List of songs recorded by Alessia Cara

Alessia Cara in a white top that spells out the word "Empathy", singing into a microphone
Cara performing at Washington's National Mall in 2018

Canadian singer-songwriter Alessia Cara has recorded songs for three studio albums, three extended plays (EP), one live album, and several guest features. She bought her first guitar at age 10 and taught herself how to play by ear. Three years later, Cara started a YouTube channel where she would post cover versions of popular music.[1] Aged 16, she hired EP Entertainment as her management team and signed with Def Jam Recordings. Cara began writing songs for her debut studio album, Know-It-All (2015), with Sebastian Kole and its producers Pop & Oak.[2] She released the four-track R&B and pop extended play (EP) Four Pink Walls in August 2015, followed by the album three months later.[3][4] The latter, an "album about youth and teenage life" according to Cara, included 10 songs co-written by her; Billboard's Clover Hope thought it displayed "a strong sense of adolescent idealism and a spoonful of smart cynicism".[5][6][7]

Cara co-wrote all 15 songs featured on her second studio album, The Pains of Growing (2018), and was the sole credited songwriter on 5 of them.[8] Inspired by her solitude while conceiving the album, she penned songs about fighting her insecurities over writing music alone.[9] NME's Nick Levine described its sound as "salty pop-R&B, (Amy) Winehouse-esque retro-pop, and stripped-down acoustic tunes".[10] Cara created her second EP, This Summer (2019), with Jon Levine.[11] The Christmas EP Holiday Stuff was released the following year.[12] Her third studio album, In the Meantime (2021), included 18 songs co-written by her; Rolling Stone's Sarah Grant described it as "a mighty pop opera" that guides listeners through the five stages of grief.[13][14]

Cara has contributed songs to film soundtracks: "How Far I'll Go" (2016) to Moana, "The Other Side" (2017) to The Get Down Part II, and "Feel You Now" and "Last Goodbye" (both 2021) to Blade Runner: Black Lotus. She has been featured as a guest artist on songs by several other artists, including Logic's "1-800-273-8255" and Zedd's "Stay" in 2017. In 2021, Cara was among more than 40 artists who recorded "Himno a La Alegria" as "a voice of harmony and hope" to promote "a kinder and more humane world".[15]

Songs[edit]

Logic in a black t-shirt that says "F*ck the Wall" on it
Cara has featured on Logic's song "1-800-273-8255".
Kyle performing with a microphone in his hand
Cara has featured on the song "Babies" by Kyle, who co-wrote "Apartment Song".
A blue-haired Lauv smiling in a black, white, and red sweater
Lauv's song "Canada" features Cara.
JoJo in a tight dress, smiling
Cara has featured on JoJo's song "I Can Only".
Alec Benjamin playing a guitar
Alec Benjamin's song "Let Me Down Slowly" features Cara.
Zedd smiling in a black jacket
Zedd and Cara collaborated on the song "Stay" in 2017.
Troye Sivan smiling in a yellow and purple sweater
Cara has featured on Troye Sivan's song "Wild".
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Key
Indicates songs written solely by Alessia Caracciolo[a]
Name of song, featured performers, writer(s), original release, and year of release
Song Artist(s) Writer(s) Original release Year Ref.
