# Amy Allen (songwriter)

Amy Rose Allen (born 1992) is an American songwriter, record producer, and singer. She has been credited with songwriting work on commercially successful releases performed by artists including Sabrina Carpenter, Harry Styles, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Tate McRae, Halsey, Rosé, and Shawn Mendes, among others.
Allen was nominated for the inaugural Songwriter of the Year award at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards for her work on releases by King Princess, Alexander 23, Lizzo, Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter and Harry Styles. At the same ceremony, she won Album of the Year for her contribution to the latter's Harry's House (2022). She received the award for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards for her work on releases by Leon Bridges, Sabrina Carpenter, Koe Wetzel, Jessie Murph, Tate McRae, Olivia Rodrigo, and Justin Timberlake.

## Early life and education

Amy Allen grew up in Windham, Maine, with her parents and two sisters. While in elementary school, Allen played bass in her sister's band Jerks of Grass, and as a teenager, she played folk and bluegrass music at bars and pubs. Allen attended Boston College and later graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston. While at Berklee, Allen was taught by singer and producer Kara DioGuardi.

## Career

In 2015, Allen was featured in Teen Vogue, after releasing two solo EPs. Allen began her career by working on a number of solo projects and formed Amy & The Engine, a four-piece indie pop rock group, before relocating to New York for a year. The band released their first single "Last Forever" on February 14, 2015. TandeMania, their debut EP, was released on September 22, 2016.
Amy & The Engine announced their EP Get Me Outta Here! in 2017 and an East Coast tour in the summer of 2017 and a US tour in 2018. Allen described the sound of Get Me Outta Here! as being "a bit darker and heavier than the first". Amy & The Engine released the EP's lead single "Chasing Jenny" in January 2017. Allen relocated to Los Angeles in November 2017, where she began collaborating with Scott Harris and eventually signed to Artist Publishing Group. Allen subsequently began writing and producing music with other singers, including Glades and JELLO.
In 2018, Allen co-wrote "Back to You" with Selena Gomez, and "Without Me" with Halsey which reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100. In 2019, Allen signed to Warner Records, and it was expected that her debut solo album would be released the following year. That same year, Allen collaborated with Harry Styles on his single "Adore You", and collaborated with Halsey once more on the single "Graveyard". Allen also collaborated with alternative rock band Pvris on their 2019 EP, Hallucinations. She was named as one of Variety's "2019 Hitmakers" for the single "Without Me".
In January 2020, Allen was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 in Music. She has been announced as a panelist for the 2020 ASCAP Experience. On January 22, 2020, it was announced that Allen would be performing at the annual St. Jude Songwriters Showcase to benefit the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, along with Gretchen Peters. On March 9, 2020, the ASCAP Experience event was cancelled due to concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Variety named Allen a "2020 Hitmaker" for co-writing Harry Styles' "Adore You".
After signing a recording deal with Warner Records, Allen released five singles over the following two years: "Queen of Silver Linings", "Difficult", "Heaven", "What a Time to Be Alive" and "One". Her debut solo EP, AWW!, was released on November 5, 2021 with singles "A Woman's World" and "End of a Dark Age" having been released in the preceding two months.
In 2024, Allen released new singles "Girl with a Problem," "Darkside," "Even Forever," and "To Love Me" from her debut album, Amy Allen, released September 6, 2024. In advance of her album release, she opened for Bleachers on their 2024 European tour.
Allen’s successes with Tate McRae ("Greedy") and Sabrina Carpenter ("Feather," "Espresso," "Please Please Please") topped the Top 40 Radio charts and "Please Please Please" hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Allen co-wrote every track on Carpenter’s Short n' Sweet album which debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200.
In September 2024, The New York Times published a profile of Allen’s success, including quotes from collaborators including Jack Antonoff and Julia Michaels. In the same week, Allen claimed the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Songwriters chart, with thirteen songwriting credits on the Billboard Hot 100 (including all twelve tracks from Sabrina Carpenter's number one album Short n' Sweet). With this achievement, Allen became the sixth woman to reach number one on the Hot 100 Songwriters chart in the year 2024. As of the time of publication, Allen had co-written a total of 34 Hot 100 charting songs, seven of which were top 10 chart hits. Six of her songs have also hit number one on the Pop Airplay chart. Allen is only the third woman in the history of the Hot 100 Songwriters chart to capture number one without also being billed as the recording artist.
During the 2024 awards season, Allen won the Variety Hitmakers Songwriter of the Year Award. She has also been nominated for the Top Hot 100 Songwriter category in the 2024 Billboard Music Awards.
In 2025, Amy Allen received the Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical. Allen also received the Songwriter of the Year award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in 2025.
During the 67th Annual Grammy Music Awards, Allen was nominated in four categories: Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical, Best Song Written for Visual Media ("Better Place" from Trolls Band Together), and for both the Album of the Year (Short n' Sweet) and Song of the Year ("Please Please Please") awards for her work with Sabrina Carpenter. Allen was awarded the Grammy for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical. Allen is one of only two songwriters in history to have been nominated twice in the Songwriter of the Year category at the Grammy Awards, and is the first woman to receive this award.

