Justin Parker

Justin Parker is an English songwriter and record producer best known for his work with female singer-songwriters such as Lana Del Rey and Ellie Goulding.

Career

Parker began writing music when he was 17, but his career breakthrough came when he started working with Lana Del Rey in February 2011. Together they wrote "Video Games", the song that would launch both of their careers. Although label executives were unimpressed with the song, it became a viral hit after Del Rey posted the song online which led to Fearne Cotton playing the song on BBC Radio 1.^[1] Del Rey then asked Parker to work on her album. The pair wrote 12 songs together, five of which ended up on Born to Die.^[2] In 2012, Parker co-wrote the lead single "Ride", for Del Rey's Paradise.

Also in 2012, Parker co-wrote the lead single "Laura" for Bat for Lashes' third album, The Haunted Man,^[3] and the song "I Know You Care" for Ellie Goulding's second album, Halcyon. Parker was reported in 2012 to be working with Lissie and Eliza Doolittle on future projects.^[4]

Discography

• Lana Del Rey
  • "Video Games"
  • "Born to Die"
  • "National Anthem"
  • "Carmen"
  • "Radio" (also additional producer)
  • "Ride"
  • "Burning Desire"

• Bat for Lashes
  • "Laura"

• Ellie Goulding
  • "I Know You Care" (also producer)

• Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko
  • "Stay" (also producer)

• Lissie
  • "Cold Fish"

• Kristina Train
  • "Lose You Tonight"

• Darren Hayes
  • "Not Even Close" (producer, engineer, and mixer)

• Fallulah
  • "13th Cigarette" (also producer and engineer)

• Sander van Doorn featuring Mayaeni
  • "Nothing Inside"

• Keith Urban
  • "Shame"

• Icona Pop
  • "Just Another Night" (also producer)

Awards

References