Brett Leland McLaughlin (born July 22, 1987), known professionally as Leland, is an American singer and songwriter.[1] Based in Los Angeles, California, he has worked closely with a range of popular artists, including Selena Gomez, Troye Sivan, Daya, Andy Grammer, Kelsea Ballerini and Allie X.[2][3] In December 2017, McLaughlin signed with Vertigo Berlin/Universal Music Germany for his career as a singer and is currently published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Since 2017, he has been the resident songwriter and producer for RuPaul's Drag Race and some of its spin-offs. McLaughlin graduated from Belmont University's School of Music in 2009 with a major in commercial voice.
Leland | |
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| Birth name | Brett Leland McLaughlin |
| Born | July 22, 1987 |
| Origin | Ocean Springs, Mississippi, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
Discography
editSoundtrack albums
edit| Title | Details |
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| Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
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Extended plays
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Catalina (Original Short Film Soundtrack)
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Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Aware"[4] | 2015 | Non-album singles | House Time, The Orchard |
| "Full-Time" (featuring Pyramids in Paris and Nevada) |
Formosa | ||
| "Mattress" (solo or Valley Girl Remix featuring Allie X) |
2017 | Vertigo Berlin | |
| "Run into You" | 2018 | ||
| "Run Away with Me" (with Peter Thomas) |
Attachment | Self-released | |
| "Middle of a Heartbreak" | Non-album singles | Vertigo Berlin | |
| "Another Lover" | 2019 | ||
| "Bad at Letting Go" (solo or with Muna) |
2023 | Good Pop |
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "I'm a Rapper" (Marcus Butler featuring Brett McLaughlin) |
2013 | Non-album singles |
| "Beam Me Up" (Le P featuring Leland) |
2015 | |
| "Happy" (Felix Jaehn and Miksu/Macloud featuring Leland and Fourty) |
2021 | Breathe |
Guest appearances
edit| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Sweet Life" | 2015 | Keljet | Transatlantic |
Television
editRuPaul's Drag Race
editLeland co-wrote Kardashian: The Musical, VH1 Divas Live and Kitty Girls featured on the ninth season and All Stars 3 of VH1's RuPaul's Drag Race, and was a guest on the sixth episode of All Stars 3, second episode of All Stars 4, twelfth episode of season 12 and seventh episode of All Stars 6. Leland co-wrote "I'm That Bitch" and "You Think You Know Me" for the first two episodes of the twelfth season.
Leland co-wrote "Break Up (Bye Bye)" and "UK Hun?" for RuPaul's Drag Race UK. He also wrote "Queens Down Under" for RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under.
Love, Victor
editLeland served as executive music producer for the Hulu series Love, Victor, in addition to writing the series' theme song "Somebody Tell Me". He also co-wrote 13 original songs for the series' soundtrack.
The Other Two
editLeland co-wrote "My Brother's Gay" and "Stink", and the theme song for the series The Other Two, which was executive produced by Lorne Michaels and created by Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider, and aired on Comedy Central.
Gayme Show
editLeland served as executive music producer and composer for Gayme Show on Quibi.
Films
editSierra Burgess Is a Loser
editMcLaughlin composed the score, and wrote 11 original songs with Bram Inscore, for the Netflix original movie Sierra Burgess Is a Loser, directed by Ian Samuels and starring Shannon Purser. The film was released on September 7, 2018.[5]
Boy Erased
editMcLaughlin composed the theme song "Revelation", featured in the movie and end credits of the film Boy Erased, with Troye Sivan and Jonsi.[6]
Personal life
editLeland was born in Biloxi, Mississippi.[7] He is openly gay.[8]
Songwriting and production credits
editindicates a song that was released as a single.
