# Alexander 23

Alexander Glantz (born January 23, 1995), known professionally as Alexander 23, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Since releasing his first string of singles and EP in 2019, he has worked with artists such as Olivia Rodrigo, John Mayer, Noah Kahan, Tate McRae, Charlie Puth, Laufey, Role Model, Reneé Rapp, Omar Apollo, Selena Gomez, Jeremy Zucker, Blu DeTiger, Kenny Beats, David Kushner, Addison Rae, Glaive and Megan Thee Stallion, and has accumulated over a billion streams on his own music.

## Early life

Glantz was raised in Deerfield, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. At the age of 8, Glantz saw his father playing guitar which inspired him to learn as well. As a teenager, he joined a band where he also learned how to play bass, piano, and drums. He has two siblings: a younger brother, Brady, and a younger sister, Olivia. He is Jewish.
After high school, Glantz went to the University of Pennsylvania for engineering, but dropped out a year later to pursue music more seriously. Glantz then moved to Los Angeles to begin songwriting and producing for others and soon after he decided to write songs for himself and to pursue a career as an artist.

## Career

Alexander signed to Interscope in 2019. He released his first single "Dirty AF1s" in 2019 which made it to Spotify's New Music Friday playlist and was recognized as Apple Music's "Bop of the Week". After releasing five subsequent singles, his first EP I'm Sorry I Love You was released by Interscope in October 2019.
Since the release of his first EP, Alexander has released a number of singles as well as collaborations with artists such as Selena Gomez, Jeremy Zucker, Chelsea Cutler, and mxmtoon. He has also written and produced songs for a number of other artists such as Role Model, Olivia Rodrigo, Tate McRae and Louis The Child.
He made his first live debut opening for Alec Benjamin on his Outrunning Karma Tour in 2019 and has since opened for artists such as mxmtoon, Chelsea Cutler, and Omar Apollo. Alexander was set to open for Lauv during his How I'm Feeling Tour in August 2020, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic these tour dates were cancelled. Alexander instantly sold out his first two headline shows in Los Angeles in February 2020.
When describing his decision to go by Alexander 23, Alexander said, "I was born on the 23rd, I grew up in Chicago and saw Michael Jordan as a huge figure in basketball and was obsessed with him, and he wore number 23. Plus, I was 23 when I started writing these songs. I knew that I wanted to go by my real first name and I just thought I'd spice it up by adding number 23 at the end."
Alexander is also a member of the ten-member band Top Bunk.
His second EP, Oh No, Not Again! was released on February 19, 2021, on Interscope Records.
In 2021, he played Dove Cameron's love interest in the official music video for her single, "LazyBaby".
Alexander co-produced "Good 4 U" by Olivia Rodrigo with Dan Nigro which was released on May 14, 2021, through Geffen and Interscope and debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100.
Alexander was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2022 Grammy Awards for his production work on Sour by Olivia Rodrigo.
In the spring of 2022, Alexander joined John Mayer as the opening act on his Sob Rock tour.
Alexander released his debut album "Aftershock" in July 2022 which had no features but contained the lead single "Hate Me If It Helps" which was co-written by Olivia Rodrigo, "The Hardest Part" which featured background vocals from Chappell Roan and "RIP You and Me" which includes an outro piano solo from Charlie Puth.
In January 2023, he collaborated with famed Japanese designer Hiroshi Fujiwara for the single art on his song "How To Drive".
Alexander served as the executive producer for Reneé Rapp's debut album Snow Angel which was released in August 2023.
Alexander produced and co-wrote every song on Jake Shane's comedy album Puss & Poems which was released November 22, 2024 and went to #1 on the iTunes Comedy Charts.

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Details |
| Aftershock | Released: July 15, 2022 Label: Interscope Formats: Digital download, streaming, cassette, Vinyl, CD, streaming |

