# Sean Douglas (songwriter)

Sean Maxwell Douglas (born May 27, 1983) is an American songwriter and record producer.

## Life and career

Douglas is the son of actors Michael Keaton and Caroline McWilliams. He attended Washington University in St. Louis.
A Grammy Award-nominee, he co-wrote Thomas Rhett's "Die a Happy Man", which won the ACM Award for Single of the Year, the Billboard Music Award for Top Country Song, the CMA Award for Single of the Year and the BMI Award for Song of the Year. The song, released in 2016, was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Country Song. Douglas also worked on Lizzo’s “Like A Girl” and “Soulmate” from her Grammy-winning album Cuz I Love You.
Signed to Warner Chappell Music, and previously signed to Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Douglas co-wrote his first Top 10 single, Demi Lovato's “Heart Attack,” in 2013. He later wrote for Jessie J, Fifth Harmony, Nick Jonas, Chris Brown, Madonna, Andy Grammer, The Chainsmokers, Kesha, Selena Gomez, Dan + Shay, Kristen Wiig, and Sia.

## Personal life

He and his wife, Rachel Bartov, were married in 2014. Together, they have one son (b. 2017) and one daughter (b. 2020). They live in Los Angeles, California.

## Selected discography

For discography, he is credited as writer unless otherwise noted.
Select discography of Sean Douglas :
| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Notes |
| 2012 | Cady Groves | "This Little Girl" | — | |
| 2012 | Plug In Stereo | You're on My Mind | Patience EP | Also producer |
| 2012 | Plug In Stereo | "I Blame You" | Patience EP | Also producer |
| 2012 | Plug In Stereo | "Frozen Heart" | Patience EP | Producer only |
| 2012 | Plug In Stereo | "Patience" | Patience EP | Also producer |
| 2013 | Backstreet Boys | "One Phone Call" | In a World Like This | |
| 2013 | Jason Derulo ft. The Game | "Side FX" | Tattoos | |
| 2013 | Kat Graham | "Power" | — | |
| 2013 | Demi Lovato | "Heart Attack" | DEMI | |
| 2013 | Plug In Stereo ft. Megan and Liz | "To Be Wanted" | A Little Peace EP | Also producer |
| 2013 | Plug In Stereo | "Wait for Me" | — | Also producer |
| 2013 | Plug In Stereo | "Home Soon" | — | Also producer |
| 2014 | Brandyn Burnette | "Empire" | — | |
| 2014 | Brandyn Burnette | "If You Were A Song" | — | |
| 2014 | Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz | "Talk Dirty" | Talk Dirty | Also vocal producer |
| 2014 | Jason Derulo ft. Snoop Dogg | "Wiggle" | Talk Dirty | |
| 2014 | David Guetta | "What I Did for Love" | Listen | |
| 2014 | David Guetta | "Hey Mama" | Listen | |
| 2014 | David Guetta | "Goodbye Friend" | Listen | |
| 2014 | David Guetta | "Yesterday" | Listen | |
| 2014 | Olly Murs | "Did You Miss Me" | Never Been Better | |
| 2014 | Fifth Harmony | "Sledgehammer" | Reflection | |
| 2014 | Jessie J | "Said too Much" | Sweet Talker | |
| 2014 | Nick Jonas | "Wilderness" | Nick Jonas | Also vocal producer |
| 2014 | Nick Jonas | "Nothing Would Be Better" | Nick Jonas | Also vocal producer |
| 2014 | Danny Mercer | "Who Are You Loving Now?" | — | |
| 2014 | Plug In Stereo | "Everything I Shouldn't Say" | — | Producer only |
| 2014 | Plug In Stereo | "Don't Say Goodnight" | — | Producer only |
| 2015 | 5 Seconds of Summer | "Castaway" | Sounds Good Feels Good | |
| 2015 | Alyxx Dione ft. Jason Derulo | "Chingaling" | — | |
| 2015 | Chris Brown | "Zero" | Royalty | |
| 2015 | Jason Derulo | "X2CU" | Everything Is 4 | |
| 2015 | Jason Derulo | "Get Ugly" | Everything Is 4 | |
| 2015 | Hilary Duff | "Brave Heart" | Breathe In. Breathe Out. | |
| 2015 | Nick Jonas | "Levels" | Nick Jonas X2 | |
