# Mel & Mus

Mel & Mus are a Grammy-nominated Dutch songwriting and production duo best known for writing and producing the R&B/hip-hop hits "Don't Think They Know", "Barbie Dreams" and "Good Good".
In 2010, their song "Hit It Like This" received special recognition from the music magazine Rap-Up as a "must-hear song" on the Jamie Foxx album, Best Night of My Life, for its "club-primed" sound. The Rihanna and Nicki Minaj collaboration, "Raining Men" from the 2010 album Loud, was their breakthrough, appearing on various charts in both the United States and United Kingdom.
Mel & Mus next contributed two songs to the Chris Brown album X: "Songs On a 12 Play" and "Don't Think They Know" in 2013, which posthumously paired the noted R&B artist Aaliyah with Brown.
In 2023, they reached #1 on US Urban Radio with "Good Good", the lead single from Usher's ninth studio album, Coming Home. The single was Usher's first top 40 Billboard Hot 100 hit since 2016, and stayed on top of the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay chart for five weeks. The song was included on the Vibe "20 Best R&B Songs of 2023" list, praised for its "sexy, empathetic, and smooth southern bounce [coupled] with modern trap-tinged R&B".

## Selected songwriting and production credits

Credits are from Discogs, Tidal, Spotify and AllMusic.
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
| "Somebody" | 2009 | Kristinia DeBarge | Exposed |
| "Raining Men" (featuring Nicki Minaj) | 2010 | Rihanna | Loud |
| "Hit It Like This" | 2010 | Jamie Foxx | Best Night of My Life |
| "Runaway Love" | 2010 | Justin Bieber | My Worlds: The Collection |
| "Runaway Love (Kanye West Remix)" (featuring Kanye West & Raekwon) | 2011 | Justin Bieber | Never Say Never: The Remixes |
| "I'm Legit" (featuring Ciara) | 2012 | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The Re-Up |
| "Get It Right" | 2012 | Keyshia Cole | Woman to Woman |
| "Don't Think They Know" (featuring Aaliyah) | 2013 | Chris Brown | X (Deluxe Edition) |
| "Beat of My Drum" | 2013 | Zendaya | Shake It Up: I Love Dance |
| "Made Of" | 2013 | Coco Jones | Made Of EP |
| "Can't Hold Back" | 2014 | Zara Larsson | 1 |
| "Songs on 12 Play" (featuring Trey Songz) | 2014 | Chris Brown | X |
| "Not Long" (featuring Usher) | 2015 | Ludacris | Ludaversal |
| "Angels & Demons" | 2015 | Tamar Braxton | Calling All Lovers |
| "Live By The Gun" (featuring Akon) | 2015 | R. City | What Dreams Are Made Of |
| "It's Yo Shit" (featuring Wale) | 2015 | Chris Brown & Tyga | Fan of a Fan: The Album |
| "First Take" (featuring Bryson Tiller) | 2016 | Travis Scott | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight |
| "Nowhere" | 2017 | Chris Brown | Heartbreak on a Full Moon |
| "On & On" (featuring Tory Lanez & Belly) | 2017 | Juicy J | Rubba Band Business |
| "Barbie Dreams" | 2018 | Nicki Minaj | Queen |
| "Soho" | 2018 | Jaden Smith | The Sunset Tapes: A Cool Tape Story |
| "Pass Me By" | 2019 | Dinah Jane | Dinah Jane 1 |
| "That Old Man" | 2020 | City Girls | City on Lock |
| "Riot" | 2022 | Kane Brown | Different Man |
| "Good Good" (with Summer Walker & 21 Savage) | 2023 | Usher | Coming Home |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result | Ref |
| 2012 | 54th Annual Grammy Awards | Album of the Year (Loud) | Nominated | |