Jesse Saint John

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| birth_name = Jesse St. John Geller

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| origin = California, United States

| genre = Pop

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}

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Jesse St. John Geller (born October 5, 1989) is an American songwriter and singer.{{cite web |last1=Fletcher |first1=Guy |title=MEET: Jesse Saint John, Recording Artist |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/meet-jesse-saint-john-recording-artist_us_58c58779e4b0c3276fb78655 |website=HuffPost |accessdate=16 June 2018 |date=13 March 2017}} St. John has written for a number of artists, most notably Britney Spears, Kim Petras, Dorian Electra, Charli XCX, Brooke Candy, and The Neighbourhood, among others. He released his debut EP, Don't Stop Dancing. Life Gets Sad, in May 2019. Saint John co-wrote the Billboard number-one single, "Truth Hurts", by Lizzo.

Early life

St. John grew up in Orange County, California, and attended a conservatory art school there.

Career

Jesse Saint John began his career in songwriting writing for Brooke Candy, a personal friend. After a while, he started doing sessions with producers and other writers and ended up turning it into a career. He has also worked with artists such as Britney Spears, Camila Cabello, Lauv, the band The Neighbourhood, Charli XCX and Aquaria.{{cite web |last1=Guzman |first1=Ivan |title=Life After Britney: Why Hit Songwriter Jesse Saint John is Going Solo |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/life-britney-hit-songwriter-jesse-saint-john-going-solo |website=Interview Magazine |accessdate=16 June 2018 |date=16 February 2018}}

In February 2018, he released his first single, "Move", followed by a second single in May 2018 titled, "Fake It". He also signed on to perform at the LA Pride event in June 2018. There he performed both tracks as well as debuting a new song called "Last Dance" that is expected to drop later in the year.{{cite web |last1=Moran |first1=Justin |title=Jesse Saint John Captures Millennial Isolation on 'Fake It' |url=http://www.papermag.com/jesse-saint-john-fake-it-2569133826.html |website=Paper |accessdate=16 June 2018 |date=16 May 2018}}

In 2019, a song Saint John wrote with Lizzo in 2017 titled "Truth Hurts" gained popularity, eventually topping the Billboard Hot 100.

According to Billboard, "Truth Hurts" is officially the longest-running Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 by a solo female rapper.{{cite web |title=Lizzo's 9-Year-Old Self Can't Believe Her Record-Breaking Hot 100 No. 1 Streak With 'Truth Hurts' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8530789/lizzo-reaction-truth-hurts-hot-100-record#:~:text=1%20Streak%20With%20'Truth%20Hurts',-Video%20Player%20is&text=The%20truth%20can%20hurt%2C%20but,9%2Dyear%2Dold%20self. |website=Billboard Magazine|date = 23 September 2019}}

In 2020, he wrote an English version of the song "Voice" (목소리; Moksori) by Loona, called "Star". It was released as a music video through YouTube on November 17, 2020.

In April 2025, he co-wrote Dylan Mulvaney’s “Dazzled” for the concept musical Retrograde, alongside Nick Laughlin, Richard C. Walter, Zhone, & Drew Louis.{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Margaret |date=2025-04-18 |title=Astrology-Based Concept Musical Retrograde Releases Single Featuring Dylan Mulvaney April 18 |url=https://playbill.com/article/astrology-based-concept-musical-retrograde-releases-single-featuring-dylan-mulvaney-april-18?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacHFN668eS9CWWjOA9VazStkVis3vEG7gkkKHkzG1Hd86DpJawm6iZ-0Dc9cQ_aem_PstFK63RwSd9hHvBiuojGQ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Playbill}}

Discography

=Extended plays=

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scope="row"\| Don't Stop Dancing. Life Gets Sad \| Released: May 9, 2019 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming

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scope="row"| Don't Stop Dancing. Life Gets Sad

Released: May 9, 2019
Label: Self-released
Formats: Digital download, streaming

=Singles=

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|+As lead artist

! Title

! Year

! Album

"Move"

| rowspan="3" | 2018

| rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

"Fake It"

