List of songs written by Tove Lo
Swedish singer and songwriter Tove Lo has written over 70 songs for her four studio albums and one extended play, as well as for other artists. Between 2006 and 2009, Lo was a member of math rock band Tremblebee, and wrote the lyrics for their songs. In 2011, she signed a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Music, and later joined songwriting teams Xenomania and Wolf Cousins. In 2014, Lo wrote and provided vocals for "Heroes " by Swedish musician Alesso, which peaked inside the top ten in Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Lo co-wrote "Love Me Like You Do", recorded by English singer Ellie Goulding, which was released as the second single from the to the film Fifty Shades of Grey. The track topped the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. Additionally, Lo received nominations, alongside the others co-writers of the song, for the Golden Globes, Grammys and Critics' Choice Awards. Discussing the process of writing for other artists, the singer told Paste that she avoids drawing from her own experiences so that the songs do not become personal. She also stated: "My main goal is to say something how they would say it, even if I might say it in a different way that makes more sense to me".
In addition to her work for other artists, Lo has co-written the songs from her own record releases. While writing for other singers, she started to record the songs she deemed too personal to give away; the first one was "Love Ballad", which was initially offered to an artist who wanted to change the lyrics. The track became her first collaboration with co-writers Jakob Jerlström and Ludvig Söderberg, better known as The Struts, and was later released as Lo's debut single in October 2012. "Habits", also co-written with The Struts, was released as the singer's second single in March 2013. It was written during 2012's Hurricane Sandy in New York, and was inspired by Lo's attempts to forget a former boyfriend through substance abuse and other hedonistic practices. Its popularity among music blogs gained the artist a recording contract with Universal Music Group.
In March 2014, Lo released her first EP Truth Serum, a concept record that details her "most intense" failed relationship. It contains six tracks co-written by the singer alongside The Struts and Alx Reuterskiöld, among others. In September of that year, the artist released her debut studio album, Queen of the Clouds, a concept album divided into three sections that describes the pattern of her relationships: The Sex, The Love and The Pain. The majority of the tracks were co-written by Lo alongside The Struts. "Habits" was re-released as "Habits " as both the second single from Truth Serum and the lead single from Queen of the Clouds, and became a commercial success, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. It was also awarded the Song of the Year accolade at the 2015 Grammis Awards in Sweden.
In October 2016, Lo released her second studio album, Lady Wood, which talks about "different kinds of rushes in life" and is divided into two chapters, "Fairy Dust" and "Fire Fade". It featured ten songs co-written by the artist alongside The Struts, Ilya Salmanzadeh and Oscar Holter, among others. In November 2017, the singer released her third studio album, Blue Lips, which is a sequel to Lady Wood and is also split into two chapters: "Light Beams" and "Pitch Black". For the record, she worked mostly with The Struts and Ali Payami. Lo has also written and recorded tracks for the soundtracks of three films. She solely wrote and produced "Scream My Name" for the to the 2014 film '. She wrote "Scars" alongside The Struts, which became the lead single of the soundtrack to the 2016 film '. Lo also co-wrote "Lies in the Dark", which is part of the to Fifty Shades Darker.
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| Title | Artist | Songwriter | Album | Year | Ref. |
| "9th of October" | Tove Lo Ludvig Söderberg Jakob Jerlström | Blue Lips | 2017 | ||
| "Anywhere U Go" | Tove Lo Ludvig Söderberg Svante Halldin Jakob Hazell | Sunshine Kitty | 2019 | ||
| "Are U Gonna Tell Her?" | featuring MC Zaac | Tove Lo Ludvig Söderberg Jakob Jerlström Isaac Daniel Umberto Tavares Jefferson Junior | Sunshine Kitty | 2019 | |
| "Bad as the Boys" | featuring Alma | Tove Lo Ludvig Söderberg Jakob Jerlström | Sunshine Kitty | 2019 | |
| "Bad Days" | Tove Lo Gustav Weber Vernet | Blue Lips | 2017 | ||
| "Bikini Porn" | Tove Lo Finneas Jakob Hazell Svante Halldin Ludvig Söderberg | Sunshine Kitty | 2020 | ||
| "Bitches" | Tove Lo Ali Payami | Blue Lips | 2017 | ||
| "Blow That Smoke" | Major Lazer featuring Tove Lo | Maxime Picard Phillip Meckseper Tove Lo Clement Picard Jakob Jerlström Ludvig Söderberg Sibel Redžep Thomas Wesley Pentz | Major Lazer Essentials | 2018 | |
| "Bumble Bee" | Tove Lo Mike Riley | ||||
| "Close" | featuring Tove Lo | Mattman & Robin Julia Michaels Justin Tranter Tove Lo | Last Year Was Complicated | 2016 | |
| "Colorblind" | Karma Fields featuring Tove Lo | Timothy Nelson Tove Lo | Body Rush | 2018 | |
| "Come Back to Me" | Urban Cone featuring Tove Lo | Rasmus Flyckt Tim Formgren Emil Gustafsson Jacob Sjöberg Magnus Folkö Tove Lo | Polaroid Memories | 2015 | |
| "Come Undone" | Tove Lo Ludvig Söderberg Svante Halldin Jakob Hazell | Sunshine Kitty | 2019 | ||
| "Cool" | Dua Lipa | Dua Lipa Tove Lo Camille Purcell Shakka Philip Benjamin Kohn Thomas Barnes Peter Kelleher | Future Nostalgia | 2020 | |
| "Cool Girl" | Tove Lo Jakob Jerlström Ludvig Söderberg | Lady Wood | 2016 | ||
| "Crave" | Tove Lo Ryan Rabin Ryan McMahon Ben Berger | Queen of the Clouds | 2014 | ||
| "Cycles" | Tove Lo Ludvig Söderberg Jakob Jerlström Joe Janiak | Blue Lips | 2017 | ||
| "Desire" | Years & Years featuring Tove Lo | Olly Alexander Michael Goldsworthy Emre Turkmen Kid Harpoon Tove Lo | Communion | 2016 | |
| "Disco Tits" | Tove Lo Jakob Jerlström Ludvig Söderberg | Blue Lips | 2017 | ||
| "Don't Ask Don't Tell" | Tove Lo Ali Payami | Blue Lips | 2017 | ||
| "Don't Talk About It" | Tove Lo Ilya Rickard Göransson | Lady Wood | 2016 | ||
| "Don't Worry Bout Me" | Tove Lo Zara Larsson Ludvig Söderberg Jakob Jerlström Rami Yacoub Linnea Södahl Whitney Phillips Jakob Jerlström | TBA | 2019 | ||
| "End of It All" | Tove Lo Mat Sherman Wes Jones | ||||
| "Equally Lost" | Tove Lo featuring Doja Cat | Tove Lo Mattias Larsson Robin Fredriksson Amalaratna Dlamini Max Martin | Sunshine Kitty | 2019 | |
| "Flashes" | Tove Lo Oscar Görres | Lady Wood | 2016 | ||
| "Forget It" | Tove Lo Fredrik Samsson Amanda Fondell | Because I Am | 2014 | ||
