Sam Dew
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | moonlitfools |
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[edit]
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[edit]
Album[edit]
- Moonlit Fools (2021)[15]
Extended plays[edit]
| Title | Album details |
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| Damn Sue |
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Singles[edit]
| Title | Details |
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| "Runner" |
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| "Remember" |
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Songwriting discography[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ 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.
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