"What Do U Like"

| Don't Stop Dancing. Life Gets Sad

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|+As featured artist

! Title

! Year

! Album

"Banjee Power (Blok Remix)"
(AB Soto featuring Jesse Saint John)

| 2011

| F*g Out, Vol. 1

"Love It When You Love Me"
(with Ieuan)

| 2018

| Over the Garden Wall

=Appearances=

class="wikitable"

|+Guest appearances

! Title

! Year

! Artist

! Album

! Notes

! Ref.

"Bomb"

| 2018

| Big Freedia

| 3rd Ward Bounce

| Uncredited vocals

| {{cite web |last1=Saint John |first1=Jesse |title=That's my voice. |url=https://twitter.com/jessesaintjohn/status/1004940473692114945 |website=Twitter |accessdate=16 June 2018 |date=7 June 2018}}

"Got My Number"

| 2019

| Kim Petras

| Clarity

| Uncredited vocals

=Songwriting credits=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" style="width:6em;"\| Title !scope="col" style="width:3em;"\| Year !scope="col" style="width:6em;"\| Artist(s) !scope="col" style="width:9em;"\| Album !scope="col" style="width:1em;"\| Ref.
align="left"\|"Das Me" \| 2012 \| rowspan="5" \| Brooke Candy \| {{non-album single}} \|
align="left"\|"Opulence" \| rowspan="3" align=center \| 2014 \| rowspan="3" \| Opulence \| rowspan="3" \| {{cite web \|title=Brooke Candy - Opulence EP \|url=https://www.discogs.com/Brooke-Candy-Opulence-EP/release/6301463 \|website=Discogs \|accessdate=16 June 2018}}
align="left"\|"Bed Squeak"
align="left"\|"Free Yourself (Alcohol)"
align="left"\|"Rubber Band Stacks" \| rowspan="2" \| 2015 \| rowspan="3" {{Non-album single}} \| {{cite web \|title=Brooke Candy - Rubber Band Stacks \|url=https://www.discogs.com/Brooke-Candy-Rubber-Band-Stacks/release/8050100 \|website=Discogs \|accessdate=16 June 2018}}
align="left"\|"Only a Girl" \| Gia \|
align="left"\|"Changes" \| rowspan="8" \|2016 \| Brooke Candy \|
align="left"\|"Secret (Shh)" \| Charli XCX \| Vroom Vroom \|
align="left"\|"Love Me Down" \| Britney Spears \| Glory \| {{cite web \|title=Britney Spears - Glory \|url=https://www.discogs.com/Britney-Spears-Glory/release/8945893 \|website=Discogs \|accessdate=16 June 2018}}
align="left"\|"What I Like" \| Gia \| {{Non-album single}} \|
align="left"\|"Freedom" (featuring Jussie Smollett) \| rowspan="3" \| Empire Cast \| rowspan="3" \| Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2 \| rowspan="3" \| {{cite web \|title=Empire Cast - Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2 \|url=https://www.discogs.com/Empire-Cast-Empire-Original-Soundtrack-Season-2-Volume-2/release/8477524 \|website=Discogs \|accessdate=16 June 2018}}
align="left"\|"Crown" (featuring Jamila Velazquez, Raquel Castro, and Yanira Marin)
align="left"\|"Body Speak" (featuring Serayah)
align="left"\|"Heart Won't Forget" \| {{hlist\|Matoma\|Gia}} \| {{Non-album single}} \|
align="left"\|"W Face" \| rowspan="6" \|2017 \| Koda Kumi \| W Face ~Outside~ \| {{cite web \|title=Koda Kumi - W Face ~Outside~ \|url=https://www.discogs.com/Koda-Kumi-W-Face-Outside/master/1178331 \|website=Discogs \|accessdate=16 June 2018}}
align="left"\|"Thankful" \| New Kids on the Block \| Thankful \|
align="left"\|"Volcano" \| Brooke Candy \| {{Non-album single}} \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.grindr.com/into/brooke-candy-volcano/\|title=Brooke Candy's 'Volcano' Is About To Blow [VIDEO]\|work=Grindr\|date=July 7, 2017\|access-date=June 21, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828193325/https://www.grindr.com/into/brooke-candy-volcano/\|archive-date=August 28, 2017\|url-status=dead}}
