Sam Martin (singer)

Sam Martin
Birth name	Samuel Denison Martin
Born	February 7, 1983 New York City, New York
Origin	Lake Oswego, Oregon, U.S.
Genres	Pop pop rock alternative hip hop
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter
Years active	2012–present
Associated acts	Maroon 5 David Guetta Ziggy Marley Guy Sebastian Zedd T.I Jason Derulo Snoop Dogg Prince Royce Nick Jonas

Samuel Denison "Sam" Martin (born February 7, 1983) is an American Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter. His song, "Want to Want Me" (released by Jason Derulo), holds the record for most adds in Top 40 radio history. Martin's first song he wrote for another artist became the song "Daylight" by Maroon 5, which peaked at #1 on the Billboard Top 40. His writing on "Fly Rasta", released by Ziggy Marley, led it to becoming a #1 reggae album as well as a receiving a Grammy. He rose to the public eye in 2014 for not only writing, but as a featured artist on David Guetta's with #1 singles "Lovers on the Sun" and "Dangerous." His work also extends to projects with One Direction, Nick Jonas, Zedd, Flo Rida, Prince Royce, Snoop Dogg and T.I,.

Career

Early beginnings

Martin was born in New York City and raised in Lake Oswego, Oregon. He attended Lakeridge High School^[1] and went to Berklee School of Music for two years.

2012–14: Breakthrough

Martin's songwriting credits include co-writing "Daylight" and "It Was Always You" by Maroon 5, and for being the contributing singer and co-writer on the song "Lovers on the Sun" by David Guetta and Guetta's "Dangerous".^[2] He also has writing credits on Guy Sebastian's single "Like a Drum"^[3] and Ziggy Marley's song "Lighthouse."^[4]

#1 moments in music industry

• Number 1 Album on iTunes -- Maroon 5's V
• Number 1 Pop, HAC and AC US Radio Spins -- Maroon 5's "Daylight"
• Number 1 Album on iTunes -- Maroon 5's Overexposed
• Number 1 Australia Pop Radio --Guy Sebastian's "Like a Drum"
• Number 1 Hype Machine -- Guy Sebastian's "Like a Drum"
• Number 1 Hype Machine—Sultan & Ned Shepard - All These Roads Remix
• Number 1 Reggae Album on iTunes -- Ziggy Marley's Fly Rasta
• Number 1 Top 40 Radio -- Jason Derulo's "Want to Want Me"
• Number 1 Most Added Song in Top 40 Radio History -- Jason DeRulo's "Want to Want Me"
• Number 1 UK Official Chart -- Jason Derulo's "Want to Want Me"
• Number 1 UK Official Chart -- David Guetta's "Lovers On The Sun"
• Number 1 Worldwide Airplay --David Guetta's "Dangerous"
• Number 1 European Airplay --David Guetta's "Dangerous"
• Number 1 Album on iTunes -- One Direction's FOUR

Discography

Singles

"Song For My Unborn Son" Released: January 2015

As featured artist

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]
"Lovers on the Sun" (David Guetta featuring Sam Martin)	2014	121	2	1	5	1	3	9	4	4	2	1	ARIA: Platinum[16] BPI: Silver[17] BVMI: Platinum[18] FIMI: 2× Platinum[19] GLF: 3× Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum[20]	Listen
"Dangerous" (David Guetta featuring Sam Martin)		56	7	1	1	1	7	2	1	5	1	5	ARIA: Platinum[16] BEA: Gold BPI: Silver[21] BVMI: Platinum[22] FIMI: 2× Platinum[19] IFPI AUT: Gold[23] IFPI SWI: Platinum[24] MC: Platinum[25] RMNZ: Gold[26]
"Dirty Mind" (Flo Rida featuring Sam Martin)	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		TBA
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Single	Year	Album
"All These Roads" (Sultan + Ned Shepard featuring Sam Martin and Zella Day)	2013	N/A
"Unbreakable" (Dirty South featuring Sam Martin)	2014	With You

Songwriting credits

Year	Artist	Album	Song	Co-written with
2012	T.I.	Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head	"Like That"	Clifford Harris, Jr., Cordale Quinn, Lamar Edwards
	Sultan + Ned Shepard		"All These Roads" (featuring Sam Martin and Zella Day)	Ossama Al Sarraf, Ned Shepard, Zella Day Kerr, Xandy Barry, Nick Lazzeri, Justin Harris, Nicholas Karl, Tal Meltzer, Philip Patterson, Christian Walker
	Ziggy Marley	Fly Rasta	"Lighthouse"	David Marley
	Maroon 5	Overexposed	"Daylight"	Adam Levine, Max Martin, Mason Levy
2014	David Guetta	Listen	"Lovers on the Sun" (featuring Sam Martin)	David Guetta, Michael Einziger, Giorgio Tuinfort, Tim Bergling, Jason Evigan, Frederic Riesterer
			"Dangerous" (featuring Sam Martin)	Guetta, Tuinfort, Evigan, Lindy Robbins
			"What I Did for Love" (featuring Emeli Sandé)	Guetta, Tuinfort, Alicia Keys, Breyan Isaac, Evigan, Sean Douglas
			"Goodbye Friend" (featuring The Script)	Guetta, Riesterer, Tuinfort, Evigan, Douglas
	Maroon 5	V	"It Was Always You"	Levine, Evigan, Marcus Lomax, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson
			"Coming Back for You"	Levine, Evigan, Lomax, J. Johnson, S. Johnson
	Nick Jonas	Nick Jonas	"Wilderness"	Ian Kirkpatrick, Sean Douglas
	Prince Royce featuring Snoop Dogg	Single'	"Stuck On a Feeling"	Calvin Broadus, Jason Evigan, Ross Golan, Daniel Omelio
	One Direction	Four (Deluxe Edition)	"Change Your Ticket"	Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Julian Bunetta, John Ryan
	Pentatonix	Vol. III	"On My Way Home"
	Guy Sebastian	Madness	"Like a Drum"
2015	Jason Derulo	Everything Is 4	"Want to Want Me"	Lindy Robbins, Jason Desrouleaux, Mitch Allen, Ian Kirkpatrick
			"Cheyenne"	Desrouleaux, Kirkpatrick, Robbins, Jason Evigan, Robin Weisse, Lomax, Johnson Johnson
	Zedd	True Colors	"Papercut"
			"Straight into the Fire"
	Nick Jonas	Levels	"Levels"

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