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Released on Atlantic, also Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin), Back in Black (AC/DC) and Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin)
Written by Ye, also Stronger (Ye), Power (Ye) and All of the Lights (Ye)
Written by John Legend, also Bound 2 (Ye), Used to Love U (John Legend) and All of Me (John Legend)
Written by Keith Harris, also Imma Be (Black Eyed Peas), Meet Me Halfway (Black Eyed Peas) and All That I Got (The Make-Up Song) (Fergie)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Ye wrote 345 songs on fono
John Legend wrote 98 songs on fono
Ye’s most frequent co-writer is Mike Dean (75 songs together)
Keith Harris’s most frequent co-writer is will.i.am (18 songs together)
Credits
All 7 credits
- Written by
- Estelle, John Legend, Keith Harris and Ye
- Performed by
- Estelle
- Part of
- American Boy
- Released on
- Atlantic
- Written by
- Estelle, John Legend, Keith Harris and Ye
- Performed by
- Estelle
- Part of
- American Boy
- Released on
- Atlantic
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Ye
Same writer: John Legend
Same writer: Keith Harris
Same label: Atlantic
Same writer: Ye
Same writer: John Legend
Same writer: Keith Harris
Same label: Atlantic
Elsewhere
Sources (8)
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1MusicBrainz American Boy (no rap version) was performed by Estelle
American Boy (no rap version) was performed by Estelle
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz American Boy (no rap version) was written by Estelle
American Boy (no rap version) was written by Estelle
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz American Boy (no rap version) was written by John Legend
American Boy (no rap version) was written by John Legend
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz American Boy (no rap version) was written by Keith Harris
American Boy (no rap version) was written by Keith Harris
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz American Boy (no rap version) was written by Ye
American Boy (no rap version) was written by Ye
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz American Boy (no rap version) is part of the release American Boy
American Boy (no rap version) is part of the release American Boy
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Atlantic is the label of the song American Boy (no rap version)
Atlantic is the label of the song American Boy (no rap version)
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz American Boy (no rap version) was released on 2007
American Boy (no rap version) was released on 2007
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026