Sam Ellis (songwriter)

Sam Mackenzie Ellis (born September 19, 1987) is a Canadian songwriter and record producer based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Sam Ellis
Birth name	Sam Mackenzie Ellis[1]
Born	(1987-09-19) September 19, 1987 (age 37) Hespeler, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Pop country
Occupations	Musician songwriter record producer
Instruments	Vocals guitar mandolin synthesizer keyboard
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Universal Music Publishing Group (2012–present)

Biography

In 2012, Ellis signed to Universal Music Publishing Group. He co-wrote Martina McBride's single "Just Around the Corner" which became the official anthem for the 'Band Against Cancer: The Sarah Cannan Tour'.^[2] "Somewhere In the Country", co-written and produced with Canadian country music artist Tebey, peaked at #11 on the Canadian Radio Airplay chart and was the most played Canadian country song on country radio in 2012.^[3] His songwriting credits also include cuts with Thomas Rhett, Jacob Sartorius, Hearts & Colors, Hunter Hayes, Kane Brown, and Martina McBride.

Songwriting credits

Songs written or co-written by Sam Ellis.

Discography
Artist	Album	Song
Ingrid Andress	Single (2020)	"Waste of Lime"
	Single (2019)	"Lady Like"
	Single (2019)	"More Hearts Than Mine"
Lady A	Single (2019)	"What If I Never Get Over You"
	Single (2019)	"What I'm Leaving For"
Carly Paerce	Single (2019)	"It Won't Always Be Like This"
Danielle Bradbery	I Don't Believe We've Met (2017)	"What Are We Doing"
Thomas Rhett	Life Changes (Thomas Rhett album) (2017)	"Gateway Love"
Jacob Sartorius	Left Me Hangin' EP (2017)	"Chapstick"
Andrelli	Single Feat. Elle Winter (2017)	"Always You"
Rachel Wammack	Enough (album) (2019)	"Enough"[4]
Hunter Hayes	Single (2017)	"You Should Be Loved"
	Hunter Hayes (album) (2011)	"All You Ever"
	Hunter Hayes (album) Encore Edition (2012)	"In A Song"
	Storyline (Hunter Hayes album) (2014)	"You Think You Know Somebody"
		"When Did You Stop Loving Me"
		"...Like I Was Saying (jam)"
		"Secret Love"
		"Love Too Much"
Tebey	The Wait (Tebey album) (2012)	"Somewhere In the Country"
	Old School (EP) (2016)	"Lightweight"
	Single (2018)	"Show You What It's Like"
Kane Brown	Kane Brown (album) (2016)	"Learning"
		"What's Mine Is Yours"
	Experiment (album) (2018)[5]	"Live Forever"[5]
		"American Bad Dream"[6][5]
		"Work"[5]
Martina McBride	Reckless (Martina McBride album) (2016)	"Just Around the Corner"
Hearts & Colors	Prologue (2016)	"Lighthouse"
	Single (2018)	"LA On A Saturday Night"
Jordan Smith (musician)	Only Love (album) 2018	"Only Love"[7]
		"Nothing On You"
Sondr Feat. Peg Parnevik	Single (2017)	"Live Love Learn"
Jess Moskaluke	Past the Past (2017)	"Past the Past"
Sid Rosco ft. Tillstrom	Single (2017)	"Under Your Skin"
Striking Matches	"Shameless - EP" (2017)	"Shameless"
Kira Isabella	Sides (album) (2019)[8]	"Danger Danger"[8]
		"Little Girl"
		"Handcuffs"
		"Stupid Heart"
		"We Should Be Together"[8]
		"Holiday"
		"XGF"
		"Soon"
		"Sleep When We're Dead"
Sarahbeth Taite	Sarahbeth Taite (EP) (2016)	"Insane"
David Bisbal	Hijos Del Mar (2016)	"Una Palabra"
Kyle Reynolds	Single (2016)	"Hold You Tighter"
	Single (2017)	"Friday Saturday Sunday"
	Single Feat. Quilinez (2017)	"Moving Pieces"
Ashworth	Single (2017)	"Nobody In The World"
Lizzy McAvoy	Be Brave (2016)	"Waking Up in Paradise"
Leah Daniels	Leah Daniels (2011)	"Let Love Decide"
		"One Night"
		"Still"
		"Everybody Wants to Be In Love"
		"Where Do I Go"
		"All That You Are"
	What It Feels Like (2016)	"Go Back"
	The Story (album) (2018)	"Flying"
		"Tell Me Right Now"
		"One More Round
Jordan McIntosh	Steal Your Heart (2016)	"Sunroof"
		"Turbulence"
Jessica Mitchell	Heart of Glass (album) (2018)	"Bulletproof"
Catherine McGrath	Talk of This Town (album) (2018)	"Enough For You"
Leaving Austin	Southern Gold (album) (2019)	"Nothing But You"
Demi Lovato	Holy Fvck (2022)	"Dead Friends"

Production credits

Year	Artist	Song(s)/Album	Details
2007	Mandippal Jandu	When It's Only Me Standing	Producer
2011	Leah Daniels	"Let Love Decide"	Producer
		"One Night"
		"Still"
		"Everybody Wants to Be In Love"
		"Where Do I Go"
		"All That You Are"
2012	Tebey	"Somewhere In the Country"	Co-Producer w/ Tebey
2014	Hunter Hayes	"Dream Girl"	Co-Producer w/ Hunter Hayes
2015	Sarahbeth Taite	"Insane"	Producer
2016	Tebey	"Lightweight"	Co-Producer w/ Tebey
2016	Lizzy McAvoy	"Waking Up In Paradise"	Producer
2016	Kyle Reynolds	"Hold You Tighter"	Producer
2016	Sondr Feat. Peg Parnevik	"Live Love Learn"	Co-Producer
2017	Hunter Hayes	"You Should Be Loved"	Co-Producer w/ Hunter Hayes
2017	Kyle Reynolds	"Friday Saturday Sunday"	Producer
2017	Jacob Sartorius	"Chapstick"	Producer
2017	Danielle Bradbery	"What Are We Doing"	Producer
2017	Jesse Labelle	"Another You"	Producer
		"Get Away With It"
2018	Leah Daniels	"Flying"	Producer
		"Tell Me Right Now"
		"One More Round"
2018	Tebey	"Show You What It's Like"	Producer
2018	Hearts & Colors	"LA on a Saturday Night"	Producer
2018	Catherine McGrath	"Enough For You"	Producer
2018	Josie Dunne	"Old School (Acoustic)"	Producer
		"Cool With It (Acoustic)"
2019	Leaving Austin	"Nothing But You"	Producer
2019	Hunter Hayes	"Heartbreak"	Co-Producer w/ Hunter Hayes
2019	Kira Isabella	"Danger Danger"	Producer
		"Little Girl"
		"Handcuffs"
		"Stupid Heart"
		"We Should Be Together"
		"Holiday"
		"XGF"
		"Soon"
		"Sleep When We're Dead"
2019	Ingrid Andress	"Lady Like"	Producer
		"More Hearts Than Mine"
2019	Rachel Wammack	"Enough"	Producer
2022	Demi Lovato	"Dead Friends"	Writer

Sync credits

Year	Company	Song Title	Details
2018	Ram Trucks	"Farmer In All Of Us"[9]	Writer
			Producer