Not all artists write their own songs. Not all songs were meant for the artist recording them either. Spinner.com put together a list of Songs That Became Hits, But Were Originally Written for Someone Else. Here's the list:

  • Whitney Houston's "How Will I Know" was originally written for Janet Jackson

  • Britney Spears' "… Baby One More Time" was originally written for TLC

  • Beyoncé's "Halo" was originally written for Leona Lewis

  • Justin Timberlake's "Rock Your Body" was originally written for Michael Jackson

  • Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" was originally written for Pink

  • Rihanna's "Umbrella" was originally written for Britney Spears

  • Britney Spears' "Toxic" was originally written for Kylie Minogue

  • Kelly Clarkson's "Miss Independent" was originally written for Destiny's Child

  • Rihanna's "Disturbia" was originally written for Chris Brown.

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