Sam Dew
Sam Dew | |
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 Dew in 2021 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Samuel Joseph Dew[1] |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | |
| Member of | Red Hearse |
| Website | moonlitfools |
Samuel Joseph Dew is an American singer and songwriter from Chicago, Illinois.[2] As a recording artist, he is best known for his 2022 song "Savior" (with Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem) and his guest appearance on Wale's 2013 single "LoveHate Thing", both of which entered the Billboard Hot 100.[3] His songwriting work has been credited on albums for Taylor Swift, Marsha Ambrosius, Rihanna, Mary J. Blige, Miguel, Zayn Malik and Jessie Ware, among others.[4]
He signed with RCA Records to release his debut extended play, Damn Sue (2015). His debut studio album, Moonlit Fools (2021) was met with critical praise.[5]
Career
[edit]Dew is originally from Chicago, Illinois. His music style has been compared to other singers with a wide vocal range.[2] He performed with the Atlanta-based band Cloudeater through 2013 and the release of their final album, Purge.[6] Dew began writing music and has since penned for musicians including Marsha Ambrosius, Rihanna, Mary J. Blige, and Jessie Ware.[4] Dew's first song of his writing career was "Lotus Flower Bomb" for rapper Wale.[7] The song eventually topped Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[8] Dew is also the co-writer for Skrillex's 2014 single "Stranger", from the album Recess.[9] The song also appeared in the soundtrack for the 2014 film Divergent.[10]
Dew co-wrote and performed the hook to Wale's single "LoveHate Thing", from his 2013 album The Gifted. 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.[11] 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.[12]
In 2015, Dew signed with RCA Records.[13] 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".[14] His debut EP, Damn Sue, produced by TV on the Radio member Dave Sitek, was released on April 7, 2015.[5][14] That same year, he contributed vocals on the Prefuse 73 EP Forsyth Gardens.[15]
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".[16]
In 2019, with fellow producers and frequent collaborators Jack Antonoff and Sounwave, Dew formed the musical trio Red Hearse. Their self-titled debut studio album was released in August of that year.[17]
On February 26, 2021, Dew released his debut studio album Moonlit Fools.[18]
In 2022, Dew guest performed on Kendrick Lamar's album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, co-wrote with Taylor Swift on her album Midnights, and worked with Joji on his album Smithereens.
Discography
[edit]Album
[edit]- Moonlit Fools (2021)[18]
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]- ^ "Here Are the Lyrics to Taylor Swift's 'Lavender Haze'". Billboard.com. November 11, 2022.
- ^ a b Thomas, Chris (30 March 2015). "Sam Dew Croons From The Soul On "Desperately"". Hip Hop Wired. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Sam Dew / Biography, Music & News". Billboard.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jack Antonoff, Sounwave, and Sam Dew on how their hometowns inspired new trio Red Hearse". ew.com. 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ 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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