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Background information | |
Birth name | Samuel Denison Martin |
Born | New York City, New York | February 7, 1983
Origin | Lake Oswego, Oregon, U.S. |
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Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | Atlantic APG |
Samuel Denison Martin (born February 7, 1983) is an American Grammy Award-winning musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. His song "Want to Want Me" (released by Jason Derulo) holds the record for the most adds in the American contemporary hit radio history.
Following signing to Artist Publishing Group, Martin's first song he wrote for another artist became the song "Daylight" by Maroon 5, which peaked at number one on the Billboard charts. His writing on the album Fly Rasta , released by Ziggy Marley, led it to becoming a number-one reggae album as well as a receiving a Grammy Award.
Martin rose to the public eye in 2014 for not only writing but being a featured artist on David Guetta's number-one singles "Lovers on the Sun" and "Dangerous". His work extends to projects with One Direction, Nick Jonas, Zedd, Flo Rida, Prince Royce, The Chainsmokers, Pitbull, Jon Bellion, Snoop Dogg, T.I., Julia Michaels, Armin van Buuren and G-Eazy. Sam Martin also has a side project called "Con Bro Chill" who have released singles including "We Should Hang Out".
Martin was born in New York City and raised in Lake Oswego, Oregon. He attended Lakeridge High School [1] and went to Berklee College of Music for two years.
Martin's breakthrough came with the writing and release of "Daylight" by Maroon 5. In 2014 Martin was the contributing singer and co-writer on the song "Lovers on the Sun" and "Dangerous" by David Guetta [2] Martin also collaborated with Ziggy Marley on the song "Lighthouse" [3] from his album Fly Rasta. In 2015, Fly Rasta won the grammy for best Reggae Album.
"Rather Be Alone" (with Robin Schulz and Nick Martin) Released September 2019
"Sabotage" Released January 2019
"Sugar Is Sweet" Released February 2019
"Long Live The Billionaire" Released March 2018 [4]
Blue Tuesday (EP)
"Bring Me Home" Released June 2017 [5]
"It's Gonna Get Better" Released October 2017 [6]
"Song For My Unborn Son" Released January 2015 [7]
Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
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US [8] | AUS [9] | AUT [10] | FRA [11] | GER [12] | IRE [13] | NLD [14] | NOR [15] | SWE [16] | SWI [17] | UK [18] | |||||||
"All These Roads" (Sultan + Ned Shepard featuring Sam Martin and Zella Day) | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
"Lovers on the Sun" (David Guetta featuring Sam Martin) | 2014 | 121 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Listen | ||||
"Unbreakable" (Dirty South featuring Sam Martin) | With You | ||||||||||||||||
"Dangerous" (David Guetta featuring Sam Martin) | 56 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Listen | |||||
"Dirty Mind" (Flo Rida featuring Sam Martin) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||||
"Carry Me Home" (Sam Feldt featuring Sam Martin) | 2017 | Sunset | |||||||||||||||
"Naked" (Robin Schulz featuring Sam Martin) | Uncovered | ||||||||||||||||
"Leviathan" (G-Eazy featuring Sam Martin) | The Beautiful & Damned | ||||||||||||||||
"Nothing Scares Me Anymore" (Steve Angello featuring Sam Martin) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | HUMAN | ||||
"Wild Wild Son" (Armin van Buuren featuring Sam Martin) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | Balance | |||||
"I Want a Miracle" (Fred Rister featuring Sam Martin and Chris Willis) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
"Love You Forever" [30] (Nicky Romero and Stadiumx featuring Sam Martin) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Be Mine" [31] (Stadiumx featuring Sam Martin) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Year | Artist | Song | Album |
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2010 | Florrie | "Call of the Wild" | Introduction EP |
2011 | "Experimenting with Rugs" | Experiments EP | |
2012 | "Every Inch" | Late EP | |
"I Wanna Get You Back" | |||
Maroon 5 | "Daylight" | Overexposed | |
2013 | Sultan & Shepard | "All These Roads" feat. Sam Martin and Zella Day | Non-album single |
