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

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Sam Hollander
Hollander in 2020
Background information
Also known as	S*A*M
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
Instrument(s)	Guitar, programming, vocals
Years active	1997–present
Website	www.samhollandersongs.com

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 7 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 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]

He is currently the songwriter and music producer for the NBC TV show Ordinary Joe.

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 5× 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, 2× ASCAP Pop Award Winner
• Fitz and the Tantrums "HandClap" (Elektra) (writer)
  • RIAA certified 4× 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 3× PLATINUM, #1 US TOP 40, #3 UK TOP 40
• BANNERS "Someone To You" (Island) (writer)
  • RIAA certified PLATINUM, #13 US HOT AC
• Panic! at the Disco "Hey Look Ma, I Made It" (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic) (writer)
  • RIAA certified 2× 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
• Weezer "Records" (Crush/Atlantic) (writer)
  • #5 US ALTERNATIVE
• Blink-182 "Blame It On My Youth" / "Happy Days" (Columbia) (writer)
  • #9 US ROCK SONGS
• Macklemore "Next Year" (Bendo Records/Warner Brothers) (writer)
• Metro Station "Shake It" (Columbia) (producer)
  • RIAA certified 2× PLATINUM, #3 US TOP 40
• One Direction "Rock Me" (Columbia/SYCO) (writer)
  • IFPI certified PLATINUM from the RIAA certified 3× PLATINUM album Take Me Home
• Ringo Starr "Teach Me To Tango", "Thank God For Music", "Better Days" (Universal Music) (writer/producer)
• Def Leppard "Fire It Up" (Mercury Records) (writer)
• Billy Idol "Rita Hayworth" (Dark Horse Records) (writer)
• 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 2× PLATINUM, #4 US HOT AC, BMI Pop Award Winner
• 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
• 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
• 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 "Impossible Year", "Golden Days" (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic)
  • from the GRAMMY nominated RIAA certified 2× PLATINUM album Death of a Bachelor (writer)
• 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
• 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)
• Arashi Party Starters (J-Storm) (writer/producer) from the RIAJ certified 3× PLATINUM "This Is Arashi"
  • #7 JAPAN HOT 100
• Good Charlotte "Sex on the Radio" (Capitol) (writer)
  • ARIA certified PLATINUM
• Pentatonix "Sing", "New Year's Day" (RCA) from the RIAA certified GOLD album Pentatonix (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 3× PLATINUM
• Metro Station "Seventeen Forever" (Columbia) (producer)
  • RIAA certified GOLD
• Kelly Rowland "Daylight" (Columbia) (producer)
  • #5 UK R&B
• Tom Morello ft. *Ben Harper "Raising Hell" (mom+pop) (writer)
• Tom Morello ft. *Barns Courtney "Human" (mom+pop) (writer)
• Walk The Moon "Rise Up" (RCA) (writer)
• Saint Motel "Preach" (Elektra) (writer)
• The Band Camino "I Think I Like You" (Elektra) (writer)
  • #12 US HOT AC
• Weezer "I Love The USA" (Crush/Atlantic) (writer)
• We The Kings "Say You Like Me" (S-Curve/EMI) (writer/producer)
  • ARIA certified GOLD
• Olly Murs "Beautiful To Me" (Epic) from the BPI certified 2× PLATINUM album Never Been Better (writer)
• Delta Goodrem "Encore" (Sony) from the ARIA certified GOLD Wings of the Wild (writer)
• Chiddy Bang "Mind Your Manners" (Polydor) (writer/producer)
  • ARIA certified 2× 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
• Hollywood Undead "Hear Me Now" (Octone Records) (writer/producer)
  • RIAA certified GOLD
• Owl City "Speed of Love" (Universal Republic) (writer)
• Violent Femmes "Holy Ghost", "Foothills", "Issues" (writer)
• Andy Grammer "Damn It Feels Good To Be Me" (S-Curve) (writer)
  • #14 US HOT AC
• 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)
• 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)
• The Record Company "How High" (Concord Records) (writer)
  • #4 US AAA
• 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)
• Daughtry "Battleships" (RCA) from the RIAA certified GOLD album Baptized (album) (writer)
  • #20 US HOT AC
• 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 So Wrong, It's Right (writer)
• 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
• SMASH Cast “Voice In A Dream" (Columbia) for the show SMASH (producer)
  • EMMY NOMINATED 
• Toothpick "Supersize Me" for the ACADEMY AWARD nominated documentary Supersize Me (writer/producer)

References

External links

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