Sam Martin (singer)
Sam Martin | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Samuel Denison Martin |
| Born | February 7, 1983 |
| Origin | Lake Oswego, Oregon, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop, pop rock, alternative hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
Samuel Denison "Sam" Martin (born February 7, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and co-founder with his brother, Connor Martin[1][2] of the band Con Bro Chill and its lead singer.
Career
Early beginnings
Martin was born in New York City and raised in Lake Oswego, Oregon. He attended Lakeridge High School[3] and went to Berklee School of Music for 2 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 Avicii and Guetta's "Dangerous".[4] He also has writing credits on Guy Sebastian's single "Like a Drum"[5] and Ziggy Marley's song "Lighthouse."[6] On June 3, 2014, it was announced that Maroon 5 would be releasing their album V, which includes collaborations with Martin.[7]
Discography
Singles
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Artist | Role | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | It Was Always You | Maroon 5 | Writer | V | |
| 2014 | Coming Back For You | Maroon 5 | Writer | V | |
| 2014 | Dangerous | David Guetta | Writer, lead vocals | Listen | Single |
| 2014 | Lovers on the Sun | David Guetta | Writer, lead vocals | Listen | Single |
| 2012 | Daylight | Maroon 5 | Writer | Overexposed | "Single" |
| 2012 | Lighthouse | Ziggy Marley | Writer | Fly Rasta | |
| 2012 | All These Roads ft. Sam Martin and Zella Day | Sultan + Ned Shepard | Writer | ||
| 2012 | Like That | T.I. | Writer | Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head |
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [8] |
AUT [9] |
FRA [10] |
GER [11] |
IRE [12] |
NL [13] |
NOR [14] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] |
UK [17] | ||||||||
| "Lovers on the Sun" (David Guetta featuring Sam Martin) |
2014 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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Listen | ||||
| "Unbreakable" (Dirty South featuring Sam Martin) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | With You | ||||||
| "Dangerous" (David Guetta featuring Sam Martin) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Listen | ||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ http://conbrochill.com
- ^ Singer, Matthew. "Con Bro Chill", Willamette Week, Portland, December 19, 2012. Retrieved on June 26, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2014/10/david-guetta-delivers-promise-different-new-single-dangerous/
- ^ http://artistpublishinggroup.com/songwriters#sam-martin
- ^ http://ziggymarley.com//#music/music/studio-albums/fly-rasta/
- ^ http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2014/06/03/maroon-5-announce-new-single-maps-will-drop-june-16/
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Sam Martin". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Sam Martin". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Sam Martin". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Sam Martin". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Sam Martin". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Sam Martin". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Sam Martin". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Sam Martin". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Sam Martin". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ 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.