## Style and influences

Allen has cited bands like The Cranberries and The Cure as influences on Amy & The Engine. In a 2020 interview with Variety, Allen stated that she prefers to write darker, more serious songs and that she felt the single "Adore You" was her first "feel-good song". In a 2024 New York Times article, Allen also stated that she was inspired by the "'90s" girls - Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morissette, and Melissa Etheridge - as well as Cocteau Twins and Edie Brickell.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums with selected details :
| Title | Details |
| Amy Allen | Released: September 6, 2024 Label: AWAL Format: Digital download, streaming |

### Extended plays

List of extended plays with selected details :
| Title | Details |
| AWW! | Released: November 5, 2021 Label: Warner Records Format: Digital download, streaming |

### Songwriting credits

List of singles, showing key details :
| Year | Title | Artist | Peak Chart Positions | Peak Chart Positions | Peak Chart Positions | Certifications |
| Year | Title | Artist | AUS | US | CAN | Certifications |
| 2025 | "Handlebars" | Jennie and Dua Lipa | — | 80 | 47 | |
| 2024 | "Number One Girl" | Rosé | 61 | — | 63 | — |
| 2024 | "Apt." | Rosé and Bruno Mars | 1 | 3 | 1 | US (RIAA): Platinum Canada (Music Canada): 3× Platinum Australia (ARIA): 2× Platinum |
| 2024 | "Taste" | Sabrina Carpenter | 1 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 2024 | "Please Please Please" | Sabrina Carpenter | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 2024 | "Espresso" | Sabrina Carpenter | 1 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 2024 | "Grieved You" | Skye Riley | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | "Selfish" | Justin Timberlake | 82 | 19 | 22 | — |
| 2024 | "Drown" | Justin Timberlake | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | "High Road" | Koe Wetzel | 46 | 22 | 30 | — |
| 2024 | "Sweet Dreams" | Koe Wetzel | — | 35 | 86 | — |
| 2024 | "Caught in Your Love" | Boys World | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | "Chrome Cowgirl" | Leon Bridges | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | "Canopy" | Charlotte Day Wilson | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | "Feather" | Sabrina Carpenter | 23 | 21 | 25 | — |
| 2023 | "Better Place" | NSYNC | 24 | 25 | 43 | — |
| 2023 | "Greedy" | Tate McRae | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 2023 | "Run for the Hills" | Tate McRae | 54 | 69 | 34 | — |
| 2023 | "Pretty Isn't Pretty" | Olivia Rodrigo | 28 | 30 | 35 | — |
| 2023 | "Scared of My Guitar" | Olivia Rodrigo | — | 90 | 83 | — |
| 2023 | "Meltdown" | Niall Horan | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | "Strong Enough" | Jonas Brothers | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | "Texas" | Maren Morris and Jessie Murph | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | "Cut Me Down" | Blu DeTiger featuring Mallrat | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | "Cupid" | Fifty Fifty featuring Sabrina Carpenter | 2 | 17 | 6 | — |
| 2023 | "Heartbroken" | Diplo | — | 64 | 52 | — |
| 2023 | "Forever" | Charlotte Day Wilson featuring Snoh Aalegra | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | "Vicious" | Sabrina Carpenter | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | "Opposite" | Sabrina Carpenter | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | "10:35" | Tiesto featuring Tate McRae | 13 | 69 | 18 | Canada (Music Canada): Platinum |
| 2022 | "For My Friends" | King Princess | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | "My Mind & Me" | Selena Gomez | 98 | 83 | 63 | — |
| 2021 | "Wind Tempos" | Porter Robinson | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | "Cover Me in Sunshine" | Pink | 6 | — | 60 | — |
| 2021 | "On the Ground" | Rosé | 31 | 70 | 35 | — |
| 2021 | "Lifestyle" | Jason Derulo featuring Adam Levine | — | 71 | 54 | — |
| 2020 | "Be Kind" | Marshmello and Halsey | 15 | 33 | 18 | — |
| 2020 | "Forever" | Fletcher | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | "Graveyard" | Halsey | 24 | 34 | 38 | US (RIAA): Gold Canada (Music Canada): Gold Australia (ARIA): Platinum |
| 2019 | "Undrunk" | Fletcher | — | 61 | 83 | US (RIAA): Gold Canada (Music Canada): Gold |
| 2019 | "Adore You" | Harry Styles | 7 | 6 | 10 | Australia (ARIA): 7× Platinum Canada (Music Canada): 6× Platinum US (RIAA): 5× Platinum |
| 2019 | "Hallucinations" | Pvris | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | "The First One" | Astrid S | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | "Long Way To Go" | Four of Diamonds | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | "Stick Around" | Rak-Su | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | "Proud" | Aaron Carpenter | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | "Criminal" | Grey (28) | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | "Without Me" | Halsey | 2 | 1 | 2 | US (RIAA): 6× Platinum Canada (Music Canada): 7× Platinum Australia (ARIA): 7× Platinum |
| 2018 | "Back to You" | Selena Gomez | 4 | 18 | 4 | US (RIAA): 2× Platinum Australia (ARIA): 2× Platinum |
| 2018 | "Jello" | PRETTYMUCH | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | "Do Right" | Glades | 51 | — | — | Australia (ARIA): Gold |

