Sam Dew
- R&B
- hip hop
- Roc Nation
- RCA
Sam Dew is an American singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois.[1] He has co-written for musicians such as Marsha Ambrosius, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Mary J. Blige, and Jessie Ware.[2] Dew released his debut EP Damn Sue in April 2015.[3] In February 2021, Dew released his debut album Moonlit Fools. He is currently signed to RCA Records.
Career
Dew is originally from Chicago, Illinois. His music style has been compared to other singers with a wide vocal range.[1] He performed with the Atlanta-based band Cloudeater through 2013 and the release of their final album, Purge.[4] Dew began writing music and has since penned for musicians including Marsha Ambrosius, Rihanna, Mary J. Blige, and Jessie Ware.[2] Dew's first song of his writing career was "Lotus Flower Bomb" for rapper Wale.[5] The song eventually topped Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[6] Dew is also the co-writer for Skrillex's 2014 single "Stranger", from the album Recess.[7] The song also appeared in the soundtrack for the 2014 film Divergent.[8]
Dew is credited for writing and performing the hook to the song LoveHate Thing, a single from the 2013 album The Gifted by rapper Wale. The song peaked at number 89 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, as well as number 30 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 25 on Billboard's Rhythmic chart. The song was also nominated for a 2013 Soul Train Music Award for best collaboration.[9] One of his most notable collaborations came in December 2014 with the release of Shell Shock, a collaboration with Dave Sitek and vocalist Alice Smith in reaction to the death of Eric Garner.[10]
In 2015, Dew signed with RCA Records.[11] He wrote the hook for Wale's 2015 song "The Matrimony", performed by featured singer Usher. He also wrote and sings the hook on British producer Julio Bashmore's track "Holding On".[12] His debut EP, Damn Sue, produced by TV on the Radio member Dave Sitek, was released on April 7, 2015.[3][12] That same year, he contributed vocals on the Prefuse 73 EP Forsyth Gardens.[13]
In 2017, Dew co-wrote Taylor Swift and Zayn's single "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" with Swift and Jack Antonoff. In August of that year, Dew released the singles Runner" and "Remember".[14]
In 2019, Dew collaborated with Jack Antonoff and Sounwave to produce the self-titled album "Red Hearse".
On February 26, 2021, Dew released his debut studio album Moonlit Fools.[15]
Dew was featured on Kendrick Lamar's 2022 album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, worked with Swift on her album Midnights, and worked with Joji on his album Smithereens.
Discography
Album
- Moonlit Fools (2021)[15]
Extended plays
Title | Album details |
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Damn Sue |
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Singles
Title | Details |
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"Runner" |
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"Remember" |
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Songwriting discography
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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"Lotus Flower Bomb" (featuring Miguel) | 2011 | Wale | Ambition |
"Sabotage" (featuring Lloyd) | |||
"Ice Cold" (featuring Omarion) | 2012 | Rick Ross | God Forgives, I Don't |
"Numb" (featuring Eminem) | Rihanna | Unapologetic | |
"LoveHate Thing" (featuring Sam Dew) | 2013 | Wale | The Gifted |
"Sunshine" | |||
"Heaven's Afternoon" (featuring Meek Mill) | |||
"Gullible" (featuring Cee-Lo Green) | |||
"Bricks" (featuring Yo Gotti and Lyfe Jennings) | |||
"Black Heroes / Outro About Nothing" (featuring Jerry Seinfeld) | |||
"Friends" | Bridget Kelly | Cut to... Bridget Kelly | |
"The Mouth" | |||
"Self Love" | 2014 | Mary J. Blige | Think Like a Man Too |
"Night Time" | Marsha Ambrosius | Friends & Lovers | |
"Sweetest Song" | Jessie Ware | Tough Love | |
"Keep on Lying" | |||
"All on You" | |||
"The Matrimony" (featuring Usher) | 2015 | Wale | The Album About Nothing |
"Silly Girls" | Estelle | True Romance | |