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Chart performance | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS | BEL (FL) |
CAN | GER | NED | NZ | SWE | UK | US Club | ||||
| "Galaxy" (featuring Stan Walker) |
2011 | Jessica Mauboy | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | Get 'Em Girls |
| "We Pray for You" | J Rice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Disappear" | John Flanagan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pretty Lies | |
| "Heartkiller" | 2012 | Kat Graham | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Against the Wall |
| "Trust" | Timomatic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Timomatic | |
| "Wall Street" | 2014 | Neon Hitch | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Eleutheromaniac |
| "It's Okay to Cry" | J Rice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
| "State of Things" | Matt Simons | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Catch & Release | |
| "Sanctuary" | 2015 | Allie X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | CollXtion I |
| "1991" | Kat Graham | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Roxbury Drive | |
| "Going Down Tonight" | Colby O'Donis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Hide Away" | Daya | 23 | 6 | 35 | 18 | 44 | 48 | 15 | 55 | —[A] | — | Daya EP | |
| "Thirsty" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Legendary" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "U12" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Back to Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Run Away" | Kat Graham | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Roxbury Drive | |
| "Don't Wait" | Joey Graceffa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[B] | — | Non-album singles | |
| "No Pressure" | Little Boots | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Working Girl | |
| "Bite" | Troye Sivan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blue Neighbourhood | |
| "Talk Me Down" | — | 36 | 21 | — | — | — | —[C] | — | 118 | — | |||
| "Youth" | 23 | 17 | 32 | 47 | 22 | 78 | 23 | 74 | 96 | 1 | |||
| "Lost Boy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "For Him." (featuring Allday) |
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| "Suburbia" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Swimming Pools" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Closure" | Hayley Warner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Lady & Her Man" | 2016 | Tiffany | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Million Miles |
| "I'm Famous" (featuring Conor Maynard) |
Marcus Butler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Open Book" | Jacob Whitesides | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Why? | |
| "All the Rage" | Allie X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "All the Money" | Britt Nicole | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Britt Nicole | |
| "Girls Night Out" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Tried" | J Sutta | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Feline Resurrection | |
| "Hungover" | Emmalyn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "You Will Find Me" | Alex & Sierra | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | As Seen on TV | |
| "I.C.Y.M.I." | Daya | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sit Still, Look Pretty | |
| "Love of My Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Cool" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Got the Feeling" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Credit" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Next Plane Out" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Vowels" | Capital Cities | —[D] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Solarize | |
| "Heartbreak Tastes Like Summer" | Jessica Foxx | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Good Time People" | Spencer Ludwig | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "No Bad Vibes" | Nicole Millar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Communication | |
| "Bad Feeling" | 2017 | Joy Crookes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Influence |
| "What You Want" | The Heirs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Paper Love" | Allie X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | CollXtion II | |
| "Vintage" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Old Habits Die Hard" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "That's So Us" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "True Love is Violent" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Why" | Sabrina Carpenter | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | —[E] | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Weekend" | Adam Sample | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "How You Gon' Do That" (featuring Cara) |
Flosstradamus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ugly" | Jaira Burns | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "There for You" (with Troye Sivan) |
Martin Garrix | 94 | 23 | 19 | 48 | 31 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 40 | — | ||
| "Fetish" (featuring Gucci Mane) |
Selena Gomez | 27 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 49 | 16 | 24 | 33 | — | ||
| "Why Did You Lie?" | Carlie Hanson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Need a Break" | Kodak Black | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Project Baby 2 | |
| "Whole Heart" | Rachel Platten | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Waves | |
| "Even If It Hurts" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "High Rollin" | Jaira Burns | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "I Could Never" (featuring Bridesman) |
Keljet | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "New" | Daya | —[F] | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Party Up" (featuring Spencer Ludwig) |
Osmo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Miss Me More" | Kelsea Ballerini | 47 | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Unapologetically | |
| "85" | Andy Grammer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Good Parts | |
| "Workin' on It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "My My My!" | 2018 | Troye Sivan | 80 | 14 | 1 | 57 | 87 | 79 | 25 | 65 | 38 | 1 | Bloom |
| "The Good Side" | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[G] | — | — | — | |||
| "Ignore Me" | Betty Who | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Betty | |
| "Sitting on a Secret" (featuring The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Season 3 |
RuPaul | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Drag Up Your Life" (featuring The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Season 3 |
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| "Divas Live, Pt. 1" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Divas Live, Pt. 2" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Quarter Life Crisis" | Harry Hudson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yesterday's Tomorrow Night | |
| "PharmaRusical" | RuPaul | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Oh God" (featuring Konshens) |
Era Istrefi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "All My Issues" | Nicole Millar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Excuse Me | |
| "Science" | Allie X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Super Sunset | |
| "Bloom" | Troye Sivan | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | —[H] | — | — | — | Bloom | |
| "Dance to This" (featuring Ariana Grande) |
115 | 39 | 36 | 85 | — | — | —[I] | 98 | 64 | — | |||
| "Seventeen" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Plum" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "What a Heavenly Way to Die" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Animal" | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[J] | — | — | — | |||