### Features

List of albums showing year, artist and label :
| Year | Title | Artist | Label | Credited as |
| 2024 | Rosie | Rosé | Atlantic Records | Writer |
| 2024 | Short n' Sweet | Sabrina Carpenter | Island Records | Writer |
| 2024 | Everything I Thought It Was | Justin Timberlake | RCA Records | Writer |
| 2024 | 9 Lives | Koe Wetzel | Columbia Records | Writer |
| 2023 | Chemistry | Kelly Clarkson | Atlantic Records | Writer |
| 2023 | Guts | Olivia Rodrigo | Geffen Records | Writer |
| 2023 | Think Later | Tate McRae | RCA Records | Writer |
| 2023 | Snow Angel | Reneé Rapp | Interscope | Writer |
| 2022 | Emails I Can't Send | Sabrina Carpenter | Island Records | Writer |
| 2022 | Girl of My Dreams | Fletcher | Capitol | Writer |
| 2022 | Harry's House | Harry Styles | Columbia, Erskine | Writer |
| 2022 | Hold On Baby | King Princess | Zelig | Writer |
| 2022 | Special | Lizzo | Nice Life, Atlantic Records | Writer |
| 2022 | Crash | Charli XCX | Asylum Records, Atlantic Records, Warner | Writer |
| 2021 | Justice | Justin Bieber | Def Jam | Producer, writer |
| 2021 | Poster Girl | Zara Larsson | TEN, Epic | Writer |
| 2021 | Nurture | Porter Robinson | Mom + Pop | Writer |
| 2021 | -R- | Rosé | YG Entertainment | Writer |
| 2020 | Love Goes | Sam Smith | Capitol | Writer |
| 2020 | Heartbreak Weather | Niall Horan | Capitol | Writer |
| 2020 | Rare | Selena Gomez | Interscope Records | Writer, backing vocals |
| 2019 | Fine Line | Harry Styles | Columbia, Erskine | Writer, backing vocals |
| 2019 | All the Feels | Fitz and the Tantrums | Elektra Records | Writer |
| 2019 | Hallucinations | Pvris | Warner | Writer |
| 2019 | It's Your Bed Babe, It's Your Funeral | Maisie Peters | Atlantic Records UK | Writer |
| 2019 | You Ruined New York City for Me | Fletcher | Capitol | Writer |
| 2019 | Romance | Camila Cabello | Epic, Syco | Writer |
| 2018 | 13 Reasons Why: Season 2 soundtrack | Selena Gomez | Interscope | Writer |
| 2018 | One in a Million | Matoma | Parlophone, Warner | Writer |
| 2018 | Only Human | Calum Scott | Capitol | Writer |
| 2018 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | Island | Writer |
| 2015 | Omnipresent | Old Soul | | Vocals |