Introduction
Andrew Wotman (born October 20, 1990), better known as Andrew Watt or simply Watt (stylized as watt or WATT), is an American record producer, singer, musician, and songwriter.
Career
Watt grew up in Great Neck, New York. He attended John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, and graduated in 2008. His first professional gigs were playing guitar for Jared Evan, Cody Simpson and Justin Bieber.
In 2013, Watt was a founding member and guitarist of the rock band California Breed alongside Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath) and Jason Bonham (Foreigner, Led Zeppelin). In 2015, Watt recorded and released his first label EP, Ghost In My Head. Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith and Queens of the Stone Age’s Joey Castillo played drums on the record.
Watt opened for Jane’s Addiction in October 2015. He also opened The Cult’s Los Angeles show in February 2016. In February 2016, Rolling Stone praised Watt for his vocal performance in a rendition of "L.A. Woman" performed live with Robby Krieger as part of a tribute to The Doors’ Ray Manzarek.
Watt is also a producer. Watt was the producer of Ozzy Osbourne's album Ordinary Man which was released on February 21, 2020. In March 2020, Watt announced that he tested positive for COVID-19, during its pandemic in the United States.
Watt won the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year in March 2021. He contributed to the charity tribute album The Metallica Blacklist, released in September 2021, by backing Miley Cyrus on a cover of the Metallica song "Nothing Else Matters".
Discography
Contributions and collaborations
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Sinkin' In" | 2013 | Cody Simpson | Surfers Paradise |
| "Hit the Ground" | 2015 | Justin Bieber | Purpose |
| "Home to Mama" | Justin Bieber and Cody Simpson | Purpose (Japanese Edition) | |
| "Rebel Nation" |
2016 | Steve Angello | Wild Youth |
| "Let Me Love You" |
DJ Snake | Encore | |
| "Beat the Sunrise" |
SNBRN | Non-album single | |
| "Feeling Whitney" | Post Malone | Stoney | |
| "Burning Man" |
2017 | watt | XXX: Return of Xander Cage Soundtrack |
| "It Ain't Me" | Kygo and Selena Gomez | Stargazing | |
| "Havana" |
Camila Cabello | Camila | |
| "Comfortable" |
Bebe Rexha | All Your Fault: Pt. 2 | |
| "Let Me Go" |
Hailee Steinfeld and Alesso | Non-album single | |
| "Lonely Together" |
Avicii | Avīci (01) | |
| "Anywhere" | Rita Ora | Phoenix | |
| "The Right Way" | PartyNextDoor | Seven Days | |
| "Wolves" | Selena Gomez and Marshmello | Non-album single | |
| "Youngblood" | 2018 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Youngblood |
| "Lie To Me" | |||
| "Better Man" | |||
| "Thru Your Phone" | Cardi B | Invasion of Privacy | |
| "Over Now" | Post Malone | Beerbongs & Bentleys | |
| "Stay" | |||
| "No Shame" |
Future | Superfly (soundtrack) | |
| "Eastside" |
Benny Blanco | Friends Keep Secrets | |
| "Jet Lag" | Juice Wrld and Future | Wrld on Drugs | |
| "Hard Work Pays Off" | |||
| "Fast" | 2019 | Juice Wrld | Death Race for Love |
| "Doin' Time" | Lana Del Rey | Norman Fucking Rockwell | |
| "Fuck It, I Love You" | |||
| "Call You Mine" | The Chainsmokers and Bebe Rexha | World War Joy | |
| "Easier" | 5 Seconds of Summer | Calm | |
| "Teeth" | |||
| "Hate Me" | Ellie Goulding and Juice Wrld | Brightest Blue | |
| "The Lay Down" |
DRAM | Non-album single | |
| "Señorita" | Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello | Shawn Mendes | |
| "Shameless" | Camila Cabello | Romance | |
| "Liar" | |||
| "Die for Me" |
Post Malone | Hollywood's Bleeding | |
| "Take What You Want" | |||
| "Mother" | Charlie Puth | Non-album single | |
| "I Really Wish I Hated You" | Blink-182 | Nine | |
| "White Mercedes" | Charli XCX | Charli | |
| "Always You" | 2020 | Louis Tomlinson | Walls |
| "Straight to Hell" | Ozzy Osbourne | Ordinary Man | |
| "All My Life" | |||
| "Goodbye" | |||
| "Ordinary Man" | |||
| "Under the Graveyard" | |||
| "Eat Me" | |||
| "Today Is The End" | |||
| "Scary Little Green Men" | |||
| "Holy For Tonight" | |||
| "It's a Raid" | |||
| "Me and My Guitar" | A Boogie wit da Hoodie | Artist 2.0 | |
| "No Shame" | 5 Seconds of Summer | Calm | |
| "Old Me" | |||
| "Best Years" | |||
| "Not in the Same Way" | |||
| "Lover of Mine" | |||
| "Thin White Lies" | |||
| "High" | |||
| "Prisoner" |
Miley Cyrus | Plastic Hearts | |
| "Edge of Midnight (Midnight Sky Remix)" | |||
| "Midnight Sky" | |||
| "WTF Do I Know" | |||
| "Plastic Hearts" | |||
| "Angels Like You" | |||
| "Gimme What I Want" | |||
| "Night Crawling" | |||
| "Hate Me" | |||
| "Break My Heart" | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia | |
| "Kids Again" | Sam Smith | Love Goes | |
| "Anyone" | 2021 | Justin Bieber | Justice |
| "Hold On" | |||
| "Peaches" | |||
| "Can't Be Myself" | |||
| "Deserve You" | |||
| "Die For You" | |||
| "Hailey" | |||
| "Talk You Down" | Charlotte Lawrence | Charlotte | |
| "You" | |||
| "Slow Motion" | |||
| "Cowboys" | |||
| "Why Do You Love Me" | |||
| "Only Wanna Be With You (Pokémon 25 Version)" | Post Malone | Pokémon 25: The Album | |
| "Can't Leave You Alone" |
Maroon 5 | Jordi | |
| "Tender Mercies" | 2021 | Glen Hansard and Eddie Vedder | Flag Day Soundtrack |
| "Forgot About You" | 2021 | OneRepublic | Human |
| "Long Way" | 2021 | Eddie Vedder | Earthling |
| "Finish Line" | 2021 | Elton John and Stevie Wonder | The Lockdown Sessions |
| "Simple Things" | Elton John and Brandi Carlile | ||
| "Stolen Car" | Elton John and Stevie Nicks | ||
| "E-Ticket" | Elton John and Eddie Vedder | ||
| "Always Love You" | Elton John feat Young Thug and Nicki Minaj | ||
| "Hate The Game" | 2021 | Young Thug | Punk |
| "Fifth Day Dead" | |||
| "2step" | 2021 | Ed Sheeran | = |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "Ghost in My Head" | — | — | 30 | — | Ghost in My Head EP | |
| 2017 | "Let Me Go" (by Hailee Steinfeld and Alesso featuring Florida Georgia Line and watt) |
40 | 14 | — | — |
|
Non-album singles |
| "Burning Man" |
— | — | — | 40 | |||
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grammy Award | 2021 | Andrew Watt | Producer of the Year, Non-Classical | Won |