Poo Bear
Poo Bear | |
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| Birth name | Jason Boyd |
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| Born | 1978 or 1979 (age 45–46)[1] Connecticut, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
| Website | poobearmusic |
Jason Boyd (born 1979), better known by his stage name Poo Bear,[2] is an American record producer, vocal producer, singer and songwriter. He is best known for being one of Justin Bieber's main collaborators, having co-written many of Bieber's hits (including "Despacito (Remix)", "Where Are Ü Now", "What Do You Mean?", "PYD", "Hold Tight" and "All That Matters"), and for co-writing the song "Caught Up" from Usher's Diamond-certified album Confessions.
Early years
Boyd was born in Connecticut. He moved with his mother to Atlanta at age 9, after a tornado left them homeless.[1] His first career breakthrough came from working with R&B group 112, for whom he composed the songs "Dance With Me" and "Peaches & Cream".[3]
Career
Following his early success with 112, Boyd continued to write with other artists, including Chris Brown, Jill Scott and Mariah Carey.[4] In 2004, Usher's album Confessions was released, containing the single Caught Up, which Boyd co-wrote with Ryan Toby and producers Dre & Vidal. The album was certified Diamond by the RIAA, selling over 10 million copies in the US,[5] and is largely considered as one of the best albums of the decade.[6][7][8] "Caught Up" was the fifth single released from the album, peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.
While in Las Vegas in January 2013, Boyd was introduced to Justin Bieber through rapper Lil Twist and other friends of Bieber's. The two bonded over similar upbringings and tastes in music, and traveled the world together while working on music for Bieber's album. During this time, Boyd eschewed working with other artists, devoting his time exclusively to Bieber.[1] He co-wrote the majority of the songs on Bieber's albums Journals and Purpose, including "No Pressure" (where he is also credited as producer), "PYD", "All That Matters", and the double-platinum selling singles "Where Are Ü Now" (No. 8 Billboard Hot 100) and "What Do You Mean?" (No. 1 Billboard Hot 100). On April 27, 2018, Boyd released his debut studio album Poo Bear Presents Bearthday Music via Capitol Records.
In the latter part of the 2010s, Boyd's work found success in both the Latin and Country music genres. "Despacito (Remix)" was named the #1 Latin song in the history of the Billboard Charts[9], and Dan + Shay's hit "10,000 Hours" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart.
In addition, Jason manages to produce the songs "Mañana es Too Late" and "Lo Nuestro es Más", by the Mexican pop duo Jesse & Joy, where the first song is a collaboration with the Colombian reggaeton singer, José Álvaro Osorio Balvín, better known as J Balvin.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
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| Poo Bear Presents Bearthday Music |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Bub.[10] | AUS [11] |
AUT [12] |
BEL [13] |
FRA [14] |
GER [15] |
NLD [16] |
SWE [17] |
SWI [18] |
UK[19] | ||||
| "Would You Ever" (with Skrillex) |
2017 | 24 | 42 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 91 | 63 | 55 |
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Non-album single |
| "Will I See You" (featuring Anitta) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Poo Bear Presents Bearthday Music | ||
| "Hard 2 Face Reality" (featuring Justin Bieber and Jay Electronica) |
2018 | 6 | — | 71 | — | — | — | 70 | 59 | 88 | — | ||
| "Perdido" (featuring J Balvin & prod. by Skrillex)[20] |
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| "All We Can Do" (featuring Juanes & prod. by Skrillex) |
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| "Two Commas" |
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| "Yes Please" |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Guest appearance
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Salvage (Up All Night)"[21] | 2017 | Galantis | The Aviary |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Justin Bieber: Seasons | Himself | [22] |
Songwriting and Production Credits
| Year | Artist | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 112 | "Be with You" | Room 112 |
| "Anywhere (Interlude)" | |||
| 2000 | Pink | "Love is Such a Crazy Thing" | Can't Take Me Home |