align="left"\|"Truth Hurts" \| Lizzo \| Cuz I Love You (Deluxe) \|
align="left"\|"Freeze" \| Andy Grammer \| The Good Parts \|
align="left"\|"Xxpen$ive" \|Erika Jayne \|N/A \|
align="left"\|"Something's Gotta Give" \| rowspan="21" \|2018 \| Camila Cabello \| Camila \| {{cite web \|title=Camila Cabello - Camila \|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/camila-mw0003134318 \|website=AllMusic \|accessdate=16 June 2018}}
align="left"\|"Tightrope" \| LPX \| Bolt in the Blue \|
align="left"\|"Could U Love Me" \| rowspan="3" \| Liz \| rowspan="3" {{non-album single}} \|
align="left"\|"Super Duper Nova" \|
align="left"\|"Pandemonium" \|
align="left"\|"Blue" \| rowspan="3" \|The Neighbourhood \| rowspan="3" \|The Neighbourhood \| rowspan="3" \|{{cite web\|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/85408120\|title=The Neighbourhood / The Neighbourhood\|work=Tidal\|date=March 9, 2018}}
align="left"\|"Heaven"
align="left"\|"Dust"
align="left"\|"For Free" \| rowspan="2" \|Brooke Candy \| {{Non-album single}} \|
align="left"\|"War" \| War \| {{cite web\|url=http://www.papermag.com/brooke-candy-war-2569783882.html\|title=Brooke Candy Declares 'War'\|work=Paper\|author=Justin Moran\|date=May 18, 2018}}
align="left"\|"Look Back" \| Betty Who \| Betty, Pt. 1 \|
align="left"\|"Easy Love" \| rowspan="2" \|Lauv \| rowspan="2" \|I Met You When I Was 18. (The Playlist) \|
align="left"\|"Paranoid" \|
align="left"\|"Bomb" \| rowspan="1" \|Big Freedia \| rowspan="1" \|Third Ward Bounce \|
align="left"\|"Your Side of the Bed" \| Loote \| Your Side of the Bed (EP) \|
align="left"\|"I Bet" \| Charlotte Lawrence \| Young \|
align="left"\|"Burn Rubber" \| Aquaria \| {{Non-album single}} \|
align="left"\|"Close Your Eyes" \| rowspan="4" \| Kim Petras \| rowspan="4" \|Turn Off The Light, Vol. 1 \| rowspan="4" \| {{cite web \|title=Kim Petras - Turn Off The Light, Vol. 1 \|url=https://www.discogs.com/Kim-Petras-Turn-Off-The-Light-Vol-1/master/1434421\|website=Discogs \|accessdate=20 October 2018}}
align="left"\|"Turn Off The Light (featuring Elvira, Mistress of the Dark)
align="left"\|"Tell Me It's A Nightmare"
align="left"\|"In The Next Life"
align="left"\|"Mr. to You" \| rowspan="5" \| 2019 \| Dorian Electra \| Flamboyant \|
align="left"\|"There Will Be Blood" \| rowspan="4" \| Kim Petras \| rowspan="4" \|Turn Off The Light \| rowspan="4" \|
align="left"\|"Wrong Turn"
align="left"\|"Massacre"
align="left"\|"Everybody Dies"
align="left"\|"목소리 (Voice)" \|2020 \|Loona \|12:00 \|{{cite web \|title=Loona - 12:00 Track Listing \|url=https://twitter.com/loonatheworld/status/1309145601515442178\|website=Twitter \|accessdate=24 September 2020}}
align="left"\|"Verse" \|rowspan="3"\|2024 \|Chrissy Chlapecka \|Girlie Pop \|{{Cite web \|title=Verse - Chrissy Chlapecka \|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/2UfxVhO2oAdwIFLvDgR5Tc?si=7124c2397faa488b \|access-date=2024-06-15 \|website=Spotify}}
align="left"\|"Diamonds" \|rowspan="2"\|Kylie Minogue \|rowspan="2"\|Tension II \|
align="left"\|"Dance to the Music" \|
align="left"\|“Aries (Dazzled)” \|2025 \|Dylan Mulvaney \|Retrograde The Musical \|{{Cite web \|title=ARIES(Dazzled) - RETROGRADE \|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/1WtJEGupCuBu7DFdLlKL12?si=98aa2e7ef12b43fb \|access-date=2025-04-21 \|website=Spotify}}

