9 songs you didn't realize Taylor Swift wrote

Gianluca RussoJun 4, 2020, 20:02 IST

Taylor Swift isn't just a singer, she's also a songwriter.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

Taylor Swift is a Grammy-winning music artist and performer, but even her biggest fans might not know about these popular songs that she wrote.
Swift wrote "You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home" for Miley Cyrus and "Best Days of Your Life" for Kellie Pickler.
The singer-songwriter has also stepped far outside of her usual genres to help write songs like "This Is What You Came For" and "Beautiful Ghosts."
Swift has cowrote and performed on a number of tracks including "Safe and Sound" and "Both of Us."

Taylor Swift has come a long way since releasing her first self-titled album in 2006.

Her music, which varies in genre, resonates with many. But over the years, she's released many hits that no one knew were hers because she wasn't the main artist performing them.

Keep scrolling for some songs you may have never realized Swift wrote.

Swift wrote "Better Man" and sent it to the band Little Big Town.

Little Big Town joined Taylor Swift on her 1989 tour. Jason Merritt/LP5/Getty Images for TAS

Miley Cyrus' "You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home" was written by Swift.

Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift at the premiere of "Hannah Montana: The Movie." Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images

"Best Days of Your Life" was cowritten by Kellie Pickler and Swift.

Kellie Pickler and Taylor Swift on the red carpet. Michael Buckner/Getty Images

Swift also helped to write the song "Babe" for Sugarland.

Taylor Swift performing with Sugarland at the 2009 Country Music Awards. AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill

Swift collaborated with her then-boyfriend Calvin Harris to write "This Is What You Came For."

Calvin Harris and Taylor Swift dated in 2015 and broke up in 2016. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

She cowrote and performed on "Both of Us" with B.o.B.

Taylor Swift and B.o.B. performed together at Jingle Ball in 2012. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Swift helped to write Boys Like Girls' hit song "Two Is Better Than One."

Martin Johnson and Taylor Swift performing at Jingle Ball in 2009. Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Clear Channel Radio New York

Swift cowrote "Safe and Sound" with The Civil Wars for "The Hunger Games" soundtrack.

The song won a Grammy Award in 2013. John Shearer/Invision/AP

Swift starred in the movie adaptation of "Cats" (2019), but she also cowrote the film's original song with Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Francesca Hayward sang the song in the film. Universal Pictures

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