# Busbee > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Busbee > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Busbee.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busbee > Source revision: 1342829202 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American musical artist (1976–2019)}} {{for|the surname (and people with the name)|Busbee (surname)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Busbee | image = | caption = | birth_name = Michael James Ryan Busbee{{cite web | url=https://repertoire.bmi.com/Catalog.aspx?detail=writerid&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&keyid=1215841&subid=0 | title=Results for Busbee, Michael James Ryan | work=BMI | access-date=11 March 2019 | archive-date=October 18, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018163820/https://repertoire.bmi.com/Catalog.aspx?detail=writerid&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&keyid=1215841&subid=0 | url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/how-busbee-went-from-jazz-scholar-to-country-innovator-37286/|title=How Busbee Went From Jazz Scholar to Country Rebel|first1=Elias|last1=Leight|website=Rollingstone.com|date=May 24, 2016}} | birth_date = {{birth date|1976|6|18}} | death_place = [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California), U.S.{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-09-30/busbee-songwriter-maren-morris-dead | title=Busbee, Grammy-nominated country and pop songwriter, dies at 43 | work=Los Angeles Times | date=September 30, 2019 | accessdate=July 2, 2022}} | death_date = {{death date and age|2019|9|29|1976|6|18}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.soundslikenashville.com/news/producer-busbee-dead-43/|title=Acclaimed Songwriter and Producer busbee Dead at 43|website=Sounds Like Nashville|date=September 30, 2019|last=Laffer|first=Lauren}} | birth_place = [Walnut Creek, California](/source/Walnut_Creek%2C_California), U.S. | occupation = {{hlist|Songwriter|record producer|publisher|record executive}} | years_active = 2000{{Ndash}}2019 | genre = {{hlist|[Pop](/source/Pop_music)|[country](/source/Country_music)}} }} '''Michael James Ryan Busbee''' (June 18, 1976 – September 29, 2019), known professionally as '''Busbee''', was an American songwriter, record producer, publisher, record executive, and multi-instrumentalist. He was known for his work in both [pop music](/source/pop_music) and [country music](/source/country_music), having written for acts including [5 Seconds of Summer](/source/5_Seconds_of_Summer), [Keith Urban](/source/Keith_Urban), [Lady A](/source/Lady_A), [Maren Morris](/source/Maren_Morris), [Trisha Yearwood](/source/Trisha_Yearwood), [Daughtry](/source/Daughtry_(band)), and [the Fray](/source/the_Fray). ==Early life== Busbee was born in [Walnut Creek, California](/source/Walnut_Creek%2C_California), and grew up in the [San Francisco Bay Area](/source/San_Francisco_Bay_Area).{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/busbee-songwriter-and-producer-who-partnered-with-maren-morris-dies-at-43/2019/09/30/6f24eeb8-e3a0-11e9-b403-f738899982d2_story.html|title=Busbee, songwriter and producer who partnered with Maren Morris, dies at 43|last=Wood|first=Mikael|date=30 September 2019|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=13 October 2019}} He began playing piano when he was seven years old, was trained in brass by Dan Vigus at Ygnacio Valley Christian School, and started playing jazz [trombone](/source/trombone) in high school.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1812492/nashville-mourns-mike-busbees-sudden-death/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930094602/http://www.cmt.com/news/1812492/nashville-mourns-mike-busbees-sudden-death/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 30, 2019|title=Nashville Mourns Mike Busbee's Sudden Death|last=Bonaguro|first=Alison|date=29 September 2019|website=CMT News|access-date=2019-10-13}}{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/busbee-songwriter-producer-dead-dies-1203353319/|title=Busbee, Hit Songwriter and Producer, Dies at 43|last=Halperin|first=Shirley|date=2019-09-30|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-10-13}} Busbee marched with the World Class Drum Corps, Blue Devils.