| 2015 | Madonna | "Ghosttown" | Rebel Heart | |
| 2015 | Madonna | "Inside Out" | Rebel Heart | |
| 2015 | Austin Mahone | "Dirty Work" | Dirty Work – The Album | |
| 2015 | Thomas Rhett | "Die a Happy Man" | Tangled Up | |
| 2015 | Thomas Rhett | "Vacation" | Tangled Up | |
| 2015 | Thomas Rhett | "I Feel Good" | Tangled Up | |
| 2015 | Max Schneider | "Gibberish" | Hell's Kitchen Angel | |
| 2015 | Daniel Skye | "LoveSick Day" | — | |
| 2016 | Nick Jonas | "Champagne Problems" | Last Year Was Complicated | |
| 2016 | Nick Jonas | "Good Girls" | Last Year Was Complicated | |
| 2016 | Nick Jonas | "Chainsaw" | Last Year Was Complicated | |
| 2016 | Jon Bellion | "Morning In America" | The Human Condition | |
| 2016 | Red One feat. Enrique Iglesias, R. City, Serayah + Shaggy | "Don't You Need Somebody" | — | |
| 2016 | Gavin DeGraw | "Technicolor" | Something Worth Saving | |
| 2016 | Tyler Glenn | "Waiting Around" | Excommunication | |
| 2017 | Taeyeon | "Eraser" | My Voice | Producer only |
| 2017 | The Chainsmokers | "Honest" | Memories...Do Not Open | |
| 2017 | Jeremih, Ty Dolla Sign and Sage the Gemini | "Don't Get Much Better" | The Fate of the Furious: The Album | |
| 2017 | Pitbull | "Options" | Climate Change | |
| 2017 | Dua Lipa | "Garden" | Dua Lipa | |
| 2017 | Demi Lovato | "Sorry Not Sorry" | Tell Me You Love Me | |
| 2017 | Demi Lovato | "Daddy Issues" | Tell Me You Love Me | |
| 2017 | Demi Lovato | "Only Forever" | Tell Me You Love Me | |
| 2017 | Demi Lovato | "Games" | Tell Me You Love Me | |
| 2017 | Fitz and the Tantrums | "Fool" | Fitz and the Tantrums (2017 reissue) | |
| 2017 | Thomas Rhett | "Sixteen" | Life Changes | |
| 2017 | Thomas Rhett | "Sweethart" | Life Changes | |
| 2017 | Thomas Rhett | "Gateway Love" | Life Changes | |
| 2017 | Rachel Platten | "Shivers" | Waves | |
| 2017 | Rachel Platten | "Loose Ends" | Waves | |
| 2017 | Rachel Platten | "Grace" | Waves | |
| 2017 | Chromeo | "Juice" | Head Over Heals | |
| 2017 | Chromeo | "Slummin It" | Head Over Heals | |
| 2017 | Chromeo | "Don't Sleep" | Head Over Heals | |
| 2017 | Chromeo | "Count Me Out" | Head Over Heals | |
| 2017 | Andy Grammer | "Spaceship" | The Good Parts | |
| 2018 | Bishop Briggs | "Water" | Church Of Scars | |
| 2018 | Liam Payne | "Familiar" | LP1 | |
| 2018 | Ruel | "Dazed & Confused" | Ready | |
| 2018 | Matt Nathanson | "Used To Be" | Sing His Sad Heart | |
| 2018 | Matt Nathanson | "Way Way Back" | Sing His Sad Heart | |
| 2018 | Bishop Briggs | "Baby" | — | |
| 2019 | Kesha ft Big Freedia | "Raising Hell" | High Road | |
| 2019 | The Chainsmokers and 5 Seconds of Summer | "Who Do You Love" | World War Joy | |
| 2019 | Léon | "Better In the Dark, Lost Time" | Léon | |
| 2019 | Lizzo | "Like A Girl" | Cuz I Love You | |
| 2019 | Lizzo | "Soulmate" | Cuz I Love You | |
| 2019 | Thomas Rhett | "Blessed" | Center Point Road | |
| 2019 | Thomas Rhett | "Notice" | Center Point Road | |
| 2019 | Lewis Capaldi | "Forever" | Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent | |
| 2019 | Pretty Much | "Lying" | — | |
| 2019 | Aaron Carpenter | "Chase" | — | |
| 2019 | Louis Tomlinson | "Kill My Mind" | Walls | |
| 2020 | Dan + Shay | "I Should Probably Go to Bed" | Good Things | |
| 2020 | Demi Lovato | "I Love Me" | Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over | |
| 2020 | Mandy Moore | "I'd Rather Lose You" | Silver Landings | |
| 2020 | Mandy Moore | "Save a Little for Yourself" | Silver Landings | |
| 2020 | Mandy Moore | "Tryin' My Best, Los Angeles" | Silver Landings | |
| 2020 | Mandy Moore | "Stories Reminding Myself of Me" | Silver Landings | |
