Matt Jenkins (born in

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) is an American

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artist. Signed to

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in 2003, he released two singles in 2005, including "King of the Castle", which reached number 51 on the

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charts, but did not release an album. He also appeared on the Fox Networks reality show ''

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'', which was canceled after two episodes. An eight-song digital EP, ''Quarter of a Century'', was released in late 2008. Jenkins is the brother of fellow songwriter

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. Jenkins co-wrote Steve Holy's 2011 single "Until the Rain Stops", Love and Theft's 2012 single " Runnin' Out of Air",

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's 2014 single " Cop Car",

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's 2014 single " Where It's At", and Jordan Davis's 2021 single "

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", which won the

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Discography

Extended plays

Singles

References

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