Sam Martin (singer)

American singer-songwriter (born 1983)

For the Youngblood Hawke member, see Youngblood Hawke (band).

Sam Martin

Background information
Birth name| Samuel Denison Martin
Born|  (1983-02-07) February 7, 1983 (age 42)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Origin| Lake Oswego, Oregon, U.S.
Genres|

* Pop
* dance
* pop rock
* hip hop
* reggae

Occupations|

* Musician
* singer
* songwriter
* record producer

Years active| 2012–present
Labels|

* Atlantic
* APG

Formerly of| Con Bro Chill

Musical artist

Samuel Denison Martin (born February 7, 1983) is an American 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".

## Career

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### Early beginnings

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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.

### 2012–14: Breakthrough

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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.

## Discography

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### Singles

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#### As lead artist

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"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)

* "It Was Always You" Released December 2018
* "All My Tears" Released December 2018
* "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" Released December 2018
* "A Day In The Life" Released December 2018
* "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" Released December 2018

"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]

#### As featured artist

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Single  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications | Album

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[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  |

* ARIA: Platinum[19]
* BPI: Platinum[20]
* BVMI: Platinum[21]
* FIMI: 2× Platinum[22]
* GLF: 3× Platinum
* IFPI SWI: Platinum[23]

| 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  |

* ARIA: Platinum[19]
* BPI: Platinum[20]
* BVMI: 3× Gold[24]
* FIMI: 2× Platinum[22]
* IFPI AUT: Gold[25]
* IFPI SWI: Platinum[26]
* MC: Platinum[27]
* RMNZ: Gold[28]

| 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 | — | — | — | —  |

* NVPI : Gold[29]

| 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.

## Songwriting credits

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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
2024  | Illit | "Tick-Tack"  | I'll Like You

## References

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1. ^ Duin, Steve. "Lakeridge graduate Sam Martin writes for Maroon 5 and knows you're only as good as your last song", The Oregonian, Portland, December 10, 2012. Retrieved on June 26, 2014.
2. ^ "David Guetta delivers on promise for 'different' with new single 'Dangerous' - Dancing Astronaut". Dancing Astronaut. October 6, 2014.
3. ^ "Ziggy Marley - Official Website". ziggymarley.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014.
4. ^ Desk, TV News. "Grammy Winner Sam Martin Unveils New Single LONG LIVE THE BILLIONAIRE". Retrieved April 1, 2018. `{{cite news}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
5. ^ Sam Martin (June 2, 2017), Sam Martin - Bring Me Home (Official Video), retrieved November 27, 2017
6. ^ Sam Martin (November 9, 2017), Sam Martin - It's Gonna Get Better (Official Video), retrieved November 27, 2017
7. ^ Sam Martin (February 20, 2015), Sam Martin - Song For My Unborn Son [Live Version], retrieved November 27, 2017
8. ^ "Sam Martin – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
9. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Sam Martin". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
10. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Sam Martin". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
11. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Sam Martin". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
12. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Sam Martin". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on August 21, 2014.
13. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Sam Martin". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
14. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Sam Martin". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
15. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Sam Martin". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
16. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Sam Martin". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
17. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Sam Martin". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
18. ^ Peak positions for the featured singles in the UK:
* For "Lovers on the Sun": "Chart Archive > 30th August 2014". Official Charts Company. August 30, 2014.
19. ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
20. ^ a b "British certifications – Sam Martin". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 20, 2022. Type Sam Martin in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
21. ^ "Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". musikindustrie.de. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
22. ^ a b "FIMI - Pagina non trovata". FIMI.it. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
23. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Lovers on the Sun')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
24. ^ "Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". musikindustrie.de. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
25. ^ "Gold & Platin". Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
26. ^ Hung, Steffen. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community".
27. ^ "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
28. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart - The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
29. ^ "Goud/Platina". NVPI (in Dutch). Retrieved September 25, 2019. Note : type Armin van Buuren in the search bar.
30. ^ "Nicky Romero, Stadiumx and Sam Martin – 'Love You Forever'". Dancing Astronaut. June 26, 2019. Archived from the original on July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
31. ^ "Be Mine - Single by Stadiumx & Sam Martin on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved May 11, 2020.

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