| "Freak of Nature" | Broods featuring Tove Lo | Georgia Nott Caleb Nott Tove Lo | Conscious | 2016 | |
| "Glad He's Gone" | Tove Lo Jakob Jerlström Ludvig Söderberg Shellback | Sunshine Kitty | 2019 | ||
| "Gold" | Tove Lo Jason Weiss Sam Shrieve Ben Camp Jakob Jerlström Ludvig Söderberg | 2013 | |||
| "Good Guys" | Tove Lo Michael Abiola Orabiyi Elliot Wilkins | ||||
| "Got Love" | Tove Lo Alx Reuterskiöld Jakob Jerlström Ludvig Söderberg | Queen of the Clouds | 2014 | ||
| "Gritty Pretty " | Tove Lo Jakob Jerlström Ludvig Söderberg | Sunshine Kitty | 2019 | ||
| "Habits " | Tove Lo Jakob Jerlström Ludvig Söderberg | Truth Serum Queen of the Clouds | 2013 | ||
| "Heart Attack" | Phoebe Ryan featuring Tove Lo | Phoebe Ryan Tove Lo Tommy English Imad Royal | NGX: Ten Years of Neon Gold | 2018 | |
| "Heroes " | Alesso featuring Tove Lo | Alessandro Lindblad Tove Lo David Bowie Brian Eno | Forever | 2014 | |
| "Hey You Got Drugs?" | Tove Lo Alex Hope | Blue Lips | 2017 | ||
| "Homemade Dynamite" | Lorde | Tove Lo Ella Yelich-O'Connor Ludvig Söderberg Jakob Jerlström | Melodrama | 2017 | |
| "How'd You Do It" | Tove Lo Jarl Aanestad | ||||
| "I'm Coming" | Tove Lo | Veronica Maggio Christian Walz Stefan Olsson Tove Lo | Sunshine Kitty | 2020 | |
| "Imaginary Friend" | Tove Lo Ludvig Söderberg Jakob Jerlström Joel Little | Lady Wood | 2016 | ||
| "In My Head" | Tove Lo Alx Reuterskiöld Kim Andreas Wennerstrom | ||||
| "Influence" | featuring Wiz Khalifa | Tove Lo Ludvig Söderberg Jakob Jerlström Wiz Khalifa | Lady Wood | 2016 | |
| "Jacques" | Jax Jones and Tove Lo | Tove Lo Timucin Aluo Mark Ralph | Sunshine Kitty Snacks | 2019 | |
| "Jealousy" | Tal | Mattias Larsson Robin Fredriksson Tove Lo Jason Gill | 2013 | ||
| "Keep It Simple" | Tove Lo Ali Payami | Lady Wood | 2016 | ||
| "Killin' It" | Tove Lo Shellback Ludvig Söderberg Jakob Jerlström Savan Kotecha Cher Lloyd | Sorry I'm Late | 2014 | ||
| "Lady Wood" | Tove Lo Oscar Holter Ludvig Söderberg | Lady Wood | 2016 | ||
| "Lies in the Dark" | Tove Lo Mike Riley Daniel Traynor | ' | 2017 | ||
| "Light Beams" | Tove Lo Ludvig Söderberg Jakob Jerlström | Blue Lips | 2017 | ||
| "Light Me Up" | Icona Pop | Fransisca Hall Caroline Hjelt Aino Jawo Tove Lo Elof Loelv Nick Scapa Read Fasse | This Is... Icona Pop | 2013 | |
| "Like Em Young" | Tove Lo Jakob Jerlström Ludvig Söderberg | Queen of the Clouds | 2014 | ||
| "Like You" | Tove Lo Mike Riley Jason Gill Alexander Kronlund | ||||
| "" | Tove Lo | Queen of the Clouds | 2014 | ||
| "Love Ballad" | Tove Lo Jakob Jerlström Ludvig Söderberg | Truth Serum Queen of the Clouds | 2012 | ||
| "Love Me like You Do" | Max Martin Tove Lo Savan Kotecha Ilya Salmanzadeh Ali Payami | Fifty Shades of Grey Delirium | 2015 | ||
| "Mateo" | Tove Lo Max Martin Jakob Jerlström Ludvig Söderberg | Sunshine Kitty | 2019 | ||
| "Mistaken" | Tove Lo Joel Little | Sunshine Kitty | 2019 | ||