| "This This" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Running Shoes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Paradise" | Hotshot | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Early Flowering | |
| "Mood" | Carlie Hanson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "The Other Side" | Betty Who | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sierra Burgess is a Loser: OST | |
| "Kid Wonder" | Allie X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Half of You" | MNEK | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Phone Call" | No Artist | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lie for Love" | Sabrina Carpenter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sunflower" | Shannon Purser | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sunflower (Reprise)" | Allie X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Don't Change" | KID | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Parking Lot" | No Artist | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Goodbye" | Carlie Hanson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "End Up With You" | Carrie Underwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cry Pretty | |
| "1999" (with Troye Sivan) |
Charli XCX | —[K] | 18 | 32 | — | — | — | —[L] | —[M] | 13 | 48 | Charli | |
| "Revelation" (with Jónsi) |
Troye Sivan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Boy Erased: OST | |
| "Toxins" | Carlie Hanson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Paris" | Sabrina Carpenter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singular: Act I | |
| "Hold Tight" (featuring Uhmeer) |
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| "Errybody Say Love" | The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 4) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Don't Funk It Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I'm So Tired..." (with Troye Sivan) |
2019 | Lauv | 81 | 11 | 37 | 57 | 42 | 63 | 9 | 37 | 8 | — | How I'm Feeling |
| "Bones" (featuring OneRepublic) |
Galantis | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | —[N] | 46 | — | — | Church | |
| "I Can't Stop Me" (featuring Saweetie) |
Sabrina Carpenter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singular: Act II | |
| "Take You Back" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Spotlight" (featuring Andy Mineo and Swoope) |
Andy Grammer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Naive | |
| "Me Necesita" (with CNCO) |
PrettyMuch | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | INTL:EP | |
| "Cruel" | Jax Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Snacks (Supersize) | |
| "Quite Miss Home" | James Arthur | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[O] | — | 77 | — | You | |
| "Break up Bye Bye" | The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Love Me Wrong" (featuring Troye Sivan) |
Allie X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cape God | |
| "First Christmas (That I Loved You)" (from Let It Snow) |
Shameik Moore | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Rare" | 2020 | Selena Gomez | 30 | 22 | 30 | 21 | 42 | 40 | 28 | 44 | 28 | — | Rare |
| "Phenomenon" (featuring Mia Jones) |
RuPaul's Drag Race Live! | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RuPaul's Drag Race Live: The Official Vegas Soundtrack | |
| "Losing is the New Winning" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Mirror Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Made It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Viva Drag Vegas Runway Mega Mix" (with RuPaul) |
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| "Now I'm Gone" | Andrea Vasquez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Don't Live Here | |
| "Louder Than Bombs" | BTS | —[P] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Map of the Soul: 7 | |
| "I'm That Bitch" | RuPaul | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "You Don't Know Me" | The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Kings & Queens" | Ava Max | 13 | 31 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 9 | —[Q] | 21 | 19 | — | Heaven & Hell | |
| "Daze Inn" | Carlie Hanson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DestroyDestroyDestroyDestroy | |
| "Take Yourself Home" | Troye Sivan | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | —[R] | — | — | — | In a Dream | |
| "Uncool" (featuring .Ange.) |
Adam Sample | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | |
| "Man Up" | Hailee Steinfeld | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Half Written Story | |
| "Someone Else" | Duncan Laurence | — | — | 36 | — | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | Worlds on Fire | |
| "I Made It/ Mirror Song/ Losing is the New Winning (Las Vegas Live Medley)" | The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "I'm a Drag Queen" | The Cast of RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'm in Love" | The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, Season 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Somebody to Tell Me" | Tyler Glenn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs from "Love, Victor" (Original Soundtrack) | |
| "Athlete" | Greyson Chance | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "God, This Feels Good" | Isaac Dunbar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Slow Grenade" (featuring Lauv) |
Ellie Goulding | —[S] | — | — | — | — | — | —[T] | — | — | — | Brightest Blue | |
| "Clapback" (featuring The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, Season 5) |
RuPaul | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Warmer" | Rascal Flatts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | How They Remember You | |
| "Stud" | Troye Sivan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | In a Dream | |
| "10/10" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "In a Dream" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Bite" | Aaron Carpenter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | |
| "Miss America" | Isaac Dunbar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Two Thumbs" | Kiiara | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lil Kiiwi | |
| "Fires" (featuring Lil West) |
Carlie Hanson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DestroyDestroyDestroyDestroy | |
| "Feel Something" | Armin van Buuren and Duncan Laurence | — | — | 78 | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | Small Town Boy | |
| "Love, or the Lack Thereof" | Isaac Dunbar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Evil Twin | |
| "Her Majesty" | Frock Destroyers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Frock4Life | |
| "Big Ben" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Frockatica 1" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Frockatica 2" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Fame Whore" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Frockatica 3" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "FROCK4LIFE" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "How's the Lighting?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Roommates" | Dixie D'Amelio | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[U] | — | — | — | TBA | |
| "Wingman" | 2021 | Boys World | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Charger" (Solo or featuring Charli XCX) |
Elio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Can You Hear Me Now? | |
| "Phenomenon" | The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "UK Hun?" | The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Series 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | ||
| "Lucky" (featuring The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 13) |
RuPaul | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Obsessed" | Addison Rae | 110 | — | — | 74 | — | — | —[V] | — | — | — | TBA | |
| "Gucci Knife" (featuring MASN) |