Guy Sebastian | "Like a Drum" | Madness | |
Union J | "Last Goodbye" | Union J | |
2014 | David Guetta | "Lovers on the Sun" feat. Sam Martin | Listen |
Maroon 5 | "It Was Always You" | V | |
Dirty South | "Unbreakable" feat. Sam Martin | With You | |
Maroon 5 | "Coming Back for You" | V | |
David Guetta | "Dangerous" feat. Sam Martin | Listen | |
Nick Jonas | "Wilderness" | Nick Jonas | |
One Direction | "Change Your Ticket" | Four | |
Prince Royce | "Stuck on a Feeling" feat. Snoop Dogg | Double Vision | |
David Guetta | "What I Did for Love" feat. Emeli Sande | Listen | |
"Goodbye Friend" feat. The Script | |||
2015 | Rozzi | "Psycho" | Space EP |
Florrie | "Too Young to Remember" | Non-album single | |
Jason Derulo | "Want to Want Me" | Everything is 4 | |
Zedd | "Straight into the Fire" | True Colors | |
"Papercut" feat. Troye Sivan | |||
Jason Derulo | "Cheyenne" | Everything is 4 | |
Robert DeLong | "Don't Wait Up" | In the Cards | |
Hey Violet | "Can't Take Back the Bullet" | I Can Feel It EP | |
Nick Jonas | "Levels" | Nick Jonas x2 | |
"Area Code" | |||
Flo Rida | "Dirty Mind" feat. Sam Martin | Non-album single | |
Olly Murs | "Stevie Knows" | Never Been Better: Special Edition | |
2016 | Dreamers | "Come Down Slow" | This Album Does Not Exist |
Digitalism | "Destination Breakdown" | Mirage | |
Jon Bellion | "Morning in America" | The Human Condition | |
Papa Ya | "Outta Here" feat. Con Bro Chill | Non-album single | |
Jason Derulo | "Kiss the Sky" | Platinum Hits | |
Dreamers | "Lucky Dog" | This Album Does Not Exist | |
Papa Ya | "Sunny" | Non-album single | |
2017 | Lecrae | "River of Jordan" feat. Breyan Isaac | The Shack OST |
Pitbull | "Options" feat. Stephen Marley | Climate Change | |
The Chainsmokers | "It Won't Kill Ya" feat. Louane | Memories... Do Not Open | |
Vice | "Obsession" feat. Jon Bellion | Non-album single | |
Sam Feldt | "Yes" feat. Akon | Sunrise | |
LNDWHL | "Xans in Her Lean" | Non-album single | |
Galantis | "Call Me Home" | The Aviary | |
Half the Animal | "Bad Bad Love" | Non-album single | |
Robin Schulz | "Naked" feat. Sam Martin | Uncovered | |
Rachel Platten | "Fooling You" | Waves | |
Marcus & Martinus | "Please Don't Go" | Moments | |
Sam Feldt | "Carry Me Home" feat. Sam Martin | Sunrise to Sunset | |
Inna | "My Dreams" | Nirvana | |
G-Eazy | "Leviathan" feat. Sam Martin | The Beautiful & Damned | |
2018 | Frédéric Riesterer | "I Want a Miracle" feat. Chris Willis and Sam Martin | Non-album single |
Steve Angello | "Nothing Scares Me Anymore" feat. Sam Martin | Human | |
Kryder | "Billionaire" feat. Sam Martin | Non-album single | |
Armin van Buuren | "Wild Wild Son" feat. Sam Martin | Balance | |
2019 | Papa Ya | "Yesterday" | Non-album single |
Sam Feldt | "Lose My Colors" feat. Sam Martin | Magnets EP | |
Half the Animal | "Summertime High" | Summertime High EP | |
Austin Mahone | "Dancing with Nobody" | TBA | |
Nicky Romero | "Love You Forever" with StadiumX feat. Sam Martin | Non-album single | |
Paige Cavell | "Figure it Out" | Figure It Out EP | |
Illenium | "In Your Arms" with X Ambassadors | Ascend | |
Ava Max | "Torn" | Non-album single | |
Robin Schulz | "Rather Be Alone" with Nick Martin and Sam Martin | IIII | |
NOTD | "Wanted" with Daya | Non-album single | |
SuperM | "I Can't Stand the Rain" feat. Kenzie and Lee Soo-man | SuperM EP | |
Armin van Buuren | "Miles Away" feat. Sam Martin | Balance | |
Captain Cuts | "Heat" feat. Parson James | Non-album single | |
2020 | Changmin | "Chocolate" | Chocolate EP |
Marlon Roudette is an English-Vincentian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is the former front man for the duo Mattafix who had their first number 1, "Big City Life", in 2006. After the group split, Roudette embarked on a solo career with two number one singles in Europe, "New Age" and "When the Beat Drops Out"; the latter made it to number 7 on the UK Singles Chart and is certified platinum. In recent years, he is also known for his co-writing work for artists, including Sinéad Harnett and his half-sister, Mabel. He co-wrote Mabel's hit singles "Finders Keepers" and "Fine Line", as well as the Not3s single "My Lover" and Jax Jones' hit "Ring Ring". He has also co-written tracks featuring Wiley, Tory Lanez, Kranium, Bad Gyal and Busy Signal.
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