Grammys 2022: Why it took 11 songwriters to pen Justin Bieber’s ‘Peaches’
nypost.comhis No. 1 hit isn’t so simple.That’s because it took 11 songwriters to bring that R&B-pop bop from Bieber’s 2021 album “Justice” into fruition.
Which is a far cry from solely self-written smashes — certified classics all — from 50 years ago, such as Don McLean’s “American Pie,” Neil Young’s “Heart of “Gold” and Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition.”In fact, when the 64th annual Grammy Awards goes down on Sunday, April 3, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas (airing at 8 p.m.
ET on CBS with host Trevor Noah), “Peaches” will hold the distinction of being the Song of the Year nominee with the most co-writer credits in the history of music’s biggest night.The 11 tunesmiths who have a piece of the pit for one of Bieber’s eight nominations is two more than the previous record-holder, Beyoncé’s “Black Parade,” which had nine co-writers, up for Song of the Year in 2021.
Although Bey didn’t win, Bruno Mars did take home that prestigious Grammy with seven of his pen pals for “That’s What I Like” in 2018.Once frowned upon by the purists in the Recording Academy, songwriting by committee — when you’re not even in the same room working together — is the way that many of today’s biggest hits are made.
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