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Sam McCarthy

SAM MCCARTHY

About

Sam McCarthy is a songwriter with 16 credits across their career. Best known for their work with Dagny, Sam McCarthy's songwriting spans 7 tracks. Beyond writing, they have also contributed 5 production credits.

Songwriting

Written by Sam McCarthy

10 tracks · 9 artists

CXLOE

2 tracks

  • One and LonelyLyrics
  • Cry & DriveLyrics

Harry Styles

1 track

  • Don't Let Me GoLyrics

Winona Oak

1 track

  • OxygenLyrics

One Direction

1 track

  • Let Me GoLyrics
  • The Naked And Famous1
  • Dagny1
  • 林憶蓮 (Sandy Lam)1
  • Ola (3)1
  • Dagny (4)1
Production

Produced by Sam McCarthy

5 tracks · 4 artists

The Naked And Famous

2 tracks

  • Bury UsLyrics
  • The Sound of My VoiceLyrics

Dagny

1 track

  • BackbeatLyrics

One Direction

1 track

  • Let Me GoLyrics

Harry Styles

1 track

  • Don't Let Me GoLyrics
Additional Vocals

Additional Vocals — Sam McCarthy

1 track · 1 artist

Michael Jackson

1 track

  • SpeechlessLyrics
Background Vocals

Background Vocals — Sam McCarthy

1 track · 1 artist

Dagny

1 track

  • BackbeatLyrics
Guitar

Guitar — Sam McCarthy

1 track · 1 artist

Dagny

1 track

  • BackbeatLyrics
Piano

Piano — Sam McCarthy

1 track · 1 artist

Dagny

1 track

  • BackbeatLyrics
Artists

Associated Artists

Naked and Famous

Naked and Famous

2 tracks

CXLOE

CXLOE

2 tracks

Harry Styles

Harry Styles

1 track

Winona Oak

Winona Oak

1 track

Dagny (4)

1 track

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

1 track

Dagny

Dagny

1 track

林憶蓮 (Sandy Lam)

林憶蓮 (Sandy Lam)

1 track

Ola (3)

Ola (3)

1 track

One Direction

One Direction

1 track

Discography

Albums

Ultraviolet - EP

Ultraviolet - EP

Dagny

2016

Ultraviolet

Dagny (4)

2016

Good Enough

Ola (3)

2007

原來… = Truly...

林憶蓮 (Sandy Lam)

2001

Invincible

Invincible

Michael Jackson

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Top Tracks

Don't Let Me Go

Harry Styles

Speechless

Michael Jackson

Backbeat

Backbeat

Dagny

Oxygen

Winona Oak

Bury Us

Bury Us

The Naked And Famous

The Sound of My Voice

The Sound of My Voice

The Naked And Famous

Let Me Go

One Direction

One and Lonely

One and Lonely

CXLOE

Cry & Drive

CXLOE