# Matthew Ramsey

Matthew Thomas Ramsey (born October 21, 1977) is an American country music singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of his band Old Dominion, with several hit songs on country radio to his credit.

## Early life

Ramsey grew up in Buchanan, Virginia, where he attended James River High School. He learned to play the drums at a young age before picking up the guitar at age 14. He received a degree in Illustration from Virginia Commonwealth University.

## Career

Ramsey moved to Nashville in 2000 to pursue a career in songwriting, where he met Trevor Rosen and the two became members of the group Old Dominion. Ramsey has written several hit songs including The Band Perry's "Chainsaw", Craig Morgan's "Wake Up Lovin' You", Dierks Bentley's "Say You Do", Kenny Chesney's "Save It for a Rainy Day", as well as songs by Sam Hunt and Luke Bryan. The band released its debut studio album, Meat and Candy, which included the number one singles "Break Up with Him" and "Song for Another Time", and top five single "Snapback", on November 6, 2015. The band has released three more albums, Happy Endings, their self-titled album, and Time, Tequila & Therapy in 2017, 2019, and 2021, respectively.

## Songs written by Ramsey

| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-writer(s) |
| 2013 | The Band Perry | Pioneer | "Chainsaw" | Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally |
| 2013 | Luke Bryan | Crash My Party | "Goodbye Girl" | Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally |
| 2013 | Craig Morgan | The Journey (Livin' Hits) | "Wake Up Lovin' You" | Trevor Rosen, Josh Osborne |
| 2014 | Dierks Bentley | Riser | "Say You Do" | Shane McAnally, Trevor Rosen |
| 2014 | Old Dominion | Old Dominion EP | "Break Up with Him" | Trevor Rosen, Whit Sellers, Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi |
| 2014 | Old Dominion | Old Dominion EP | "Nowhere Fast" | Matt Jenkins, Trevor Rosen |
| 2014 | Old Dominion | Old Dominion EP | "Beer Can in a Truck Bed" | Matt Jenkins, Trevor Rosen |
| 2014 | Old Dominion | Old Dominion EP | "Wrong Turns" | Matt Jenkins, Trevor Rosen |
| 2014 | Sam Hunt | Montevallo | "Ex to See" | Sam Hunt, Josh Osborne |
| 2014 | Sam Hunt | Montevallo | "Make You Miss Me" | Sam Hunt, Josh Osborne |
| 2014 | Kenny Chesney | The Big Revival | "Save It for a Rainy Day" | Andrew Dorff, Brad Tursi |
| 2015 | Pat Green | Home | "Day One" | Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally |
| 2015 | Old Dominion | Meat and Candy | "Break Up with Him" | Trevor Rosen, Whit Sellers, Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi |
| 2015 | Old Dominion | Meat and Candy | "Nowhere Fast" | Matt Jenkins, Trevor Rosen |
| 2015 | Old Dominion | Meat and Candy | "Beer Can in a Truck Bed" | Matt Jenkins, Trevor Rosen |
| 2015 | Old Dominion | Meat and Candy | "Wrong Turns" | Matt Jenkins, Trevor Rosen |
| 2015 | Old Dominion | Meat and Candy | "Snapback" | Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi |
| 2015 | Old Dominion | Meat and Candy | "Half Empty" | Matt Jenkins, Trevor Rosen |
| 2015 | Old Dominion | Meat and Candy | "Said Nobody" | Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi |
| 2015 | Old Dominion | Meat and Candy | "Song for Another Time" | Trevor Rosen, Matt Jenkins, Brad Tursi |
| 2015 | Old Dominion | Meat and Candy | "Crazy Beautiful Sexy" | Josh Osborne, Ross Copperman |
| 2015 | Old Dominion | Meat and Candy | "'Til It's Over" | Shane McAnally, Ross Copperman |
| 2015 | Old Dominion | Meat and Candy | "We Got It Right" | Shane McAnally, Ross Copperman |
| 2016 | Mark Leach | Homemade | "If You're Down" | Trevor Rosen, Matt Jenkins |
| 2017 | Old Dominion | Happy Endings | "No Such Thing as a Broken Heart" | Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi, Jesse Frasure |
| 2017 | Old Dominion | Happy Endings | "A Girl is a Gun" | Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi, Matt Jenkins |
| 2017 | Old Dominion | Happy Endings | "Be With Me" | Brad Tursi, Ross Copperman |
| 2017 | Old Dominion | Happy Endings | "Can't Get You" | Josh Osborne, Andrew Dorff |
| 2017 | Old Dominion | Happy Endings | "Everything to Lose" | Josh Osborne, Matt Dragstrem |
| 2017 | Old Dominion | Happy Endings | "Hotel Key" | Trevor Rosen, Josh Osborne |
| 2017 | Old Dominion | Happy Endings | "Not Everything's About You" | Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi, Andrew Dorff |
| 2017 | Old Dominion | Happy Endings | "Shoe Shopping" | Shane McAnally, Luke Laird |
| 2017 | Old Dominion | Happy Endings | "So You Go" | Brad Tursi, Andrew Dorff |
| 2017 | Old Dominion | Happy Endings | "Stars in the City" | Trevor Rosen, Josh Osborne, Brad Tursi |
| 2017 | Old Dominion | Happy Endings | "Still Writing Songs About You" | Trevor Rosen, Shane McAnally, Brad Tursi |
| 2017 | Old Dominion | Happy Endings | "Written in the Sand" | Shane McAnally, Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi |
| 2018 | Old Dominion | | Make it Sweet | Trevor Rosen, Whit Sellers, Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi |