# List of songs written by Harry Styles
**Harry Styles** (born 1994) is an English singer-songwriter whose writing credits span his [One Direction](https://www.edgepedia.org/one-direction) years, four solo albums, and songs written for other artists. He holds a writing credit on every track of his solo albums and on 21 of the 86 songs in One Direction's discography.[1](https://www.grammy.com/news/harry-styles-harrys-house-as-it-was-2023-grammys-nominations-discography-evolution-one-direction-songs-albums-x-factor)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Solo albums | *Harry Styles* (2017), *Fine Line* (2019), *Harry's House* (2022), and *Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.* (2026); Styles is lead writer on every track of his solo albums[1](https://www.grammy.com/news/harry-styles-harrys-house-as-it-was-2023-grammys-nominations-discography-evolution-one-direction-songs-albums-x-factor) • [2](https://pitchfork.com/news/harry-styles-releases-new-album-listen-and-read-the-full-credits/) |
| One Direction credits | Writing credits on 21 of the band's 86 songs[1](https://www.grammy.com/news/harry-styles-harrys-house-as-it-was-2023-grammys-nominations-discography-evolution-one-direction-songs-albums-x-factor) |
| Core collaborators | Kid Harpoon (Thomas Hull), Tyler Johnson, and Mitch Rowland; his debut leaned on Jeff Bhasker[3](https://songsuey.com/artist/harry-styles/) |
| Rare solo or two-way writes | "Coming Up Roses" (2026) is credited to Styles alone; "Sweet Creature" is a co-write with Kid Harpoon only[2](https://pitchfork.com/news/harry-styles-releases-new-album-listen-and-read-the-full-credits/) • [4](https://www.soundonsound.com/people/kid-harpoon) • [3](https://songsuey.com/artist/harry-styles/) |
| Signature co-writes | "Sign of the Times," "Watermelon Sugar," "Adore You," "As It Was," "Late Night Talking"[1](https://www.grammy.com/news/harry-styles-harrys-house-as-it-was-2023-grammys-nominations-discography-evolution-one-direction-songs-albums-x-factor) • [5](https://www.musicradar.com/news/harry-styles-as-it-was-making-of) |
| Songs for other artists | "Alfie's Song (Not So Typical Love Song)" (Bleachers), and outside songs recorded by Cam[6](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7eb1ce54-a355-41f9-8d68-e018b096d427/works) • [7](https://www.harrywalker.com/media/21048167/cam-rolling-stone-cam-talks-new-album-the-otherside-working-with-harry-styles-10262020.pdf) |
## One Direction years
Across the 86 songs in One Direction's discography, Styles has writing credits on 21.[1](https://www.grammy.com/news/harry-styles-harrys-house-as-it-was-2023-grammys-nominations-discography-evolution-one-direction-songs-albums-x-factor) The band's credits shifted over time: a *Time* review of the album *Four* noted that a closer look at the credits revealed a shift in the group's songwriting process.[8](https://time.com/3586151/one-direction-four-album-review/) One track Styles co-wrote, "Perfect," drew fan speculation that it was about [Taylor Swift](https://www.edgepedia.org/taylor-swift), and Styles said of writing songs about past relationships, "I like tipping a hat to the time together."[9](https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-new-direction-1749/)
## Solo albums and the core writing team
Songwriting became the center of the solo work. Styles serves as lead writer on every track on each of his solo albums, from *Fine Line*'s "Watermelon Sugar" to the funk rock-infused "Late Night Talking" on *Harry's House*.[1](https://www.grammy.com/news/harry-styles-harrys-house-as-it-was-2023-grammys-nominations-discography-evolution-one-direction-songs-albums-x-factor) He works with a tight-knit team: Tyler Johnson and [Kid Harpoon](https://www.edgepedia.org/kid-harpoon), joined at times by Mitch Rowland, with his 2017 debut relying heavily on [Jeff Bhasker](https://www.edgepedia.org/jeff-bhasker) as the central collaborator.[3](https://songsuey.com/artist/harry-styles/)
The collaboration with Kid Harpoon, the producer and songwriter Thomas Hull, began in 2017, when the two co-wrote "Sweet Creature" at Hull's Los Angeles studio, Harpoon's Barn. Hull described the process with Styles, Tyler, and himself as "really just exploration," preferring real instruments and live performances.[4](https://www.soundonsound.com/people/kid-harpoon) On "As It Was," co-written with Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon, Styles sat at the Moog One and played while writing the melodies and lyrics; Johnson noted that the creative process behind it differed from that of "Watermelon Sugar," though Johnson and Harpoon have production credits on both.[5](https://www.musicradar.com/news/harry-styles-as-it-was-making-of)
