Sam Hollander

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Sam Hollander
Background information
Born	New York City
Origin	New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Pop pop rock dance-pop electropop pop-rap
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, record producer, musician
Instruments	Guitar, programming, vocals
Years active	1997–present

Sam Hollander is an American songwriter. He has collaborated with the likes of Fitz and the Tantrums, Panic! at the Disco, Train, Weezer, One Direction, Blink-182, Ringo Starr, Katy Perry, Carole King, Jewel, Pentatonix, Daughtry, Good Charlotte, Metro Station, We The Kings, Boys Like Girls, All Time Low, Gym Class Heroes, James TW, BANNERS, The O'Jays, Goo Goo Dolls, The Fray, Uncle Kracker, Sugar Ray, Michael Franti, Blues Traveler, Neon Trees, Chiddy Bang and Kelly Rowland among others.

Current[]

Sam Hollander has written and/or produced 22 US Top 40 Pop Hits, as well as numerous worldwide smashes, including Panic! at the Disco's worldwide #1 "High Hopes".

In 2019, he held the #1 position on the Billboard Rock Songwriters chart for nine weeks, a year-end record.^[1]

He was previously named Rolling Stone Hot List Producer of the Year, alongside Dave "Sluggo" Katz^[2]

His songs have been streamed over 4 billion times.

He served as a Governor of the New York Chapter of The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (The GRAMMYs) from 2011 to 2013.

He currently serves on the LA Advisory Board for Musicians On Call.

In 2012, he was the Music Producer for the NBC TV show Smash, for which he produced the Emmy-nominated song, "I Heard Your Voice In A Dream."

He is the co-founder of the Sony Masterworks holiday supergroup, Band of Merrymakers.

In 2019, Hollander sold his songwriting catalogue to Hipgnosis Songs Fund.^[3]

Personal life[]

The son of famed interior decorator & collector Judith Hollander^[4] and José Limon Company dancer/Pratt Institute Professor Michael Hollander,^[5] Sam was born in New York, NY and attended Fox Lane High School.^[6]

He is a nephew of American poet John Hollander who died in 2013. In December 2013, Sam wrote an obituary dedicated to his uncle in the New York Times entitled My uncle, the poet and the pop star.^[7]

Selected discography[]

