Write About Now

Ep. 53 — Songwriter Sam Hollander Breaks Down His Top 40 Hit "High Hopes"


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Sam Hollander can make your hands clap. Over the past few decades. he's written over 20 Top 40 hit songs for artists such as One Direction, Katy Perry, Fitz and the Tantrums, Train, Carol King, and Weezer. His most recent record with Panic! At the Disco, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. On this episode of Write About Now, Hollander breaks down how pop songs are created in 2018, and what his role is as the lyricist/top liner.
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