Sean Douglas (songwriter)
Sean Douglas 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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| Birth name | Sean Maxwell Douglas |
| Born | May 27, 1983 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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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, Demo Lovato's “Heart Attack,” in 2013. He later wrote for a wide range of musicians, including 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. They have one son.[10]
Selected discography
| Year | Artist | Title | Album | Label | Credited as | Notes |
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| 2012 | Cady Groves | "This Little Girl" | N/A | RCA | Writer | |
| Plug In Stereo | You're on My Mind | Patience EP | N/A | 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" | N/A | A&M/Octone | Writer | ||
| Demi Lovato | "Heart Attack" | DEMI | Hollywood | Writer | 2x platinum | |
| Plug In Stereo ft. Megan and Liz | "To Be Wanted" | A Little Peace EP | Atlantic | Writer/Producer | ||
| Plug In Stereo | "Wait for Me" | N/A | N/A | Writer/Producer | ||
| "Home Soon" | Writer/Producer | |||||
| 2014 | Brandyn Burnette | "Empire" | N/A | N/A | Writer | |
| "If You Were A Song" | Writer | |||||
| Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz | "Talk Dirty" | Talk Dirty | Beluga Heights, Warner Bros. | Writer/Vocal producer | 3x Platinum in the US #1 on Top 40 #1 in 7 countries | |
| Jason Derulo ft. Snoop Dogg | "Wiggle" | Writer | 2x Platinum US and Australia | |||
| David Guetta | "What I Did for Love" | Listen | Parlophone | Writer | ||
| "Hey Mama" | Writer | 2x 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?" | N/A | N/A | Writer | ||
| Plug In Stereo | "Everything I Shouldn't Say" | N/A | N/A | Producer | ||
| "Don't Say Goodnight" | Producer | |||||
| 2015 | 5 Seconds of Summer | "Castaway" | Sounds Good Feels Good | Capitol | Writer | |
| Alyxx Dione feat. Jason Derulo |
"Chingaling" | TBA | 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 |
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| "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 6xplatinum (US) | |
| "Vacation" | Writer | |||||
| "I Feel Good" | Writer | |||||
| Max Schneider | "Gibberish" | Hell's Kitchen Angel | DCD2 | Writer | ||
| Daniel Skye | "LoveSick Day" | TBA | 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" | TBA | 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" | N/A | 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" | TBA | 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" | N/A | Syco Music and Columbia Records | Writer | ||
| Aaron Carpenter | "Chase" | TBA | Capitol Records | Writer | ||
| Louis Tomlinson | "Kill My Mind" | Walls | Arista and Syco | Writer | ||
| 2020 | Dan + Shay | "I Should Probably Go to Bed" | Warner Nashville | Writer | ||
| Demi Lovato | "I Love Me" | Demi | 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 Records | Writer | ||
| "Souvenir" | ||||||
| Louis Tomlinson | "Defenceless" | Walls | Arista and Syco | Writer | ||
| Sia | "Original" | Dolittle | Back Lot Music | Writer | ||
| Celeste | "I Can See The Change" | N/A | 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 |
References
- "ACM Awards Winners 2017: Updated List". Variety. 2017-04-03. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- "2016 Billboard Music Awards highlights". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- Yee, Lawrence (2016-11-02). "CMA Awards 2016: The Complete Winners List". Variety. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- "Bobby Karl Works The Room: 2016 BMI Country Awards". 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- "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.
- "Sean Douglas Interview - Hit Pop Songwriter". Songwriter Universe | Songwriting News, Articles & Song Contest. 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- "Sean Douglas, Michael Keaton's Son, on Writing for Madonna and Downplaying His Family Ties". The Hollywood Reporter. January 13, 2015.
- "Golden Globes 2015: Michael Keaton Thanks Son Sean Douglas". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- 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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