Matthew West

== Other songwriting ==

In addition to his solo career, Matthew West has also written songs for other Christian bands and musicians, including [[Mark Schultz (musician)|Mark Schultz]], [[Mandisa]], [[Jump5]], [[Sara Groves]], [[Joy Williams (musician)|Joy Williams]], [[Casting Crowns]], [[Salvador (band)|Salvador]], [[Natalie Grant]], [[Danny Gokey]], [[PureNRG]], and [[Point of Grace]], as well as mainstream country act [[Billy Ray Cyrus]]. [[Rascal Flatts]] recorded West's song "The Day Before You" on their album ''[[Feels Like Today]]''.<ref name="allmusic StS">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1271418|pure_url=yes}} |title=Something to Say> Overview |author=Farias, Andree |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=July 2, 2008}}</ref><ref name="top40-makeshistory" /><ref name="BC-emerges">{{cite web |url=http://www.breathecast.com/Christian.Music.Artist-Matthew.West/Article-237_1902.htm |title=Matthew West Emerges From Season of Silence With Something To Say |publisher=BREATHEcast.com |date=January 11, 2008 |access-date=July 2, 2008}}</ref><ref name="polarexpress">{{cite web |url=http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=11307 |title=Matthew West aboard The Polar Express? |publisher=Top40-Charts.com |date=November 20, 2004 |access-date=July 7, 2008}}</ref> West co-wrote "Voice of a Savior" by Mandisa and "Thank You" by [[33Miles]], both of which were released as singles in early 2008.<ref name="ccm-#1">{{cite web |url=http://www.ccmmagazine.com/news/headlines/11570403/ |title=Matthew West's You Are Everything Hits Number One |publisher=[[CCM Magazine|CCMmagazine.com]] |access-date=July 5, 2008 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>