, Olivia Waithe, Greg Kurstin |
| 2014 | Galantis | Galantis EP | "Help" | Christian Karlsson, Linus Eklow, Jimmy "Svidden" Koitzsch, Salem Al Fakir, Vincent Pontare |
| 2014 | Galantis | Galantis EP | "Friend " | Christian Karlsson, Linus Eklow, Jimmy "Svidden" Koitzsch, Seinabo Sey, Magnus Lidehäll |
| 2014 | Dreabb | "La Mia Divinita" | Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback | |
| 2014 | Chris Brown | X | "Don't Be Gone Too Long" | Christopher Brown, Michael McHenry, Ryan Buendia, Kyle Edwards, Jean-Baptiste Kouame, Scott Hoffman, Clarence Coffee Jr. |
| 2014 | Galantis | Pharmacy | "Runaway " | Christian Karlsson, Linus Eklow, Jimmy "Svidden" Koitzsch, Julia Karlsson, Anton Rundberg |
| 2014 | AlunaGeorge | "Supernatural" | Aluna Francis, George Reid, Scott Hoffman | |
| 2015 | Galantis | Pharmacy | "Gold Dust" | Christian Karlsson, Linus Eklow, Jimmy "Svidden" Koitzsch, Vincent Pontare |
| 2015 | Galantis | Pharmacy | "Louder, Harder, Better" | Christian Karlsson, Linus Eklow, Jimmy "Svidden" Koitzsch |
| 2016 | Santigold | 99¢ | "Banshee" | Santi White, Patrik Berger, John Hill, Sarah Hudson |
| 2016 | AlunaGeorge | I Remember | "Heartbreak Horizon" | Aluna Francis, George Reid |
| 2016 | Galantis | The Aviary | "Love on Me" | Christian Karlsson, Linus Eklow, Jimmy "Svidden" Koitzsch, Henrik Jonback, Anthony Maniscalco, Laura White, Richard Boardman, Sarah Blanchard |
| 2017 | Liv Dawson | "Searching" | Olivia Dawson, Howard Lawrence, Guy Lawrence, James Napier, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback | |
| 2017 | Cashmere Cat | 9 | "Plz Don't Go" | Magnus August Hoiberg, Benjamin Levin, Jhene Chilombo, Daniella Vidmar |
| 2017 | EXO | Universe EP | "Stay" | Robert Gerongco, Samuel Gerongco, Terence Lam |
| 2018 | Fairlane | rowspan="3" | "Uncover You" | Nina Woodford-Wells, Ilsey Juber, Andrew Goldstein |
| 2018 | Galantis | "Mama Look at Me Now" | Christian Karlsson, Linus Eklow, Jimmy "Svidden" Koitzsch, Henrik Jonback, Carl Lehman | - |
| 2018 | Galantis | "Emoji" | Christian Karlsson, Linus Eklow, Jimmy "Svidden" Koitzsch, Henrik Jonback | - |
| 2019 | Galantis | Church | "Holy Water" | Christian Karlsson, Linus Eklow, Jimmy "Svidden" Koitzsch, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback |
| 2020 | Galantis | Church | "Steel" | Christian Karlsson, Henrik Jonback, Salem Al Fakir, Vincent Pontare, Jan Postma, Jordi Fluiter |
| 2020 | Galantis | Church | "Unless It Hurts" | Christian Karlsson, Henrik Jonback, Salem Al Fakir, Vincent Pontare, Jan Postma, Jordi Fluiter |
| 2020 | Galantis | Church | "Stella" | Christian Karlsson, Henrik Jonback, Jan Postma, Jordi Fluiter |
| 2020 | Galantis | Church | "F*** Tomorrow Now" | Christian Karlsson, Henrik Jonback, Jan Postma, Jordi Fluiter |
| 2020 | Agnes | "Goodlife" | Agnes Carlsson, Salem Al Fakir, Vincent Pontare |
Awards
- Ivor Novello Award 2002 – PRS Most Performed Work – "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
- Ivor Novello Award 2002 – International Hit of the Year – "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
- Ivor Novello Award 2002 – Ivors Dance Award – "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
- Ivor Novello Award 2003 – Best-selling UK single – "Anything is Possible"
- Grammy Awards 2004 – Best Dance Recording – "Come into my World"
- Grammy Award 2005 - Best Dance Recording - "Toxic"
- ASCAP Award 2005 – Most Performed Song – "Toxic"
- Ivor Novello Award 2005 – PRS Most Performed Work – "Toxic"
- UK Music Industry Woman of The Year Award
- ASCAP Award 2007 – TV Theme – American Idol
- Honorary Doctorate of Music, University of East Anglia 2012.
- Grammy Nomination 2016 - Best Dance Recoding - "Runaway "