Shellback

born on 1/2/1985 in Karlshamm, Blekinge län, Sweden

Alias Karl Johan Schuster

Shellback (producer)

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Shellback (producer)

Karl Johan Schuster, known professionally as Shellback,[1] is a Swedish songwriter, record producer and musician. Shellback was listed as the No. 1 producer of 2012 on Billboard Magazine's year end chart, and he also topped the list of their "Top 10 Songwriters Airplay Chart" the same year. He regularly collaborates with songwriter Max Martin, and together they have produced, written and/or co-written songs for P!nk ("So What", "Raise Your Glass", "Fuckin' Perfect"), Taylor Swift ("We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", "I Knew You Were Trouble", "22"), Adam Lambert ("Whataya Want from Me", "If I Had You"), Britney Spears ("If U Seek Amy", "3", "I Wanna Go"), Usher, ("DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love", "Scream"), Maroon 5 ("One More Night"), and Christina Aguilera ("Your Body"). Shellback has collaborated with fellow producer Benny Blanco for "Payphone" and "Moves like Jagger" by Maroon 5 and "She Doesn't Mind" by Sean Paul. He has also produced songs by himself, including "Want U Back" by Cher Lloyd.

Career

Schuster was born and raised in Karlshamn, Sweden. He started out as a drummer in local indie rock bands in Karlshamn, before joining the hardcore/metal scene as a vocalist.

At the age of 16, Schuster met Max Martin through their mutual friend Julius. By that time, according to an interview in the Swedish music magazine Stim-magasinet, Schuster's taste in music was "too cool for school" and he had no interest in pop music whatsoever. Julius kept sending Schuster's indierock/deathmetal demos to Martin, who became curious about what it would sound like if Schuster would make pop music. So in 2006 Martin invited Schuster to his studio in Stockholm to record a demo with him, and since 2007 Schuster has been signed to Martin's production company Maratone.[2]

Among the first songs Schuster co-wrote with Martin are Pink's 2008 single "So What" and Britney Spears' 2008 single "If U Seek Amy".[3]

Production discography

Title Year Album Songwriter Producer
"If U Seek Amy" 2008 Britney Spears Circus
Y
"I'm Gone I'm Going" Lesley Roy Unbeautiful
Y
"Boring" Pink Funhouse
Y
"It's All Your Fault"
Y
"So What"
Y
"Oxygen" 2009 Living Things Habeas Corpus
Y
Y
"Bigger" Backstreet Boys This Is Us
Y
Y
"3" Britney Spears The Singles Collection
Y
Y
"Quitter" Carrie Underwood Play On
Y
Y
"Friday I'll Be Over U" Allison Iraheta Just Like You
Y
Y
"Just Like You"
Y
Y
"Outta My Head" Leona Lewis Echo
Y
Y
"Naked"
Y
"Whataya Want from Me" Adam Lambert For Your Entertainment
Y
Y
"If I Had You"
Y
Y
"Kiss n Tell" 2010 Kesha Animal
Y
"Hungover"
Y
"Party at a Rich Dude's House"
Y
Y
"Dinosaur"
Y
Y
"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" Usher Versus
Y
Y
"Raise Your Glass" Pink Greatest Hits... So Far!!!
Y
Y
"Fuckin' Perfect"
Y
Y
"Time Machine" Robyn Body Talk
Y
Y
"Can't Find Entrance" 2011 Those Dancing Days Daydreams & Nightmares
Y
Y
"Loser Like Me" Glee cast Glee: The Music, Volume 5
Y
Y
"Dancing Crazy" Miranda Cosgrove High Maintenance
Y
Y
"I'll Survive You" BC Jean - Single
Y
Y
"Back 2 Life" E-Type - Single
Y
Y
"What the Hell" Avril Lavigne Goodbye Lullaby
Y
Y
"Wish You Were Here"
Y
Y
"Smile"
Y
Y
"I Love You"
Y
Y
"I Wanna Go" Britney Spears Femme Fatale
Y
Y
"Criminal"
Y
Y
"Up n' Down"
Y
Y
"Light Up the World" Glee cast Glee: The Music, Volume 6
Y
Y
"Moves like Jagger" Maroon 5 - Hands All Over
Y
Y
"Beggin' on Your Knees" Victorious cast Victorious
Y
Y
"No More Secrets" Carolina Liar Wild Blessed Freedom
Y
Y
"Me and You"
Y
Y
"Beautiful People"
Y
"King Of Broken Hearts"
Y
"Salvation"
Y
Y
"All That Comes Out of My Mouth"
Y
Y
"Want U Back" Cher Lloyd Sticks + Stones
Y
Y
"With Ur Love"
Y
Y
"Beautiful People"
Y
"She Doesn't Mind" Sean Paul Tomahawk Technique
Y
Y
"Payphone" 2012 Maroon 5 Overexposed
Y
Y
"One More Night"
Y
Y
"Doin' Dirt"
Y
Y
"Scream" Usher Looking for Myself
Y
Y
"I'm In Love" Ola Svensson Single
Y
Y
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" Taylor Swift Red
Y
Y
"I Knew You Were Trouble."
Y
Y
"22"
Y
Y
"Slut Like You" P!nk The Truth About Love
Y
Y
"Your Body" Christina Aguilera Lotus
Y
Y
"Let There Be Love"
Y
Y
"Kiss You" One Direction Take Me Home
Y
"Heart Attack"
Y
Y
"Nobody Compares"
Y
Y
"All That Matters (The Beautiful Life)" Kesha Warrior
Y
Y
"Release You" 2013 Megan & Liz Look What You Started
Y
Y
"Easier To Lie" Cassadee Pope Frame by Frame
Y
Y
"I Wish" Cher Lloyd TBA
Y
Y
"On a Roll" Icona Pop This Is... Icona Pop
Y
Y
"Jackie Kennedy" Ola TBA
Y
Y
"That High" Pitbull Meltdown (EP)
Y

Billboard Hot 100

The following singles peaked inside the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100.

Number-one singles
  • "So What"
  • "3"
  • "Raise Your Glass"
  • "Moves like Jagger"
  • "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
  • "One More Night"
Top 10 Hits
  • "Whataya Want From Me"
  • "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love"
  • "Fuckin' Perfect"
  • "Loser Like Me"
  • "I Wanna Go"
  • "Payphone"
  • "Scream"
  • "I Knew You Were Trouble"

References

  1. Proff.se. Swedish commercial register. Retrieved on 2013-06-14.
  2. Maratone. Maratone official website. maratone.se. Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved on 2009-02-02.
  3. Eigert, Av Ann-Marie (2008-11-06). Pink hyllade svenske Johan (Swedish). Expressen. AB Kvällstidningen Expressen. Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved on 2009-01-05.

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