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Shellback (music producer)

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Shellback (music producer)

Karl Johan Schuster (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjûːan ˈɧʏ̌sːtɛr]; born 1 February 1985), known professionally as Shellback, is a Swedish record producer and songwriter. He was listed as the No. 1 producer of 2012 on Billboard magazine's year end chart, and he also topped the list of their "Top 10 Songwriters Airplay Chart" the same year; he has won four Grammy Awards. Shellback initially started his career as a heavy metal guitarist before transitioning into pop music production and songwriting. Shellback regularly collaborates with songwriter Max Martin and together they have produced, written, or co-written songs for various artists such as P!nk, Taylor Swift, Adam Lambert, Britney Spears, Usher, Avril Lavigne, Ariana Grande, Adele and Maroon 5. Shellback has also collaborated with fellow producer Benny Blanco and has produced songs by himself, including "Want U Back" by Cher Lloyd and "Animals" by Maroon 5. He co-wrote and co-produced the song "Can't Stop the Feeling!" along with Martin and Justin Timberlake for the animated film Trolls (2016), earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2017.

Infobox

Born
Karl Johan Schuster (1985-02-01) 1 February 1985 (age 40)Karlshamn, Blekinge, Sweden
Occupations
Record producer songwriter musician
Years active
2003–present
Formerly of
Blinded Colony
Genres
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Tables