• Panic! at the Disco "High Hopes" (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic) (writer)
  • RIAA certified 5x PLATINUM, #1 US TOP 40, #1 US HOT AC, #1 US ALTERNATIVE, #1 US ROCK SONGS,
  • 2019 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS ROCK SONG OF THE YEAR, 2x ASCAP Pop Award Winner
• Fitz and the Tantrums "HandClap" (Elektra) (writer)
  • RIAA certified 2x PLATINUM, #5 US HOT AC, #5 US ALTERNATIVE, #8 US ROCK SONGS, BMI Pop Award Winner
• Gym Class Heroes "Cupid's Chokehold" (Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen) (producer)
  • RIAA certified 3x PLATINUM, #1 US TOP 40, #3 UK TOP 40
• Panic! at the Disco "Hey Look Ma, I Made It" (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic) (writer)
  • RIAA certified 2x PLATINUM, #1 US ROCK SONGS, #3 US HOT AC, #5 US ALTERNATIVE, #6 US TOP 40,
  • 2020 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS ROCK SONG OF THE YEAR, 2019 TEEN CHOICE AWARDS ROCK SONG OF THE YEAR, ASCAP Pop Award Winner
• James TW "When You Love Someone" (Island Records) (writer)
  • RIAA certified GOLD, BPI certified Platinum
• BANNERS "Someone To You" (Island) (writer)
  • RIAA certified PLATINUM, #13 US HOT AC
• Blink-182 "Blame It On My Youth" / "Happy Days" (Columbia) (writer)
  • #10 US ALTERNATIVE
• One Direction "Rock Me" (Columbia/SYCO) (writer)
  • IFPI certified PLATINUM from the RIAA certified 3x PLATINUM album Take Me Home
• Ringo Starr "Teach Me To Tango", "Thank God For Music", "Better Days" (Universal Music) (writer/producer)
• Train "Save Me San Francisco" (Columbia) (writer)
  • RIAA certified GOLD, #3 US AC, #7 US HOT AC, BMI Pop Award Winner
• Train "Marry Me" (Columbia) (writer)
  • RIAA certified 2x PLATINUM, #4 US HOT AC, BMI Pop Award Winner
• Panic! at the Disco "Emperor's New Clothes" (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic) (writer)
  • RIAA certified PLATINUM
• Panic! at the Disco "Say Amen (Saturday Night)" (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic) (writer)
  • RIAA certified PLATINUM, #1 US ALTERNATIVE, #1 US ROCK SONGS
• Panic! at the Disco "Roaring 20s" (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic) (writer)
  • RIAA certified GOLD
• Panic! at the Disco "Crazy=Genius" (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic) (writer)
  • RIAA certified GOLD
• Panic! at the Disco "Dancing's Not A Crime", "King Of The Clouds", "Drunks", "Old Fashioned" (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic) (writer)
  • from the RIAA certified PLATINUM album Pray for the Wicked
  • 2019 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• Weezer "I Love The USA" (Crush/Atlantic) (writer)
• Goo Goo Dolls "Miracle Pill" (Warner Brothers) (writer)
  • #19 US HOT AC
• Jewel "Grateful" (Crush) (writer)
• Carole King "Love Makes The World" (Koch) (writer/producer)
• Metro Station "Shake It" (Columbia) (producer)
  • RIAA certified 2X PLATINUM, #3 US TOP 40
• Boys Like Girls "The Great Escape" (Columbia) (writer)
  • RIAA certified PLATINUM, #8 US TOP 40, BMI Pop Award winner
• Boys Like Girls "Love Drunk" (Columbia) (writer)
  • RIAA certified PLATINUM, #8 US TOP 40
• Arashi Party Starters (J-Storm) (writer/producer) from the RIAJ certified 3X PLATINUM "This Is Arashi"
  • #7 JAPAN HOT 100
• Good Charlotte "Sex on the Radio" (Capitol) (writer)
  • ARIA certified PLATINUM
• Daughtry "Waiting for Superman" (RCA) (writer)
  • RIAA certified PLATINUM, #11 US HOT AC
• We The Kings "Check Yes Juliet" (S-Curve/EMI) (writer/producer)
  • RIAA certified PLATINUM / ARIA certified PLATINUM
• Pentatonix "Sing", "New Year's Day" (RCA) from the RIAA certified GOLD album Pentatonix (writer)
• Panic! at the Disco "Crazy=Genius" (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic) (writer/producer)
  • RIAA certified GOLD
• Panic! at the Disco "Impossible Year", "Golden Days" (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic)
  • from the GRAMMY nominated RIAA certified 2x PLATINUM album Death of a Bachelor (writer)
• Gym Class Heroes "As Cruel as School Children" (Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen) (writer/producer)
  • RIAA certified GOLD
• Aloe Blacc "King Is Born" (Interscope) (writer/producer)
• Fitz and the Tantrums "Roll Up", "Run It", "Get Right Back" (writer)
• Katy Perry "If You Can Afford Me" (Capitol)
  • from the RIAA certified PLATINUM album One Of The Boys (writer/producer)
• Karmin "Acapella" (Epic) (writer)
