Beyonce’s ‘Irreplacable’ was written by Ne-Yo
Vanity 6′s ‘Nasty Girl’ was written by Prince
Bridget Kelly’s ‘Thinking About You’ was written by Frank Ocean
Janet Jackson’s ‘Lets Wait Awhile’ was written by Terry Lewis and Jimmy Jam
Mary Wells’ ‘My Guy’ was written by Smokey Robinson
Rihanna’s ‘Umbrella’ was written by The Dream
TLC’s ‘Creep’ was written by Dallas Austin
Toni Braxton’s ‘Seven Whole Days’ was written by Babyface
Alicia Keys’ ‘Unthinkable’ was written by Drake
Aaliyah’s ‘Age Ain’t Nuthin But A Number’ was written by R.Kelly
To the left, to the left. Any fan of Beyoncé will immediately know that’s the beginning of her hit “Irreplaceable”. And while that song was a huge break-up anthem for the ladies, you might be shocked to find out that this song was penned by male hit maker Ne-Yo. As alarming as this may be to any Beyoncé ‘stan’, many of the songs that women may claim as their own were written by members of the opposite sex. Check out our list of our favorite songs made for the ladies, but written by men.
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