"1-800-273-8255" Logic
featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid
Sir Robert Bryson Hall II
Dylan Wiggins
Arjun Ivatury
Alessia Caracciolo
Khalid Robinson
Andrew Taggart
Everybody 2017 [16]
"7 Days" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Andrew "Pop" Wansel
Warren "Oak" Felder
The Pains of Growing 2018 [8]
"All We Know" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Andrew "Pop" Wansel
Warren "Oak" Felder
Trevor Brown
William Simmons
The Pains of Growing 2018 [8]
"Another Place" Bastille
and Alessia Cara
Mark Crew
Dan Smith
Dan Priddy
Doom Days 2019 [17]
"Apartment Song" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Joel Little
Kyle Harvey
In the Meantime 2021 [13]
"Babies" Kyle
featuring Alessia Cara
Kyle Harvey
Alessia Caracciolo
Axel Morgan
Joshua Portillo
Mark Landon
Aaron Vigil
Light of Mine 2018 [18]
"Best Days" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Jon Levine
In the Meantime 2021 [13]
"Bluebird" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Albert A. Beach
Cameron Breithaupt
Charles Trenet
In the Meantime 2021 [13]
"Box in the Ocean" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Jon Levine
In the Meantime 2021 [13]
"Canada" Lauv
featuring Alessia Cara
Ari Leff
Alessia Caracciolo
Marshall Kenneth Vore
Phoebe Bridgers
Jonathan Simpson
How I'm Feeling 2020 [19]
"The Christmas Song" (cover) Alessia Cara Mel Tormé
Robert Wells
Holiday Stuff 2019 [12]
"Clockwork" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Greg Kurstin
In the Meantime 2021 [13]
"Comfortable" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Ernest Wilson
Steve Wyreman
Nathaniel Mercureau
The Pains of Growing 2018 [8]
"Cuore nerd" J-Ax
and Fedez
featuring Alessia Cara
Alessandro Merli
Federico Lucia
Alessandro Aleotti
Fabio Clemente
Federica Abbate
Daniele Lazzarin
Comunisti col Rolex 2017 [20]
"Drama Queen" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Alyssa Reid
Nathan Ferraro
Jamie Appleby
Soran Dussaigne
In the Meantime 2021 [13]
"Easier Said" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Andrew "Pop" Wansel
Warren "Oak" Felder
Trevor Brown
William Simmons
The Pains of Growing 2018 [8]
"Enter Sandman" (cover) Alessia Cara
and The Warning
James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett
The Metallica Blacklist 2021 [21]
"Fav Boy" Ricky Reed,
John-Robert and
Alessia Cara
Eric Frederic
Columbus Smith III
Alessia Caracciolo
Jensen Paige McRae
John-Robert Rimel
Scott Harper
Zachary Sekoff
The Room 2020 [22]
"Feel You Now" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Gerald Trottman
Ghian Wright
Kayla Morrison
Michael Hodges
Blade Runner: Black Lotus (Original Television Soundtrack) 2021 [23]
"Find My Boy" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Michael Joseph Wise
In the Meantime 2021 [13]
"Fishbowl" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Michael Joseph Wise
In the Meantime 2021 [13]
"Four Pink Walls" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo ‡ Know-It-All 2015 [5]
"Frosty the Snowman" (cover) Pentatonix
featuring Alessia Cara
Steve Nelson
Walter Rollins
Evergreen 2021 [24]
"Girl Next Door" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Kaleb Rollins
Marc Soto
The Pains of Growing 2018 [8]
"Growing Pains" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Andrew "Pop" Wansel
Warren "Oak" Felder
The Pains of Growing 2018 [8]
"Hell and High Water" Major Lazer
featuring Alessia Cara
Thomas Wesley Pentz
Philip Meckseper
Jasper Helderman
Bas van Daalen
Mickey Karbrl
Alessia Caracciolo
Music Is the Weapon 2020 [25]
"Here" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Andrew "Pop" Wansel
Warren "Oak" Felder
Coleridge Tillman
Samuel Gerongco
Robert Gerongco
Terence Lam
Isaac Hayes
Know-It-All 2015 [5]
"Himno a La Alegria" Various artists Amado Regueiro Rodríguez
Ludwig van Beethoven
Osvaldo Nicolás Ferraro Gutierrez
Non-album single 2021 [15]
"How Far I'll Go" Alessia Cara Lin-Manuel Miranda Moana (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2016 [26]
"I Can Only" JoJo
featuring Alessia Cara
Joanna Levesque
Jussi "Jussifer" Karvinen
Justin Tranter
Hayley Warner
Alessia Caracciolo
Mad Love 2016 [27]
"I Choose" (From the Netflix Original Film The Willoughbys) Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Brayden Deskins
Colton Fisher
Diana Studenberg
Jason Rabinowitz
