Sean Douglas (songwriter)
Sean Maxwell Douglas (born May 27, 1983) is an American songwriter and record producer. A Grammy Award-winner for his work on Lizzo's Cuz I Love You, he co-wrote Thomas Rhett's "Die a Happy Man", which won the ACM Award for Single of the Year,[1] the Billboard Music Award for Top Country Song,[2] the CMA Award for Single of the Year[3] and the BMI Award for Song of the Year.[4] The song, released in 2016, was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Country Song.[5]
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Born | Sean Maxwell Douglas May 27, 1983 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Spouse | Rachel Bartov (m. 2014) |
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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.[6][7]
Douglas lives in Los Angeles. The son of actors Michael Keaton and Caroline McWilliams, he attended Washington University in St. Louis.[8][9] He and his wife, Rachel Bartov, were married in 2014.[10]
Selected discography
Year | Artist | Title | Album | Label | Credited as | Notes |
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2012 | Cady Groves | "This Little Girl" | — | RCA | Writer | |
Plug In Stereo | You're on My Mind | Patience EP | — | Writer/Producer | ||
"I Blame You" | Writer/Producer | |||||
"Frozen Heart" | Producer | |||||
"Patience" | Writer/Producer | |||||
2013 | Backstreet Boys | "One Phone Call" | In a World Like This | K-BAHN | Writer | Album #1 in 6 countries |
Jason Derulo ft. The Game | "Side FX" | Tattoos | Beluga Heights, Warner Bros. | Writer | ||
Kat Graham | "Power" | — | A&M/Octone | Writer | ||
Demi Lovato | "Heart Attack" | DEMI | Hollywood | Writer | 2× platinum | |
Plug In Stereo ft. Megan and Liz | "To Be Wanted" | A Little Peace EP | Atlantic | Writer/Producer | ||
Plug In Stereo | "Wait for Me" | — | — | Writer/Producer | ||
"Home Soon" | Writer/Producer | |||||
2014 | Brandyn Burnette | "Empire" | — | — | Writer | |
"If You Were A Song" | Writer | |||||
Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz | "Talk Dirty" | Talk Dirty | Beluga Heights, Warner Bros. | Writer/Vocal producer | 3× Platinum in the US #1 on Top 40 #1 in 7 countries | |
Jason Derulo ft. Snoop Dogg | "Wiggle" | Writer | 2× Platinum US and Australia | |||
David Guetta | "What I Did for Love" | Listen | Parlophone | Writer | ||
"Hey Mama" | Writer | 2× Platinum in Canada Platinum in the US, Australia New Zealand and Italy | ||||
"Goodbye Friend" | Writer | |||||
"Yesterday" | Writer | |||||
Olly Murs | "Did You Miss Me" | Never Been Better | Syco, Epic | Writer | ||
Fifth Harmony | "Sledgehammer" | Reflection | Epic, Syco | Writer | ||
Jessie J | "Said too Much" | Sweet Talker | Lava, Republic | Writer | ||
Nick Jonas | "Wilderness" | Nick Jonas | Island | Writer/Vocal Producer | ||
"Nothing Would Be Better" | Writer/Vocal Producer | |||||
Danny Mercer | "Who Are You Loving Now?" | — | — | Writer | ||
Plug In Stereo | "Everything I Shouldn't Say" | — | — | Producer | ||
"Don't Say Goodnight" | Producer | |||||
2015 | 5 Seconds of Summer | "Castaway" | Sounds Good Feels Good | Capitol | Writer | |
Alyxx Dione ft. Jason Derulo | "Chingaling" | — | RCA | Writer | ||
Chris Brown | "Zero" | Royalty | CBE, RCA | Writer | ||
Jason Derulo | "X2CU" | Everything Is 4 | Beluga Heights, Atlantic | Writer | ||
"Get Ugly" | Writer | |||||
Hilary Duff | "Brave Heart" | Breathe In. Breathe Out. | RCA | Writer | ||
Nick Jonas | "Levels" | Nick Jonas X2 | Island, Safehouse | Writer | ||
Madonna | "Ghosttown" | Rebel Heart | Interscope, Boy Toy, Live Nation | Writer | ||
"Inside Out" | Writer | |||||
Austin Mahone | "Dirty Work" | Dirty Work – The Album | Cash Money, Republic | Writer | ||
Thomas Rhett | "Die a Happy Man" | Tangled Up | Valory Music Group | Writer | ACM, Billboard BMI and CMA awards Grammy nomination 6x platinum (US) | |
"Vacation" | Writer | |||||
"I Feel Good" | Writer | |||||
Max Schneider | "Gibberish" | Hell's Kitchen Angel | DCD2 | Writer | ||
Daniel Skye | "LoveSick Day" | — | Writer | |||
2016 | Nick Jonas | "Champagne Problems" | Last Year Was Complicated | Island, Safehouse | Writer | |
"Good Girls" | Writer | |||||
"Chainsaw" | Writer | |||||
Jon Bellion | "Morning In America" | The Human Condition | Visionary Music Group, Capitol | Writer | ||
Red One feat. Enrique Iglesias, R. City, Serayah + Shaggy | "Don't You Need Somebody" | — | Writer | |||
Gavin DeGraw | "Technicolor" | Something Worth Saving | RCA | Writer | ||
Tyler Glenn | "Waiting Around" | Excommunication | Writer | |||
2017 | Taeyeon | "Eraser" | My Voice | S.M. Entertainment | Producer | |
The Chainsmokers | "Honest" | Memories...Do Not Open | Disruptor, Columbia | Writer | ||
Jeremih, Ty Dolla Sign and Sage the Gemini | "Don't Get Much Better" | The Fate of the Furious: The Album | APG, Atlantic, UMG | Writer | ||
