List of songs written and performed by David Cook
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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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), the Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) and Warner/Chappell Music. Several have also been acknowledged and discussed by Cook in interviews, or by other sources.[1]
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| "A Little is Enough" | David Cook Kevin Griffin David Hodges |
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| "After Forever" | Chris Caminti David Cook Melissa Faye Pierce Driver Williams |
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| "After Glow" | David Cook Steve McEwan |
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| "Again" | David Cook Ryan Lafferty |
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| "Ain't It Good to Be Young" | David Cook Russell Patrick Davis Jerry Flowers |
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| "Alibi" | David Cook Julian Emery James Lawrence Irvin |
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| "Best of Me" | David Cook Austin Jenckes |
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| "Boomerang" | David Cook Brian Howes |
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| "Break My Heart" | David Cook Brandon Lancaster |
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| "Broken Bridges" | David Cook Andrew Frampton Savan Kotecha Steve Mac |
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| "Broken Me/Broken You" | Tim Bruns David Cook |
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| "Bumpersticker" | David Cook Michael Pollack |
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| "Closer to Me" | David Cook | |
| "Comin' Home to You" | David Cook Brandon Lay |
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| "Don't Want to Wait for Tonight" | David Cook Andy Skib |
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| "Dream Big" | Emily Shackleton | |
| "Faster Horses" | Bonnie Baker David Cook Ryan Peterson |
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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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| "Freedom Gets You Lonely" | David Cook Luke Sheets Harry Walker Mark Trussell |
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| "Get a Little on Ya'" | David Cook Shane Minor |
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| "Give You Love" | David Cook Emerson Hart Boots Ottestad |
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| "Green Lights" | David Cook Aaron Eshuis |
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| "Heartbreaker" | David Cook | |
| "Hellalujah" | David Cook Aaron Raitiere |
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| "Hey Honey" | Rick Beato David Cook Dan Hannon |
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| "I Don't Wanna Be Like You" | Tim Bruns David Cook |
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| "I Got Mine" | David Cook Russell Patrick Davis Bobby Huff |
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| "I Love You The End" | David Cook Sacha Skarbek Martin Terefe |
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| "I Wish You Were Here With Me" | David Cook Tony Martin Wendell Mobley |
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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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| "Lie to Me" | David Cook Matthew McGinn Chord Overstreet |
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| "Little Black Suitcase" | David Cook Corey Crowder Rich Redmond |
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| "Little Goes a Long Way" | David Cook Kyle Cook Corey Crowder Josh Hoge |
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| "Long Way Home" | Robert Matthew Campbell David Cook Justin Haplin |
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| "Love Is a Liar" | David Cook David Hodges Martin Johnson |
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| "Make Believe" | David Cook | |
| "Maybe Tonight" | Jude Cole David Cook Jason Wade |
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| "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 Zac Maloy |
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| "Out of the Shadows" | David Cook Steven Van Zandt |
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| "Please Remember Me" | David Cook Emerson Hart |
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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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| "Remembering the Days" | David Cook Zac Maloy |
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| "Remind Me" | Jude Cole David Cook Jason Wade |
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| "Rings" | Robert Berryhill David Cook Connor Pledger |
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| "Screaming" | David Cook Robert Alt James Durbin Ryan Star Gregg Wattenberg |
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| "Simplicity" | David Cook Rob Graves Bobby Hamrick |
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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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| "Start Again" | David Cook Kevin Griffin James Moore |
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| "Stay Awhile" | David Cook Jarod Cale Dodds |
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| "Strange and Beautiful" | David Cook Raine Maide |
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| "Sunlight" | David Cook Chris DeStefano David Hodges |
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| "Take a Shot" | David Cook Aaron Eshuis Bobby Huff |
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| "Thanks for Everything (It's So Sad)" | David Cook Kara DioGuardi John Fields |
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| "Thanks to You" | David Cook Kara DioGuardi John Fields |
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| "That's All" | David Cook Ed Roland |
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| "The Remedy" | Matthew Bair David Cook Toby Gad |
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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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| "Unstoppable" | David Cook | |
| "Wanted Man" | David Cook Danny Orton Jennifer Schott |
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| "We Are Alive" | David Cook Chris Lindsey Aimee Mayo |
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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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| "Whatever Takes Tonight" | David Cook Russell Patrick Davis Jamie Moore |
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| "With Me Empty" | David Cook Neal Tiemann Andy Skib |
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| "Wreckless" | David Cook | |
| "Your Light" | David Cook Jay Knowles Trent Summer |
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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
Cook has written several songs, but only a few are recorded by other artists. The track "No Reply" was written and originally intended to be featured in Cook's self-titled debut album, but the track was later sent to Frankie Negrón and was recorded and released as a single in 2010, where the track was later included in the album Independence Day.
In 2014, Cook wrote the track "Kiss You Tonight", along with writers Jay Knowles and Trent Summer, for country artist David Nail, which was released as the second single for the album I'm a Fire. This was the third song Cook wrote for himself after relocating to Nashville in 2012, but he felt that the song didn't suit him. Summer recorded the demo and was sent to Joe Fisher at UMG who put it on hold for David Nail.
| Song | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Album | Year |
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| "No Reply" | Frankie Negrón | David Cook Kara DioGuardi John Fields |
Independence Day (Deluxe Edition) | 2010 |
| "Screaming" | James Durbin | James Durbin David Cook Bobby Alt Gregg Wattenberg Ryan Star |
Memories of a Beautiful Disaster | 2011 |
| "Kiss You Tonight" | David Nail | David Cook Jay Knowles Trent Summar |
I'm a Fire | 2014 |
| "Firing Squad" | Arrows to Athens | David Cook David Hodges Steven Miller |
Exile - EP | 2016 |