| 2001 | 112 | "Dance with Me" | Part III |
| "Peaches & Cream" | |||
| "All I Want is You" | |||
| "Don't Hate Me" feat. Twista | |||
| "Sweet Love" | |||
| 2002 | Howard Jones | "All I Want" | The Peaceful Tour Live |
| Audiovent | "The Energy" | Dirty Sexy Knights in Paris | |
| "Looking Down" | |||
| "I Can't Breathe" | |||
| "Rain" | |||
| "One Small Choice" | |||
| "Sweet Frustration" | |||
| "Stalker" | |||
| "Gravity" | |||
| "Underwater Silence" | |||
| "Back and Forth" | |||
| "Beautiful Addiction" | |||
| "When I Drown" | |||
| Lady May | "Round Up" feat. Blu Cantrell | May Day | |
| Isyss | "Single for the Rest of My Life" | The Way We Do | |
| 2003 | Glenn Lewis | "Back for More" feat. Kardinal Offishall | Non-album single |
| 112 | "Knock U Down (Interlude)" | Hot & Wet | |
| "Knock U Down" | |||
| "Give It to Me" | |||
| Ruben Studdard | "After the Candles Burn" | Soulful | |
| 2004 | Carl Thomas | "Work It Out" | Let's Talk About It |
| Usher | "Caught Up" | Confessions | |
| "Superstar" | |||
| "Follow Me" | |||
| 8Ball and MJG | "Confessions" feat. Poo Bear | Living Legends | |
| Jill Scott | "My Petition" | Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 | |
| 2005 | R.A.C.L.A. | "2 in 1" | DEXteritate |
| Amerie | "Just Like Me" | Touch | |
| Purple Ribbon All-Stars | "My Chrome" feat. Poo Bear | Got Purp? Vol. 2 | |
| "Lovin' This" | |||
| 2006 | Urban Mystic | "I Refuse" | Ghetto Revelations II |
| "Your Portrait" | |||
| Yo Gotti | "That's What They Made It Foe" feat. Poo Bear | Back 2 da Basics | |
| Brooke Hogan | "About Us" feat. Paul Wall | Undiscovered | |
| Kelis | "Trilogy" | Kelis Was Here | |
| "Handful" | |||
| Danity Kane | "Sleep on It" | Danity Kane | |
| Ruben Studdard | "What tha Business Is" | The Return | |
| Brooke Hogan | "My Space" | Undiscovered | |
| "All About Me" | |||
| "My Number" feat. Stacks | |||
| "One Sided Love" | |||
| "Dance Alone" feat. Nox | |||
| 2007 | 8Ball and MJG | "Take It Off" feat. Poo Bear | Ridin' High |
| Mya | "Lock U Down" feat. Lil Wayne | Liberation | |
| Daddy Yankee | "Qué Pasó!" | El Cartel: The Big Boss | |
| Kelly Rowland | "Comeback" | Ms. Kelly | |
| "Work" | |||
| Foxy Brown | "When the Lights Go Out" feat. Kira | Brooklyn's Don Diva | |
| 2008 | Saint | "Dance with Me" feat. M.D.P. | Non-album single |
| Fat Joe | "Get It for Life" feat. Poo Bear | The Elephant in the Room | |
| "Preacher on a Sunday Morning" feat. Poo Bear | |||
| Ludacris | "Contagious" feat. Jamie Foxx | Theater of the Mind | |
| Kindred the Family Soul | "No Limit" | The Arrival | |
| Common | "Make My Day" feat. CeeLo Green | Universal Mind Control | |
| 2009 | Method Man & Redman | "Hey Zulu" feat. Poo Bear | Blackout! 2 |
| "I Know Sumptin'" feat. Poo Bear | |||
| Chris Brown | "I Can Transform Ya" feat. Lil Wayne and Swizz Beatz | Graffiti | |
| "What I Do" feat. Plies | |||
| 2010 | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony | "Rebirth" | Uni5: The World's Enemy |
| RichGirl | "Swagger Right" feat. Fabolous and Rick Ross | Non-album single | |
| Redman | "When the Lights Go Off" feat. Poo Bear | Reggie | |
| 2011 | Lupe Fiasco | "I Don't Wanna Care Right Now" feat. MDMA | Lasers |
| "Beautiful Lasers (2 Ways)" feat. MDMA | |||
| "Coming Up" feat. MDMA | |||
| Chris Brown | "She Ain't You" | F.A.M.E. | |
| Lloyd | "World Cry" feat. R. Kelly, Keri Hilson and K'naan | King of Hearts | |
| Yelawolf | "Let's Roll feat. Kid Rock | Radioactive | |
| 2012 | Lil Twist | "Contact" | Don't Get It Twisted |
| Lupe Fiasco | "Bitch Bad" | Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 | |
| Slaughterhouse | "Place to Be" feat. B.o.B | Welcome to: Our House | |
| Lupe Fiasco | "Heart Donor" feat. Poo Bear | Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 | |
| "How Dare You" feat. Bilal | |||
| "Brave Heart" feat. Poo Bear | |||
| "Hood Now (Outro)" | |||
| 2013 | Jah Cure | "Nothing is Impossible" | World Cry |
| Justin Bieber | "All That Matters" | Journals | |
| "Hold Tight" | |||
| "Recovery" | |||
| "Bad Day" | |||
| "All Bad" | |||
| "PYD" feat. R. Kelly | |||
| "Change Me" | |||
| "Swap It Out" | |||
| 2015 | Jack Ü | "Where Are Ü Now" with Justin Bieber | Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü |
| King Los | "Black and White (Interlude)" feat. Poo Bear | God, Money, War | |
| JR Castro | "Get Home" feat. Kid Ink and Quavo | Sexpectations, Vol. I | |
| Justin Bieber | "What Do You Mean?" solo or with Ariana Grande | Purpose | |