Other credited collaborators appear track by track. MusicBrainz credits Styles alongside Thomas Hull, Tyler Johnson, and Amy Allen on "Adore You"; with Kid Harpoon, Tobias Jesso Jr., and Tyler Johnson on "Boyfriends"; and with Thomas Hull and Mitch Rowland on "Canyon Moon."[6](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7eb1ce54-a355-41f9-8d68-e018b096d427/works) Allen, who earned a Grammy for Album of the Year as a contributor to *Harry's House*, has described writing "Adore You" with Styles.[10](https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/music/amy-allen-interview/)
The 2026 album. *[Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally](https://www.edgepedia.org/kiss-all-the-time-disco-occasionally).*, released March 6, 2026 as the follow-up to *Harry's House*, was executive produced by Kid Harpoon, with the credited writers on most tracks being Styles, Kid Harpoon, and Tyler Johnson, and drumming from the Smile's Tom Skinner.[2](https://pitchfork.com/news/harry-styles-releases-new-album-listen-and-read-the-full-credits/) One song, "[Coming Up Roses](https://www.edgepedia.org/coming-up-roses-harry-styles-song)," is credited to Styles alone for both music and lyrics, with arrangements by Jules Buckley, Kid Harpoon, and Styles.[2](https://pitchfork.com/news/harry-styles-releases-new-album-listen-and-read-the-full-credits/)
## Songs written for other artists
Styles has placed songs outside his own records. MusicBrainz lists him as a writer of "Alfie's Song (Not So Typical Love Song)," recorded by Bleachers with [Jack Antonoff](https://www.edgepedia.org/jack-antonoff) and Ilsey Juber as co-writers.[6](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7eb1ce54-a355-41f9-8d68-e018b096d427/works) The country singer Cam worked with outside songs co-written by Styles on material for her album *The Otherside*, alongside her frequent collaborators Tyler Johnson and Jeff Bhasker; she said she normally does not take outside songs but trusted Styles's approach to evolving as a writer.[7](https://www.harrywalker.com/media/21048167/cam-rolling-stone-cam-talks-new-album-the-otherside-working-with-harry-styles-10262020.pdf)
## Pattern of the credits
A survey of his 47 tracked solo-era releases finds Styles credited on every one, almost always as co-writer with 3 to 5 collaborators, with "Sweet Creature" as the only two-way split; his name typically appears first or as the initiating writer.[3](https://songsuey.com/artist/harry-styles/) Styles has framed the size of the writing team as a trade-off, saying that a song with 12 writers "would probably end up being massive but it probably wouldn't end up being as personal as if it had been written by one person."[11](https://www.musicweek.com/interviews/read/this-is-definitely-the-most-excited-i-ve-been-harry-styles-the-music-week-interview/078350) In conversation with Radiohead's Thom Yorke, he described his method as never starting from a finished poem: "It's never been like, 'I'll write a poem, and then I put it to music.'"[12](https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/features/musicians-on-musicians-thom-yorke-harry-styles-cover-interview-64956/)
## References
1. [Harry Styles' Sonic Evolution: How He Grew From Teen Pop Idol To Ever-Evolving Superstar, Grammy.com](https://www.grammy.com/news/harry-styles-harrys-house-as-it-was-2023-grammys-nominations-discography-evolution-one-direction-songs-albums-x-factor)
2. [Harry Styles Releases New Album: Listen and Read the Full Credits, Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/news/harry-styles-releases-new-album-listen-and-read-the-full-credits/)
3. [Does Harry Styles Write Their Own Music? Songwriting Credits & Scores, SongSuey](https://songsuey.com/artist/harry-styles/)
4. [Kid Harpoon interview, Sound On Sound](https://www.soundonsound.com/people/kid-harpoon)
5. [The making of Harry Styles' As It Was, MusicRadar](https://www.musicradar.com/news/harry-styles-as-it-was-making-of)
6. [Harry Styles, Works, MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7eb1ce54-a355-41f9-8d68-e018b096d427/works)
7. [Cam talks new album The Otherside and working with Harry Styles, Rolling Stone (Harry Walker archive PDF)](https://www.harrywalker.com/media/21048167/cam-rolling-stone-cam-talks-new-album-the-otherside-working-with-harry-styles-10262020.pdf)
8. [Review: One Direction Hit Their Stride on Four, Time](https://time.com/3586151/one-direction-four-album-review/)
9. [Harry Styles' New Direction, Rolling Stone Australia](https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-new-direction-1749/)
10. [Amy Allen Is Your Favorite Singer's Favorite Songwriter, Marie Claire](https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/music/amy-allen-interview/)
11. [This is definitely the most excited I've been: Harry Styles, Music Week interview](https://www.musicweek.com/interviews/read/this-is-definitely-the-most-excited-i-ve-been-harry-styles-the-music-week-interview/078350)
12. [Musicians on Musicians: Thom Yorke & Harry Styles, Rolling Stone UK](https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/features/musicians-on-musicians-thom-yorke-harry-styles-cover-interview-64956/)
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