| "Moments" | Tove Lo | Queen of the Clouds | 2014 | ||
| "My Gun" | Tove Lo Daniel Ledinsky Jakob Jerlström Ludvig Söderberg | Queen of the Clouds | 2014 | ||
| "No Repeats" | Cinnamon Girl | Tove Lo Oscar Görres Ilya Camilla Roholm | |||
| "Not Made for This World" | Tove Lo Tobias Jimson Michel Flygard | Queen of the Clouds | 2014 | ||
| "Not on Drugs" | Tove Lo Alx Reuterskiöld Jakob Jerlström Ludvig Söderberg | Truth Serum Queen of the Clouds | 2014 | ||
| "Ok" | Tove Lo Mat Sherman | ||||
| "One in a Million" | Tove Lo Oscar Görres Ilya | Breathe In. Breathe Out. | 2015 | ||
| "Out of Mind" | Tove Lo Alx Reuterskiöld | Truth Serum | 2013 | ||
| "Out of My Head" | Charli XCX featuring Tove Lo and Alma | Charli XCX A.G. Cook Sophie Xeon Tove Lo Alma | Pop 2 | 2017 | |
| "Over" | Tove Lo Jason Gill Mattias Larsson Robin Fredriksson | Truth Serum | 2014 | ||
| "" | Tove Lo | Queen of the Clouds | 2014 | ||
| "Paradise" | Tove Lo Elliot Wilkins Michael Riley | Truth Serum | 2014 | ||
| "Passion and Pain Taste the Same When I'm Weak" | Tove Lo Finneas | Sunshine Kitty | 2020 | ||
| "Perfect Loop" | Tove Lo Jarl Aanestad | ||||
| "Pieces" | MS MR | Elizabeth Plapinger Tove Lo Max Hershenow | How Does It Feel | 2015 | |
| "Pitch Black" | Choukri Gustmann Lukas Loules | Blue Lips | 2017 | ||
| "Predators and Monsters" | Paige Cavell | Paige Williams Tove Lo Brian Higgins Matthew Gray Benjamin Taylor Keir MacCulloch Kyle Mackenzie | 2019 | ||
| "Ready for the Weekend" | Icona Pop | Caroline Hjelt Aino Jawo Elof Loelv Tove Lo | Icona Pop | 2012 | |
| "Really Don't Like U" | featuring Kylie Minogue | Tove Lo Ian Kirkpatrick Caroline Ailin | Sunshine Kitty | 2019 | |
| "Red is the Way" | Paige Cavell | Paige Williams Tove Lo Andrew Bullimore Brian Higgins Miranda Cooper Toby Scott Benjamin Taylor Keir MacCulloch Kyle Mackenzie | 2019 | ||
| "Romantics" | featuring Daye Jack | Tove Lo Choukri Gustmann Daye Jack Jakob Jerlström Ludvig Söderberg Lukas Loules | Blue Lips | 2017 | |
| "Rumors" | featuring Tove Lo | Adam Lambert Tove Lo Oscar Görres Shellback | ' | 2015 | |
| "Run On Love" | featuring Tove Lo | Tove Lo Lucas Nordqvist | Islands | 2013 | |
| "Sadder Badder Cooler" | Tove Lo | Tove Lo Max Martin Elvira Anderfjärd | Sunshine Kitty | 2020 | |
| "Say It" | Flume featuring Tove Lo | Flume Tove Lo Daniel Johns | Skin | 2016 | |
| "Scars" | Tove Lo Jakob Jerlström Ludvig Söderberg | ' | 2016 | ||
| "Scream My Name" | Tove Lo | ' | 2014 | ||
| "" | Tove Lo | Queen of the Clouds | 2014 | ||
| "Shifted" | Tove Lo Ludvig Söderberg Svante Halldin Jakob Hazell | Sunshine Kitty | 2019 | ||
| "Shivering Gold" | Tove Lo Ludvig Söderberg | Blue Lips | 2017 | ||
| "Shedontknowbutsheknows" | Tove Lo Ludvig Söderberg Jakob Jerlström | Blue Lips | 2017 | ||
