# Carter Lang

Carter Lang is an American record producer and songwriter. He is best known for his production work on SZA's albums Ctrl (2017) and SOS (2022), as well as his contributions to Chicago's burgeoning R&B/Hip-Hop scene. Lang was nominated for several Grammy Awards for his work on releases by Post Malone, Doja Cat, Lil Nas X, and Omar Apollo, and won his first two Grammys in 2024 and 2025 for his contributions to SZA's projects.

## Career
### Musical origins

Lang, trained in classical piano and bass guitar, formed soul-influenced band "The O'My's" in 2005 with several friends in Chicago. This would lead to collaborations with local acts including Chance the Rapper, Vic Mensa, and Mick Jenkins.

### New Orleans, return to Chicago, and SZA

Lang graduated high school and parted ways with his group, moving from Chicago to New Orleans to attend the Loyola University New Orleans music business program, where he was exposed to a diverse soundscape. After graduating from the Loyola College of Music & Media and returning to Chicago four years later, Lang began producing for members of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Savemoney, with whom he grew up. Lang was subsequently introduced to recording artist SZA in 2015 through a joint studio session with mutual friend Peter CottonTale, Chance The Rapper's music director. After an initial collaboration at SZA's Lollapalooza set that year, he became a member of her touring band. Lang is credited as a writer and/or producer on 8 tracks from her 2017 debut album, including hit single "Love Galore" and lead single "Drew Barrymore", recorded alongside several other tracks at his Lake Michigan cabin. Amongst productions for other artists (including "Sunflower" for Post Malone and Swae Lee), Lang resumed work with SZA, co-producing and co-writing a majority of her 2022 sophomore album SOS, including top 10 singles “Good Days”, “I Hate U”, “Nobody Gets Me”, and “Kill Bill”, which went #1 on five separate Billboard charts including the Hot 100, and held the #1 spot for 21 total weeks on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. He would also work with rapper Doja Cat, creating Top 5 single "Kiss Me More" featuring SZA (later winning the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance), as well as promotional single "Okloser" from her deluxe album Scarlet 2 Claude.
In 2024, Lang won his first Grammy (for Best Progressive R&B Album) as a main producer on SZA album SOS. In 2025, Lang won his second Grammy Award (in the Best R&B Song category) as a writer on SZA's lead single "Saturn" from 2024 SOS reissue Lana.

## Production and songwriting credits

Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, and AllMusic.

### Executive-produced/co-written projects

Albums with ~ 50% Carter Lang production/songwriting credits or more :
| Album | Artist | Year | Label |
| Ctrl | SZA | 2017 | TDE | RCA Records |
| Ivory (Marfil) Deluxe | Omar Apollo | 2022 | Warner Music Group |
| SOS | SZA | 2022 | TDE | RCA Records |
| Lana | SZA | 2024 | TDE | RCA Records |

