Sam Hollander

Sam Hollander (S*A*M) is an American songwriter and record producer. He has written and/or produced hits for the likes of Train, One Direction, Gym Class Heroes, Good Charlotte, Carole King, Daughtry, Neon Trees, Cobra Starship, 3OH!3, Coheed and Cambria,^[1] Boys Like Girls, All Time Low, Metro Station,^[2] We The Kings, O.A.R., Uncle Kracker, Sugar Ray, Matisyahu, Blues Traveler, Tom Jones,^[3][4] Hot Chelle Rae, David Cook, Big Time Rush, Chiddy Bang, Kelly Rowland, Arrested Development, 5 Seconds Of Summer and Hollywood Undead, among others.

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 (in the "The Lives They Lived" section), entitled My uncle, the poet and the pop star.^[5]

Early years

Hollander was born in New York City, and grew up in Bedford Hills, New York. After graduating from Fox Lane High School, he moved to New York City where as part of the duo Pop Rox he cut his teeth remixing hits for the likes of DMX, Method Man, Montell Jordan, and Master P.

Current

Hollander has written and/or produced 20 US Top 40 Pop Hits, in 2008 was named the 2008 Rolling Stone Hot List Producer of the Year, alongside Dave "Sluggo" Katz^[6]

He was most recently the Music Producer for the NBC TV show "SMASH," for which he produced the Emmy-nominated song, "Voice In A Dream."

Selected discography

• One Direction "Rock Me" (Columbia/SYCO) (co-write) from the RIAA certified 2x Platinum album Take Me Home
• Katy Perry "If You Can Afford Me" (Capitol) (co-write/produce) from the RIAA certified Platinum album One Of The Boys
• Train "Save Me San Francisco" (Columbia) (co-write) - RIAA certified Gold / 2013 BMI Pop Award Winner
• Train "Marry Me" (Columbia) (co-write) - RIAA certified 2x Platinum
• Train "This'll Be My Year" (Columbia) (co-write) - from the RIAA certified Gold album California 37
• Carole King "Love Makes The World" (Rockingale) (co-write/produce)
• Daughtry "Waiting for Superman" (RCA) (co-write)
• Daughtry "Battleships" (RCA) (co-write)
• Daughtry "Long Live Rock and Roll"/ "18 Years" / "Wild Heart" (RCA) (co-write)
• Gym Class Heroes "Cupid's Chokehold" (Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen) (produce) - RIAA certified 2x Platinum
• Gym Class Heroes "As Cruel as School Children" (Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen) (co-write/produce) - RIAA certified Gold
• Gym Class Heroes "Shell Shock" (Atlantic) (co-write/produce for the movie and soundtrack TMNT)
• Karmin "Acapella" (Epic) (co-write) - ARIA certified 3x Platinum
• Matt Nathanson "Earthquake Weather," "Heart Starts" (Vanguard) (co-write)
• Michael Franti & Spearhead "Wherever You Are," "I Don't Wanna Go" (Capitol) (co-write)
• Chiddy Bang "Mind Your Manners" (Polydor) (co-write/produce) - ARIA certified 2x Platinum
• Chiddy Bang "Happening" (Polydor) (co-write/produce) - ARIA certified Gold
• Chiddy Bang "Ray Charles" (Polydor) (co-write/produce)
• Kelly Rowland "Daylight" (Columbia) (produce)
• Good Charlotte "Sex on the Radio" (Capitol) (co-write) - ARIA certified Platinum
• Boys Like Girls "The Great Escape" (Columbia) (co-write) - RIAA certified Platinum/ 2007 BMI Pop Award winner
• Boys Like Girls "Love Drunk" (Columbia) (co-write) - RIAA certified Platinum
• Boys Like Girls "Five Minutes To Midnight"/"Learning To Fall"/"Heart Heart Heartbreak"/"She's Got A Boyfriend" (Columbia) (co-write)
• Cobra Starship "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)" (Decaydance/New Line) (co-write/produce for the movie and soundtrack Snakes on a Plane)
• Cobra Starship "While The City Sleeps, We Rule The Streets" (Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen) (co-write/produce)
• Metro Station "Shake It" (produce) - RIAA certified 2X Platinum / ARIA certified 2x Platinum
• Metro Station "Seventeen Forever" (produce) - RIAA certified Gold
• Metro Station 'Metro Station (Red Ink/Columbia) (co-write/produce)
• We The Kings "Check Yes Juliet" (S-Curve/EMI) (co-write/produce) - RIAA certified Platinum / ARIA certified Platinum
• We The Kings "Say You Like Me" (S-Curve/EMI) (co-write/produce) - ARIA certified Gold
• We The Kings "Heaven Can Wait"/"Secret Valentine"/"We'll Be A Dream" (S-Curve/EMI) (co-write/produce)
• Hot Chelle Rae "Honestly" (RCA) (co-write/produce)
• 3OH!3 "Hit It Again" (Atlantic)/(Photo Finish Records) (co-write/produce)
• Hollywood Undead "Hear Me Now"/"My Town" (produce)
• Owl City "Speed of Love" (co-writer) (Universal Republic)
• Clinton Sparks "Gold Rush (feat. Macklemore, 2Chainz) (co-write)
• Matisyahu "Happy Hannukah" (co-write)
• The Academy Is... "Fast Times at Barrington High" (Fueled By Ramen) (co-write/produce)
• Coheed and Cambria "The Running Free"/"The Road And The Damned" (Columbia) (co-write)
• Cartel "Perfect Mistake" (Wind-Up) (co-write)
• Uncle Kracker "Hot Mess" (Atlantic) (co-write/produce)
• Sugar Ray "Girls Were Made To Love" (Pulse) (co-write/produce)
• The White Tie Affair "Take It Home" (Epic) (co-write/produce)
• Hey Monday "Hold On Tight" (Decaydance/Columbia) (co-write/produce)
• The Virgins "The Virgins" (Atlantic) (produce)
• All Time Low "Lost in Stereo"/"Holly (Would You Turn Me On)" (Hopeless) (co-write/produce)
• Arrested Development "Since The Last Time" (Edel/Pony Canyon) (co-write/produce)
• O.A.R. "Lay Down" (Lava)
• Static Revenger "Happy People" (Ministry of Sound) (co-write/additional production)
• Cooler Kids "All Around The World" (DreamWorks) (co-write/produce for the movie and soundtrack The Lizzie McGuire Movie)
• The Freshmaka "I Am The Freshmaka"/"The Freshest" (Moonshine) (co-write/produce "The Freshest" for the movie and soundtrack Thirteen)
• David Archuleta "Something 'Bout Love" (Jive Records) (co-write/produce)
• Allstar Weekend "Dance Forever" (Hollywood) (produce)
• A Rocket To The Moon "Mr. Right" (Fueled By Ramen) (co-write)
• New Medicine "Laid" / "American Wasted" (Photo Finish Records) (co-write/produce)
• Blake Lewis "Heartbreak on Vinyl"/"How Many Words"/"Here's My Hello" (RCA/Tommy Boy) (co-write/produce)^[7]

References

External links

• Sam Hollander on Myspace
• In the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/arts/music/21liar.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=Sam%20Hollander&st=cse
• Sam Hollander at the Internet Movie Database