· Production discography
2008
"If U Seek Amy"
Role(s)
Britney Spears – Circus
Notes
Y
"I'm Gone I'm Going"
Role(s)
Lesley Roy – Unbeautiful
Notes
Y
"Boring"
Role(s)
Pink – Funhouse
Notes
Y
"It's All Your Fault"
Role(s)
Y
"So What"
Role(s)
Y
2009
"Oxygen"
Role(s)
Living Things – Habeas Corpus
Notes
Y
"Bigger"
Role(s)
Backstreet Boys – This Is Us
Notes
Y
"3"
Role(s)
Britney Spears – The Singles Collection
Notes
Y
"Quitter"
Role(s)
Carrie Underwood – Play On
Notes
Y
"Friday I'll Be Over U"
Role(s)
Allison Iraheta – Just Like You
Notes
Y
"Just Like You"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Outta My Head"
Role(s)
Leona Lewis – Echo
Notes
Y
"Naked"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Whataya Want from Me"
Role(s)
Adam Lambert – For Your Entertainment
Notes
Y
"If I Had You"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
2010
"Kiss n Tell"
Role(s)
Kesha – Animal
Notes
Y
"Hungover"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Party at a Rich Dude's House"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Dinosaur"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love"
Role(s)
Usher – Versus
Notes
Y
"Raise Your Glass"
Role(s)
Pink – Greatest Hits... So Far!!!
Notes
Y
"Fuckin' Perfect"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Time Machine"
Role(s)
Robyn – Body Talk
Notes
Y
2011
"Can't Find Entrance"
Role(s)
Those Dancing Days – Daydreams & Nightmares
Notes
Y
"Loser like Me"
Role(s)
Glee cast – Glee: The Music, Volume 5
Notes
Y
"Dancing Crazy"
Role(s)
Miranda Cosgrove – High Maintenance
Notes
Y
"I'll Survive You"
Role(s)
BC Jean – Single
Notes
Y
"Back 2 Life"
Role(s)
E-Type – Single
Notes
Y
"What the Hell"
Role(s)
Avril Lavigne – Goodbye Lullaby
Notes
Y
"Wish You Were Here"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Smile"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"I Love You"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"I Wanna Go"
Role(s)
Britney Spears – Femme Fatale
Notes
Y
"Criminal"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Up n' Down"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Light Up the World"
Role(s)
Glee cast – Glee: The Music, Volume 6
Notes
Y
"Moves like Jagger" (feat. Christina Aguilera)
Role(s)
Maroon 5 – Hands All Over
Notes
Y
"Beggin' on Your Knees"
Role(s)
Victorious cast – Victorious
Notes
Y
"No More Secrets"
Role(s)
Carolina Liar – Wild Blessed Freedom
Notes
Y
"Me and You"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Beautiful People"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"King of Broken Hearts"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Salvation"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"All That Comes Out of My Mouth"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Want U Back"
Role(s)
Cher Lloyd – Sticks + Stones
Notes
Y
"With Ur Love"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Beautiful People"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"She Doesn't Mind"
Role(s)
Sean Paul – Tomahawk Technique
Notes
Y
2012
"Payphone" (feat. Wiz Khalifa)
Role(s)
Maroon 5 – Overexposed
Notes
Y
"One More Night"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Doin' Dirt"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Scream"
Role(s)
Usher – Looking for Myself
Notes
Y
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
Role(s)
Taylor Swift – Red
Notes
Y
"I Knew You Were Trouble"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"22"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Slut Like You"
Role(s)
P!nk – The Truth About Love
Notes
Y
"Your Body"
Role(s)
Christina Aguilera – Lotus
Notes
Y
"Let There Be Love"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Kiss You"
Role(s)
One Direction – Take Me Home
Notes
Y
"Heart Attack"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Nobody Compares"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"All That Matters (The Beautiful Life)"
Role(s)
Kesha – Warrior
Notes
Y
2013
"Release You"
Role(s)
Megan & Liz – Look What You Started
Notes
Y
"Easier To Lie"
Role(s)
Cassadee Pope – Frame by Frame
Notes
Y
"On a Roll"
Role(s)
Icona Pop – This Is... Icona Pop
Notes
Y
"That High" (feat. Kelly Rowland)
Role(s)
Pitbull – Meltdown
Notes
Y
2014
"Air Balloon"
Role(s)
Lily Allen – Sheezus
Notes
Y
"I Wish" (feat. T.I.)
Role(s)
Cher Lloyd – Sorry I'm Late
Notes
Y
"Just Be Mine"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Dirty Love"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Blind Your Love"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Killing It"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"I'm in Love"
Role(s)
Ola Svensson – Carelessly Yours
Notes
Y
"Tonight I'm Yours"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Jackie Kennedy"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Problem" (feat. Iggy Azalea)
Role(s)
Ariana Grande – My Everything
"Animals"
Role(s)
Maroon 5 – V
Notes
Y
"In Your Pocket"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Feelings"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Shoot Love"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Blank Space"
Role(s)
Taylor Swift – 1989
Notes
Y
"Style"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"All You Had to Do Was Stay"
Notes
Y
"Shake It Off"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Bad Blood"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Wildest Dreams"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"How You Get the Girl"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Wonderland"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"New Romantics"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Talking Body"
