{"id":169436,"date":"2026-06-17T09:08:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T16:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=169436"},"modified":"2026-06-17T09:08:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T16:08:53","slug":"6-iconic-songs-that-were-originally-written-for-other-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/6-iconic-songs-that-were-originally-written-for-other-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"6 iconic songs that were originally written for other artists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-id=\"TfnT35\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The music industry is a business where many artists dedicate themselves to creating songs for others to perform them, but things don&#8217;t always go according to plan, and this is just one example of how things can change with one single track that unexpectedly arrived.<\/p>\n<p data-id=\"wSJJ2B\">Find out 6 <strong>iconic songs<\/strong> that were originally written for other artists:<\/p>\n<p data-id=\"IWJpqK\"><strong>1. &#8216;&#8230;Baby One More Time&#8217; by Britney Spears<\/strong>: Max Martin wrote the song for the R&amp;B group TLC, who rejected it, feeling that the phrase &#8220;Hit me, baby, one more time&#8221; incited domestic violence. It then reached Britney Spears, becoming her successful debut single.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C-u5WLJ9Yk4&amp;list=RDC-u5WLJ9Yk4&amp;start_radio=1&amp;pp=ygUSQmFieSBPbmUgTW9yZSBUaW1loAcB\" title=\"Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time (Official Video)\" width=\"1240\" height=\"930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C-u5WLJ9Yk4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-id=\"eID6Qd\"><strong>2. &#8216;Umbrella&#8217; by Rihanna<\/strong>: This song was originally written by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart for Britney Spears; she rejected it as she had enough songs for her album. It was also offered to Mary J. Blige but ultimately went to Rihanna, solidifying her status as a pop star.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CvBfHwUxHIk&amp;list=RDCvBfHwUxHIk&amp;start_radio=1&amp;pp=ygUUVW1icmVsbGEnIGJ5IFJpaGFubmGgBwHSBwkJPgsBhyohjO8%3D\" title=\"Rihanna - Umbrella (Orange Version) (Official Music Video) ft. JA\u0178-Z\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CvBfHwUxHIk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-id=\"805uj2\"><strong>3. &#8216;Happy&#8217; by Pharrell Williams<\/strong>: The singer wrote this song for his colleague Cee Lo Green, who recorded his own version, but his agency decided to reject it, so Pharrell released it as the soundtrack for &#8216;Despicable Me 2,&#8217; becoming one of his best-selling songs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZbZSe6N_BXs&amp;list=RDZbZSe6N_BXs&amp;start_radio=1&amp;pp=ygUbSGFwcHknIGJ5IFBoYXJyZWxsIFdpbGxpYW1zoAcB\" title=\"Pharrell Williams - Happy (Official Video)\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZbZSe6N_BXs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-id=\"uj7Tod\"><strong>4. &#8216;Since U Been Gone&#8217; by Kelly Clarkson<\/strong>: The song, written by Max Martin and Dr. Luke, was initially offered to Pink, but she turned it down. It was then offered to Hilary Duff, but her agency rejected it. It finally landed with Clarkson, leading her to win her first Grammy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R7UrFYvl5TE&amp;list=RDR7UrFYvl5TE&amp;start_radio=1&amp;pp=ygUkU2luY2UgVSBCZWVuIEdvbmUnIGJ5IEtlbGx5IENsYXJrc29uoAcB\" title=\"Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone (Official Video)\" width=\"1240\" height=\"930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R7UrFYvl5TE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-id=\"CQoUG9\"><strong>5. &#8216;Telephone&#8217; by Lady Gaga ft. Beyonc\u00e9<\/strong>: Gaga originally wrote this song for Britney Spears&#8217; album &#8216;Circus&#8217;; however, the singer ended up discarding it, so the writer decided to take it for her own album, &#8216;The Fame Monster,&#8217; and added Beyonc\u00e9 in a powerful duet.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EVBsypHzF3U&amp;list=RDEVBsypHzF3U&amp;start_radio=1\" title=\"Lady Gaga - Telephone ft. Beyonc\u00e9 (Official Music Video) ft. Beyonc\u00e9\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EVBsypHzF3U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-id=\"6SSpZF\"><strong>6. &#8216;Don&#8217;t Cha&#8217; by The Pussycat Dolls<\/strong>: Cee Lo Green wrote and produced this song with Paris Hilton in mind; when she rejected it, it was offered to Tori Alamaze; however, it ended up becoming the successful debut of The Pussycat Dolls and an anthem of the 2000s era.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YNSxNsr4wmA&amp;list=RDYNSxNsr4wmA&amp;start_radio=1&amp;pp=ygUgRG9uJ3QgQ2hhJyBieSBUaGUgUHVzc3ljYXQgRG9sbHOgBwHSBwkJPgsBhyohjO8%3D\" title=\"The Pussycat Dolls - Don&amp;apos;t Cha (Official Music Video) ft. 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