| 2020 | Selena Gomez | "Ring" | Rare | |
| 2020 | Selena Gomez | "Souvenir" | Rare | |
| 2020 | Louis Tomlinson | "Defenceless" | Walls | |
| 2020 | Sia | "Original" | Dolittle | |
| 2020 | Celeste | "I Can See The Change" | — | |
| 2020 | Kygo & Joe Janiak | "Follow" | Golden Hour | |
| 2020 | Anthony Ramos | "Stop" | Stop | |
| 2020 | Carly Rae Jepsen | "This is What They Say" | Dedicated Side B | |
| 2020 | Lady A featuring Thomas Rhett | "Heroes" | Ocean | |
| 2021 | Celeste | "Tonight Tonight" | Not Your Muse | |
| 2021 | Celeste | "Tell Me Something I Don’t Know" | Not Your Muse | |
| 2021 | Aloe Blacc | "Corner" | All Love Everything (Deluxe) | |
| 2021 | Ashe | "Love Is Not Enough" | Ashlyn | |
| 2021 | Ashe | "When I'm Older" | Ashlyn | |
| 2021 | Ashe | "Not Mad Anymore | Ashlyn | |
| 2021 | JP Saxe | "For Emilee" | Dangerous Levels of Introspection | |
| 2021 | Jonas Brothers | "Mercy" | Space Jam: A New Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
| 2021 | Anne-Marie | "Who I Am" | Therapy | |
| 2021 | Ben Platt | "dark times" | Reverie | |
| 2021 | Mimi Webb | "Little Bit Louder" | Seven Shades of Heartbreak | |
| 2022 | JP Cooper | "Call My Name" | She | |
| 2022 | COIN | "Cutie" | Cutie - Single | |
| 2022 | Anitta | "Boys Don't Cry" | Versions of Me | |
| 2022 | Walk off the Earth, D Smoke | "Bet of Me" | Bet On Me - Single | |
| 2022 | MAX | "Gucci Bag" | Gucci Bag - Single | |
| 2022 | The Head and The Heart | "Same Hurt" | Every Shade of Blue | |
| 2022 | The Head and The Heart | "Enemy Lines" | Every Shade of Blue | |
| 2022 | Vicetone | "Tonight We Dance" | Tonight We Dance - Single | |
| 2022 | DNCE | "Flamingo" | Anything's Possible (Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
| 2022 | Demi Lovato | "29" | Holy Fvck | Also background vocalist |
| 2022 | Demi Lovato | "Wasted" | Holy Fvck | Also background vocalist |
| 2022 | Demi Lovato | "Come Together" | Holy Fvck | Also background vocalist |
| 2022 | Mike Posner | "I'm Not Dead Yet" | I'm Not Dead Yet - Single | |
| 2022 | Meghan Trainor | "Shook" | Takin' It Back | |
| 2022 | Meghan Trainor | "Mama Wanna Mambo" (ft. Natti Natasha and Arturo Sandoval) | Takin' It Back | |
| 2022 | Meghan Trainor | "Drama Queen" | Takin' It Back | |
| 2022 | Meghan Trainor | "Lucky" | Takin' It Back | |
| 2022 | Meghan Trainor | "Made You Look" | Takin' It Back | |
| 2022 | Russell Dickerson | "She's Why" | Russell Dickerson | |
| 2022 | Calum Scott | "Cross Your Mind" | Bridges | |
| 2023 | Ava Max | "Sleep Walker" | Diamonds & Dancefloors | |
| 2023 | Ava Max | "Maybe You're The Problem" | Diamonds & Dancefloors | |
| 2023 | Ava Max | "Dancing's Done" | Diamonds & Dancefloors | |
| 2023 | Steve Aoki, Galantis | "Hungry Heart" (feat. Hayley Kiyoko) | Hungry Heart - Single | |
| 2023 | Meghan Trainor | "Mother" | Takin' It Back (Deluxe) | |
| 2023 | Ruel | "MUST BE NICE" | 4TH WALL | |
| 2023 | Lauren Spencer Smith | "Best Friend Breakup" | Best Friend Breakup - Single | |
| 2023 | Lauren Spencer Smith | "Fantasy (with GAYLE & Em Beihold)" | Fantasy (with GAYLE & Em Beihold) - Single | |
| 2023 | Charlotte Lawrence | "Bodybag" | Bodybag - Single | |
| 2023 | Andy Grammer | "Love Is The New Money" | Love Is The New Money - Single | |
| 2023 | For King & Country | "What Are We Waiting For?" | What Are We Waiting For (The Single) | |
| 2023 | Kelly Clarkson | "My Mistake" | Chemistry | Also Additional vocals and co-writer |
| 2023 | Kelly Clarkson | "Roses" | Chemistry | Co-writer |
| 2024 | Jason Derulo | "Spicy Margarita" | Nu King | Co-writer |