Andrew Watt (record producer)
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Birth name | Andrew Wotman[1] |
Born | New York City, U.S. | October 20, 1990
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Years active | 2007–present[2] |
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Website | thisiswatt |
Andrew Wotman (born October 20, 1990), better known as Andrew Watt or simply Watt (stylized as watt or WATT), is an American record producer, singer, musician, and songwriter.[4][5]
Career[]
Watt grew up in Great Neck, New York. He attended John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, and graduated in 2008.[6] His first professional gigs were playing guitar for Jared Evan, Cody Simpson and Justin Bieber.
In 2013, Watt was a founding member and guitarist of the rock band California Breed alongside Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath) and Jason Bonham (Foreigner, Led Zeppelin).[7] In 2015, Watt recorded and released his first label EP, Ghost In My Head.[8][9] Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith and Queens of the Stone Age’s Joey Castillo played drums on the record.[10]
Watt opened for Jane’s Addiction in October 2015.< /> He also opened The Cult’s Los Angeles show in February 2016.[11] In February 2016, Rolling Stone praised Watt for his vocal performance in a rendition of "L.A. Woman" performed live with Robby Krieger as part of a tribute to The Doors’ Ray Manzarek.[12]
Watt is also a producer.[9][13][14] Watt was the producer of Ozzy Osbourne's album Ordinary Man which was released on February 21, 2020.[15] In March 2020, Watt announced that he tested positive for COVID-19, during its pandemic in the United States.[16]
Watt won the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year in March 2021.[17] He contributed to the charity tribute album The Metallica Blacklist, released in September 2021, by backing Miley Cyrus on a cover of the Metallica song "Nothing Else Matters".[18]
Discography[]
Contributions and collaborations[]
Title | Year | Artist | Album |
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"Sinkin' In" | 2013 | Cody Simpson | Surfers Paradise |
"Hit the Ground" | 2015 | Justin Bieber | Purpose |
"Home to Mama" | Justin Bieber and Cody Simpson | Purpose (Japanese Edition) | |
"Rebel Nation"[19] (featuring Andrew Watt) |
2016 | Steve Angello | Wild Youth |
"Let Me Love You" (featuring Justin Bieber) |
DJ Snake | Encore | |
"Beat the Sunrise"[20] (featuring Andrew Watt) |
SNBRN | Non-album single | |
"Feeling Whitney" | Post Malone | Stoney | |
"Burning Man" (featuring Post Malone) |
2017 | watt | XXX: Return of Xander Cage Soundtrack |
"It Ain't Me" | Kygo and Selena Gomez | Stargazing | |
"Havana" (featuring Young Thug) |
Camila Cabello | Camila | |
"Comfortable" (featuring Kranium) |
Bebe Rexha | All Your Fault: Pt. 2 | |
"Let Me Go" (featuring Florida Georgia Line and watt) |
Hailee Steinfeld and Alesso | Non-album single | |
"Lonely Together" (featuring Rita Ora) |
Avicii | Avīci (01) | |
"Anywhere" | Rita Ora | Phoenix | |
"The Right Way" | PartyNextDoor | Seven Days | |
"Wolves" | Selena Gomez and Marshmello | Non-album single | |
"Youngblood" | 2018 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Youngblood |
"Lie To Me" | |||
"Better Man" | |||
"Thru Your Phone" | Cardi B | Invasion of Privacy | |
"Over Now" | Post Malone | Beerbongs & Bentleys | |
"Stay" | |||
"No Shame" (featuring PartyNextDoor) |
Future | Superfly (soundtrack) | |
"Eastside" (with Halsey and Khalid) |
Benny Blanco | Friends Keep Secrets | |
"Jet Lag" | Juice Wrld and Future | Wrld on Drugs | |
"Hard Work Pays Off" | |||
"Fast" | 2019 | Juice Wrld | Death Race for Love |
"Doin' Time" | Lana Del Rey | Norman Fucking Rockwell | |
"Fuck It, I Love You" | |||
"Call You Mine" | The Chainsmokers and Bebe Rexha | World War Joy | |
"Easier" | 5 Seconds of Summer | Calm | |
"Teeth" | |||
"Hate Me" | Ellie Goulding and Juice Wrld | Brightest Blue | |
"The Lay Down" (featuring H.E.R. and watt) |
DRAM | Non-album single | |
"Señorita" | Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello | Shawn Mendes | |
"Shameless" | Camila Cabello[21] | Romance | |
"Liar" | |||
"Die for Me" (featuring Future and Halsey) |
Post Malone | Hollywood's Bleeding | |
"Take What You Want" (featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott) | |||
"Mother" | Charlie Puth | Non-album single | |
"I Really Wish I Hated You" | Blink-182 | Nine | |
"White Mercedes" | Charli XCX | Charli | |
"Always You" | 2020 | Louis Tomlinson | Walls |
"Straight to Hell" | Ozzy Osbourne | Ordinary Man | |
"All My Life" | |||
"Goodbye" | |||
"Ordinary Man" (featuring Elton John) | |||
"Under the Graveyard" | |||
"Eat Me" | |||
"Today Is The End" | |||
"Scary Little Green Men" | |||
"Holy For Tonight" | |||
"It's a Raid" (featuring Post Malone) | |||
"Me and My Guitar" | A Boogie wit da Hoodie | Artist 2.0 | |
"No Shame" | 5 Seconds of Summer | Calm | |
"Old Me" | |||
"Best Years" | |||
"Not in the Same Way" | |||
"Lover of Mine" | |||
"Thin White Lies" | |||
"High" | |||
"Prisoner" (featuring Dua Lipa) |
Miley Cyrus | Plastic Hearts | |
"Edge of Midnight (Midnight Sky Remix)" (featuring Stevie Nicks) | |||
"Midnight Sky" | |||
"WTF Do I Know" | |||
"Plastic Hearts" | |||
"Angels Like You" | |||
"Gimme What I Want" | |||
"Night Crawling" (featuring Billy Idol) | |||
"Hate Me" | |||
"Break My Heart" | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia | |
"Kids Again" | Sam Smith | Love Goes | |
"Anyone" | 2021 | Justin Bieber | Justice |
"Hold On" | |||
"Peaches" | |||
"Can't Be Myself" | |||
"Deserve You" | |||
"Die For You" (featuring Dominic Fike) | |||
