Meghan Trainor- Notable Songs that were not hits.

Meghan Trainor broke out on the pop scene in 2014 with her catchy and original mega hit, "All About the Bass".   The problem with hitting it so big with your first hit-is everything else is going to be anti-climactic, and some artists become one (or two hit wonders). Nevertheless, she managed to have genuine US top 40 hits with six other songs after "Bass". (Lips Are Moving, Dear Future Husband", "Like I'm Going to Lose You", "Marvin Gaye", "No"' and "Me Too"). But the hits dried up between 2016, and 2022.  In 2022, Meghan finally had something of a hit with "Made You Look" but the song still has underperformed in the USA.  Her lyrical and musical style can be a little too clever, and her soulful sassy voice can be little overwrought. "No" and "Me Too" are examples of how some of her songs can be a bit annoying lyrically. Unlike, other stars she does not seem to have given into the urge to let others basically write songs for her, so as to get more hits.  (She does work with other songwriters-but with the exception of her Christmas album she has written or co-written every solo song she has recorded. So here all the twelve "failed" singles that one hears from time to time on the radio and in supermarkets, they were not hits, but good enough to get some limited airplay.

Fifth Harmony (featuring Meghan Trainor)-"Brave Honest Beautiful".  IT was released in early 2015. Meghan co wrote the song and co-produced.

"Better When I'm Dancing"

This song was written with Thaddeus Dixon for The Peanuts Movie Soundtrack and released in October 2015. 

"Better"-Meghan Trainor featuring Yo Gotti

This third single from Meghan's second album (Thank You) was a modest hit on radio airplay charts in Fall 2016 but did not make the US top 100 are chart in other countries. 

"No Excuses" -Meghan Trainor

No Excuses, a very listenable song with some great hooks.  It was the lead single of her third album (Treat Myself) but only reached #46. It was released in March 2018.

"Let You Be Right"-Meghan Trainor

Intended for her third album, this another partly failed single released in May 2018, right after "No Excuses".  It did not show up on the album when it came out.  The two failed singles may have played a part in the decision to hold back the album. 

"Can't Dance"-Meghan Trainor

Released at the same Time "Let You Right". Though a video was filmed for it-it was no released.  This song sounds a little more producer driven, and is more dance oriented then some of other material.  It was not a hit-and was not featured on an album or EP.

"More Than Friends" -Jason Mraz with Meghan Trainor

Another ballad, duet similar to "Love You Like I am Going to Lose You".  Trainor was one of the four co-writers on the song.  It was on Jason's album, "Know". It was released as a single in October 2018 and charted only on the adult top 40.

"All The Ways"-Meghan Trainor

Another Meghan solo single from the sessions for third album. It as bonus track on the Target version of that album, and as one of the songs on the "Love Train" EP.   It was released in February 2019. and once again failed to make the regular Billboard Hot 100 or other nation's charts. 

"Just Got Paid"  by Sigala, Ella Eyre, and Meghan Trainor that features French Montana.

An 2018 song by Sigala, Ella Eyre, and Meghan Trainor that features French Montana. It was a hit in the UK and a few other territories. It did not make the Top 100 in the USA. The song is featured on Sigala's debut album.

Kaskade  and Meghan Trainor-"With You"

A single released in June 2019 by Kaskade  and Meghan Trainor. It was not a Billboard top 100 hit but was modest hit on the dance and adult top 40 charts. It has not shown up on an album.

Meghan Trainor-"I'm a Lady"

Her song from the Smurf's movie--Lost Village. It came out in Early 2017. Meghan cowrote the song with Martin Renea.

"Wave" -Meghan Trainor

"Wave" was an uncharacteristically ambitious song with a massive chorus.   This song was released in late 2019 three months before the Treat Myself album finally came out and was the first track on that album. It did not chart on any of the  Billboard's single's charts.

"Run Like the River" was another soundtrack song, but a very solid one.  It was released in August 2019. Another song written during the endless third album sessions.  

Meghan Trainor (featuring Nicki Minaj) -"Nice To Meet You".

Released as third single for "Treat Myself album. It came out concurrently with the album. In January 2020. It only reached #89 in the USA.

Originally posted February 2022.