| Sam Martin | |
| Birth Name: | Samuel Denison Martin |
| Birth Date: | 7 February 1983 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Origin: | Lake Oswego, Oregon, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 2012–present |
| Past Member Of: | Con Bro Chill |
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".
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
"It's Gonna Get Better"Released October 2017
"Song For My Unborn Son" Released January 2015
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] | AUS [6] | AUT [7] | FRA [8] | GER [9] | IRE [10] | NLD [11] | NOR [12] | SWE [13] | SWI [14] | UK [15] | ||||||||
| "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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="3" | ||||||
| "Love You Forever"[27] (Nicky Romero and Stadiumx featuring Sam Martin) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Be Mine"[28] (Stadiumx featuring Sam Martin) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Artist | Song | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Call of the Wild" | Introduction EP | ||
| 2011 | "Experimenting with Rugs" | Experiments EP | ||
| 2012 | "Every Inch" | Late EP | ||
| "I Wanna Get You Back" | ||||
| "Daylight" | Overexposed | |||
| 2013 | "All These Roads" | |||
| "Like a Drum" | Madness | |||
| "Last Goodbye" | Union J | |||
| 2014 | "Lovers on the Sun" | Listen | ||
| "It Was Always You" | V | |||
| "Unbreakable" | With You | |||
| "Coming Back for You" | V | |||
| "Dangerous" | Listen | |||
| "Wilderness" | Nick Jonas | |||
| "Change Your Ticket" | Four | |||
| "Stuck on a Feeling" | Double Vision | |||
| "What I Did for Love" | Listen | |||
| "Goodbye Friend" | ||||
| 2015 | "Psycho" | Space EP | ||
| "Too Young to Remember" | ||||
| "Want to Want Me" | Everything is 4 | |||
| "Straight into the Fire" | True Colors | |||
| "Papercut" | ||||
| "Cheyenne" | Everything is 4 | |||
| "Don't Wait Up" | In the Cards | |||
| "Can't Take Back the Bullet" | I Can Feel It EP | |||
| "Levels" | Nick Jonas x2 | |||
| "Area Code" | ||||
| "Dirty Mind" | ||||
| "Stevie Knows" | Never Been Better: Special Edition | |||
| 2016 | "Come Down Slow" | This Album Does Not Exist | ||
| "Destination Breakdown" | Mirage | |||
| "Morning in America" | The Human Condition | |||
| Papa Ya | "Outta Here" | |||
| "Kiss the Sky" | Platinum Hits | |||
| "Lucky Dog" | This Album Does Not Exist | |||
| Papa Ya | "Sunny" | |||
| 2017 | "River of Jordan" | The Shack OST | ||
| "Options" | Climate Change | |||
| "It Won't Kill Ya" | Memories... Do Not Open | |||
| "Obsession" | ||||
| "Yes" | Sunrise | |||
| LNDWHL | "Xans in Her Lean" | |||
| "Call Me Home" | The Aviary | |||
| Half the Animal | "Bad Bad Love" | |||
| "Naked" | Uncovered | |||
| "Fooling You" | Waves | |||
| "Please Don't Go" | Moments | |||
| "Carry Me Home" | Sunrise to Sunset | |||
| "My Dreams" | Nirvana | |||
| "Leviathan" | The Beautiful & Damned | |||
| 2018 | Frédéric Riesterer | "I Want a Miracle" | ||
| "Nothing Scares Me Anymore" | Human | |||
| "Billionaire" | ||||
| "Wild Wild Son" | Balance | |||
| 2019 | Papa Ya | "Yesterday" | ||
| "Lose My Colors" | Magnets EP | |||
| Half the Animal | "Summertime High" | Summertime High EP | ||
| "Dancing with Nobody" | ||||
| "Love You Forever" | ||||
| Paige Cavell | "Figure it Out" | Figure It Out EP | ||
| "In Your Arms" | Ascend | |||
| "Torn" | ||||
| "Rather Be Alone" | IIII | |||
| "Wanted" | ||||
| "I Can't Stand the Rain" | SuperM EP | |||
| "Miles Away" | Balance | |||
| "Heat" | ||||
| 2020 | "Chocolate" | Chocolate EP |