{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}} Busbee studied jazz at [William Paterson University](/source/William_Paterson_University) in [Wayne, New Jersey](/source/Wayne%2C_New_Jersey), after receiving a scholarship to the school in 1995, but returned to the San Francisco Bay Area before graduating. == Career == He moved to [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) in 2000 and started working at a music studio, assisting rock producer [Eric Valentine](/source/Eric_Valentine), and he began learning to play more instruments, including guitar, bass, and drums. After working and assisting others in music studios for a while, he began working on his own as a songwriter, producer, mixer, writer, and engineer. He started working on many pop songs, with many artists who had been on reality singing competitions like ''[American Idol](/source/American_Idol)'' and ''[The X Factor](/source/The_X_Factor_(American_TV_series))''. After five years of working in Los Angeles, he started working in [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee), as well, at the recommendation of another writer. Musician and record producer [Dann Huff](/source/Dann_Huff) then signed him to a publishing deal. Since then, Busbee wrote for and co-wrote with a broad range of artists including [Gwen Stefani](/source/Gwen_Stefani), [P!nk](/source/P!nk), [Shakira](/source/Shakira), [Maren Morris](/source/Maren_Morris), [Timbaland](/source/Timbaland) featuring [Katy Perry](/source/Katy_Perry), [Keith Urban](/source/Keith_Urban), [Jon Bellion](/source/Jon_Bellion), [Kelly Clarkson](/source/Kelly_Clarkson), [Florida Georgia Line](/source/Florida_Georgia_Line), and [Lady Antebellum](/source/Lady_Antebellum). Busbee was nominated for a [Grammy Award](/source/Grammy_Award) for [Best Country Song](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Country_Song) in 2017 for his work on Maren Morris' debut single, "[My Church](/source/My_Church)".{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/busbee/19600|title=busbee|date=2019-06-04|website=Grammy Awards|language=en|access-date=2019-10-13}} In December 2018, Busbee started his own music label, Altadena, in Los Angeles in partnership with [Warner Bros. Records](/source/Warner_Records), [Warner Chappell Music](/source/Warner_Chappell_Music), and Red Light Management.{{Cite web|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2019/09/30/who-is-busbee-producer-dead/|title=Busbee: 5 Things To Know About Grammy-Nominated Producer Who Sadly Died At 43|last=Norwin|first=Alyssa|date=2019-09-30|website=HollywoodLife|language=en|access-date=2019-10-13}} == Personal life == Busbee was diagnosed with [glioblastoma](/source/glioblastoma), a form of [brain cancer](/source/brain_cancer), during 2019 and died later that year on September 29, in Los Angeles. He had a wife and three children.{{Cite web |title=Busbee, Grammy-Nominated Songwriter and Producer, Dead of Brain Cancer at 43 |url=https://people.com/country/busbee-dead-at-43/ |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=[People](/source/People_(magazine)) |language=en}} ==Discography== ===Songs written=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !colspan="5"|Discography |- style="background:#ccc;" ! style="width:150px;"| Artist ! style="width:150px;"| Album ! style="width:250px;"| Song ! style="width:250px;"| Co-written with ! style="width:250px;"| Notes |- !rowspan="2"|[5 Seconds of Summer](/source/5_Seconds_of_Summer) |rowspan="2"|''[5 Seconds of Summer](/source/5_Seconds_of_Summer_(album))'' (2014) |"[Don't Stop](/source/Don't_Stop_(5_Seconds_of_Summer_song))” |Luke Hemmings, Calum Hood, [Steve Robson](/source/Steve_Robson) |'''Single''' |- |"The Only Reason” |Steve Robson, Michael Clifford |rowspan="6" {{n/a}} |- ![The Head and the Heart](/source/The_Head_and_the_Heart) |''[Living Mirage](/source/Living_Mirage) (2019)'' |"See You Through My Eyes" |Anastasia Laura Whiteacre, Jonathan Eric Russell |- ![Christina Aguilera](/source/Christina_Aguilera) |''[Lotus](/source/Lotus_(Christina_Aguilera_album))'' (2012) |"Empty Words" |Christina Aguilera, [Nikki Flores](/source/Nikki_Flores), [Ali Tamposi](/source/Ali_Tamposi) |- !rowspan="2"|[Lauren Alaina](/source/Lauren_Alaina) |rowspan="2"|''[Road Less Traveled](/source/Road_Less_Traveled_(Lauren_Alaina_album))'' (2016) |"Doin' Fine" |rowspan="2"|Lauren Alaina, Emily Shackleton |- |"My Kinda People" |- !rowspan="2"|[Jason Aldean](/source/Jason_Aldean) |''[My Kinda Party](/source/My_Kinda_Party)'' (2010) |"Days Like These" |rowspan="2"|[Neil Thrasher](/source/Neil_Thrasher), [Wendell Mobley](/source/Wendell_Mobley) |- |''[Night Train](/source/Night_Train_(Jason_Aldean_album))'' (2012) |"This Nothing Town" |- !rowspan="2"|[Allstar Weekend](/source/Allstar_Weekend) |rowspan="2"|''[All the Way](/source/All_the_Way_(Allstar_Weekend_album))'' (2011) |"Not Your Birthday" (feat. Anth) |Anthony Melo, JP Clark, Jayce Levi |'''Single''' |- |"Do It 2 Me" |Zachary Porter, JP Clark, Jayce Levi |rowspan="14" {{n/a}} |- ![Backstreet Boys](/source/Backstreet_Boys) |''[This Is Us](/source/This_Is_Us_(Backstreet_Boys_album))'' (2009) |"Masquerade"{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Backstreet+Boys&titel=Masquerade&cat=s |title=Backstreet Boys - Masquerade |publisher=Swisscharts.com |access-date=2015-04-25}} |Brian Kennedy, [Alex James](/source/Alex_James_(songwriter)), Antwoine Collins |- ! rowspan="3" |[Jon Bellion](/source/Jon_Bellion) | rowspan="2" |''[The Human Condition](/source/The_Human_Condition_(Jon_Bellion_album))'' (2016) |"80's Films" | rowspan="3" |[Jon Bellion](/source/Jon_Bellion) |- |"Maybe IDK" |- |''[Glory Sound Prep](/source/Glory_Sound_Prep)'' (2018) |"Blu" |- ! rowspan="6" |[Better Than Ezra](/source/Better_Than_Ezra) |rowspan="5"|''[Paper Empire](/source/Paper_Empire)'' (2009) |"Black Light" |[Kevin Griffin](/source/Kevin_Griffin) |- |"Turn Up The Bright Lights" |Kevin Griffin, [Michelle Lewis](/source/Michelle_Lewis) |- |"In Between The Moments" |rowspan="2"|Kevin Griffin |- |"Wounded" |- |"All in" |Kevin Griffin, [James Bourne](/source/James_Bourne) |- |''[Super Magick](/source/Super_Magick)'' (2024) |"This Time" |Kevin Griffin, Michelle Lewis |- ![Boyzone](/source/Boyzone) |''[Brother](/source/Brother_(Boyzone_album))'' (2010) |"Nothing Without You” |[Catt Gravitt](/source/Catt_Gravitt), [Tom Shapiro](/source/Tom_Shapiro) |- ! rowspan="2"|[Danielle Bradbery](/source/Danielle_Bradbery) |rowspan="2"|''[Danielle Bradbery](/source/Danielle_Bradbery_(album))'' (2013) |"Yellin' From The Rooftop" |[Sarah Buxton](/source/Sarah_Buxton) |- |"Endless Summer” |Sarah Buxton, [Jedd Hughes](/source/Jedd_Hughes) |- ![Toni Braxton](/source/Toni_Braxton) |''[Pulse](/source/Pulse_(Toni_Braxton_album))'' (2010) |"If I Have to Wait" |Toni Braxton, Jud Friesman, Allan Rich |- ![Garth Brooks](/source/Garth_Brooks) |''[Man Against Machine](/source/Man_Against_Machine)'' (2014) |"[People Loving People](/source/People_Loving_People)" |[Lee Thomas Miller](/source/Lee_Thomas_Miller), [Chris Wallin](/source/Chris_Wallin) |- ![Alexandra Burke](/source/Alexandra_Burke) |''[Overcome](/source/Overcome_(Alexandra_Burke_album))'' (2009) |"[Bad Boys](/source/Bad_Boys_(Alexandra_Burke_song))" (feat. [Flo Rida](/source/Flo_Rida)) |[Melvin K. Watson Jr.](/source/The_Phantom_Boyz), Larry Summerville Jr., Alex James, [Lauren Evans](/source/Lauren_Evans) [Tramar Dillard](/source/Flo_Rida) |'''Single''' (#1 UK Singles Chart, Brit Award Nomination){{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=16527 |title=Bad Boys by Alexandra Burke Songfacts |publisher=Songfacts.com |access-date=2015-04-25}} |- ![Kelly Clarkson](/source/Kelly_Clarkson) |''[Stronger](/source/Stronger_(Kelly_Clarkson_album))'' (2011) |"[Dark Side](/source/Dark_Side_(Kelly_Clarkson_song))" |[Alexander Geringas](/source/Alexander_Geringas) | '''Single''' (#1 Billboard Dance Chart) |- !rowspan="5"|[Daughtry](/source/Daughtry_(band)) |rowspan="3"|''[Break the Spell](/source/Break_the_Spell)'' (2011) |"We're Not Gonna Fall" |[Chris Daughtry](/source/Chris_Daughtry), Zac Maloy |rowspan="10" {{n/a}} |- |"Gone Too Soon" |rowspan="4"|Chris Daughtry |- |"Losing My Mind" |- |rowspan="2"|''[Baptized](/source/Baptized_(album))'' (2013) |"I'll Fight” |- |"High Above The Ground” |- ![Gavin DeGraw](/source/Gavin_DeGraw) |''[Make a Move](/source/Make_a_Move_(album))'' (2013) |"Who's Gonna Save Us" |Gavin DeGraw |- !rowspan="3"|[Lee DeWyze](/source/Lee_DeWyze) |rowspan="3"|''[Live It Up](/source/Live_It_Up_(Lee_DeWyze_album))'' (2010) |"A Song About Love" |Lee DeWyze, [Espen Lind](/source/Espen_Lind), Amund Bjørklund, [David Hodges](/source/David_Hodges) |- |"It's Gotta Be Love" |Lee DeWyze, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, [Claude Kelly](/source/Claude_Kelly) |- |"Stay Here" |Lee DeWyze, Espen Lind, Claude Kelly |- !rowspan="2"|[Colton Dixon](/source/Colton_Dixon) |rowspan="2"|''[A Messenger](/source/A_Messenger)'' (2013) |"Noise" |Colton Dixon |- |"[You Are](/source/You_Are_(Colton_Dixon_song))” |Colton Dixon, Rhyan Shirley, Jared Martin |'''Single''' |- !rowspan="3"|[Edurne](/source/Edurne) |rowspan="3"|''Climax'' (2013) |"Pretty Boy" |Meghan Kabir | '''Single''' |- |"31 Seconds Alone" |[Alex James](/source/Alex_James_(songwriter)), [E. Kidd Bogart](/source/E._Kidd_Bogart), [Jim Jonsin](/source/Jim_Jonsin) |rowspan="3" {{n/a}} |- |"Bullets & Butterflies" |Andrew Dorff, Dwight Baker |- ![Sara Evans](/source/Sara_Evans) |''[Slow Me Down](/source/Slow_Me_Down_(album))'' (2014) |"Good Love Is Hard To Find” |Sarah Buxton, [Dave Berg](/source/Dave_Berg_(songwriter)) |- ![Florida Georgia Line](/source/Florida_Georgia_Line) |''[Dig Your Roots](/source/Dig_Your_Roots)'' (2016) |"[H.O.L.Y](/source/H.O.L.Y.)" |Nate Cyphert, [William Wiik Larsen](/source/William_Wiik_Larsen) |'''Single''' |- !rowspan="4"|[Dia Frampton](/source/Dia_Frampton) |rowspan="4"|''[Red](/source/Red_(Dia_Frampton_album))'' (2011) |Don't Kick The Chair (feat. Kid Cudi)" |Dia Frampton, [Scott Mescudi](/source/Kid_Cudi), [Julie Frost](/source/Julie_Frost) |'''Single''' |- |"I Will" (feat. [Blake Shelton](/source/Blake_Shelton)) |Dia Frampton, [Tom Shapiro](/source/Tom_Shapiro) |rowspan="5" {{n/a}} |- |"Good Boy" |Dia Frampton, [Chris Seefried](/source/Chris_Seefried) |- |"Love Can Come From Anywhere" |Dia Frampton |- !rowspan="3"|[The Fray](/source/The_Fray) |rowspan="3"|''[Helios](/source/Helios_(album))'' (2014) |"Hold My Hand” |rowspan="3"|The Fray |- |"Give it Away” |- |"Our Last Days” |- ![Martin Garrix](/source/Martin_Garrix) | "''Don't Look Down''" (2015) |"[Don't Look Down (Ft. Usher)](/source/Don't_Look_Down_(Martin_Garrix_song))" feat. [Usher](/source/Usher_(singer)) |[Martin Garrix](/source/Martin_Garrix), [Usher Raymond](/source/Usher_Raymond), [James Abrahart](/source/James_Abrahart) |'''Single''' |- ![Girls' Generation](/source/Girls'_Generation) |''[Run Devil Run](/source/Run_Devil_Run_(Girls'_Generation_album))'' (2010) |"[Run Devil Run](/source/Run_Devil_Run_(Girls'_Generation_song))" |Alex James, Kalle Engström, Hong Ji-yoo, Nakamura Kanata | '''Single''' |- !rowspan="2"|[Giorgia](/source/Giorgia_Todrani) |''Dietro le apparenze'' (2011) | "Hostage" ([È l'amore che conta](/source/%C3%88_l'amore_che_conta)) |Giorgia Todrani, Allan Rich, Jud Firdman |'''Single''' |- |{{n/a}} |"Did I Lose You" (feat. Olly Murs) |colspan="2" {{n/a}} |- ![Hunter Hayes](/source/Hunter_Hayes) |''[Hunter Hayes](/source/Hunter_Hayes_(album))'' (2011) |"[Storm Warning](/source/Storm_Warning_(song))" |Hunter Hayes, [Gordie Sampson](/source/Gordie_Sampson) |'''Single'''{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1696532/dallas-davidson-luke-laird-are-bmis-top-songwriters-tom-t-hall-the-icon.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103221348/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1696532/dallas-davidson-luke-laird-are-bmis-top-songwriters-tom-t-hall-the-icon.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 3, 2012 |title=Dallas Davidson, Luke Laird Are BMI's Top Songwriters, Tom T. Hall the Icon |publisher=CMT.com |date=2012-10-31 |access-date=2015-04-25}} |- ![Jana Kramer](/source/Jana_Kramer) |''Thirty One'' (2015) |"Said No One Ever" |Nicolle Gaylon, [Natalie Hemby](/source/Natalie_Hemby) |'''Single''' |- !rowspan="12"|[Lady A](/source/Lady_A) |rowspan="2"|''[Need You Now](/source/Need_You_Now_(Lady_A_album))'' (2010) |"[Our Kind of Love](/source/Our_Kind_of_Love)" |rowspan="5"|[Hillary Scott](/source/Hillary_Scott), [Charles Kelley](/source/Charles_Kelley), [Dave Haywood](/source/Dave_Haywood) |'''Single''' (#1 Billboard US Country){{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/306336/lady+antebellum/chart |title=Lady Antebellum - Chart history |publisher=Billboard.com |access-date=2015-04-25 |archive-date=April 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425050554/http://www.billboard.com/artist/306336/Lady+Antebellum/chart |url-status=dead }} |- |"Ready to Love Again" |rowspan="4" {{n/a}} |- |''[Own the Night](/source/Own_the_Night)'' (2011) |"When You Were Mine" |- |''[747](/source/747_(album))'' (2014) |rowspan="2"|"Falling for You" |- |''[The Best of Me](/source/I_Did_With_You)'' (2014) |- |rowspan="7"|''[Heart Break](/source/Heart_Break_(Lady_Antebellum_album))'' (2017) |- |"[You Look Good](/source/You_Look_Good)" |Ryan Hurd, [Hillary Lindsey](/source/Hillary_Lindsey) |'''Single''' (#9 US Billboard Hot Country Songs) |- |'"Somebody Else's Heart" |Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood, [Shane McAnally](/source/Shane_McAnally) |rowspan="11" {{n/a}} |- |"Army" |Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood, [Nicolle Galyon](/source/Nicolle_Galyon) |- |"Good Time to Be Alive" |Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood, Will Weatherly, [Emily Weisband](/source/Emily_Weisband) |- |"Stars" |rowspan="2"|Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood |- |"Home" |- ![Adam Lambert](/source/Adam_Lambert) |''[Trespassing](/source/Trespassing_(album))'' (2012) |"Take Back" |Adam Lambert |- ![Little Big Town](/source/Little_Big_Town) |''[Pain Killer](/source/Pain_Killer)'' (2014) |"Quit Breaking Up With Me" |[Natalie Hemby](/source/Natalie_Hemby), Shane McAnally |- !rowspan="2"|[Scotty McCreery](/source/Scotty_McCreery) |rowspan="2"|''[See You Tonight](/source/See_You_Tonight)'' (2013) |"Now” |Scotty McCreery, [Frank Rogers](/source/Frank_Rogers_(record_producer)) |- |"Buzzin” |Frank Rogers |- ![Katharine McPhee](/source/Katharine_McPhee) |''[Unbroken](/source/Unbroken_(Katharine_McPhee_album))'' (2010) |"How" |Lucie Silvas, Alex James |- ![Bea Miller](/source/Bea_Miller) |''Young Blood'' (2014) |"Enemy Fire" |Meghan Kabir |- !rowspan="4"|[Maren Morris](/source/Maren_Morris) |rowspan="4" |[''Hero''](/source/Hero_(Maren_Morris_album)) (2016) |"[My Church](/source/My_Church)" |Maren Morris |'''Single''' (#5 Billboard Hot Country Songs) |- |"[80s Mercedes](/source/80s_Mercedes)" |[Maren Morris](/source/Maren_Morris) |rowspan="4" {{n/a}} |- |"How It's Done" |Maren Morris, [Natalie Hemby](/source/Natalie_Hemby) |- |"Once" |Maren Morris |- ![Kellie Pickler](/source/Kellie_Pickler) |''[The Woman I Am](/source/The_Woman_I_Am_(Kellie_Pickler_album))'' (2013) |"I Forgive You" |[Hillary Lindsey](/source/Hillary_Lindsey), [Aimee Mayo](/source/Aimee_Mayo) |- ![P!nk](/source/Pink_(singer)) |''[The Truth About Love](/source/The_Truth_About_Love_(Pink_album))'' (2012) |"[Try](/source/Try_(Pink_song))" |Ben West |'''Single''' (#1 Billboard Adult Pop Chart, Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart) |- ![Cassadee Pope](/source/Cassadee_Pope) |''[Frame by Frame](/source/Frame_by_Frame_(album))'' (2013) |"Edge of a Thunderstorm” |Cassadee Pope, [Liz Rose](/source/Liz_Rose) |rowspan="2" {{n/a}} |- !rowspan="5"|[Rascal Flatts](/source/Rascal_Flatts) |''[Still Feels Good](/source/Still_Feels_Good)'' (2007) |"Better Now" |Gregory Becker, [Darrell Brown](/source/Darrell_Brown_(musician)) |- |''[Unstoppable](/source/Unstoppable_(Rascal_Flatts_album))'' (2009) |[Summer Nights](/source/Summer_Nights_(Rascal_Flatts_song))" |[Gary