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scope="col" style="width:6em;"| Title

!scope="col" style="width:3em;"| Year

!scope="col" style="width:6em;"| Artist(s)

!scope="col" style="width:9em;"| Album

!scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Ref.

align="left"|"Das Me"

| 2012

| rowspan="5" | Brooke Candy

| {{non-album single}}

align="left"|"Opulence"

| rowspan="3" align=center | 2014

| rowspan="3" | Opulence

| rowspan="3" | {{cite web |title=Brooke Candy - Opulence EP |url=https://www.discogs.com/Brooke-Candy-Opulence-EP/release/6301463 |website=Discogs |accessdate=16 June 2018}}

align="left"|"Bed Squeak"

align="left"|"Free Yourself (Alcohol)"

align="left"|"Rubber Band Stacks"

| rowspan="2" | 2015

| rowspan="3" {{Non-album single}}

| {{cite web |title=Brooke Candy - Rubber Band Stacks |url=https://www.discogs.com/Brooke-Candy-Rubber-Band-Stacks/release/8050100 |website=Discogs |accessdate=16 June 2018}}

align="left"|"Only a Girl"

| Gia

align="left"|"Changes"

| rowspan="8" |2016

| Brooke Candy

align="left"|"Secret (Shh)"

| Charli XCX

| Vroom Vroom

align="left"|"Love Me Down"

| Britney Spears

| Glory

| {{cite web |title=Britney Spears - Glory |url=https://www.discogs.com/Britney-Spears-Glory/release/8945893 |website=Discogs |accessdate=16 June 2018}}

align="left"|"What I Like"

| Gia

| {{Non-album single}}

align="left"|"Freedom"
(featuring Jussie Smollett)

| rowspan="3" | Empire Cast

| rowspan="3" | Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2

| rowspan="3" | {{cite web |title=Empire Cast - Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Empire-Cast-Empire-Original-Soundtrack-Season-2-Volume-2/release/8477524 |website=Discogs |accessdate=16 June 2018}}

align="left"|"Crown"
(featuring Jamila Velazquez, Raquel Castro, and Yanira Marin)

align="left"|"Body Speak"
(featuring Serayah)

align="left"|"Heart Won't Forget"

| {{hlist|Matoma|Gia}}

| {{Non-album single}}

align="left"|"W Face"

| rowspan="6" |2017

| Koda Kumi

| W Face ~Outside~

| {{cite web |title=Koda Kumi - W Face ~Outside~ |url=https://www.discogs.com/Koda-Kumi-W-Face-Outside/master/1178331 |website=Discogs |accessdate=16 June 2018}}

align="left"|"Thankful"

| New Kids on the Block

| Thankful

align="left"|"Volcano"

| Brooke Candy

| {{Non-album single}}

| {{cite web|url=https://www.grindr.com/into/brooke-candy-volcano/|title=Brooke Candy's 'Volcano' Is About To Blow [VIDEO]|work=Grindr|date=July 7, 2017|access-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828193325/https://www.grindr.com/into/brooke-candy-volcano/|archive-date=August 28, 2017|url-status=dead}}