### EPs

| Title | Details |
| I'm Sorry I Love You | Released: October 25, 2019 Label: Interscope Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| Oh No, Not Again! | Released: February 19, 2021 Label: Interscope Formats: Digital download, streaming |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | SWE Heat | Certifications | Album |
| "Dirty AF1s" | 2019 | — | | I'm Sorry I Love You |
| "When I Die" | 2019 | — | | I'm Sorry I Love You |
| "Mars" | 2019 | — | | I'm Sorry I Love You |
| "Sad" | 2019 | — | | I'm Sorry I Love You |
| "High School" | 2019 | — | | I'm Sorry I Love You |
| "See You Later" | 2019 | — | | I'm Sorry I Love You |
| "Another Summer Night Without You" | 2019 | — | | 13 Reasons Why: Season 3 (A Netflix Original Series Soundtrack) |
| "I Hate You So Much" | 2020 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Loving You Gets Hard" | 2020 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "IDK You Yet" | 2020 | 19 | RIAA: Platinum MC: Platinum BPI: Silver | Oh No, Not Again! |
| "Caught in the Middle" | 2020 | — | | Oh No, Not Again! |
| "Brainstorm" | 2020 | — | | Oh No, Not Again! |
| "Nothing's the Same" (with Jeremy Zucker) | 2020 | — | | Oh No, Not Again! |
| "Cry Over Boys" | 2021 | — | | Oh No, Not Again! |
| "Come Here and Leave Me Alone" | 2021 | — | | Oh No, Not Again! |
| "Hate Me If It Helps" | 2022 | — | | Aftershock |
| "Cosplay (Stripped)" | 2022 | — | | Aftershock |
| "Ill" (featuring Kenny Beats) | 2022 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Ain't Christmas" (with Laufey) | 2022 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "How to Drive" | 2023 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "I Wanna Live Forever" | 2023 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "How Much Longer?" | 2024 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "On My Mind" (featuring Cory Wong) | 2024 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Yours" | 2024 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Cozy" (with Jeremy Zucker & Lauv) | 2024 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

#### As featured artist

| Title | Year | Album |
| "Lucky" (Chelsea Cutler with Alexander 23) | 2020 | How To Be Human |
| "Like That" (Gracey with Alexander 23) | 2020 | The Art Of Closure |
| "We Don't Talk Enough" (Quinn XCII with Alexander 23) | 2021 | Change of Scenery II |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||

### Remixes

| Title | Year | Original artist(s) |
| "late nights - Alexander 23 edit" | 2019 | mxmtoon |
| "Rare (Alexander 23 Edit)" | 2020 | Selena Gomez |

### Production credits

| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-produced with |
| 2019 | Role Model | oh, how perfect | "that's just how it goes" | |
| 2019 | AJ Mitchell | Slow Dance | "Move On" | |
| 2019 | Sam Setton | My Dream Girl Is My Ex Now | "My Dream Girl Is My Ex Now" | |
| 2019 | Sam Setton | My Dream Girl Is My Ex Now | "Santiago" | |
| 2019 | Sam Setton | My Dream Girl Is My Ex Now | "Gum" | |
| 2019 | Sam Setton | My Dream Girl Is My Ex Now | "Wine" | |
| 2019 | Sam Setton | My Dream Girl Is My Ex Now | "Nice Kid" | |
| 2019 | Sam Setton | My Dream Girl Is My Ex Now | "Hurts So Much" | |
| 2019 | Sam Setton | My Dream Girl Is My Ex Now | "Pink Nikes" | |
| 2019 | Sam Setton | My Dream Girl Is My Ex Now | "20 Roses" | |
| 2019 | Sam Setton | My Dream Girl Is My Ex Now | "Palm Tree" | |
| 2019 | Sam Setton | My Dream Girl Is My Ex Now | "Please Don't" | |
| 2019 | Sam Setton | Non-album single | "I Never Lied 2 U" | |
| 2019 | Maude Latour | Starsick | "Plans" | |
| 2020 | Selena Gomez | Non-album single | "Rare (Alexander 23 edit)" | |
| 2020 | Noah Kahan | Non-album single | "Pride"(with mxmtoon) | |
| 2020 | mxmtoon | dawn & dusk | "used to you" | |
| 2020 | mxmtoon | dawn (the edits) | "1,2" (featuring Chloe Moriondo) | |
| 2020 | Maria Isabel | Stuck in the Sky | "A Game I Lose" | |
| 2020 | Maria Isabel | Stuck in the Sky | "Stuck in the Sky" | Brandon Jhon |
| 2020 | Max Leone | Malleable | "The Beach" | Max Leone |
| 2021 | Olivia Rodrigo | Sour | "Good 4 U" | Dan Nigro |
| 2022 | Lexi Jayde | Closer to Closure | "Drunk Text Me" | Nick Ruth |
| 2022 | David Kushner | Mr. Forgettable | "Mr. Forgettable" | |
| 2022 | renforshort | moshpit | "moshpit" | Jeff Hazin |
| 2022 | Tate McRae | I Used to Think I Could Fly | "boy x" | |
| 2022 | Tate McRae | I Used to Think I Could Fly | "what would you do" | Charlie Puth, Blake Slatkin |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Everything to Everyone (Deluxe) | "Bruises" | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Everything to Everyone (Deluxe) | "Everything To Everyone (Extended Version)" | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | "Talk Too Much" | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | "I Hate Boston" | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | "Poison Poison" | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | "Gemini Moon" | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | "Snow Angel" | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | "So What Now" | Pop Wansel, Some Randoms, Isabella Sjöstrand |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | "The Wedding Song" | Jon Bellion, Tenroc |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | "Pretty Girls" | Petro A.P. |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | "Tummy Hurts" | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | "I Wish" | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | "Willow" | Petro A.P. |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | "23" | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel Deluxe | I Do | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel Deluxe | Swim | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel Deluxe | Tummy Hurts feat. Coco Jones | |
| 2023 | Glaive | i care so much that i dont care at all | Pardee Urgent Care | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp feat. Megan Thee Stallion | Mean Girls | "Not My Fault" | Ryan Tedder, Jasper Harris, Jeff Richmond |
| 2023 | Addison Rae | AR | "It Could've Been U" | |
| 2023 | Grace Enger | Well Here We Are | "Bad Guy" | Grace Enger, Jeremy Zucker, Laufey |
| 2023 | Grace Enger | Well Here We Are | "The Neighbourhood" | Petro AP |
| 2023 | Grace Enger | Well Here We Are | "Me to You" | Grace Enger, Petro AP |
| 2023 | Grace Enger | Well Here We Are | "When It Was Over" | Grace Enger |
| 2023 | Grace Enger | Well Here We Are | "The Cut" | Grace Enger |
| 2023 | Olivia Rodrigo | Guts | "Get Him Back!" | Dan Nigro |
| 2024 | Blu DeTiger | All I Ever Want Is Everything | "You Say" | Blu DeTiger |