| "Skippin' a Beat" | Jacob Kasher Rickard Göransson Tove Lo Kevin Figs Teddy Pena | 1 | 2014 | ||
| "Something New" | Girls Aloud | Brian Higgins Wayne Hector Tim Deal Matt Gray Carla Marie Williams Tove Lo Nicola Roberts Florrie Xenomania | Ten | 2012 | |
| "Sparks" | Christian "Bloodshy" Karlsson Tove Lo Peter Thomas Sam Shrieve | Breathe In. Breathe Out. | 2015 | ||
| "Speak Now" | Tove Lo Matthew John Sherman | ||||
| "Stay in Love" | Tove Lo Michael Angelo | Breathe In. Breathe Out. | 2015 | ||
| "Stay Over" | Tove Lo Ludvig Söderberg Svante Halldin Jakob Hazell | Sunshine Kitty | 2019 | ||
| "Still Falling for You" | Tove Lo Rickard Goransson Ilya Salmanzadeh Shellback Ellie Goulding | ' | 2016 | ||
| "Stranger" | Tove Lo Ali Payami Niklas Ljungfelt | Blue Lips | 2017 | ||
| "Strangers" | Seven Lions & Myon and Shane 54 featuring Tove Lo | Tove Lo Seven Lions Márió Égető | Worlds Apart | 2013 | |
| "Struggle" | Tove Lo Ludvig Söderberg Jakob Jerlström | Blue Lips | 2017 | ||
| "Sweettalk My Heart" | Tove Lo Ludvig Söderberg Svante Halldin Jakob Hazell | Sunshine Kitty | 2019 | ||
| "Talking Body" | Tove Lo Jakob Jerlström Ludvig Söderberg | Queen of the Clouds | 2014 | ||
| "That's Just Me" | Ella Eyre Alexander Kronlund Tove Lo Ilya Oscar Görres | 2014 | |||
| "This Time Around" | Tove Lo Nate Campany Kyle Shearer | Queen of the Clouds | 2014 | ||
| "Thousand Miles" | Tove Lo Michael Orabiyi Jakob Jerlström Ludvig Söderberg | Queen of the Clouds | 2014 | ||
| "Thousand Needles" | Tove Lo Ali Payami | Louder | 2014 | ||
| "Timebomb" | Tove Lo Klas Åhlund Alexander Kronlund | Queen of the Clouds | 2014 | ||
| "True Disaster" | Tove Lo Oscar Holter | Lady Wood | 2016 | ||
| "Truth or Dare" | Tove Lo Annie Yuill Luke Fitton Matt Gray Brian Higgins Toby Scott Tim Deal MNEK | Be a Fighter | 2013 | ||
| "Turn the World Upside Down" | Florrie | Florrie Brian Higgins Toby Scott Annie Yuill Tove Lo Luke Fitton | ITVBe advertisement | 2014 | |
| "Vibes" | featuring Joe Janiak | Tove Lo Ludvig Söderberg Jakob Jerlström Joe Janiak | Lady Wood | 2016 | |
| "" | Tove Lo Ali Payami | Queen of the Clouds | 2014 | ||
| "We Got the World" | Icona Pop | Caroline Hjelt Aino Jawo Linus Eklöw Nicole Morier Tove Lo | Icona Pop | 2012 | |
| "What Are You Waiting For?" | MNEK Carla Marie Williams Annie Yuill Florrie Tim Deal Brian Higgins Miranda Cooper Tove Lo Luke Fritton Matt Gray Gavin Harris Nick Hill Toby Scott | 2014 | |||
| "Win Win" | Diplo featuring Tove Lo | Danny Chien Tove Lo Ely Rise Philip Meckseper Diplo | Higher Ground | 2019 | |
| "Worst Behaviour" | Alma featuring Tove Lo | Alma Maria Hazell Jeremy Chacon Jonas Kalisch Alexsej Vlasenko Henrik Meinke Tove Lo | Have U Seen Her? Part 1 Have U Seen Her? | 2019 | |
| "WTF Love Is" | Tove Lo Ludvig Söderberg Jakob Jerlström | Lady Wood | 2016 | ||
| "WTFAWFI?" | Tove Lo Mat Sherman |