align="left"|"Truth Hurts"

| Lizzo

| Cuz I Love You (Deluxe)

align="left"|"Freeze"

| Andy Grammer

| The Good Parts

align="left"|"Xxpen$ive"

|Erika Jayne

|N/A

align="left"|"Something's Gotta Give"

| rowspan="21" |2018

| Camila Cabello

| Camila

| {{cite web |title=Camila Cabello - Camila |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/camila-mw0003134318 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=16 June 2018}}

align="left"|"Tightrope"

| LPX

| Bolt in the Blue

align="left"|"Could U Love Me"

| rowspan="3" | Liz

| rowspan="3" {{non-album single}}

align="left"|"Super Duper Nova"

align="left"|"Pandemonium"

align="left"|"Blue"

| rowspan="3" |The Neighbourhood

| rowspan="3" |The Neighbourhood

| rowspan="3" |{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/85408120|title=The Neighbourhood / The Neighbourhood|work=Tidal|date=March 9, 2018}}

align="left"|"Heaven"

align="left"|"Dust"

align="left"|"For Free"

| rowspan="2" |Brooke Candy

| {{Non-album single}}

align="left"|"War"

| War

| {{cite web|url=http://www.papermag.com/brooke-candy-war-2569783882.html|title=Brooke Candy Declares 'War'|work=Paper|author=Justin Moran|date=May 18, 2018}}

align="left"|"Look Back"

| Betty Who

| Betty, Pt. 1

align="left"|"Easy Love"

| rowspan="2" |Lauv

| rowspan="2" |I Met You When I Was 18. (The Playlist)

align="left"|"Paranoid"

align="left"|"Bomb"

| rowspan="1" |Big Freedia

| rowspan="1" |Third Ward Bounce

align="left"|"Your Side of the Bed"

| Loote

| Your Side of the Bed (EP)

align="left"|"I Bet"

| Charlotte Lawrence

| Young

align="left"|"Burn Rubber"

| Aquaria

| {{Non-album single}}

align="left"|"Close Your Eyes"

| rowspan="4" | Kim Petras

| rowspan="4" |Turn Off The Light, Vol. 1

| rowspan="4" | {{cite web |title=Kim Petras - Turn Off The Light, Vol. 1 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Kim-Petras-Turn-Off-The-Light-Vol-1/master/1434421|website=Discogs |accessdate=20 October 2018}}

align="left"|"Turn Off The Light
(featuring Elvira, Mistress of the Dark)

align="left"|"Tell Me It's A Nightmare"

align="left"|"In The Next Life"

align="left"|"Mr. to You"

| rowspan="5" | 2019

| Dorian Electra

| Flamboyant

align="left"|"There Will Be Blood"

| rowspan="4" | Kim Petras

| rowspan="4" |Turn Off The Light

| rowspan="4" |

align="left"|"Wrong Turn"

align="left"|"Massacre"

align="left"|"Everybody Dies"

align="left"|"목소리 (Voice)"

|2020

|Loona

|12:00

|{{cite web |title=Loona - 12:00 Track Listing |url=https://twitter.com/loonatheworld/status/1309145601515442178|website=Twitter |accessdate=24 September 2020}}

align="left"|"Verse"

|rowspan="3"|2024

|Chrissy Chlapecka

|Girlie Pop

|{{Cite web |title=Verse - Chrissy Chlapecka |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/2UfxVhO2oAdwIFLvDgR5Tc?si=7124c2397faa488b |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Spotify}}

align="left"|"Diamonds"

|rowspan="2"|Kylie Minogue

|rowspan="2"|Tension II

align="left"|"Dance to the Music"

align="left"|“Aries (Dazzled)”

|2025

|Dylan Mulvaney

|Retrograde The Musical

|{{Cite web |title=ARIES(Dazzled) - RETROGRADE |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/1WtJEGupCuBu7DFdLlKL12?si=98aa2e7ef12b43fb |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Spotify}}