"Hailey" | |||
"Talk You Down" | Charlotte Lawrence | Charlotte | |
"You" | |||
"Slow Motion" | |||
"Cowboys" | |||
"Why Do You Love Me" | |||
"Only Wanna Be With You (Pokémon 25 Version)" | Post Malone | Pokémon 25: The Album | |
"Can't Leave You Alone" (featuring Juice Wrld) |
Maroon 5 | Jordi | |
"Tender Mercies" | Glen Hansard and Eddie Vedder | Flag Day (soundtrack) | |
"Forgot About You" | OneRepublic | Human | |
"Long Way" | Eddie Vedder | Earthling | |
"The Haves" | |||
"Finish Line" | Elton John and Stevie Wonder | The Lockdown Sessions | |
"Simple Things" | Elton John and Brandi Carlile | ||
"Stolen Car" | Elton John and Stevie Nicks | ||
"E-Ticket" | Elton John and Eddie Vedder | ||
"Always Love You" | Elton John, Young Thug and Nicki Minaj | ||
"Hate The Game" | Young Thug | Punk | |
"Fifth Day Dead" | |||
"2step" | Ed Sheeran | = |
Singles[]
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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U.S. Hot 100 |
U.S. Pop |
U.S. Rock [22] |
U.S. Alt | ||||
2016 | "Ghost in My Head" | — | — | 30 | — | Ghost in My Head EP | |
2017 | "Let Me Go" (by Hailee Steinfeld and Alesso featuring Florida Georgia Line and watt) |
40 | 14 | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Burning Man" (featuring Post Malone) |
— | — | — | 40 |
Awards and nominations[]
Award | Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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Grammy Award | 2021 | Andrew Watt | Producer of the Year, Non-Classical | Won | [17] |
References[]
- ^ "Andrew Watt Talks New EP, Musical Influences and Growing Up on Long Island | Long Island Pulse Magazine". Long Island Pulse Magazine. February 10, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ "Former California Breed Guitarist Andrew Watt Releases 'Ghost In My Head' Ep". Blabbermouth.net. October 9, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ "Republic Records". Republic Records. October 12, 2015. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ "Meet the Songwriter Behind Hits for Camila Cabello, Selena Gomez and More". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "Who is Andrew Watt? BIG songs by the producer you might already know". Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "Library / Library Homepage". Great Neck North HIgh School. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ "Exclusive Premiere: Andrew Watt Is a One-Man Band in the Video for 'Ghost in My Head'". Diffuser.fm. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ "Former CALIFORNIA BREED Guitarist ANDREW WATT Releases 'Ghost In My Head' EP". Blabbermouth. Blabbermouth.net. October 9, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ a b "BIG ROCK NEWS! Andrew Watt To Release Debut EP + Tour". Republic Records. Republic Records. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ Kellmurray, Beth. "Exclusive Premiere: Andrew Watt Is a One-Man Band in the Video for 'Ghost in My Head'". Diffuser. Diffuser. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ Tucciarone, Matthew (February 8, 2016). "The Cult Perform at the Tower Theatre". LA Weekly. LA Weekly. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ Appleford, Steve (February 13, 2016). "Surviving Doors, Alt-Rock Royalty Celebrate Ray Manzarek". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ "Andrew Watt Talks Writing Hits for Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez While Taking Inspiration From Pearl Jam". Billboard. April 28, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ "For 'Havana' & 'Youngblood' Co-Writer Ali Tamposi, A Career Surge After Sobriety". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ Hadusek, Jon (February 20, 2020). "Ozzy Osbourne and Post Malone Unleash New Collaborative Song "It's a Raid": Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ "LI music producer Andrew Watt, 29, details his COVID-19 experience". Newsday. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ a b Enos, Morgan (March 14, 2021). "Andrew Watt Wins Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical". grammy.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ He, Richard S. (September 10, 2021). "Every Metallica Blacklist cover ranked from worst to best". loudersound. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ Middleton, Ryan (November 2, 2015). "Steve Angello Releases "Remember," 'Wild Youth' Tracklist, Release Date". Music Times. Music Times. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ Medved, Matt. "SNBRN Teams With Andrew Watt on 'Beat the Sunrise:' Exclusive Premiere". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ "Camila Cabello releases new songs "Shameless" and "Liar'". The FADER. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- ^ "Andrew Watt Ghost In My Head Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ "American single certifications – Hailee Steinfeld – Let Me Go". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ "British single certifications – Hailee Steinfeld – Let Me Go". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ "Canadian digital download certifications – Hailee Steinfeld – Let Me Go". Music Canada. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
External links[]
- 1990 births
- American male singer-songwriters
- Grammy Award winners
- Living people
- Singers from Los Angeles
- Singers from New York City
- Record producers from New York (state)
- New York University alumni
- California Breed members
- 21st-century American singers
- 21st-century American male singers
- Singer-songwriters from California
- Singer-songwriters from New York (state)