Songs written by Josh Kear&nbsp;&nbsp;

02/2006

② Before He Cheats by Carrie Underwood

from Some Hearts

226

8
US

6
AC

✫1
country

[songwriter #2 hit]
[Arista Nashville]
written by Chris Tompkins & Josh Kear

Hank Williams Jr.

03/2006

That's How They Do It in Dixie by Hank Williams Jr.

from That's How They Do It in Dixie: The Essential Collection

35
country

with Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, and Van Zant
[Asylum-Curb]
written by Mark Irwin, Josh Kear

Jimmy Buffett

11/2006

Bama Breeze by Jimmy Buffett

from Take the Weather with You

58
country

[Mailboat]
written by Mark Irwin, Josh Kear

Blaine Larsen

01/2007

Spoken Like a Man by Blaine Larsen

from Rockin' You Tonight

42
country

[Giantslayer]
written by Ed Hill, Josh Kear

& David Frasier

2009

Change by Carrie Underwood

from Play On

109
US

written by Katrina Elam, Josh Kear

Gloriana

02/2009

Wild at Heart by Gloriana

from Gloriana

53
US

15
country

[Emblem]
written by Stephanie Bentley, Josh Kear

& Matt Serletic

08/2009

① Need You Now by Lady Antebellum

from Need You Now

376

2
US

✫1
AC

✫1
country

18
dance

21
UK

[songwriter #1 hit]

[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 2011]

[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 2011]
[Capitol Nashville]
written by Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott & Josh Kear

Jypsi

09/2009

Mister Officer by Jypsi

52
country

[Arista Nashville]
written by Josh Kear (as Joshua Peter Kear)

& Ed Hill (as Edward Monroe Hill)

Bomshel

10/2009

19 and Crazy by Bomshel

from Fight Like a Girl

33
country

[Curb]
written by Kristy Osmunson, Kelley Shepard, Mark Irwin & Josh Kear

Gary Allan

10.

09/2010

Kiss Me When I'm Down by Gary Allan

from Get Off on the Pain

38
country

[MCA Nashville]
written by Andrew Dorff, Chris Tompkins & Josh Kear

11.

02/2011

Need You Now by Lady Antebellum

from Need You Now

42
UK

[R]
[Capitol Nashville Digital]
written by Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott & Josh Kear

Dia Frampton

12.

07/2011

Inventing Shadows by Dia Frampton

20
US

[from The Voice (US), season 1]
[Universal Republic Digital]
written by Fraser T. Smith & Josh Kear

Luke Bryan

13.

08/2011

Drunk on You by Luke Bryan

from Tailgates & Tanlines

79
US

✫1
country

[Capitol Nashville Digital]
written by Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins & Josh Kear

Danny Gokey

14.

08/2011

Second Hand Heart by Danny Gokey

from Love Again (EP)

48
country

written by Cary Barlowe, Josh Kear

& Shane Stevens

15.

09/2011

Dancin' Away with My Heart by Lady Antebellum

from Own The Night

50
US

[Capitol Nashville Digital]
written by Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott & Josh Kear

Gloriana

16.

11/2011

(Kissed You) Good Night by Gloriana

from A Thousand Miles Left Behind

34
US

2
country

[Emblem/Warner Bros. Nashville]
written by Tom Gossin & Josh Kear

17.

12/2011

Dancin' Away with My Heart by Lady Antebellum

from Own The Night

46
US

2
country

[R]
[Capitol Nashville Digital]
written by Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott & Josh Kear

Luke Bryan

18.

03/2012

④ Drunk on You by Luke Bryan

from Tailgates & Tanlines

16
US

[songwriter #4 hit]
[R]
[Capitol Nashville Digital]
written by Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins & Josh Kear

19.

04/2012

Need You Now by Lady Antebellum

15
UK

[R]
written by Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott & Josh Kear

20.

05/2012

③ Blown Away by Carrie Underwood

from Blown Away

20
US

2
country

155
UK

[songwriter #3 hit]
[19 Digital]
written by Chris Tompkins & Josh Kear

Darius Rucker

21.

09/2012

True Believers by Darius Rucker

from True Believers

108
US

24
country

written by Darius Rucker & Josh Kear

Tim McGraw & Taylor Swift

22.

12/2012

Two Black Cadillacs by Carrie Underwood

from Blown Away

41
US

4
country

[19 Digital]
written by Carrie Underwood, Josh Kear

& Hillary Lindsey

23.

02/2013

⑤ Highway Don't Care by Tim McGraw & Taylor Swift

from Two Lanes of Freedom

22
US

4
country

[songwriter #5 hit]
[Big Machine Digital]
written by Mark Irwin, Josh Kear

, Brad Warren & Brett Warren

Tyler Farr

24.

03/2013

Redneck Crazy by Tyler Farr

from Redneck Crazy

29
US

2
country

[Columbia Nashville Digital]
written by Josh Kear

, Mark Irwin & Chris Tompkins

25.

06/2013

Goodbye Town by Lady Antebellum

from Golden

80
US

22
country

[Capitol Nashville Digital]
written by Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood & Josh Kear

Frankie Ballard

26.

10/2013

Helluva Life by Frankie Ballard

from Sunshine & Whiskey

51
US

8
country

[Warner Bros. Nashville Digital]
written by Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins & Josh Kear

Blake Shelton

27.

02/2014

Neon Light by Blake Shelton

from Bringing Back the Sunshine

43
US

3
country

[Warner Bros. Nashville Digital]
written by Andrew Dorff, Mark Irwin & Josh Kear

Dierks Bentley

28.

05/2014

Drunk on a Plane by Dierks Bentley

from Riser

27
US

3
country

[Capitol Nashville Digital]
written by Dierks Bentley, Chris Tompkins & Josh Kear

Lee Brice

29.

11/2014

Drinking Class by Lee Brice

from I Don't Dance

53
US

3
country

[Curb Digital]
written by Josh Kear

, David Frasier & Ed Hill

Labrinth

30.

12/2014

Jealous by Labrinth

from Take Me to the Truth

7
UK

written by Labrinth (as Timothy McKenzie), Josh Kear

& Natalie Hemby

31.

08/2015

Long Stretch of Love by Lady Antebellum

from 747

106
US

23
country

written by Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood & Josh Kear

Tyler Farr

32.

08/2015

Withdrawals by Tyler Farr

from Suffer in Peace

47
country

[Columbia]
written by Josh Kear

, Gordie Sampson & Hillary Lindsey

Dierks Bentley

33.

05/2016

What the Hell Did I Say by Dierks Bentley

from Black

35
country

[Capitol]
written by Dierks Bentley, Josh Kear