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Morgan Dorr is an American songwriter and producer from Boston, MA.

Dorr began his career[when?] as a member of the band Boys Like Girls,.[1] which earned six Top 40 hits including the platinum hit "Two Is Better Than One'' with Taylor Swift.[citation needed] He was in the band for 10 years[citation needed] and had success with other artist projects like Highland Park Collective[citation needed] and Best of Friends[citation needed] which included fellow Boys Like Girls member John Keefe.[citation needed]

Dorr been signed to Sony Music Publishing for 15 years.[2] He has worked in TV/film, commercial and soundtrack on projects like The Kissing Booth[citation needed] as well as ads where he earned two Clios, an Oscar nomination, UK Film/TV sync award, and a BVMA nomination this year[when?] for Best Song.[citation needed] He has worked with artists including Def Leppard, Miguel, Saweetie, Mariah Carey, Jordin Sparks, KT Tunstall, Fitz and The Tantrums, Bella Thorne, Victoria Justice, Wrabel, Cimorelli, Haley Reinhart, and SAYGRACE.[citation needed]

Selected discography

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Artist Album Song Credit Accolades
Bella Thorne Midnight Sun (Original motion picture soundtrack) Walk With Me Songwriter
Transviolet This Is The Feeling This Is The Feeling Songwriter Nominated for Best Song at the Berlin Music Video Awards
Cimorelli All My Friends Say All My Friends Say Songwriter, Producer
Cimorelli Renegade You're Worth It Songwriter
Best Of Friends Annie (2014 Soundtrack) I'm In Heaven Songwriter
Best Of Friends Twist Shake Shout Twist Shake Shout Songwriter Featured in The Kissing Booth[3]
Highland Park Collective 4x4Ever 4x4Ever Songwriter This song was featured in an advertisement with Jeep, and was the most Shazamed song in the Super Bowl in 2016[4]. It also won a Clio Award when it was featured in a Fiat Commericial[5].
Fitz And The Tantrums All The Feels All the Feels Songwriter
Fitz And The Tantrums Partial Feels 123456 Songwriter
Morgan Dorr N/A Lickety Split Songwriter This song was written for an advertisement with Baileys Chocolate[6], which won two Shorty Awards in the categories of 'Launch Campaign'[7]and 'Instagram Partnership'[8]

References

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  1. ^ Zemler, Emily (2012-11-26). "Boys Like Girls Frowned on Third Album, So They Scrapped It". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  2. ^ "Sony/ATV Writing Camps Generate More Than 300 Sync Licenses | LBBOnline". lbbonline.com. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  3. ^ "The Kissing Booth (2018) - Soundtrack.Net". www.soundtrack.net. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  4. ^ Cobo, Leila (2016-02-09). "Jeep Scores Big With '4x4ever' Super Bowl Ad, Song". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  5. ^ "Fiat Chrysler Automobiles - 4x4ever". Clios. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  6. ^ "The Chocolate Bar". Forsman & Bodenfors. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  7. ^ "The Chocolate Bar by Baileys Chocolate - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  8. ^ "The Chocolate Bar by Baileys Chocolate - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2024-07-16.