Jon Levine
Jordyn Kane
Kris Pearn
Mark Mothersbaugh
Non-album single 2020 [28]
"I Don't Want To" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo ‡ The Pains of Growing 2018 [8]
"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (cover) Alessia Cara Bernie Taupin
Davey Johnstone
Elton John
Revamp: The Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin 2018 [29]
"I Miss You, Don't Call Me" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Jon Levine
In the Meantime 2021 [13]
"I'm Like a Bird" (cover) Alessia Cara Nelly Furtado Spotify Singles 2019 [30]
"I'm Yours" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Andrew "Pop" Wansel
Warren "Oak" Felder
Coleridge Tillman
Know-It-All 2015 [5]
"Jingle Bell Rock" (cover) Alessia Cara Jim Boothe
Joe Beal
Non-album single 2021 [31]
"Last Goodbye" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Gerald Trottman
Kayla Morrison
Michael Hodges
Blade Runner: Black Lotus (Original Television Soundtrack) 2021 [23]
"Let Me Down Slowly" Alec Benjamin
featuring Alessia Cara
Alec Benjamin
Nolan Lambroza
Michael Pollack
Narrated for You 2018 [32]
"Lie to Me" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Matthew Samuels
Miloš Angelov
Johann Deterville
Clément Langlois-Légaré
Zacharie Raymond
Yannick Rastogi
In the Meantime 2021 [13]
"Like You" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo ‡ This Summer 2019 [11]
"A Little More" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo ‡ The Pains of Growing 2018 [8]
"Make It to Christmas" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Jon Levine
Holiday Stuff 2019 [12]
"Middle Ground" Alessia Cara
featuring Chika
Alessia Caracciolo
Michael Joseph Wise
Jane Chika Oranika
In the Meantime 2021 [13]
"Moody's Mood for Love" (cover) Alessia Cara Dorothy Fields
Eddie Jefferson
James Moody
Jimmy McHugh
Holiday Stuff 2019 [12]
"My Kind" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Nathaniel Mercureau
The Pains of Growing 2018 [8]
"My Song" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Coleridge Tillman
Fredrik "Fredro" Ödesjö
Per Eklund
Björn Hallberg
Know-It-All 2015 [5]
"Nintendo Game" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Kaleb Rollins
Marc Soto
The Pains of Growing 2018 [8]
"Not Today" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo ‡ The Pains of Growing 2018 [8]
"October" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Jon Levine
This Summer 2019 [11]
"Okay Okay" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Jon Levine
This Summer 2019 [11]
"The Only Thing Missing" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Jon Levine
Holiday Stuff 2019 [12]
"Only You" Eddie Benjamin
and Alessia Cara
Alessia Caracciolo
Daniel Hackett
Eddie Benjamin
Weatherman 2023 [33]
"The Other Side" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Warren "Oak" Felder
Emily Warren
Scott Harris
The Get Down Part II: Original Soundtrack From the Netflix Original Series 2017 [34]
"Out of Love" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Richard Nowels Jr.
The Pains of Growing 2018 [8]
"Outlaws" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Andrew "Pop" Wansel
Warren "Oak" Felder
Coleridge Tillman
Samuel Gerongco
Robert Gerongco
Know-It-All 2015 [5]
"Overdose" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Andrew "Pop" Wansel
Warren "Oak" Felder
Coleridge Tillman
Samuel Gerongco
Robert Gerongco
Know-It-All 2015 [5]
"Querer Mejor" Juanes
featuring Alessia Cara
Juan Esteban Aristizábal
Alessia Caracciolo
Marco Masís
Rafael Arcaute
Ricardo Montaner
Mauricio Montaner
Camilo Echeverry
Más futuro que pasado 2019 [35]
"Ready" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Jon Levine
This Summer 2019 [11]
"Remember Home" Sebastian Kole
featuring Alessia Cara
Coleridge Tillman Soup 2016 [36]
"River of Tears" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Coleridge Tillman
Know-It-All 2015 [5]
"Rooting for You" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Jon Levine
This Summer 2019 [11]
"Scars to Your Beautiful" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Andrew "Pop" Wansel
Warren "Oak" Felder
Coleridge Tillman
Justin Franks
Know-It-All 2015 [5]
"Seventeen" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Andrew "Pop" Wansel
Warren "Oak" Felder
Coleridge Tillman
Samuel Gerongco
Robert Gerongco
William Robinson, Jr.
