Sean Douglas (songwriter)

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Sean Douglas
Born
Sean Maxwell Douglas

(1983-05-27) May 27, 1983 (age 41)
Alma mater Washington University in St. Louis
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
Spouse
Rachel Bartov
(m. 2014)
Children2 [1]
Parents
Musical career
Genres
Labels

Sean Maxwell Douglas (born May 27, 1983) [2] is an American songwriter and record producer.

Contents

Life and career

Douglas is the son of actors Michael Keaton and Caroline McWilliams. He attended Washington University in St. Louis. [3] [4]

A Grammy Award-nominee, [5] he co-wrote Thomas Rhett's "Die a Happy Man", which won the ACM Award for Single of the Year, [6] the Billboard Music Award for Top Country Song, [7] the CMA Award for Single of the Year [8] and the BMI Award for Song of the Year. [9] The song, released in 2016, was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Country Song. [10] Douglas also worked on Lizzo’s “Like A Girl” and “Soulmate” from her Grammy-winning album Cuz I Love You. [11]

Signed to Warner Chappell Music, and previously signed to Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Douglas co-wrote his first Top 10 single, Demi Lovato'sHeart Attack,” in 2013. He later wrote for Jessie J, Fifth Harmony, Nick Jonas, Chris Brown, Madonna, Andy Grammer, The Chainsmokers, Kesha, Selena Gomez, Dan + Shay, and Sia. [12] [13]

Personal life

He and his wife, Rachel Bartov, were married in 2014. [14] Together, they have one son (b. 2017) and one daughter (b. 2020). [15] [16] They live in Los Angeles, California.[ citation needed ]

Selected discography

For discography, he is credited as writer unless otherwise noted.

