Editing Nick Lowe (section)

===Songwriter===
Lowe's best-known songs include his own hits:
* "[[So It Goes (song)|So It Goes]]" – first song on the [[Stiff Records]] label
* "[[I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass]]" – his biggest UK hit
* "[[Cruel to Be Kind]]" – his biggest US hit

He also wrote songs most famous for their cover versions:
* "[[(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding]]" – famously covered by [[Elvis Costello]]
* "[[I Knew the Bride|I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll)]]" – a hit for [[Rockpile]] bandmate [[Dave Edmunds]]
* "[[The Beast in Me]]" – covered by stepfather-in-law [[Johnny Cash]]

Some songs were written or co-written for albums he produced:
* "[[Milk and Alcohol]]" and "That's It, I Quit" – [[Dr. Feelgood (band)|Dr. Feelgood]]
* "(I Live on a) Battlefield" and "[[I Need You (Paul Carrack song)|I Need You]]" – [[Paul Carrack]]

Lowe also wrote a number of songs with clever wordplay that qualify as "[[novelty song|novelties]]", among them:
* "Bay City Rollers We Love You" – recorded as "Terry Modern" of "The Tartan Horde"
* "I Love My Label" – [[paean]] to the United Artists label, released on Stiff Records
* "Time Wounds All Heels" – co-written with [[Carlene Carter]] and Simon Climie
* "[[All Men Are Liars (song)|All Men Are Liars]]"
* "Half a Boy and Half a Man" – covered by [[George Thorogood & The Destroyers]]