Sam Dew is an American singer-songwriter from

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. He is best known for writing the hook to the track "

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," a single from Wale's 2013 album '' The Gifted''. Dew is also credited for writing and performing on additional tracks for the same album, which peaked at #1 on various ''Billboard'' charts. He has also co-written for musicians

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, and

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. Dew is currently signed to

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and released his debut EP ''Damn Sue'' on April 7, 2015.

Career

Dew is originally from Chicago, Illinois. His music style has been compared to other singers with a wide vocal range. He played with the

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-based band Cloudeater through 2013 and the release of their final album, ''Purge''. Dew began writing music and has since penned for musicians including

, and

. Dew's first song of his writing career was

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for rapper Wale. The song eventually made it to #1 on ''Billboard''s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Song chart. Dew is also the co-writer for "Stranger", a 2014 single on

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's '' Recess'' album. The song also appeared in the 2014 soundtrack for the movie '' Divergent''. Dew is credited for writing and performing the hook to the song

, a single from the 2013 album '' The Gifted'' by rapper Wale. The song peaked at #89 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, as well as #30 on ''Billboard''s

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and #25 on ''Billboard''s Rhythmic chart. The song was also nominated for a 2013 Soul Train Music Award for best collaboration. One of his most notable collaborations came in December 2014 with the release of ''Shell Shock'', a collaboration with Dave Sitek and vocalist

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in reaction to the

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. In 2015 Dew signed with

He wrote the hook for Wale's 2015 song ''

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'', performed by Usher. He also wrote and sings the hook on UK producer Julio Bashmore's track "Holding On." His debut EP, titled ''Damn Sue'', was produced by

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member

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and was released in April 2015. That same year he contributed vocals on the

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EP ''Forsyth Gardens''. In 2017, Dew co-wrote the

and Zayn single "

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" with Swift and

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. In August 2017 Sam released singles Runner" and "Remember". In 2019, Dew collaborated with Jack Antonoff and

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to produce the self-titled album "Red Hearse". On February 26, 2021, Dew released his debut album ''Moonlit Fools''. Dew was featured in

's 2022 album '' Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers'', worked with Swift on her album ''

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'', and worked with Joji on his album '' Smithereens''.

Discography

Album

* ''Moonlit Fools'' (2021)

Extended plays

Singles

References

External links

Sam Dew official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dew, Sam Living people Musicians from Chicago RCA Records artists Roc Nation artists American hip hop singers Year of birth missing (living people)