Carlie Hanson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Stars" | Duncan Laurence | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | Small Town Boy (Deluxe) | |
| "Queens Down Under" | The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, Season 1 | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Halftime Headliners" | The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Season 6 | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Show Up Queen" | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | |||
| "This Is Our Country" | RuPaul, Tanya Tucker, and The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Season 6 | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | ||
| "B.D.E. (Big Drag Energy)" | The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Series 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | ||
| "Damn That Man" | The Cast of Queen of the Universe, Season 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | ||
| "Girl Power" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Back Off, Bitch" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Friends Forever" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Every Day is a Holiday When You're a Drag Queen" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Queen of the Universe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Save a Queen" | 2022 | The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Welcome to the Moulin Ru" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Moulin Ru! The Rusical! | ||
| "Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve and Talent Interlude" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Jaloux de Ma Gelée" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Money Money Money" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Penniless Writer Interlude" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Love Medley" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Duke of Dickington Interlude" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Covergirl Tango" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Absinthe Interlude" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Green Fairy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Choose Myself Interlude" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Welcome to the Moulin Ru (Reprise)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Check My Track Record" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Devil" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Fighter" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "I Fell Down (I Got Up)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "I Hate People" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Titanic" | The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Season 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | ||
| "2gether 4eva" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "What I Want" | Muna | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | Muna | |
| "Smoke Slow" | Joshua Bassett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | Sad Songs in a Hotel Room | |
| "Bosom Buddies" | The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, Season 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Come Alive" | The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Series 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | ||
| "One of Us" | 2023 | Ava Max | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[W] | — | – | — | Diamonds & Dancefloors |
| "Golden Girlfriends" | The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Golden Years" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Golden Hips" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Wigloose Opening Interlude" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | Wigloose: The Rusical! | ||
| "Black and White" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Black and White Interlude" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "A Little More Drag Interlude" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "A Little More Drag" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Drag Ball" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Drag Ball Interlude" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Built on Drag" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Wigloose" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Over Tonight" | Stacey Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | I Don't Know What Love Is | |
| "Lotus" | The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | Non-album singles | |
| "It's Giving Fashion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Delusion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Goddess" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Money, Success, Fame, Glamour" | The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Season 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | ||
| "Queen of the Universe" (Season 2 Cast Version) |
The Cast of Queen of the Universe, Season 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | ||
| "T4B (Top 4 Bottom)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "This Hot" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Gagging for You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Rock Hard" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Opening Number | The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 8) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | Joan: The Unauthorized Rusical | |
| "MGM Queen" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Interlude1" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Mommie Dearest" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Interlude 2" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "No More Wire Hangers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Interlude 3" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Bring Me the ax" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Interlude 4" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Let's Go, Joan" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Interlude 5" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Not My First Rodeo" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Hollywood Hag Superstar" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "I'm Still Joan" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "Rush" | Troye Sivan | 77 | 12 | — | 40 | 85 | 47 | 22 | 61 | 22 | — | Something to Give Each Other | |
| "I Remember Being Born" | The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 8) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Pay Me In Money" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | |||
| "I Got It Bad" | Addison Rae | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[X] | — | – | — | AR | |
| "2 Die 4" (featuring Charli XCX) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | —[Y] | — | – | — | |||
| "BMX Bitches" | The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, Season 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | Non-album single | |
| "Rest In Peace" | Duncan Laurence | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Skyboy | |
| "California Rose" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Anything" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "DJ Play a Christmas Song" | Cher | 90 | 45 | — | 53 | 62 | 100 | 39 | — | 18 | 3 | Christmas | |
| "Someone for Me" | 2024 | Kylie Minogue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | Tension II |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Organization | Work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ARIA Music Awards | "Youth" | Song of the Year | Won | [14] |
| 2019 | Golden Globe Awards | "Revelation" | Best Original Song | Nominated | [15] |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "Hide Away" did not enter the Official UK Chart, but did peak at number 6 on the UK Indie Chart.