LeVox](/source/Gary_LeVox), [Brett James](/source/Brett_James) |'''Single''' (#2 Billboard Country Chart){{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/362685/rascal+flatts/chart |title=Rascal Flatts - Chart history |publisher=Billboard.com |access-date=2015-04-25 |archive-date=April 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422023633/http://www.billboard.com/artist/362685/Rascal+Flatts/chart |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/43998 |title=Rascal Flatts - Summer Nights - Music Charts |publisher=Acharts.us |access-date=2015-04-25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268934/rascal-flatts-scores-fourth-billboard-200-no-1 |title=Rascal Flatts Scores Fourth Billboard 200 No. 1 |date=April 15, 2009 |publisher=Billboard.com |access-date=2015-04-25}}{{cite web |url=http://countrymusic.about.com/od/top10lists/tp/CountrySongsSummer09.htm |title=Top 10 Country Music Songs for Summer 2009 - We list the Top 10 Country Music Songs for Summer 2009 |publisher=Countrymusic.about.com |date=2012-07-21 |access-date=2015-04-25 |archive-date=February 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220063224/http://countrymusic.about.com/od/top10lists/tp/CountrySongsSummer09.htm |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |last=Bierly |first=Mandi |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20270931,00.html |title=Unstoppable |publisher=EW.com |access-date=2015-04-25 |archive-date=March 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324111032/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20270931,00.html |url-status=dead }} |- |''[Nothing Like This](/source/Nothing_Like_This_(album))'' (2010) |"Sunday Afternoon" |[Joe Don Rooney](/source/Joe_Don_Rooney) |rowspan="2" {{n/a}} |- |''[Rewind](/source/Rewind_(Rascal_Flatts_album))'' (2014) |Rascal Flatts |- |"She Must Like Broken Hearts” |''[Back to Us](/source/Back_to_Us)'' (2017) |"Hands Talk" |Gary LeVox, [Jon Nite](/source/Jon_Nite) |- !rowspan="3"|[Haley Reinhart](/source/Haley_Reinhart) |rowspan="3"|''[Listen Up!](/source/Listen_Up!_(Haley_Reinhart_album))'' (2012) |"[Free](/source/Free_(Haley_Reinhart_song))" |Lucie Silvas |'''Single''' |- |"Wasted Tears" |Haley Reinhart, Jonthan Green |rowspan="2" {{n/a}} |- |"What You Don't Know" |Haley Reinhart, [Sam Watters](/source/Sam_Watters) |- ![Chris Rene](/source/Chris_Rene) |''[I'm Right Here](/source/I'm_Right_Here_(EP))'' (2012) |"[Trouble](/source/Trouble_(Chris_Rene_song))" |Jason Bonilla, [Alex Lambert](/source/Alex_Lambert) |'''Single''' |- ![The Rosso Sisters](/source/The_Rosso_Sisters) |''[Hola Hola](/source/Hola_Hola_(The_Rosso_Sisters_EP))'' (2014) |"We Don't Care About That Anyway" |{{n/a}} |rowspan="3" {{n/a}} |- ![Shakira](/source/Shakira) |''[Shakira](/source/Shakira_(album))'' (2014) |"Broken Record" {{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKpesY03DoA&ab_channel=Shakira-Topic |title=23 |date=2024-10-03 |last=Shakira - Topic |access-date=2025-04-14 |via=YouTube}}"23" |Shakira |- ![Blake Shelton](/source/Blake_Shelton) |''[If I'm Honest](/source/If_I'm_Honest)'' (2016) |"Every Goodbye" |Ryan Hurd, [Liz Rose](/source/Liz_Rose) |- ![Jessica Sutta](/source/Jessica_Sutta) |{{n/a}} |"[Show Me](/source/Show_Me_(Jessica_Sutta_song))" (2011) |Alexander Geringas, Paddy Dalton |'''Single''' (#1 Billboard Dance Chart) |- ! rowspan="5" |[Rosie Thomas](/source/Rosie_Thomas_(singer-songwriter)) | rowspan="5" |''[If Songs Could Be Held](/source/If_Songs_Could_Be_Held)'' (2005) |"Pretty Dress" |Rosie Thomas | |- |"Guess It May" |Rosie Thomas | |- |"Say What You Want" |Rosie Thomas | |- |"Time Goes Away" |Rosie Thomas | |- |"Tomorrow" |Rosie Thomas | |- ![Timbaland](/source/Timbaland) |''[Shock Value II](/source/Shock_Value_II)'' (2009) |"[If We Ever Meet Again](/source/If_We_Ever_Meet_Again)" (feat. [Katy Perry](/source/Katy_Perry)) |[T.Mosley](/source/Timbaland), [James Washington](/source/Jim_Beanz) |'''Single''' (#3 UK Singles Chart){{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Timbaland-With-Katy-Perry-If-We-Ever-Meet-Again/release/2148709 |title=Timbaland With Katy Perry - If We Ever Meet Again (CD) at Discogs |date=January 2010 |publisher=Discogs.com |access-date=2015-04-25}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDKva-s_khY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/KDKva-s_khY |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Timbaland - If We Ever Meet Again ft. Katy Perry |publisher=YouTube.com |date=2010-02-09 |access-date=2015-04-25}}{{cbignore}} |- ! rowspan="4"|[Keith Urban](/source/Keith_Urban) |''[Get Closer](/source/Get_Closer_(Keith_Urban_album))'' (2010) |"All For You” |[Chris Eaton](/source/Chris_Eaton_(UK_musician)) |rowspan="5" {{n/a}} |- | rowspan="3" |''[Ripcord](/source/Ripcord_(album))'' (2016) |"Sun Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Nile Rodgers and Pitbull) |[Keith Urban](/source/Keith_Urban), [Nile Rodgers](/source/Nile_Rodgers), [Pitbull](/source/Pitbull_(rapper)) |- |"[The Fighter](/source/The_Fighter_(Keith_Urban_song))" (feat. [Carrie Underwood](/source/Carrie_Underwood)) | rowspan="2"|Keith Urban |- |"Your Body" |- ![Vedera](/source/Vedera) |''[Stages](/source/Stages_(Vedera_album))'' (2009) |"Goodbye My Love” |Vedera, [Simon Wilcox](/source/Simon_Wilcox), James Bourne, Kasia Livingston |- !rowspan="8"|[Carly Pearce](/source/Carly_Pearce) |rowspan="8"|''[Every Little Thing](/source/Every_Little_Thing_(Carly_Pearce_album))'' (2017) |"[Every Little Thing](/source/Every_Little_Thing_(Carly_Pearce_song))" |Carly Pearce, Emily Shackelton |'''Single''' |- |"Everybody Gonna Talk" |Carly Pearce, Emily Weisband |rowspan="7" {{n/a}} |- |"Catch Fire" |[Natalie Hemby](/source/Natalie_Hemby) |- |"If My Name Was Whiskey" |Carly Pearce, [Shane McAnally](/source/Shane_McAnally) |- |"Color" |Carly Pearce, Laura Veltz |- |"Feel Somethin’" |Shane McAnally, Natalie Hemby |- |"You Know Where to Find Me" |Carly Pearce, Emily Shackelton |- |"Honeysuckle" |[Barry Dean](/source/Barry_Dean_(songwriter)), [Hillary Lindsey](/source/Hillary_Lindsey) |- ![Trisha Yearwood](/source/Trisha_Yearwood) |''[Every Girl](/source/Every_Girl_(album))'' (2019) |Can't Take Back Goodbye |Busbee, [Caitlyn Smith](/source/Caitlyn_Smith), [Troy Verges](/source/Troy_Verges) | |- ![Lauren Daigle](/source/Lauren_Daigle) | {{non-album single}} | "[Let It Be a Hallelujah](/source/Let_It_Be_a_Hallelujah)" |Busbee, [Jonas Myrin](/source/Jonas_Myrin), Daigle | |- |} ===Production and co-production=== {|class="wikitable" |- !colspan="4"|Discography |- style="background:#ccc;" ! style="width:150px;"| Artist ! style="width:150px;"| Album ! style="width:250px;"| Song ! style="width:250px;"| Co-produced with |- ![Christina Aguilera](/source/Christina_Aguilera) |''[Lotus](/source/Lotus_(Christina_Aguilera_album))'' (2012) |"Empty Words" |rowspan="5" {{n/a}} |- !rowspan="2"|[Lauren Alaina](/source/Lauren_Alaina) |''[Lauren Alaina](/source/Lauren_Alaina_(EP))'' EP (2015) |"[Next Boyfriend](/source/Next_Boyfriend)" (2015) |- |''[Road Less Traveled](/source/Road_Less_Traveled_(Lauren_Alaina_album))'' (2016) |All tracks |- !rowspan="2"|[Allstar Weekend](/source/Allstar_Weekend) |rowspan="2"|''[All the Way](/source/All_the_Way_(Allstar_Weekend_album))'' (2011) |"Not Your Birthday" (feat. Anth) |- |"Do It 2 Me" |- !rowspan="2"|[Daughtry](/source/Daughtry_(band)) |rowspan="2"|''[Baptized](/source/Baptized_(album))'' (2013) |"I'll Fight” |DreZa |- |"High Above The Ground” |Mason "MdL" Levy |- ![Gavin DeGraw](/source/Gavin_DeGraw) |''[Make a Move](/source/Make_a_Move_(album))'' (2013) |"Who's Gonna Save Us" |DreZa |- !rowspan="3"|[Dia Frampton](/source/Dia_Frampton) |rowspan="3"|''[Red](/source/Red_(Dia_Frampton_album))'' (2011) |- |"I Will" (feat. [Blake Shelton](/source/Blake_Shelton)) |{{n/a}} |- |"Good Boy" |J. Bonilla |- ![Girls' Generation](/source/Girls'_Generation) |''[Run Devil Run](/source/Oh!