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Ryan Tedder from OneRepublic's written so many songs even he can't remember what they all are

TFW you've written so many massive hit songs you can't remember them all

Ryan Tedder, international megahit creator extraordinaire, came into the Radio 1 studio to talk about OneRepublic's new single, 'Wherever I Go.'

They've been touring the world and recording all over the place by necessity - according to Ryan, they've worked on their new album in over 20 cities already. So it's easy to see how a few enormous, award-winning songs you've written might slip your mind...

Adele, One Direction, Beyoncé, Gwen Stefani! Is there anyone Ryan Tedder hasn't written songs for?

Does the OneRepublic frontman recognise the songs he’s written? Grimmy finds out.

Ryan and Nick play a game with high stakes - if Ryan can't recognise a song he's written, Grimmy gets the publishing rights...

It's not an easy game - with second-long clips, it's hard to pick anything out.

Ryan manages to recognise Ellie Goulding's 'Burn' from her distinctive vocal tone. And he reveals that 'Bleeding Love' was his attempt at re-writing Prince's legendary record 'Nothing Compares 2 U', as performed by Sinead O'Connor.

Ryan commits to having 'I wrote 'Halo'' on his gravestone - he's on a roll.

Will Grimmy hit the publishing rights jackpot? Listen to the clip to find out.