Role(s)
Tove Lo – Queen of the Clouds
Notes
Y
2015
"Bad Blood" (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
Role(s)
Taylor Swift – Non-album single
Notes
Y
"Elektra"
Role(s)
Refused – Freedom
Notes
Y
"366"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"This Summer's Gonna Hurt like a Motherfucker"
Role(s)
Maroon 5 – V (reissue)
Notes
Y
"The Original High"
Role(s)
Adam Lambert – The Original High
Notes
Y
"Rumors" (feat. Tove Lo)
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Evil in the Night"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Run Away with Me"
Role(s)
Carly Rae Jepsen – Emotion
Notes
Y
"Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"
Role(s)
Adele – 25
Notes
Y
"Rest Your Love"
Role(s)
The Vamps – Wake Up
Notes
Y
2016
"Just Like Fire"
Role(s)
Pink – Alice Through the Looking Glass
Notes
Y
"Can't Stop the Feeling!"
Role(s)
Justin Timberlake – Trolls: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Notes
Y
"Hair Up"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Still Falling For You"
Role(s)
Ellie Goulding – Bridget Jones's Baby
Notes
Y
2017
"Bon Appétit" (feat. Migos)
Role(s)
Katy Perry – Witness
Notes
Y
"Roulette"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Revenge" (feat. Eminem)
Role(s)
Pink – Beautiful Trauma
Notes
Y
"Whatever You Want"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Secrets"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"...Ready for It?"
Role(s)
Taylor Swift – Reputation
Notes
Y
"Gorgeous"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"End Game" (feat. Ed Sheeran & Future)
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"I Did Something Bad"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Don't Blame Me"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Delicate"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"So It Goes..."
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"King of My Heart"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Dancing with Our Hands Tied"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
2018
"Get Up and Fight"
Role(s)
Muse – Simulation Theory
Notes
Y
2019
"I Don't Care" (with Justin Bieber)
Role(s)
Ed Sheeran – No.6 Collaborations Project
Notes
Y
''Beautiful People'' (feat. Khalid)
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
''Take Me Back to London'' (feat. Stormzy)
Role(s)
Y
''Remember the Name'' (feat. Eminem and 50 Cent)
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
''Only Human''
Role(s)
Jonas Brothers – Happiness Begins
Notes
Y
"(Hey Why) Miss You Sometime"
Role(s)
P!nk – Hurts 2B Human
Notes
Y
''Glad He's Gone''
Role(s)
Tove Lo – Sunshine Kitty
Notes
Y
2020
''X''
Role(s)
Jonas Brothers – XV
Notes
Y
"Diamonds"
Role(s)
Sam Smith – Love Goes
Notes
Y
"Call Me Tonight "
Role(s)
Ava Max – Heaven & Hell
Notes
Y
2021
"Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version)"
Role(s)
Taylor Swift – 1989 (Taylor's Version)
Notes
Y
"I Knew You Were Trouble (Taylor's Version)"
Role(s)
Taylor Swift – Red (Taylor's Version)
Notes
Y
"22 (Taylor's Version)"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Taylor's Version)"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Message in a Bottle"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Can I Get It"
Role(s)
Adele – 30
Notes
Y
2023
"Eyes Closed"
Role(s)
Ed Sheeran – -
Notes
Y
"Blank Space (Taylor's Version)"
Role(s)
Taylor Swift – 1989 (Taylor's Version)
Notes
Y
"Style (Taylor's Version)"
Role(s)
Y
"Shake It Off (Taylor's Version)"
Role(s)
Y
"Bad Blood (Taylor's Version)"
Role(s)
Y
"How You Get the Girl (Taylor's Version)"
Role(s)
Y
"Wonderland (Taylor's Version)"
Role(s)
Y
"New Romantics (Taylor's Version)"
Role(s)
Y
"Bad Blood (Taylor's Version)" (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
Role(s)
Y
2025
"The Fate of Ophelia"
Role(s)
Taylor Swift – The Life of a Showgirl
Notes
Y
"Elizabeth Taylor"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Opalite"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Father Figure"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Eldest Daughter"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Ruin the Friendship"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Actually Romantic"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Wi$h Li$t"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Wood"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"CANCELLED!"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"Honey"
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
"The Life of a Showgirl" (feat. Sabrina Carpenter)
Role(s)
Y
Notes
Y
Year
Title
Artist and album
Co-writer
Producer or co-producer
2008
"If U Seek Amy"
Britney Spears – Circus
Y
"I'm Gone I'm Going"
Lesley Roy – Unbeautiful
Y
"Boring"
Pink – Funhouse
Y
"It's All Your Fault"
Y
"So What"
Y
2009
"Oxygen"
Living Things – Habeas Corpus
Y
Y
"Bigger"
Backstreet Boys – This Is Us
Y
"3"
Britney Spears – The Singles Collection
Y
Y
"Quitter"
Carrie Underwood – Play On
Y
"Friday I'll Be Over U"
Allison Iraheta – Just Like You
Y
Y
"Just Like You"
Y
Y
"Outta My Head"
Leona Lewis – Echo
Y
Y
"Naked"
Y
Y
"Whataya Want from Me"
Adam Lambert – For Your Entertainment
Y
Y
"If I Had You"
Y
Y
2010
"Kiss n Tell"
Kesha – Animal
Y
Y
"Hungover"
Y
Y
"Party at a Rich Dude's House"
