4 Famous Musicians Who Wrote Surprising Songs for Other People [Video]

Pop artists, hip-hop stars, and rock producers write music for people all the time. However, some songwriters decide to take on very… unique projects for other musicians. These four pop icons wrote some pretty surprising songs for other people, and one of them even penned a whole album for a band in a very different genre. Let’s take a look!

1. Mariah Carey Wrote ‘Someone’s Ugly Daughter’ for Chick

Rather than just pen one song for this rock outfit, R&B crooner Mariah Carey wrote an entire album for Chick. Carey wrote the alternative rock album Someone’s Ugly Daughter for the band Chick back in 1995, but she didn’t reveal that she was behind the album until mentioning it years later in her memoir, The Meaning Of Mariah Carey. She also produced the album as well.

According to Carey, she wanted to contribute vocals to the record. However, she was told not to by her label in fear of the genre switch damaging …