Select discography of Sean Douglas
YearArtistSongAlbumNotes
2012 Cady Groves "This Little Girl"
2012Plug In StereoYou're on My MindPatience EPAlso producer
2012"I Blame You"Also producer
2012"Frozen Heart"Producer only
2012"Patience"Also producer
2013 Backstreet Boys "One Phone Call" In a World Like This
2013Jason Derulo ft. The Game "Side FX" Tattoos
2013 Kat Graham "Power"
2013 Demi Lovato "Heart Attack" DEMI
2013Plug In Stereo ft. Megan and Liz"To Be Wanted"A Little Peace EPAlso producer
2013Plug In Stereo"Wait for Me"Also producer
2013"Home Soon"Also producer
2014Brandyn Burnette"Empire"
2014"If You Were A Song"
2014Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz "Talk Dirty" Talk Dirty Also vocal producer
2014Jason Derulo ft. Snoop Dogg "Wiggle"
2014 David Guetta "What I Did for Love" Listen
2014"Hey Mama"
2014"Goodbye Friend"
2014"Yesterday"
2014 Olly Murs "Did You Miss Me" Never Been Better
2014 Fifth Harmony "Sledgehammer" Reflection
2014 Jessie J "Said too Much" Sweet Talker
2014 Nick Jonas "Wilderness" Nick Jonas Also vocal producer
2014 "Nothing Would Be Better" Also vocal producer
2014 Danny Mercer "Who Are You Loving Now?"
2014Plug In Stereo"Everything I Shouldn't Say"Producer only
2014"Don't Say Goodnight"Producer only
2015 5 Seconds of Summer "Castaway" Sounds Good Feels Good
2015Alyxx Dione ft. Jason Derulo "Chingaling"
2015 Chris Brown "Zero" Royalty
2015Jason Derulo"X2CU" Everything Is 4
2015"Get Ugly"
2015 Hilary Duff "Brave Heart" Breathe In. Breathe Out.
2015Nick Jonas"Levels" Nick Jonas X2
2015 Madonna "Ghosttown" Rebel Heart
2015"Inside Out"
2015 Austin Mahone "Dirty Work" Dirty Work – The Album
2015 Thomas Rhett "Die a Happy Man" Tangled Up
2015"Vacation"
2015"I Feel Good"
2015 Max Schneider "Gibberish" Hell's Kitchen Angel
2015 Daniel Skye "LoveSick Day"
2016Nick Jonas"Champagne Problems" Last Year Was Complicated
2016"Good Girls"
2016"Chainsaw"
2016 Jon Bellion "Morning In America" The Human Condition
2016 Red One feat. Enrique Iglesias, R. City, Serayah + Shaggy "Don't You Need Somebody"
2016 Gavin DeGraw "Technicolor" Something Worth Saving
2016 Tyler Glenn "Waiting Around"Excommunication
2017 Taeyeon "Eraser"My VoiceProducer only
2017 The Chainsmokers "Honest" Memories...Do Not Open
2017 Jeremih, Ty Dolla Sign and Sage the Gemini "Don't Get Much Better" The Fate of the Furious: The Album
2017 Pitbull "Options" Climate Change
2017 Dua Lipa "Garden" Dua Lipa
2017Demi Lovato"Sorry Not Sorry" Tell Me You Love Me
2017"Daddy Issues"
2017"Only Forever"
2017"Games"
2017 Fitz and the Tantrums "Fool" Fitz and the Tantrums (2017 reissue)
2017Thomas Rhett"Sixteen" Life Changes
2017"Sweethart"
2017"Gateway Love"
2017 Rachel Platten "Shivers" Waves
2017"Loose Ends"
2017"Grace"
2017 Chromeo "Juice"Head Over Heals
2017"Slummin It"
2017"Don't Sleep"
2017"Count Me Out"
2017 Andy Grammer "Spaceship"The Good Parts
2018 Bishop Briggs "Water"Church Of Scars
2018 Liam Payne "Familiar" LP1
2018 Ruel "Dazed & Confused" Ready
2018 Matt Nathanson "Used To Be"Sing His Sad Heart
2018"Way Way Back"
2018 Bishop Briggs "Baby"
2019 Kesha ft Big Freedia "Raising Hell" High Road
2019 The Chainsmokers and 5 Seconds of Summer "Who Do You Love" World War Joy
2019 Léon "Better In the Dark, Lost Time"Léon
2019 Lizzo "Like A Girl" Cuz I Love You
2019"Soulmate"
2019 Thomas Rhett "Blessed" Center Point Road
2019"Notice"
2019 Lewis Capaldi "Forever" Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
2019 Pretty Much "Lying"
2019Aaron Carpenter"Chase"
2019 Louis Tomlinson "Kill My Mind" Walls
2020 Dan + Shay "I Should Probably Go to Bed" Good Things
2020Demi Lovato"I Love Me" Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over
2020 Mandy Moore "I'd Rather Lose You" Silver Landings
2020"Save a Little for Yourself"
2020"Tryin' My Best, Los Angeles"
2020"Stories Reminding Myself of Me"
2020 Selena Gomez "Ring" Rare
2020"Souvenir"
2020Louis Tomlinson"Defenceless"Walls
2020 Sia "Original" Dolittle
2020Celeste"I Can See The Change"
2020Kygo & Joe Janiak"Follow"Golden Hour
2020Anthony Ramos"Stop"Stop
2020 Carly Rae Jepsen "This is What They Say" Dedicated Side B
2020 Lady A featuring Thomas Rhett "Heroes"Ocean
2021 Celeste "Tonight Tonight" Not Your Muse
2021"Tell Me Something I Don’t Know"
2021 Aloe Blacc "Corner"All Love Everything (Deluxe)
2021 Ashe "Love Is Not Enough" Ashlyn
2021"When I'm Older"
2021"Not Mad Anymore
2021 JP Saxe "For Emilee"Dangerous Levels of Introspection
2021 Jonas Brothers "Mercy"Space Jam: A New Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2021 Anne-Marie "Who I Am"Therapy
2021 Ben Platt "dark times" Reverie
2021 Mimi Webb "Little Bit Louder"Seven Shades of Heartbreak
2022 JP Cooper "Call My Name"She
2022COIN"Cutie"Cutie - Single
2022Anitta"Boys Don't Cry" Versions of Me
2022 Walk off the Earth, D Smoke "Bet of Me"Bet On Me - Single
2022MAX"Gucci Bag"Gucci Bag - Single
2022 The Head and The Heart "Same Hurt" Every Shade of Blue
2022"Enemy Lines"
2022 Vicetone "Tonight We Dance"Tonight We Dance - Single
2022 DNCE "Flamingo"Anything's Possible (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2022 Demi Lovato "29" Holy Fvck Also background vocalist
2022"Wasted"Also background vocalist
2022"Come Together"Also background vocalist
2022 Mike Posner "I'm Not Dead Yet"I'm Not Dead Yet - Single
2022 Meghan Trainor "Shook" Takin' It Back
2022"Mama Wanna Mambo" (ft. Natti Natasha and Arturo Sandoval)
2022"Drama Queen"
2022"Lucky"
2022"Made You Look"
2022 Russell Dickerson "She's Why" Russell Dickerson
2022 Calum Scott "Cross Your Mind"Bridges
2023 Ava Max "Sleep Walker" Diamonds & Dancefloors
2023"Maybe You're The Problem"
2023"Dancing's Done"
2023 Steve Aoki, Galantis "Hungry Heart" (feat. Hayley Kiyoko)Hungry Heart - Single
2023 Meghan Trainor "Mother"Takin' It Back (Deluxe)
2023 Ruel "MUST BE NICE"4TH WALL
2023 Lauren Spencer Smith "Best Friend Breakup"Best Friend Breakup - Single
2023"Fantasy (with GAYLE & Em Beihold)"Fantasy (with GAYLE & Em Beihold) - Single
2023 Charlotte Lawrence "Bodybag"Bodybag - Single
2023 Andy Grammer "Love Is The New Money"Love Is The New Money - Single
2023 For King & Country "What Are We Waiting For?"What Are We Waiting For (The Single)
2023 Kelly Clarkson "My Mistake" Chemistry Also Additional vocals and co-writer
2023"Roses"Co-writer
2024Jason Derulo"Spicy Margarita" Nu King Co-writer

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