### Songwriting credits

| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-written with |
| 2019 | Role Model | oh, how perfect | "that's just how it goes" | Tucker Pillsbury |
| 2019 | AJ Mitchell | Slow Dance | "Move On" | Aaron Frederick Mitchell Jr., Jesse Fink |
| 2019 | Maude Latour | Starsick | Starsick | Maude Latour |
| 2019 | Maude Latour | Starsick | "Plans" | Maude Latour |
| 2020 | Maria Isabel | Stuck in the Sky | "Light Your Way Home" (interlude | Brandon Jhon, Maria Severino |
| 2020 | Maria Isabel | Stuck in the Sky | "A Game I Lose" | Daniel Esguerra, Maria Severino |
| 2020 | mxmtoon | dawn & dusk | "used to you" | Maia |
| 2020 | Louis The Child | Here For Now | "Bittersweet" | Frederic Kennett, Robert Hauldren |
| 2020 | Max Leone | Malleable | "The Beach" | Max Leone |
| 2022 | Lexi Jayde | Closer to Closure | "Drunk Text Me" | Alexis Burnett, Cate Downing, Nick Ruth |
| 2022 | David Kushner | Mr. Forgettable | "Mr. Forgettable" | David Kushner |
| 2022 | renforshort | moshpit | "moshpit" | Lauren Isenberg, Jeff Hazin |
| 2022 | Tate McRae | i used to think i could fly | "boy x" | Tate McRae |
| 2022 | Tate McRae | i used to think i could fly | "what would you do" | Charlie Puth, Blake Slatkin, Tate McRae |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Everything to Everyone | "Bruises" | Reneé Rapp, Cleo Tighe, Isabella Sjostrand, Elie Rizk |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Everything to Everyone | ”Everything to Everyone - extended version” | Reneé Rapp, Sarah Aarons, Cirkut |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | ”Snow Angel” | Reneé Rapp |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | Talk Too Much | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | I Hate Boston | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | Poison Poison | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | Gemini Moon | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | So What Now | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | The Wedding Song | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | Pretty Girls | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | Tummy Hurts | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | I Wish | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | Willow | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | 23 | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel (Deluxe) | I Do | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel (Deluxe) | Swim | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel (Deluxe) | Tummy Hurts (feat. Coco Jones) | |
| 2023 | Reneé Rapp featuring Megan Thee Stallion | Mean Girls | "Not My Fault" | Reneé Rapp, Megan Thee Stallion, Ryan Tedder, Billy Walsh, Jasper Harris, Jeff Richmond, Nell Benjamin |
| 2023 | Jeremy Zucker | OK | OK | Jeremy Zucker, Ben Ash, Artemas Diamandis |
| 2023 | Addison Rae | AR | It Could’ve Been U | Addison Easterling, Tia Scola |
| 2023 | Grace Enger | Well Here We Are | The Neighbourhood | Grace Enger, Dough Schadt |
| 2023 | Grace Enger | Well Here We Are | When It Was Over | Grace Enger |
| 2024 | Blu DeTiger | All I Ever Want Is Everything | "You Say" | Kyle Shearer, Nate Campany, Blu DeTiger |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 2022 | Sour | Grammy Award for Album of the Year | Nominated | |

## Tours
### Headlining

* Oh No, Not A Tour! (2021)
* Aftershock Tour (2022)

### Opening act

* Alec Benjamin - Outrunning Karma Tour (2019)
* Omar Apollo - The Speed of Sound Tour (2019)
* John Mayer - SOB Rock Tour (2022)
* Renee Rapp - Snow Hard Feelings Tour (2023)