Ronald White
Know-It-All 2015 [5]
"Shapeshifter" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Salaam Remi
In the Meantime 2021 [13]
"Slow Lie" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Jeff Halavacs
Jake Torrey
In the Meantime 2021 [13]
"Somebody Else" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Martin McKinney
Dylan Wiggins
In the Meantime 2021 [13]
"Stars" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Coleridge Tillman
Samuel Gerongco
Robert Gerongco
Terence Lam
Know-It-All 2015 [5]
"Stay" Zedd
and Alessia Cara
Linus Wiklund
Sarah Aarons
Anders Frøen
Alessia Caracciolo
Anton Zaslavski
Jonnali Parmenius
Stay + 2017 [37]
"Stone" Alessia Cara
featuring Sebastian Kole
Alessia Caracciolo
James Ho
Coleridge Tillman
Know-It-All 2015 [5]
"Summertime" (cover) Alessia Cara Dorothy Kuhns
DuBose Heyward
George Gershwin
Ira Gershwin
This Summer: Live off the Floor 2020 [38]
"Sweet Dream" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Jason Evigan
Jon Levine
Caroline Ailin
Spencer Stewart
In the Meantime 2021 [13]
"Trust My Lonely" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Andrew "Pop" Wansel
Warren "Oak" Felder
The Pains of Growing 2018 [8]
"Unboxing Intro" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Jon Levine
In the Meantime 2021 [13]
"The Use in Trying" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Jon Levine
Non-album single 2021 [39]
"Vale per sempre" Eros Ramazzotti
featuring Alessia Cara
Federica Abbate
Cheope
Dario Faini
Eros Ramazzotti
Ray Heffernan
Tommaso Paradiso
Vita ce n'è 2018 [40]
"Voice in My Head" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Mathieu Jomphe Lépine
In the Meantime 2021 [13]
"Welcome Back" Ali Gatie
featuring Alessia Cara
Amy Allen
Alessia Caracciolo
Ali Gatie
Blake Slatkin
Non-album single 2020 [41]
"What I Wouldn't Do / North Star Calling" Artists for Feel Out Loud Jerrod Bettis
Leela Gilday
Serena Ryder
Non-album single 2023 [42]
"What's on Your Mind?" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Mike Sabath
This Summer 2019 [11]
"Wherever I Live" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo ‡ The Pains of Growing 2018 [8]
"Wild" Troye Sivan
featuring Alessia Cara
Troye Sivan
Alex Hope
Alessia Caracciolo
Blue Neighbourhood 2016 [43]
"Wild Things" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
James Ho
Coleridge Tillman
Thabiso "Tab" Nkhereanye
Know-It-All 2015 [5]
"WTSGD" Clay
and Alessia Cara
Alessia Caracciolo
Gabrielle Walter-Clay
Non-album single 2022 [44]
"You Let Me Down" Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo
Michael Joseph Wise
In the Meantime 2021 [13]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Alessia Caracciolo is Cara's birth name.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tolentino, Jia (May 27, 2015). "Meet Alessia Cara, Alt-Pop's New Sweetheart". The Fader. Archived from the original on February 3, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Martins, Chris (August 28, 2015). "Drake Co-Signed Singer Alessia Cara on Her Rising Fame: 'It's the Coolest Fluke Ever'". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  3. ^ Spanos, Brittany (September 10, 2015). "Alessia Cara's New Album: Four Pink Walls". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  4. ^ Minsker, Evan (October 22, 2015). "Alessia Cara Announces Debut Album Know It All". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 10, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Def Jam Recordings (2015). Know-It-All (liner notes). Alessia Cara.
  6. ^ Mastrogiannis, Nicole (November 14, 2015). "Alessia Cara Reveals What Each Song on Know-It-All Is About". iHeartRadio. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  7. ^ Hope, Clover (November 6, 2015). "Alessia Cara Balances Idealism and Cynicism on Debut Know-It-All: Album Review". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 7, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Def Jam Recordings (2018). The Pains of Growing (liner notes). Alessia Cara.