_(Girls'_Generation_album))'' (2010) |"[Run Devil Run](/source/Run_Devil_Run_(Girls'_Generation_song))" |Alex James, Kalle Engström |- !rowspan="3"|[Lady Antebellum](/source/Lady_Antebellum) |''[747](/source/747_(album))'' (2014) |rowspan="2"|"Falling for You" |rowspan="3" {{n/a}} |- |''[The Best of Me](/source/I_Did_With_You)'' (2014) |- |''[Heart Break](/source/Heart_Break_(Lady_Antebellum_album))'' (2017) |All tracks |- ![Adam Lambert](/source/Adam_Lambert) |''[Trespassing](/source/Trespassing_(album))'' (2012) |"Take Back" |J. Bonilla |- ![Ingrid Michaelson](/source/Ingrid_Michaelson) |''[Lights Out](/source/Lights_Out_(Ingrid_Michaelson_album))'' (2014) |"Time Machine" |rowspan="2" {{n/a}} |- ![Bea Miller](/source/Bea_Miller) |''Young Blood'' (2014) |"Enemy Fire" |- ! rowspan="11"|[Maren Morris](/source/Maren_Morris) | rowspan="11"|''[Hero](/source/Hero_(Maren_Morris_album))'' (2016) |"My Church" | rowspan="9" |[Maren Morris](/source/Maren_Morris) |- |"80's Mercedes" |- |"Sugar" |- |"How It's Done" |- |"Rich" |- |"Just Another Thing" |- |"Second Wind" |- |"I Could Use A Love Song" |- |"Once" |- |"Company You Keep" | rowspan="2" |[Maren Morris](/source/Maren_Morris), Brad Hill |- |"Drunk Girls Don't Cry" |- !rowspan="4"|[Haley Reinhart](/source/Haley_Reinhart) |rowspan="3"|''[Listen Up!](/source/Listen_Up!_(Haley_Reinhart_album))'' (2012) |"What You Don't Know" |J. Bonilla |- |"Walking on Heaven" |rowspan="3" {{n/a}} |- |"Hit the Ground Running" |- |{{n/a}} |"[Baby, It's Cold Outside](/source/Baby%2C_It's_Cold_Outside)" |- ![Chris Rene](/source/Chris_Rene) |''[I'm Right Here](/source/I'm_Right_Here_(EP))'' (2012) |"[Trouble](/source/Trouble_(Chris_Rene_song))" |J. Bonilla |- !rowspan="3"|[Shakira](/source/Shakira) |rowspan="3"|''[Shakira](/source/Shakira_(album))'' (2014) |"Broken Record" | rowspan="3" |Shakira |- |"[Medicine](/source/Medicine_(Shakira_song))" (feat. Blake Shelton) |- |"[23](/source/23_(Shakira_song))" |- ![Rosie Thomas](/source/Rosie_Thomas_(singer-songwriter)) |[If Songs Could Be Held](/source/If_Songs_Could_Be_Held) (2005) |All tracks | |- ! rowspan="3" |[Keith Urban](/source/Keith_Urban) | rowspan="3" |''[Ripcord](/source/Ripcord_(album))'' (2016) |"Sun Don't Let Me Down" (feat. [Pitbull](/source/Pitbull_(rapper))) |Keith Urban, [Nile Rodgers](/source/Nile_Rodgers) |- |"The Fighter" | rowspan="2"|Keith Urban |- |"Your Body" |} ====Other songs==== *[Cris Cab](/source/Cris_Cab) – "The Truth", "The Sun Is Gonna Rise Again" *[Eliza Doolittle](/source/Eliza_Doolittle_(singer)) – "I'm in Love With You” *[Mickey Guyton](/source/Mickey_Guyton) – "Safe" *[Girls' Generation](/source/Girls'_Generation) – "Chain Reaction" *[Danny Gokey](/source/Danny_Gokey) – "I Still Believe" *[Jetta](/source/Jetta_(musician)) - "More (Demo)" *[Francesca Michielin](/source/Francesca_Michielin) – "Il più bell'abbraccio" *[Ryan Star](/source/Ryan_Star) – "Stay Awhile" ''Single''' *[Westlife](/source/Westlife) – "Get Away” *[Elliott Yamin](/source/Elliott_Yamin) -"In Love With You Forever", "The Bridge Is Burning" *[Dima Bilan](/source/Dima_Bilan) & [Anastacia](/source/Anastacia) - "Safety" *[Cale Dodds](/source/Cale_Dodds) - "I Like Where This Is Going" *[P!nk](/source/P!nk) - "More" ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20010422004555/http://busbeemusic.com/ The official website of Busbee]}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120805021911/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_busbee.html Interview, HitQuarters 4 Apr 2011] * {{Discogs artist|Mike Busbee}} as Mike Busbee * {{Discogs artist|Michael James Ryan}} as Michael James Ryan {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Busbee}} Category:1976 births Category:2019 deaths Category:21st-century American musicians Category:American country record producers Category:Musicians from the San Francisco Bay Area Category:People from Walnut Creek, California Category:Record producers from California Category:Songwriters from California Category:Deaths from brain cancer in California Category:Deaths from glioblastoma --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Busbee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busbee) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busbee?action=history)). 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