| Nico & Vinz | "Not for Nothing" | Cornerstone EP | |
| Abraham Mateo | "A Place in My Heart" | Are You Ready? | |
| Justin Bieber | "Mark My Words" | Purpose | |
| "Company" | |||
| "No Pressure" feat. Big Sean | |||
| "No Sense" feat. Travis Scott | |||
| "Life is Worth Living" | |||
| "Children" | |||
| "Purpose" | |||
| "Been You" | |||
| "Get Used to It" | |||
| "We Are" feat. Nas | |||
| "Trust" | |||
| "All In" | |||
| "Hit the Ground" | |||
| "The Most" | |||
| Chris Brown | "Little More (Royalty)" | Royalty | |
| 2016 | JR Castro | "FMN" feat. Timbaland | Sexpectations, Vol. I |
| J Balvin | "No Hay Titulo" | Energia | |
| Steven Tyler | "Hold On (Won't Let Go)" | We're All Somebody from Somewhere | |
| 2017 | Big Sean | "Jump Out the Window" | I Decided |
| Ashlund Jade | "Ultimatum" | Non-album single | |
| Pitbull | "Better on Me" feat. Ty Dolla Sign | Climate Change | |
| Trey Songz | "What Are We Here For" | Tremaine the Album | |
| "Break from Love" | |||
| La'Porsha Renae | "What is Love" | Already All Ready | |
| Luis Fonsi | "Despacito (Remix)" with Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber | Vida | |
| DJ Khaled | "I'm the One" feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne | Grateful | |
| Wale | "Colombia Heights (Te Llamo)" feat. J Balvin | Shine | |
| Juanes | "Goodbye for Now" | Mis planes son amarte | |
| Jack & Jack | "Last Thing" | Gone EP | |
| Mali | "I Will" | The Transition of Mali | |
| David Guetta | "2U" feat. Justin Bieber | 7 | |
| Ty Dolla Sign | "Love U Better" feat. Lil Wayne and The-Dream | Beach House 3 | |
| Fifth Harmony | "Angel" | Fifth Harmony | |
| Ty Dolla Sign | "So Am I" feat. Damian Marley and Skrillex | Beach House 3 | |
| Galantis | "Salvage (Up All Night)" feat. Poo Bear | The Aviary | |
| Alesso | "Is That for Me" with Anitta | Non-album single | |
| Ty Dolla Sign | "Famous" | Beach House 3 | |
| "Side Effects" | |||
| Sam Smith | "Burning" | The Thrill of It All | |
| David Guetta | "So Far Away" with Martin Garrix feat. Jamie Scott and Romy Dya | 7 | |
| 2018 | Jennifer Lopez | "Us" | Non-album single |
| StarGate | "1Night" feat. PartyNextDoor, 21 Savage and Murda Beatz | ||
| Labrinth | "Same Team" with Stefflon Don | ||
| DJ Khaled | "No Brainer" feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo and Chance the Rapper | Father of Asahd | |
| Matoma | "Don't Say What You Want To" feat. Yashua | One in a Million | |
| Mariah Carey | "The Distance" feat. Ty Dolla Sign | Caution | |
| Taz Zavala | "Beauty & the Struggle" with Arika Gluck | Westside OST | |
| Mariah Carey | "One Mo' Gen" | Caution | |
| "8th Grade" | |||
| 2019 | Hikaru Utada | "Face My Fears" with Skrillex | Non-album single |
| One Ok Rock | "Head High" | Eye of the Storm | |
| Jesse & Joy | "Mañana Es Too Late" with J Balvin | Aire (Versión Día) | |
| Ed Sheeran | "I Don't Care" with Justin Bieber | No. 6 Collaborations Project | |
| Billie Eilish | "Bad Guy (Remix)" with Justin Bieber | Non-album single | |
| Madison Ryann Ward | "Other Side" | Beyond Me EP | |
| FKA Twigs | "Holy Terrain" feat. Future | Magdalene | |
| Zac Brown Band | "Need This" | The Owl | |
| "OMW" | |||
| "Me and the Boys in the Band" | |||
| "Finished What We Started" feat. Brandi Carlile | |||
| Bear and a Banjo | "Better Days" | Non-album single | |
| Dan + Shay | "10,000 Hours" with Justin Bieber | ||
| Bear and a Banjo | "Lying's the New Truth" | Bear and a Banjo | |
| "No Way (That's Not America)" | |||
| "Me and My Banjo" | |||
| "Born this Way" | |||
| "Can You Hear Me Now" solo or with Zac Brown | |||
| "Behind the Preposition" | |||
| "We Ain't Going Nowhere" | |||
| "Gone But Not Forgotten" | |||
| 2020 | Justin Bieber | "Yummy" with Summer Walker | Changes |
| "Intentions" feat. Quavo | |||
| Jesse & Joy | "Lo Nuestro Vale Mas" | Aire (Versión Día) | |
| Justin Bieber | "Forever" feat. Post Malone and Clever | Changes | |
| "All Around Me" | |||
| "Habitual" | |||
| "Come Around Me" | |||
| "Available" | |||
| "Running Over" feat. Lil Dicky | |||
| "Take It Out on Me" | |||
| "Second Emotion" feat. Travis Scott | |||
| "Get Me" feat. Kehlani | |||
| "E.T.A." | |||
| "Changes" | |||
| "Confirmation" | |||
| "That's What Love Is" | |||
| "At Least for Now" | |||
| Bear and a Banjo | "New Beginning" | Bear and a Banjo | |
| PartyNextDoor | "Savage Anthem" | Partymobile | |
| Jesse & Joy | "Aires" | Aire (Versión Día) | |
| "¿En Qué Nos Convertimos?" |
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