  • RIAA certified GOLD / ARIA certified 3x PLATINUM
• Metro Station "Seventeen Forever" (Columbia) (producer)
  • RIAA certified GOLD
• Olly Murs "Beautiful To Me" (Epic) from the BPI certified 2x PLATINUM album Never Been Better (writer)
• Kelly Rowland "Daylight" (Columbia) (producer)
  • #5 UK R&B
• Saint Motel "Preach" (Elektra) (writer)
• We The Kings "Say You Like Me" (S-Curve/EMI) (writer/producer)
  • ARIA certified GOLD
• Delta Goodrem "Encore" (Sony) from the ARIA certified GOLD Wings of the Wild (writer)
• Chiddy Bang "Mind Your Manners" (Polydor) (writer/producer)
  • ARIA certified 2x PLATINUM
• Chiddy Bang "Happening" (Polydor) (writer/producer)
  • ARIA certified GOLD
• Chiddy Bang "Ray Charles" (Polydor) (writer/producer)
  • #13 UK TOP 40
• The O'Jays "The Last Word" (S-Curve) (writer/producer)
• Tom Jones "I'm Alive" (S-Curve/EMI) from the BPI certified Gold album 24 Hours (producer)
• Mike Love Reason for the Season (BMG) (writer/producer)
• Joe Cocker "The Last Road" (Columbia) (writer)
• Neon Trees "Your Surrender", "I Am The DJ" (Island Records) (writer)
  • #18 US HOT AC
• DNCE "Can You Feel It" (RCA) for the movie and soundtrack "My Little Pony: The Movie (writer)
• Capital Cities "Venus & River" (Capitol) (writer)
• Coheed and Cambria "The Running Free" (Columbia) (writer)
  • #19 US ALTERNATIVE
• Owl City "Speed of Love" (Universal Republic) (writer)
• Violent Femmes "Holy Ghost", "Foothills", "Issues" (writer)
• Train "This'll Be My Year" (Columbia)
  • from the RIAA certified GOLD album California 37 (writer)
• The Fray "Same As You" (Epic) (writer)
• Barenaked Ladies "Lookin Up" (Vanguard) (writer)
• American Authors "Microphone" (Island) (writer)
• Daughtry "Battleships" (RCA) from the RIAA certified GOLD album (writer)
  • #20 US HOT AC
• Sugar Ray "Girls Were Made To Love" (Pulse) (writer/producer)
• Blues Traveler "Suzie Cracks the Whip" (429) (producer)
• Matt Nathanson "Earthquake Weather" "Heart Starts" (Vanguard) (writer)
• Michael Franti & Spearhead "Wherever You Are", "I Don't Wanna Go" (Capitol) (writer)
• Rebelution "Santa Barbara" (Easy Star Records) from the GRAMMY nominated "Falling Into Place (writer)"
• G. Love & Special Sauce f/ Keb Mo & Robert Randolph "Birmingham"
  • from the GRAMMY nominated album "The Juice" (writer)
• Matisyahu "Happy Hannukah," "Champion" (writer)
• O.A.R. "Lay Down" (Lava) (writer)
• Brett Dennen "Out Of My Head" (Atlantic) (writer)
• Uncle Kracker "Hot Mess" (Atlantic) (writer/producer)
• Trombone Shorty "Dream On" (Verve) (writer/producer)
• Allen Stone "Symmetrical" (Capitol Records) (writer)
• Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness "Canyon Moon" (writer)
• The Struts "Freak Like You" (Interscope) (writer/producer)
• Hot Chelle Rae "Honestly" (RCA) (writer/producer)
• Cobra Starship "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)" (Decaydance/New Line)
  • for the movie and soundtrack "Snakes on a Plane (writer/producer)
• All Time Low "Lost in Stereo" (Interscope)
  • from the RIAA certified GOLD album Nothing Personal (writer/producer)
• All Time Low "Holly (Would You Turn Me On" (Interscope)
  • from the RIAA certified GOLD album (writer)
• The Academy Is... "Fast Times at Barrington High" (Fueled By Ramen) (writer/producer)
• Arrested Development "Since The Last Time" (Edel/Pony Canyon) (writer/producer)
• The Virgins "The Virgins" (Atlantic) (producer)
• Bowling For Soup "Only Young" (Jive Records) (writer)
• Big Time Rush "Til' I Forget About You" "Big Night" (Columbia)
  • from the RIAA certified GOLD album BTR (writer/producer)
• Descendants 2 "Ways To Be Wicked" (Hollywood) (writer/producer)
  • RIAA certified PLATINUM
• Descendants "Set It Off" (Hollywood)
  • from the RIAA certified GOLD album (writer/producer)
• Glee Cast "Candles" (Columbia) for the show Glee (writer)
• Static Revenger "Happy People" (Ministry of Sound) (writer)
  • #23 UK TOP 40
• Cooler Kids "All Around The World" (DreamWorks) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
  • RIAA certified PLATINUM (writer/producer)
• Blake Lewis "Heartbreak on Vinyl" Tommy Boy) (writer/producer)
  • #1 US DANCE CLUB PLAY, #1 US DANCE AIR PLAY  
• Toothpick "Supersize Me" for the ACADEMY AWARD nominated documentary Supersize Me (writer/producer)
• Logan 7 "Boomshakalaka", "Uptown Saturday Night" (Palm Pictures) (writer)

References[]

External links[]

• In the New York Times Armed With Guitar and Emotions
• Sam Hollander at IMDb