The Best Jack Antonoff Songs, from We Are Young to Anti-Hero

What songs did Jack Antonoff write?

Jack Antonoff co-wrote fun.'s number one "We Are Young" and many of Taylor Swift's biggest songs, including "Out of the Woods", "Getaway Car", "Look What You Made Me Do", "Cruel Summer" and "Anti-Hero". He also co-wrote and produced Lorde's album Melodrama and Sabrina Carpenter's "Please Please Please", and he writes and sings his own songs with Bleachers.

Jack Antonoff songs with Taylor Swift

1. "Out of the Woods", 2014: a pounding, anxious love song from 1989, their first big collaboration.
2. "Look What You Made Me Do", 2017: the dramatic number one that launched Reputation.
3. "Getaway Car", 2017: a cinematic fan favorite from Reputation.
4. "Cruel Summer", 2019: a Lover track that became a number one hit years after its release.
5. "Anti-Hero", 2022: the self-aware number one from Midnights.

Songs he wrote and produced for other artists

6. "Brave", Sara Bareilles, 2013: an empowering anthem he co-wrote.
7. "Green Light", Lorde, 2017: the euphoric lead single from Melodrama.
8. "Please Please Please", Sabrina Carpenter, 2024: a playful number one from Short n' Sweet.

Albums Jack Antonoff produced

• Melodrama, Lorde, 2017: co-written and co-produced with Lorde.
• Masseduction, St. Vincent, 2017: a bold art-pop album he co-produced.
• Lana Del Rey's acclaimed 2019 album and her 2023 album Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd.
• Gaslighter, the Chicks, 2020: their comeback album.
• Dance Fever, Florence and the Machine, 2022: he produced eight of its tracks.
• Taylor Swift's 1989, Reputation, Lover, Folklore and Midnights, in part.

fun. and Bleachers songs

9. "We Are Young", fun. featuring Janelle Monáe, 2011: a number one and the Grammy Song of the Year.
10. "Some Nights", fun., 2012: the band's stomping follow-up hit.
11. "I Wanna Get Better", Bleachers, 2014: the breakthrough single of his own band.
12. "Rollercoaster", Bleachers, 2014: an 80s-flavored summer anthem.
13. "Don't Take the Money", Bleachers, 2017: a big, emotional single co-written with Lorde.
14. "Chinatown", Bleachers featuring Bruce Springsteen, 2020: a New Jersey duet with his hero.
15. "Stop Making This Hurt", Bleachers, 2021: a joyful, horn-filled single.
16. "Tiny Moves", Bleachers, 2024: a sweet love song from the band's self-titled album.

Who is Jack Antonoff?

Jack Antonoff was born on March 31, 1984, in Bergenfield, New Jersey. He sang in the band Steel Train as a teenager, joined fun. in 2008 as guitarist and drummer, and started his own project, Bleachers, in 2014. As a producer and songwriter he has won 13 Grammys, including Song of the Year for "We Are Young", Album of the Year for his work on Taylor Swift's 1989, Folklore and Midnights, and Producer of the Year three years in a row, from 2022 to 2024.

The Antonoff sound

Antonoff's productions often mix the big drums and shimmering synthesizers of the 80s with intimate, confessional songwriting. He builds songs with the artist in the room, often playing many of the instruments himself, and he is known for giving each artist a distinct sound, from the club-ready rush of Melodrama to the soft, nostalgic textures of Lana Del Rey's records.

Working with Taylor Swift

Antonoff's partnership with Taylor Swift began on 1989 in 2014 and became one of the most successful in pop. Together they made albums that range from the synth-pop of 1989 and the darker Reputation to the quiet, folk-leaning songs he contributed to Folklore and the late-night mood of Midnights, and three of them won the Grammy for Album of the Year. "Cruel Summer", written for Lover in 2019, became a number one hit four years later during her Eras Tour.

The New Jersey connection

Antonoff is a proud New Jersey native, and Bleachers' music is full of the state's highways, shore towns and characters. That made his duet with Bruce Springsteen on "Chinatown" a dream come true, and Bleachers often play hometown shows at the Jersey Shore. For more from the Boss, see our Bruce Springsteen songs.

More pop hits

For more of the songs he helped shape, see our top songs of 2012, which includes "We Are Young", and our villain songs, which includes "Look What You Made Me Do" and "Anti-Hero".

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