List of songs written and performed by David Cook
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Template:New unreviewed article The list of songs written and performed by David Cook comprises original songs recorded by American singer-songwriter David Cook for his studio albums, cover versions of songs by other artists performed by Cook, and original songs written by Cook that were recorded and released by other artists.
Original songs
David Cook's original songs include those written and/or recorded by Cook and released on a studio album or on a single album. Cook has released four studio albums and 14 singles.
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| ‡ | Denotes a B-side |
Unreleased original songs
A number of songs written, recorded, and performed by David Cook have never been released. Many of these have been registered with professional music and copyright bodies, including the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and the Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI). Several have also been acknowledged and discussed by Cook in interviews, or by other sources.[1]
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| "After Glow" | David Cook Steve McEwan |
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| "Alibi" | David Cook Julian Emery James Lawrence Irvin |
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| "Boomerang" | David Cook Brian Howes |
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| "Broken Bridges" | David Cook Andrew Frampton Savan Kotecha Steve Mac |
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| "Dream Big" | Emily Shackleton | |
| "Excite" | David Cook Gerald Jr. Prevost Edmond |
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| "Fire" | David Cook Sacha Skarbek Martin Terefe |
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| "Four Walls" | David Cook Cathy Dennis Raine Maida |
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| "I Love You The End" | David Cook Sacha Skarbek Martin Terefe |
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| "Impossible You" | David Cook Hailey Steele |
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| "Isn't It Enough" | David Cook Zac Maloy Tommy Henriksen |
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| "Let Love In" | David Cook Brian Howes |
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| "Love Is a Liar" | David Cook David Hodges Martin Johnson |
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| "Make Believe" | David Cook | |
| "Mouth Breathers" | David Cook Tommy Henriksen Cathy Dennis |
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| "No Reply" | David Cook Kara DioGuardi John Fields |
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| "Now" | David Cook Chris DeStefano David Hodges |
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| "One Second to Change Your Life" | David Cook | |
| "Out of the Shadows" | David Cook Steven Van Zandt |
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| "Remedy" | David Cook Matthew Bair Tobias Gad |
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| "Remember This" | David Cook Steve McEwan |
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| "Screaming" | David Cook Robert Alt James Durbin Ryan Star Gregg Wattenberg |
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| "Something Good" | David Cook Tom Douglas Zac Maloy |
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| "Souvenir" | David Cook | |
| "Stars" | David Cook Samuel Endicott David Hodges |
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| "Sunlight" | David Cook Chris DeStefano David Hodges |
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| "Thanks to You" | David Cook Kara DioGuardi John Fields |
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| "This Year" | David Cook Jess Cates David Hodges |
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| "Tonight is on Our Side" | David Cook David Hodges |
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| "True Love" | David Cook Neil Mason Steven McMorran |
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| "U and I" | David Cook David Hodges |
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| "We're Only Honest When We're Sleeping" | David Cook | |
| "We Had It All" | David Cook Chantal Kreviazuk Raine Maida |
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| "Whatever It Takes" | David Cook Chantal Kreviazuk Raine Maida |
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| "With Me Empty" | David Cook Neal Tiemann Andy Skib |
Cover songs and featured performances
David Cook has covered a number of songs during his career. Because Cook has performed some of the covers several times, the year listed for each is the year in which he first performed or released it.
| Song | Original Artist(s) | Year | Notes | Ref. |
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| "9 to 5" | Dolly Parton | |||
| "All I Really Need Is You" | Neil Diamond | 2008 | Performed live in the Top 5 in American Idol | |
| "All Right Now" | Free | 2008 | Performed in the Top 20 week in American Idol | |
| "Always Be My Baby" | Mariah Carey | |||
| "Baba O'Riley" | The Who | |||
| "Billie Jean" | Michael Jackson | |||
| "Creep" | Radiohead | 2004 | Performed live in Tulsa at The Venue. The live recording is featured in the live album Alive in Tulsa by his rock band Axium. | |
| "Dare You to Move" | Switchfoot | |||
| "Day Tripper" | The Beatles | |||
| "Don't You (Forget About Me)" | Duran Duran | |||
| "Eleanor Rigby" | The Beatles | |||
| "Happy Together" | The Turtles | |||
| "Hello" | Lionel Richie | |||
| "Hungry Like the Wolf" | Duran Duran | |||
| "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Aerosmith | |||
| "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | U2 | |||
| "I'll Be" | Edwin McCain | |||
| "Innocent" | Our Lady Peace | |||
| "Little Sparrow" | Dolly Parton | |||
| "Livin' on a Prayer" | Bon Jovi | |||
| "Purple Rain" | Prince | 2016 | ||
| "Rolling in the Deep" | Adele | |||
| "Secret Garden" | Bruce Springsteen | 2015 | ||
| "Starman" | David Bowie | 2016 | ||
| "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | Peggy Seeger | |||
| "The Music of the Night" | Michael Crawford | |||
| "The World I Know" | Collective Soul | |||
| "Wicked Game" | Chris Isaak |
Original songs performed by other artists
David Cook has written one song for David Nail.
| Song | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Album | Year | Ref. |
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| "Kiss You Tonight" | David Nail | David Cook Jay Knowles Trent Summar |
I'm a Fire | 2014 |