13 Bops You Had No Idea Benny Blanco Produced
Benny Blanco is FLYING to the top of the charts with his amazing new track 'Eastside' featuring Khalid and Halsey, having finally started releasing tracks with himself as the lead artist.
You might not recognise his name, yetthis definitelyisn't the first time you've heard him. In fact, he'sproduced an absolute tonne of chart hits over the last 10 years for other artists, that you probably never realised were his doing.
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Benny Blanco's work, for artists from Bieber to Rihanna, is responsible for over 100 million album sales worldwide. He's a five time BMI songwriter of the year, and has won the iHeartRadio producer of the year award too.
Sooo it's safe to say his spot in the limelight is very well deserved.
SO, without further ado...
Here are allthe brilliant bops & bangers Benny Blanco...b...roduced.. that you never realised were his doing!
Justin Bieber – ‘Love Yourself’
Starting from the top we have a truly HUGE track - one of Justin Biebers biggest everhits comingfrom his massive album'Purpose. '
Not only did it spendSIX non-consecutive weeks at no.1 in the UK charts, but alongside 'Sorry' at no.2 it beat a record previously held by The Beatles.Benny Blanco bigger than The Beatles? May-be.
Major Lazer - ‘Cold Water’ (Ft. Justin Bieber)
And AGAIN - in 2016 he came back for another collaboration with Justin Bieber, but this time getting production support from Diplo & co under their handleMajor Lazer. How many 'songs of the summer' can one person produce?!
Ed Sheeran - ‘Perfect’
More than just pop-bangers, Blanco proved he can tug on the ol' heart strings with this 2017 romantic ballad.
Given that 'Love Yourself' was a collaborative effort between Bieber, Blanco and Ed that went so well, it only makes sense they wouldn't stop there and he'd keep working with Sheeran.
Kanye West – 'Ghost Town' '(producer)' & ‘I Thought About Killing You’ '(lyrics & composition)'
Two of the biggest and best tracks off of Kanye West's latest album'Ye' BOTH have Benny Blanco credits. What's more he was a producer onboth 'Reborn' and "Feel The Love' off of the Kanye & Kid Cudi joint project'KIDS SEE GHOSTS.'
Stepping aside for pop-bangers, working alongside Kanye West has givenBenny a chance to show how powerful his production truly is.
Kesha – ‘TiK ToK’
Alright, it might have been a while since you heard Kesha's 'TiK ToK' but it was veritably huge when it came out in 2010. PLUS, we're sure you had no idea Kesha and Kanye shared the same producer (even if it was 8 years apart).
Rihanna – ‘Diamonds’
Let's throw it back to 2012 for a moment - Blanco was working alongside Sia (who wrote the lyrics for this track) to produce this spectacular track for Rihanna. What an iconic combination.
Katy Perry ‘I Kissed A Girl’, ‘Teenage Dream’ & ‘California Gurls’
Benny Blanco. Has been doing this. For TIME. 'I Kissed A Girl' was amongst the first hits Blanco ever helped produce, coming out in 2008 and hitting no.1 on the Billboard Hot100.
10 years later, he's only got MORE prolific. How do you even get more prolific when some of your earliest work reaches no.1? HOW?!
Maroon 5 – ‘Moves Like Jagger’, ‘Payphone’ & ‘Don’t Wanna Know’
The amount of hits Blanco has produced is almost conspiracy worthy. This is getting out of hand. Someone get the tinfoil hats out!
Lil Dicky – Freaky Friday (Ft. Chris Brown)
Of course he can do funny too. Seriously, what can't he do? And, of course, yet another no.1 on the UK singles chart.
All of Benny's production and composition credits from over the years are literally too numerous to mention...
Sean Paul? Of course. Wiz Khalifa? You know it. Lana Del Rey? Yup. The Weeknd? Bruno Mars? Ariana Grande? BRITNEY SPEARS? Yes, yes, yesand YES.
Kidz Bop Kids? Okay we didn't expect this one, but also YES. Yet, 'Eastside' is still the first track of his very own - so, this may still just be the beginning forBenny Blanco.
Words by Alex Beach