### Other songwriting credits / productions

| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
| "Burnout" (Featuring Eryn Allen Kane) | 2014 | Saba | ComfortZone |
| "Wanna Be Cool" | 2015 | Donnie Trumpet | Surf |
| "Just Wait" | 2015 | Donnie Trumpet | Surf |
| "All 4 You" (featuring Yuna) | 2015 | Kyle | Smyle |
| "Japanese" (featuring Twista) | 2015 | Alex Wiley | Village Party 2: Heavens Gate |
| "Addicted (Interlude)" | 2015 | Towkio | .Wav Theory |
| "Break You Off" | 2015 | Towkio | .Wav Theory |
| "How Great" (featuring Jay Electronica) | 2016 | Chance the Rapper | Coloring Book |
| "Shades of Blue" | 2016 | Vic Mensa | There's Alot Going On |
| "There's Alot Going On" | 2016 | Vic Mensa | There's Alot Going On |
| "Lonely" (featuring Lornie Chia) | 2016 | Jamila Woods | Heavn |
| "Lately" | 2016 | Jamila Woods | Heavn |
| "Holy" | 2016 | Jamila Woods | Heavn |
| "Don't Matter" | 2016 | Isaiah Rashad | The Sun's Tirade |
| "Didn't I (Say I Didn't)" | 2017 | Vic Mensa | The Autobiography |
| "I Love You So Much" (featuring Chance the Rapper) | 2017 | DJ Khaled | Grateful |
| "Thirst" | 2017 | Ravyn Lenae | Midnight Moonlight |
| "Cool" (with Alex Wiley & Calez) | 2018 | Mick Jenkins | Non-album single |
| "Sunflower" | 2018 | Post Malone & Swae Lee | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (soundtrack) & Hollywood's Bleeding |
| "Hollywood's Bleeding" | 2019 | Post Malone | Hollywood's Bleeding |
| "Small Worlds" | 2019 | Mac Miller | Swimming |
| "Wires in the Way" | 2019 | Sir | Chasing Summer |
| "Easy" | 2019 | Camila Cabello | Romance |
| "I Got You (Always and Forever)" (featuring En Vogue, Ari Lennox & Kierra Sheard) | 2019 | Chance the Rapper | The Big Day |
| "The Big Day" (featuring Francis and the Lights) | 2019 | Chance the Rapper | The Big Day |
| "Let's Go on the Run" (featuring Knox Fortune) | 2019 | Chance the Rapper | The Big Day |
| "Zanies and Fools" (featuring Darius Scott & Nicki Minaj) | | Chance the Rapper | The Big Day |
| "Good Days" | 2020 | SZA | SOS |
| "Thin White Lies" | 2020 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Calm |
| "Cinderella Story" | 2020 | A Boogie wit da Hoodie | Artist 2.0 |
| "Ain't No Doubts" | 2020 | Rich the Kid | Boss Man |
| "I Want Mo" | 2020 | Rich the Kid & London on da Track | Boss Man |
| "Hi 5" (featuring Eryn Allen Kane, Grace Weber, Sing Harlem & Yebba) | 2020 | Peter CottonTale | Catch |
| "Compromise" | 2020 | Knox Fortune | Stock Child Wonder |
| "Change Up" | 2020 | Knox Fortune | Stock Child Wonder |
| "Static" | 2020 | Knox Fortune | Stock Child Wonder |
| "Kiss Me More" (featuring SZA) | 2021 | Doja Cat | Planet Her |
| "Void" | 2021 | Lil Nas X | Montero |
| "Life After Salem" | 2021 | Lil Nas X | Montero |
| "What a Life" | 2021 | Big Sean & Hit-Boy | What You Expect |
| "Feels Like" | 2021 | Gracie Abrams | This Is What It Feels Like |
| "Breath Away" | 2021 | 24kGoldn | El Dorado |
| "All Pride Aside" | 2021 | Shelley FKA Dram & Summer Walker | Shelley FKA Dram |
| "In The Dark" | 2021 | Swae Lee & Jhené Aiko | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: The Album |
| "Come for Me" (featuring Khalid & Lucky Daye) | 2021 | Alicia Keys | Keys |
| "The Anonymous Ones" | 2021 | SZA | Dear Evan Hansen Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| "I Hate U" | 2021 | SZA | SOS |
| "Love Galore" (Alt version) | 2022 | SZA | Ctrl (deluxe) |
| "Remind Me" | 2022 | Giveon | Give or Take |
| "Conversation" | 2022 | Muni Long | Public Displays of Affection: The Album |
| "Arya" (featuring ASAP Rocky) | 2022 | Nigo | I Know Nigo! |
| "Happy Hurts" | 2022 | Lykke Li | Eyeye |
| "5D" | 2022 | Lykke Li | Eyeye |
| "Okloser" | 2024 | Doja Cat | Scarlet 2 Claude |
| "¿Cómo Así?" | 2024 | Kali Uchis | Orquídeas |
| "Igual que un Ángel" (with Peso Pluma) | 2024 | Kali Uchis | Orquídeas |
| "Pensamientos Intrusivos" | 2024 | Kali Uchis | Orquídeas |
| "Mad In Love" | 2024 | Jennifer Lopez | This Is Me... Now |
| "Saturn" | 2024 | SZA | Lana |
| "Good Books" | 2024 | Lola Young | This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway |
| "Messy" | 2024 | Lola Young | This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway |
| "Crush" | 2024 | Lola Young | This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway |
| "Boy Bye" | 2024 | Chloë | Trouble in Paradise |
| "Be Careful with Me" | 2024 | Omar Apollo | God Said No |
| "Done with You" | 2024 | Omar Apollo | God Said No |
| "While U Can" | 2024 | Omar Apollo | God Said No |
| "Black Void" (with Thundercat and Eryn Allen Kane) | 2024 | Big Sean | Better Me Than You |
| "Number One Girl" | 2024 | Rosé | Rosie |
| "Drinks or Coffee" | 2024 | Rosé | Rosie |
| "What Do I Do" | 2024 | SZA | Lana |
| "Diamond Boy (DTM)" | 2024 | SZA | Lana |
| "BMF" | 2024 | SZA | Lana |
| "Love Me 4 Me" | 2024 | SZA | Lana |
| "Crybaby" | 2024 | SZA | Lana |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2018 | BMI Most-Performed R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | "Love Galore" | Won |
| 2020 | Grammy Award for Record of the Year | "Sunflower" | Nominated |
| 2022 | Grammy Award for Album of the Year | Planet Her (Deluxe) | Nominated |
| 2022 | Grammy Award for Album of the Year | Montero | Nominated |
| 2022 | Grammy Award for Song of the Year | "Kiss Me More" | Nominated |
| 2022 | Grammy Award for Best R&B Song | "Good Days" | Nominated |
| 2022 | BMI Most-Performed Pop Songs | "Kiss Me More" | Won |
| 2022 | BMI Most-Performed R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | "Good Days" | Won |
| 2023 | Soul Train Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award | "Kill Bill" | Nominated |
| 2023 | BMI Most-Performed R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | "I Hate U" | Won |
| 2024 | Grammy Award for Record of the Year | "Kill Bill" | Nominated |
| 2024 | Grammy Award for Song of the Year | "Kill Bill" | Nominated |
| 2024 | Grammy Award for Album of the Year | SOS | Nominated |
| 2024 | Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album | SOS | Won |
| 2024 | BMI Most-Performed Pop Songs | "Kill Bill" | Won |
| 2024 | BMI Most-Performed R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | "Nobody Gets Me" | Won |
| 2025 | Grammy Award for Best R&B Song | "Saturn" | Won |