- ^ "Don't Wait" did not enter the Official UK Chart, but did peak at number 7 on the UK Indie Chart.
- ^ "Talk Me Down" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number 4 on the New Zealand Heatseekers Chart.
- ^ "Vowels" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number 29 on the US Alternative Airplay Chart.
- ^ "Why" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number 8 on the New Zealand Heatseekers Chart.
- ^ "New" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number 34 on the US Mainstream Top 40 Chart.
- ^ "The Good Side" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number 4 on the New Zealand Heatseekers Chart.
- ^ "Bloom" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number 1 on the New Zealand Heatseekers Chart.
- ^ "Dance to This" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number 1 on the New Zealand Heatseekers Chart.
- ^ "Animal" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number 16 on the New Zealand Heatseekers Chart.
- ^ "1999" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number 37 on the US Mainstream Top 40 Chart.
- ^ "1999" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number 10 on the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart.
- ^ "1999" did not enter the Sweden Singles Chart, but did peak at number 15 on the Sweden Heatseekers Chart.
- ^ "Bones" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number 13 on the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart.
- ^ "Quite Miss Home" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number 15 on the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart.
- ^ "Louder Than Bombs" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number 4 on the US World Song Chart.
- ^ "Kings & Queens" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number 20 on the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart.
- ^ "Take Yourself Home" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number 9 on the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart.
- ^ "Slow Grenade" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 31 on the Digital Songs chart.[9]
- ^ "Slow Grenade" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number nine on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[10]
- ^ "Roommates" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[11]
- ^ "Obsessed" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.
- ^ "One of Us" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 31 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[12]
- ^ "I Got It Bad" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 31 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[13]
- ^ "2 Die 4" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[13]
References
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- ^ "Brett McLaughlin". Musician Institute – College of Contemporary Music. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ Lauren Walck (July 16, 2016). "Biloxi-born songwriter goes from catering for a Kardashian to being tweeted by TSwift". Sun Herald. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ Keith Caulfield (April 11, 2015). "Leland Video Premiere: Watch The Clip for 'Aware'". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ Dale Kawashima (October 20, 2017). "Songwriter & Artist Leland Co-Writes Hit Songs For Daya, Troye Sivan and Selena Gomez". Songwriter Universe. Archived from the original on April 1, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ^ Spanos, Brittany (October 18, 2018). "Troye Sivan Has 'Revelation' in Tender 'Boy Erased' Song". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ Walck, Lauren (January 16, 2016). "Biloxi-born songwriter goes from catering for a Kardashian to being tweeted by TSwift". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ Moran, Justin (July 21, 2017). "Queer Songwriter Leland Goes Solo on 'Mattress'". Out. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "Lauv Chart History (Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 20, 2020. Archived from the original on July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 4, 2021. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ a b "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 28, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ McLeay, Ben (November 23, 2016). "Beautiful Angel Troye Sivan Nabs Song of the Year For 'Youth' At The ARIAs". Pedestrian. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ "Golden Globe Nominations: Complete List". December 6, 2018. Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.