American songwriter, record producer, and singer from Maine
Amy Allen
Allen in 2018
Origin
South Portland, Maine , U.S. Genres Occupation(s) Songwriter singer record producer Instrument(s) Years active 2015–present Labels
Musical artist
Amy Rose Allen is an American songwriter, record producer, and singer. She has been credited with songwriting work on commercially successful releases performed by music industry artists including
Rosé ,
Harry Styles ,
Tate McRae ,
Justin Bieber ,
Halsey ,
Shawn Mendes ,
Selena Gomez ,
Camila Cabello , and
Pink Sweats , among others.
[1]
Allen was nominated for the inaugural
Songwriter of the Year at the
65th Annual Grammy Awards for her work on releases by
King Princess ,
Alexander 23 ,
Lizzo ,
Charli XCX and
Sabrina Carpenter , and Harry Styles.
[2] At the same ceremony, she won
Album of the Year for her to contribution to the latter's
Harry's House (2022).
Early life and education
Amy Allen grew up in
Windham, Maine with her parents and two sisters. While in elementary school, Allen played bass in her sister's band Jerks of Grass, and as a teenager, she played folk and bluegrass music at bars and pubs. Allen attended
Boston College and later graduated from
Berklee College of Music in
Boston .
[3] While at Berklee, Allen was taught by singer and producer
Kara DioGuardi .
[4]
Career
In 2015, Allen was featured in
Teen Vogue , after releasing two solo EPs.
[5] Allen began her career by working on a number of solo projects and formed Amy & The Engine, a four-piece
indie pop
rock group, before relocating to
New York for a year.
[6] The band released their first single "Last Forever" on February 14, 2015. TandeMania , their debut EP, was released on September 22, 2016.
[7]
Amy & The Engine announced their EP Get Me Outta Here! in 2017 and an East Coast tour in the summer of 2017 and a US tour in 2018.
[8] Allen described the sound of Get Me Outta Here! as being "a bit darker and heavier than the first".
[9] Amy & The Engine released the EP's lead single "Chasing Jenny" in January 2017. Allen relocated to
Los Angeles in November 2017, where she began collaborating with
Scott Harris and eventually signed to
Artist Publishing Group .
[3] Allen subsequently began writing and producing music with other singers, including
Glades and JELLO.
In 2018, Allen co-wrote
Back to You with
Selena Gomez , and
Without Me with
Halsey which reached No. 1 on
Billboard's Hot 100 .
[10] In 2019, Allen signed to
Warner Records , and it was expected that her debut solo album would be released the following year.
[11] That same year, Allen collaborated with
Harry Styles on his single
Adore You , and collaborated with Halsey once more on the single
Graveyard . Allen also collaborated with
alternative rock band
Pvris on their 2019 EP,
Hallucinations .
[12] She was named as one of
Variety 's "2019 Hitmakers" for the single "
Without Me ".
[13]
In January 2020, Allen was featured in
Forbes 30 Under 30 in Music .
[14] She has been announced as a panelist for the 2020
ASCAP Experience .
[15] On January 22, 2020, it was announced that Allen would be performing at the annual St. Jude Songwriters Showcase to benefit the
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , along with
Gretchen Peters .
[16] On March 9, 2020, the ASCAP Experience event was cancelled due to concerns over the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic .
[17]
Variety named Allen a "2020 Hitmaker" for co-writing Harry Styles' "Adore You".
[18]
Allen signed a recording deal with
Warner Records in 2019.
[19]
[20] Over the following two years she released five singles: "Queen of Silver Linings",
[21] "Difficult",
[22] "Heaven",
[23] "What a Time to Be Alive"
[24] and "One".
[25] Her debut solo EP, AWW! , was released on November 5, 2021
[26] with singles "A Woman's World" and "End of a Dark Age" having been released in the preceding two months.
[27]
[28]
Style and influences
Allen has cited bands like
The Cranberries and
The Cure as influences on Amy & The Engine.
[9] In a 2020 interview with
Variety , Allen stated that she prefers to write darker, more serious songs and that she felt the single "
Adore You " was her first "feel-good song".
[29]
Discography
With Amy & The Engine
Studio albums by Amy & The Engine
Get Me Outta Here! (2017)
TandeMania (2016)
Summer Of '15 Sampler (2015)
Singles by Amy & The Engine
Year
Title
Album
2017
"Chasing Jenny"
Get Me Outta Here!
2015
"Last Forever"
Singles written by Allen
Albums featuring Allen
List of albums showing year, artist and label
Year
Title
Artist
Label
Credited as
2023
Chemistry
Kelly Clarkson
Atlantic Records
Writer
Think Later
Tate McRae
RCA Records
2022
Emails I Can't Send
Sabrina Carpenter
Island
Girl of My Dreams
Fletcher
Capitol
Harry's House
Harry Styles
Columbia , Erskine
Hold On Baby
King Princess
Zelig
Special
Lizzo
Nice Life ,
Atlantic Records
Crash
Charli XCX
Asylum Records , Atlantic Records, Warner
2021
Justice
Justin Bieber
Def Jam
Producer, writer
Poster Girl
Zara Larsson
TEN ,
Epic
Writer
Nurture
Porter Robinson
Mom + Pop
-R-
Rosé
YG Entertainment
2020
Love Goes
Sam Smith
Capitol
Heartbreak Weather
Niall Horan
Rare
Selena Gomez
Interscope Records
Writer, backing vocals
2019
Fine Line
Harry Styles
Columbia, Erskine
All the Feels
Fitz and the Tantrums
Elektra Records
Writer
Hallucinations
Pvris
Warner
It's Your Bed Babe, It's Your Funeral
Maisie Peters
Atlantic Records UK
You Ruined New York City for Me
Fletcher
Capitol
Romance
Camila Cabello
Epic,
Syco
2018
13 Reasons Why: Season 2 soundtrack
Selena Gomez
Interscope
One in a Million
Matoma
Parlophone , Warner
Only Human
Calum Scott
Capitol
Shawn Mendes
Shawn Mendes
Island
2015
Omnipresent
Old Soul
Vocals
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2010s
"
Everything Is Awesome " – Written by
Shawn Patterson ,
Joshua Bartholomew ,
Lisa Harriton ,
Andy Samberg ,
Akiva Schaffer , and
Jorma Taccone (2014)
"
Dancing in the Dark " – Written by
Tor Erik Hermansen ,
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen ,
Ester Dean ,
Maureen Anne McDonald , and
Rihanna (2015)
"
Can't Stop the Feeling! " – Written by
Justin Timberlake ,
Max Martin , and
Shellback (2016)
"
Confident " – Written by
Demi Lovato ,
Ilya Salmanzadeh ,
Savan Kotecha , and
Max Martin (2017)
"Stronger Than I Ever Was" – Written by
Elton John and
Bernie Taupin (2018)
"Beautiful Life" – Written by
Bebe Rexha , David Saint Fleur, Samuel James Zammarelli, Nicholas Black, and Christopher Tempest (2019)
2020s
"Just Sing" – Written by
Max Martin ,
Justin Timberlake ,
Ludwig Göransson , and
Sarah Aarons (2020)
"Good Mood" – Written by Karl Johan Schuster,
Savan Kotecha ,
Oscar Görres , and
Adam Levine (2021)
"Ciao Papa" – Written by
Alexandre Desplat , Roeben Katz, and
Guillermo del Toro (2022)
"
Better Place " – Written by
Shellback ,
Justin Timberlake , and
Amy Allen (2023)