Pitbull | "Options" | Climate Change | RCA, Polo Grounds, Mr. 305 | Writer | ||
Dua Lipa | "Garden" | Dua Lipa | Dua Lipa Limited, Warner Bros. | Writer | ||
Demi Lovato | "Sorry Not Sorry" | Tell Me You Love Me | Island, Hollywood, Safehouse | Writer | ||
"Daddy Issues" | ||||||
"Only Forever" | ||||||
"Games" | ||||||
Fitz and the Tantrums | "Fool" | Fitz and the Tantrums (2017 reissue) | Atlantic | Writer | ||
Thomas Rhett | "Sixteen" | Life Changes | Valory Music Group | Writer | ||
"Sweethart" | Writer | |||||
"Gateway Love" | Writer | |||||
Rachel Platten | "Shivers" | Waves | Columbia Records | Writer | ||
"Loose Ends" | ||||||
"Grace" | ||||||
Chromeo | "Juice" | Head Over Heals | Atlantic | Writer | ||
"Slummin It" | ||||||
"Don't Sleep" | ||||||
"Count Me Out" | ||||||
Andy Grammer | "Spaceship" | The Good Parts | S Curve | Writer | ||
2018 | Bishop Briggs | "Water" | Church Of Scars | Island Records | Writer | |
Liam Payne | "Familiar" | LP1 | Capitol Records | Writer | ||
Ruel | "Dazed & Confused" | Ready | RCA Records | Writer | ||
Matt Nathanson | "Used To Be" | Sing His Sad Heart | Vanguard Records | Writer | ||
"Way Way Back" | ||||||
Bishop Briggs | "Baby" | — | Island Records | Writer | ||
2019 | Kesha ft Big Freedia | "Raising Hell" | High Road | Kemosabe/RCA | Writer | |
The Chainsmokers 5 Seconds of Summer | "Who Do You Love" | World War Joy | Columbia Records | Writer | ||
Léon | "Better In the Dark, Lost Time" | Léon | Léon Recordings | Writer | ||
Lizzo | "Like A Girl" | Cuz I Love You | Atlantic Records | Writer | Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album | |
"Soulmate" | ||||||
Thomas Rhett | "Blessed" | Center Point Road | Big Machine Records | Writer | ||
"Notice" | ||||||
Lewis Capaldi | "Forever" | Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent | Virgin EMI Records | Writer | ||
Pretty Much | "Lying" | — | Syco Music and Columbia Records | Writer | ||
Aaron Carpenter | "Chase" | — | Capitol Records | Writer | ||
Louis Tomlinson | "Kill My Mind" | Walls | Arista and Syco | Writer | ||
2020 | Dan + Shay | "I Should Probably Go to Bed" | Good Things | Warner Nashville | Writer | |
Demi Lovato | "I Love Me" | Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over | Interscope | Writer | ||
Mandy Moore | "I'd Rather Lose You" | Silver Landings | Verve Forecast | Writer | ||
"Save a Little for Yourself" | ||||||
"Tryin' My Best, Los Angeles" | ||||||
"Stories Reminding Myself of Me" | ||||||
Selena Gomez | "Ring" | Rare | Interscope | Writer | ||
"Souvenir" | ||||||
Louis Tomlinson | "Defenceless" | Walls | Arista and Syco | Writer | ||
Sia | "Original" | Dolittle | Back Lot Music | Writer | ||
Celeste | "I Can See The Change" | — | Polydor Records | Writer | ||
Kygo & Joe Janiak | "Follow" | Golden Hour | Sony | Writer | ||
Anthony Ramos | "Stop" | Stop | Republic | Writer | ||
Carly Rae Jepsen | "This is What They Say" | Dedicated Side B | 604/Schoolboy/Interscope | Writer | ||
Lady A featuring Thomas Rhett | "Heroes" | Ocean | Capitol Records Nashville | Writer | ||
2022 | Demi Lovato | "29" | Holy Fvck | Interscope | Background vocalist, Writer | |
"Wasted" | ||||||
"Come Together" | ||||||
Meghan Trainor | "Shook" | Takin' It Back | Epic | |||
"Mama Wanna Mambo" (ft. Natti Natasha and Arturo Sandoval) | ||||||
"Drama Queen" | ||||||
"Lucky" | ||||||
"Made You Look" | Writer |
References
- ^ "ACM Awards Winners 2017: Updated List". Variety. 2017-04-03. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "2016 Billboard Music Awards highlights". CBS News. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ Yee, Lawrence (2016-11-02). "CMA Awards 2016: The Complete Winners List". Variety. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ Karl, Bobby (2016-11-02). "Bobby Karl Works The Room: 2016 BMI Country Awards". MusicRow. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ^ "Grammys 2017: Complete list of winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times. 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "Warner Chappell Music signs global deal with songwriter and producer Sean Douglas". Music Business Worldwide. 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ Kawashima, Dale (2016-03-18). "Sean Douglas Interview - Hit Pop Songwriter". Songwriter Universe. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ^ Lipshutz, Jason (January 13, 2015). "Sean Douglas, Michael Keaton's Son, on Writing for Madonna and Downplaying His Family Ties". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Heigl, Alex (January 11, 2015). "Golden Globes 2015: Michael Keaton Thanks Son Sean Douglas". People. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ^ Merry, Stephanie (January 12, 2015). "The spotlight lands on Sean Douglas, Michael Keaton's son. Sorry folks, he's married". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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