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Born | Sean Maxwell Douglas May 27, 1983 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis |
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Spouse | Rachel Bartov (m. 2014) |
Children | 2 [1] |
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Sean Maxwell Douglas (born May 27, 1983) [2] is an American songwriter and record producer.
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's “Heart 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]
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 ]
For discography, he is credited as writer unless otherwise noted.
Year | Artist | Song | Album | Notes |
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2012 | Cady Groves | "This Little Girl" | — | |
2012 | Plug In Stereo | You're on My Mind | Patience EP | Also 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 | |
2013 | Jason Derulo ft. The Game | "Side FX" | Tattoos | |
2013 | Kat Graham | "Power" | — | |
2013 | Demi Lovato | "Heart Attack" | DEMI | |
2013 | Plug In Stereo ft. Megan and Liz | "To Be Wanted" | A Little Peace EP | Also producer |
2013 | Plug In Stereo | "Wait for Me" | — | Also producer |
2013 | "Home Soon" | Also producer | ||
2014 | Brandyn Burnette | "Empire" | — | |
2014 | "If You Were A Song" | |||
2014 | Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz | "Talk Dirty" | Talk Dirty | Also vocal producer |
2014 | Jason 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?" | — | |
2014 | Plug 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 | |
2015 | Alyxx Dione ft. Jason Derulo | "Chingaling" | — | |
2015 | Chris Brown | "Zero" | Royalty | |
2015 | Jason Derulo | "X2CU" | Everything Is 4 | |
2015 | "Get Ugly" | |||
2015 | Hilary Duff | "Brave Heart" | Breathe In. Breathe Out. | |
2015 | Nick 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" | — | |
2016 | Nick 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 Voice | Producer 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 | |
2017 | Demi 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) | |
2017 | Thomas 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" | — | |
2019 | Aaron Carpenter | "Chase" | — | |
2019 | Louis Tomlinson | "Kill My Mind" | Walls | |
2020 | Dan + Shay | "I Should Probably Go to Bed" | Good Things | |
2020 | Demi 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" | |||
2020 | Louis Tomlinson | "Defenceless" | Walls | |
2020 | Sia | "Original" | Dolittle | |
2020 | Celeste | "I Can See The Change" | — | |
2020 | Kygo & Joe Janiak | "Follow" | Golden Hour | |
2020 | Anthony 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 | |
2022 | COIN | "Cutie" | Cutie - Single | |
2022 | Anitta | "Boys Don't Cry" | Versions of Me | |
2022 | Walk off the Earth, D Smoke | "Bet of Me" | Bet On Me - Single | |
2022 | MAX | "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 | ||
2024 | Jason Derulo | "Spicy Margarita" | Nu King | Co-writer |
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