Muni Long’s Pen Game Goes Long: Popular Songs She Helped Write for Other Artists Before Her Own Hits like ‘Hrs & Hrs’ and ‘Made for Me’

Before Muni Long became a trending songstress, the artist made big moves as a songwriter in the industry. 

Long, whose music has gone TikTok viral, recently disclosed she wrote Rihanna’s “California King Bed” in just ten minutes. During an interview with Complex, the singer said she was in the midst of moving when she went to the studio to work on the track, adding that she rushed through the writing process so that she could get back to shopping for furniture.

“I was in Miami at the time for ‘California King Bed,’ working out of We The Best studio, and I was actually working with Jermaine [Jackson] from The Runners,” she explained. “They had the chords and everything. I listened, I went back into the room, and they gave me the file.”

Muni has recently shot to fame, but she has been in the music industry for over a decade, and her penmanship shouldn’t go unnoticed. Despite the fact that she “never wanted to be a songwriter,” she has excelled at it.

Below is a list of songs you may or may not have known she’s written:

“Don’t Wake Me Up”- Chris Brown

In 2012, Muni Long collaborated with Chris Brown and his writing team to create the song. The track is featured on Chris’ fifth studio album, Fortune, as the fourth single and spent 28 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 10.

“Imagine,” “Fake Smile,” “Just Like Magic,” “Six Thirty” – Ariana Grande 

The singer-songwriter was tapped to work with Grande on the songs “Imagine” and “Fake Smile” off her highly successful 2019 album, “thank u, next.” After its success, the two linked up again in 2020 for two songs off her album, “Positions,”–  “Six Thirty” and “Just Like Magic.”

“Infinity” — Mariah Carey

Muni further left her mark when she worked with GRAMMY-winning superstar Mariah Carey. Muni contributed to two Mariah songs as a writer and a background vocalist. In 2015, she penned “Infinity” for the iconic singer’s compilation album, #1 to Infinity. In 2018, the two worked again when Muni helped write the track “A No No,” which was the second single from Mariah’s fifteenth studio album.

“Timber”- Pitbull ft. Kesha

In 2013, Muni helped pen Pitbull’s popular song, a mix of EDM, dance-pop, folktronica, and country.

“Worth It”- Fifth Harmony

Muni helped write the group’s hit that featured Kid Ink in 2015 and followed it up the next year on “Write on Me.”