  9. ^ Smith, Courtney E. (October 5, 2018). "Alessia Cara Wrote Every Song on Her New Album & She's Not Afraid to Take the Credit". Refinery29. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  10. ^ Levine, Nick (December 14, 2018). "Alessia Cara – The Pains Of Growing Review". NME. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g Def Jam Recordings (2019). This Summer (liner notes). Alessia Cara.
  12. ^ a b c d e Def Jam Recordings (2020). Holiday Stuff (liner notes). Alessia Cara.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Def Jam Recordings (2021). In the Meantime (liner notes). Alessia Cara.
  14. ^ Grant, Sarah (September 24, 2021). "Alessia Cara Is a Playfully Doomed Romantic on In the Meantime". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  15. ^ a b Roiz, Jessica (April 15, 2021). "Lali, Sebastian Yatra, Pablo Alboran, & More Bring Light Amid Pandemic in 'Himno a La Alegria' Video". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 30, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  16. ^ Def Jam Recordings (2017). Everybody (liner notes). Logic.
  17. ^ Virgin EMI Records (2019). Doom Days (liner notes). Bastille.
  18. ^ Atlantic Records (2018). Light of Mine (liner notes). Kyle.
  19. ^ AWAL (2020). How I'm Feeling (liner notes). Lauv.
  20. ^ Sony Music (2017). Comunisti col Rolex (liner notes). J-Ax and Fedez.
  21. ^ Blackened Recordings (2021). The Metallica Blacklist (liner notes). Metallica.
  22. ^ Nice Life Recording Company (2020). The Room (liner notes). Ricky Reed.
  23. ^ a b Alcon Sleeping Giant Records (2021). Blade Runner: Black Lotus (Original Television Soundtrack) (liner notes). Various Artists.
  24. ^ RCA Records (2021). Evergreen (liner notes). Pentatonix.
  25. ^ Mad Decent (2020). Music Is the Weapon (liner notes). Major Lazer.
  26. ^ Walt Disney Records (2016). Moana (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (liner notes). Lin-Manuel Miranda.
  27. ^ Atlantic Records (2016). Mad Love (liner notes). JoJo.
  28. ^ "'I Choose' (From the Netflix Original Film The Willoughbys) - Single by Alessia Cara". Apple Music (US). Archived from the original on July 19, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  29. ^ Virgin EMI Records (2019). Revamp: The Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin (liner notes). Various Artists.
  30. ^ Spanos, Brittany (April 24, 2019). "Hear Alessia Cara's Acoustic Cover of Nelly Furtado's 'I'm Like a Bird'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  31. ^ "'Jingle Bell Rock' - Single by Alessia Cara". Apple Music (US). Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  32. ^ Atlantic Records (2018). Narrated for You (liner notes). Alec Benjamin.
  33. ^ Epic Records (2023). Weatherman (liner notes). Eddie Benjamin.
  34. ^ RCA Records (2017). The Get Down Part II: Original Soundtrack From the Netflix Original Series (liner notes). Various Artists.
  35. ^ Universal Music Latin Entertainment (2019). Más futuro que pasado (liner notes). Juanes.
  36. ^ Motown Records (2016). Soup (liner notes). Sebastian Kole.
  37. ^ Universal Music Japan (2017). Stay + (liner notes). Zedd.
  38. ^ Def Jam Recordings (2020). This Summer: Live off the Floor (liner notes). Alessia Cara.
  39. ^ "'The Use in Trying' - Single by Alessia Cara". Apple Music (US). Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  40. ^ Polydor Records (2018). Vita ce n'è (liner notes). Eros Ramazzotti.
  41. ^ "'Welcome Back' (feat. Alessia Cara) - Single by Ali Gatie". Apple Music (US). Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  42. ^ LaPierre, Megan (March 2, 2023). "Watch Alessia Cara and More than 50 Canadian Artists Cover Serena Ryder for Kids Help Phone". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  43. ^ Universal Music Australia (2015). Blue Neighbourhood (liner notes). Troye Sivan.
  44. ^ "'WTSGD' - Single by Clay & Alessia Cara". Apple Music (US). Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

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