"What You Don't Do" | Lianne La Havas | Blood | |
"Midnight" | |||
"Gomenasai" | Kelela | Hallucinogen | |
"Before the Fire" | 2016 | Santigold | 99¢ |
"Skull" | Clams Casino | 32 Levels | |
"Thanks to You" (featuring Sam Dew) | |||
"A Breath Away" (featuring Kelela) | |||
"Ghost in a Kiss" (featuring Samuel T. Herring) | |||
"It's Just a Fever" (Intro) | Snoh Aalegra | Don't Explain | |
"Home" | |||
"It's All on Me" (Outro) | |||
"I Don't Wanna Live Forever" | Zayn and Taylor Swift | Fifty Shades Darker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
"Hard Liquor" | 2017 | SOHN | Rennen |
"I'm Ready to Move On/Mickey Mantle Reprise" | Bleachers | Gone Now | |
"Frontline" | Kelela | Take Me Apart | |
"Blue Light" | |||
"Better Life" | Pink | Beautiful Trauma | |
"I Might" | BRIDGE | Wreck | |
"Insomnia" | 2018 | Zayn | Icarus Falls |
"What Am I?" | 2019 | Mahalia | Love and Compromise |
"Richie" | |||
"Automatic" | Miquela | Non-album single | |
"Machine" (featuring Teyana Taylor) | 2020 | ||
"When the World Stops Turning" | Chris Malinchak | Night Work | |
"That Kind of Woman" | 2021 | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia: The Moonlight Edition |
"Flowers" | Kelly Rowland | K | |
"Hitman" | |||
"Doesn't Mean a Thing" | Maeta | Habits | |
"United in Grief" | 2022 | Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers |
"N95" | |||
"Worldwide Steppers" | |||
"Die Hard" (with Blxst and Amanda Reifer) | |||
"Rich" (Interlude) | |||
"Rich Spirit" | |||
"Purple Hearts" (with Summer Walker and Ghostface Killah) | |||
"Count Me Out" | |||
"Crown" | |||
"Savior" (with Baby Keem and Sam Dew) | |||
"Mr. Morale" (with Tanna Leone) | |||
"Mother I Sober" (featuring Beth Gibbons) | |||
"Turn Up the Sunshine" (featuring Tame Impala) | Diana Ross | The Rise of Gru | |
"Cool" | Verdine White | ||
"Lavender Haze" | Taylor Swift | Midnights | |
"Glitch" | |||
"Before the Day Is Over" | Joji | Smithereens | |
"A&W" | 2023 | Lana Del Rey | Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd |
"Forgiving Myself" | Sekou | Out of Mind |
References
- ^ a b Thomas, Chris (30 March 2015). "Sam Dew Croons From The Soul On "Desperately"". Hip Hop Wired. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ a b Platon, Adelle; Ellis, Stacy-Ann (2 April 2015). "Premiere: Sam Dew Longs For The Past On 'Rewind'". Vibe Magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ a b Ellis, Stacy-Ann (7 April 2015). "Sam Dew Laments Over A Past Love On His 'Damn Sue' EP". Vibe. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Siese, April (15 July 2013). "Cloudeater - Purge". Music MXDWN. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Mitchell, Gail (10 August 2012). "6 Questions With Rich Kleiman". Billboard. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Wale Song Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ "Skrillex with KillaGraham & Sam Dew - Stranger". Complex Mag. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Lipshutz, Jason (25 February 2014). "Kendrick Lamar, Snow Patrol, Skrillex Featured on Divergent Soundtrack". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (3 July 2013). "Wale Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ McDermott, Patrick D. (4 December 2014). "Alice Smith, Sam Dew, And TV On The Radio's Dave Sitek Share Protest Song, "Shell Shock"". The Fader. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Stone, Russell Dean (9 April 2015). "First Listen! Sam Dew's Monumental 'Reincarnation'". The Beat Juice. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ a b Evans, Sean (7 April 2015). "Rising Singer-Songwriter Sam Dew on Working With Rihanna, His Debut, and Usher's Greatness". Complex Magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Majsterski, Joseph (28 April 2015). "Forsyth Gardens EP Prefuse 73". Soundblab. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Sam Dew Releases New Song "Remember"". Vibe. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ^ a b Moran, Justin (January 29, 2021). "Sam Dew and Young Replicant on Their Moonlit Fools Trilogy". Paper. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
External links
- Sam Dew official website