Y
Y
"Dinosaur"
Y
Y
"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love"
Usher – Versus
Y
Y
"Raise Your Glass"
Pink – Greatest Hits... So Far!!!
Y
Y
"Fuckin' Perfect"
Y
Y
"Time Machine"
Robyn – Body Talk
Y
Y
2011
"Can't Find Entrance"
Those Dancing Days – Daydreams & Nightmares
Y
Y
"Loser like Me"
Glee cast – Glee: The Music, Volume 5
Y
Y
"Dancing Crazy"
Miranda Cosgrove – High Maintenance
Y
Y
"I'll Survive You"
BC Jean – Single
Y
Y
"Back 2 Life"
E-Type – Single
Y
Y
"What the Hell"
Avril Lavigne – Goodbye Lullaby
Y
Y
"Wish You Were Here"
Y
Y
"Smile"
Y
Y
"I Love You"
Y
Y
"I Wanna Go"
Britney Spears – Femme Fatale
Y
Y
"Criminal"
Y
Y
"Up n' Down"
Y
Y
"Light Up the World"
Glee cast – Glee: The Music, Volume 6
Y
Y
"Moves like Jagger" (feat. Christina Aguilera)
Maroon 5 – Hands All Over
Y
Y
"Beggin' on Your Knees"
Victorious cast – Victorious
Y
Y
"No More Secrets"
Carolina Liar – Wild Blessed Freedom
Y
Y
"Me and You"
Y
Y
"Beautiful People"
Y
Y
"King of Broken Hearts"
Y
Y
"Salvation"
Y
Y
"All That Comes Out of My Mouth"
Y
Y
"Want U Back"
Cher Lloyd – Sticks + Stones
Y
Y
"With Ur Love"
Y
Y
"Beautiful People"
Y
Y
"She Doesn't Mind"
Sean Paul – Tomahawk Technique
Y
Y
2012
"Payphone" (feat. Wiz Khalifa)
Maroon 5 – Overexposed
Y
Y
· Awards and nominations
Academy Awards
Academy Awards
Award
Academy Awards
Year
2017
Category
Best Original Song
Recipient
"Can't Stop the Feeling!"
Original artist(s)
Justin Timberlake
Result
Nominated
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Award
Golden Globe Awards
Year
2017
Category
Best Original Song
Recipient
Nominated
Grammy Awards
Grammy Awards
Award
Grammy Awards
Year
2012
Category
Record of the Year
Recipient
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
Original artist(s)
Taylor Swift
Result
Nominated
2013
2013
Award
2013
Year
Album of the Year
Category
Red
Recipient
Nominated
2014
2014
Award
2014
Year
Record of the Year
Category
"Shake It Off"
Recipient
Nominated
Song of the Year
Song of the Year
Award
Song of the Year
Year
Nominated
2015
2015
Award
2015
Year
Album of the Year
Category
1989
Recipient
Won
Best Pop Vocal Album
Best Pop Vocal Album
Award
Best Pop Vocal Album
Year
Won
Record of the Year
Record of the Year
Award
Record of the Year
Year
"Blank Space"
Category
Nominated
Song of the Year
Song of the Year
Award
Song of the Year
Year
Nominated
2016
2016
Award
2016
Year
Album of the Year
Category
25
Recipient
Adele
Original artist(s)
Won
Best Song Written for Visual Media
Best Song Written for Visual Media
Award
Best Song Written for Visual Media
Year
"Can't Stop the Feeling!"
Category
Justin Timberlake
Recipient
Won
"Just Like Fire"
"Just Like Fire"
Award
"Just Like Fire"
Year
Pink
Category
Nominated
2022
2022
Award
2022
Year
Album of the Year
Category
30
Recipient
Adele
Original artist(s)
Nominated
2024
2024
Award
2024
Year
Best Song Written for Visual Media
Category
"Better Place"
Recipient
NSYNC
Original artist(s)
Nominated
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
Award
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
Year
2016
Category
Best Original Song in an Animated Film
Recipient
"Can't Stop the Feeling!"
Original artist(s)
Justin Timberlake
Result
Won
Best Original Song in a Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror Film
Best Original Song in a Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror Film
Award
Best Original Song in a Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror Film
Year
"Just Like Fire"
Category
Pink
Recipient
Won
Award
Year
Category
Recipient
Original artist(s)
Result
Ref.
Academy Awards
2017
Best Original Song
"Can't Stop the Feeling!"
Justin Timberlake
Nominated
Golden Globe Awards
2017
Best Original Song
Nominated
Grammy Awards
2012
Record of the Year
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
Taylor Swift
Nominated
2013
Album of the Year
Red
Nominated
2014
Record of the Year
"Shake It Off"
Nominated
Song of the Year
Nominated
2015
Album of the Year
1989
Won
Best Pop Vocal Album
Won
Record of the Year
"Blank Space"
Nominated
Song of the Year
Nominated
2016
Album of the Year
25
Adele
Won
Best Song Written for Visual Media
"Can't Stop the Feeling!"
Justin Timberlake
Won
"Just Like Fire"
Pink
Nominated
2022
Album of the Year
30
Adele
Nominated
2024
Best Song Written for Visual Media
"Better Place"
NSYNC
Nominated
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
2016
Best Original Song in an Animated Film
"Can't Stop the Feeling!"
Justin Timberlake
Won
Best Original Song in a Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror Film
"Just Like Fire"
Pink
Won

References

  1. Expressen
    https://web.archive.org/web/20081211074531/http://www.expressen.se/noje/1.1360260/pink-hyllade-svenske-johan
  2. Stim.se
    https://www.stim.se/en
  3. "How Ariana Grande and Max Martin Made 'Problem' the Song of the Summer"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20180407224107/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/how-ariana-grande-and-max-martin-made-problem-the-song-of-the-summer-20140522
  4. FasterLouder
    https://web.archive.org/web/20150628081410/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/43137/Refused-on-lying-selling-out-and-Taylor-Swift
  5. Oscars.org
    https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2017
  6. GoldenGlobes.com
    https://goldenglobes.com/person/karl-schuster/
  7. GRAMMY.com
    https://www.grammy.com/artists/shellback/6459
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