# Oscar Holter

Oscar Thomas Holter (born 26 February 1986) is a Swedish record producer and songwriter based in the United States. He is best known for his work with record producer and fellow Swede Max Martin and Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd on the 2019 single "Blinding Lights", which became the longest-charting Hot 100 song and the #1 greatest song of all time according to the Billboard Hot 100. Holter has written and produced songs with the likes of Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, MARINA, Tove Lo, Charli XCX, DNCE, Hailee Steinfeld, Carly Rae Jepsen, Cher Lloyd, Christina Aguilera, Adam Lambert, and Troye Sivan. He is also a former member of the EBM band Necro Facility.

## Songwriting and production credits

| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits |
| "Pio Konta" | 2009 | Kostas Martakis | Pio Konta | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Pote" | 2009 | Kostas Martakis | Pio Konta | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Kano Oti Thes" | 2009 | Kostas Martakis | Pio Konta | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "I Agapi Ine Edo" | 2009 | Kostas Martakis | Pio Konta | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Dance on Me" | 2009 | Kostas Martakis | Pio Konta | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Love Me Like You Hate Me" | 2010 | Tone Damli | Cocool | Co-writer |
| "Lightbringer" (featuring Necro Facility) | 2011 | Covenant | Modern Ruin | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "This Time Love Is For Real" | 2011 | Sanna Nielsen | I'm in Love | Co-writer |
| "Take Me Home" | 2011 | Sanna Nielsen | I'm in Love | Co-writer |
| "Let There Be Love" | 2012 | Christina Aguilera | Lotus | Co-writer |
| "Free World" | 2013 | Miyavi | Miyavi | Co-producer |
| "Alone With Me" | 2014 | Cher Lloyd | Sorry I'm Late | Co-writer/Producer |
| "A Town Called Paradise" (featuring Zac Barnett) | 2014 | Tiësto | A Town Called Paradise | Co-producer |
| "Let's Go" (featuring Icona Pop) | 2014 | Tiësto | A Town Called Paradise | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Should've Been Us" | 2015 | Tori Kelly | Unbreakable Smile | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Evil in The Night" | 2015 | Adam Lambert | The Original High | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Things I Didn't Say" | 2015 | Adam Lambert | The Original High | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Lies" | 2015 | Hilary Duff | Breathe In. Breathe Out. | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Run Away with Me" | 2015 | Carly Rae Jepsen | E-MO-TION | Co-writer |
| "Jinx" | 2015 | DNCE | Swaay EP | Co-writer |
| "Love Myself" | 2015 | Hailee Steinfeld | Haiz | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "You're Such A" | 2015 | Hailee Steinfeld | Haiz | Co-producer |
| "Rock Bottom" (solo / featuring DNCE) | 2015 | Hailee Steinfeld | Haiz | Co-producer |
| "Hell Nos and Headphones" | 2015 | Hailee Steinfeld | Haiz | Co-producer |
| "Just Like Fire" | 2016 | Pink | Alice Through the Looking Glass: Original Movie Soundtrack | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Hair Up" (with Gwen Stefani & Ron Funches) | 2016 | Justin Timberlake | Trolls: Original Movie Soundtrack | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Fuck Apologies" (featuring Wiz Khalifa) | 2016 | JoJo | Mad Love | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Lady Wood" | 2016 | Tove Lo | Lady Wood | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "True Disaster" | 2016 | Tove Lo | Lady Wood | Co-writer/Producer |
| "Doctor You" | 2016 | DNCE | DNCE | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Blown" (featuring Kent Jones) | 2016 | DNCE | DNCE | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Be Mean" | 2016 | DNCE | DNCE | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Breathe" | 2017 | Astrid S | Party's Over | Co-writer/Producer |
| "Bon Appétit" (featuring Migos) | 2017 | Katy Perry | Witness | Co-writer/Producer |
| "Secrets" | 2017 | Pink | Beautiful Trauma | Co-writer/Producer |
| "Dancing With Our Hands Tied" | 2017 | Taylor Swift | Reputation | Co-writer/Producer |
| "Bloom" | 2018 | Troye Sivan | Bloom | Co-writer/Producer |
| "Dance to This" (featuring Ariana Grande) | 2018 | Troye Sivan | Bloom | Co-writer/Producer |
| "1999" (with Troye Sivan) | 2018 | Charli XCX | Charli | Co-writer/Producer |
| "Timebomb" | 2019 | Walk the Moon | Non-album single | Co-writer/Producer |
| "Don't Feel Like Crying" | 2019 | Sigrid | Sucker Punch | Co-writer/Producer |
| "Enjoy Your Life" | 2019 | Marina | Love + Fear | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "True" | 2019 | Marina | Love + Fear | Co-writer |
| "Blinding Lights" | 2019 | The Weeknd | After Hours | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "In Your Eyes" | 2020 | The Weeknd | After Hours | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Hardest to Love" | 2020 | The Weeknd | After Hours | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Scared to Live" | 2020 | The Weeknd | After Hours | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Save Your Tears" | 2020 | The Weeknd | After Hours | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Cry About It Later" | 2020 | Katy Perry | Smile | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Higher Power" | 2021 | Coldplay | Music of the Spheres | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Coloratura" | 2021 | Coldplay | Music of the Spheres | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "My Universe" | 2021 | Coldplay and BTS | Music of the Spheres | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Take My Breath" | 2021 | The Weeknd | Dawn FM | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "How Do I Make You Love Me?" | 2022 | The Weeknd | Dawn FM | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Sacrifice" | 2022 | The Weeknd | Dawn FM | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Don't Break My Heart" | 2022 | The Weeknd | Dawn FM | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Less than Zero" | 2022 | The Weeknd | Dawn FM | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Gasoline" | 2022 | The Weeknd | Dawn FM | Co-producer |
| "Out of Time" | 2022 | The Weeknd | Dawn FM | Co-producer |
| "Best Friends" | 2022 | The Weeknd | Dawn FM | Co-producer |
| "Starry Eyes" | 2022 | The Weeknd | Dawn FM | Co-producer |
| "I Heard You're Married" (featuring Lil Wayne) | 2022 | The Weeknd | Dawn FM | Co-producer |
| "Good Ones" | 2022 | Charli XCX | Crash | Co-writer/Producer |
| "The Astronaut" | 2022 | Jin | Non-album single | Co-writer/Producer | Additional producer |
| "Spaceman" | 2022 | MØ | Motordrome (The Dødsdrom Edition) | Co-writer/Producer |
| "Change" | 2022 | Skip Marley | Non-album single | Co-writer/Producer |
| "Over" | 2023 | Chvrches | Non-album single |
| "Leave Me Slowly" | 2023 | Lewis Capaldi | Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent | Co-writer |
| "Give Me Mercy" | 2025 | The Weeknd | Hurry Up Tomorrow | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Open Hearts" | 2025 | The Weeknd | Hurry Up Tomorrow | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Runaway" | 2025 | The Weeknd | Hurry Up Tomorrow | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Society" | 2025 | The Weeknd | Hurry Up Tomorrow | Co-writer/Co-producer |
| "Without a Warning" | 2025 | The Weeknd | Hurry Up Tomorrow | Co-writer/Co-producer |