JEFFREY STEELE

Seven-time GRAMMY® nominee Jeffrey Steele has shaped American music with songs that connect generations, earning over 65 million radio and TV airplays for hits recorded by Keith Urban, Eric Church, Zac Brown Band, Jimmy Buffett, Rascal Flatts, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and many more. A member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Steele has been honored by the Country Music Hall of Fame as a “Poet and Prophet,” twice named BMI Songwriter of the Year, three-time NSAI Songwriter of the Year, and a two-time CMA Triple Play Award recipient for penning three No. 1 songs in a single year. His chart-topping songs include “Raise ’Em Up,” “Knee Deep,” “Here,” “My Wish,” “The Cowboy in Me,” and the GRAMMY®-nominated “What Hurts the Most.” Steele has won over 35 BMI Country and Pop Awards, earned Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice nominations for Best Original Song (“I Thought I Lost You” from Disney/Pixar’s Bolt), and was named one of Billboard’s Top 5 Writers for eight consecutive years. Continuing to use his voice to reflect the times, he will release his new single “A Voice” in January ‘26 – a song rooted in hope, unity and shared humanity…followed by a full-length album. Recent cuts and collaborations include Stephen Wilson Jr., Riley Green, Rascal Flatts & Backstreet Boys and more.

Songs written by Jeffrey Steele include:

  • “The Cowboy In Me” – Tim McGraw

  • “What Hurts the Most” – Rascal Flatts

  • “Every Day” – Rascal Flatts

  • “I’m Trying” – Trace Adkins

  • “Unbelievable” – Diamond Rio

  • “My Town” – Montgomery Gentry

  • “She’d Give Anything” – Boy Howdy

  • “Every Little Thing She Does” – Lonestar 

  • “Every Time I Hear Your Name” – Keith Anderson 

  • “Gone” – Montgomery Gentry

  • “Help Somebody” – Van Zant 

  • “International Harvester” – Craig Morgan 

  • “Me and My Gang” – Rascal Flatts

  • “My Wish” – Rascal Flatts 

  • “Raise ‘Em Up” – Keith Urban and Eric Church

  • “Something to Be Proud Of” – Montgomery Gentry 

  • “Brand New Girlfriend” – Steve Holy

  • “These Days” – Rascal Flatts

  • “Here” – Rascal Flatts

  • “Big Deal” – Leann Rimes

  • “Chrome” – Trace Adkins

  • “Couldn’t Last A Moment” – Collin Raye

  • “If You Love Somebody” – Kevin Sharp

  • “They Don’t Make Them Like That Anymore” – Boy Howdy​

  • “A Cowboy’s Born with a Broken Heart” – Boy Howdy

  • “How Far Do You Wanna Go?” – Gloriana

  • “I Thought I Lost You” – Miley Cyrus and John Travolta