Martin Johnson (musician)

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Martin Johnson
Johnson in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Martin Bennett Johnson
Born	(1985-09-09) September 9, 1985 (age 39) Andover, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock pop rock pop punk emo
Occupations	Singer songwriter record producer
Instruments	Vocals guitar piano
Years active	2005–present
Member of	Boys Like Girls • The Night Game
Spouse	Naomi Cooke

Website	martinjohnsonmusic.com

Martin Bennett Johnson (born September 9, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the bands Boys Like Girls and the Night Game.

He has written and produced for various artists, including Avril Lavigne, Daughtry, Jason Derulo, Christina Perri, Gavin Degraw, and Hot Chelle Rae. Johnson is credited with having several RIAA-certified multi-platinum songs ("The Other Side", "Here's to Never Growing Up", "Two Is Better Than One" (with Taylor Swift), "Love Drunk", "The Great Escape," "You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home"). Songs he has written have sold over 10 million copies and he has had nine top 40 charting singles.^[1]

Personal life

Martin Johnson was born in Andover, Massachusetts, on September 9, 1985, and raised in Amherst, Massachusetts. He is of English descent.^[2] He is married to singer-songwriter Naomi Cooke of the American country music group Runaway June.^[3] They have 1 child together.

Johnson has lived in Hollywood Hills, California.^[4]

Career

Boys Like Girls

Johnson is the lead singer and plays guitar for the band Boys Like Girls. The band, which consists of Johnson, Paul DiGiovanni, John Keefe, and Morgan Dorr (as of 2011) was formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 2005. Since releasing their debut album in 2006, the band has sold over a million albums and has accumulated over one hundred twenty million plays for their music on MySpace.^[5] Johnson produced the band's 2012 record, Crazy World. The group then went on hiatus with Johnson saying the band hasn't broken up and may continue writing and recording.^[6] The band has since resumed recording and are expecting to release their fourth studio album in the fall of 2023.

The Night Game

Johnson currently helms the new wave band The Night Game. The band released two singles in 2017, "The Outfield" and "Once In A Lifetime", and toured as an opening act with John Mayer. They also collaborated with Kygo on the song "Kids In Love". On February 1, 2018, The Night Game released a version of "Kids In Love" without Kygo and announced plans for a tour.

Songwriting

Johnson co-wrote, with Taylor Swift, the song "You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home" from the Hannah Montana Movie soundtrack.^[7] Most recently, Johnson produced and co-wrote Avril Lavigne's "Here's to Never Growing Up", Jason Derulo's "The Other Side",^[8] Karmin's "Acapella", Mike Posner's "The Way It Used To Be", Gavin Degraw's "Best I Ever Had", and Christina Perri's "Human". In 2016 he collaborated with a cappella group, Pentatonix.

Selected discography

Credits primarily adapted from AllMusic.^[9]

Year	Artist	Title	Album	Label	Role	Notes
2006	Boys Like Girls	"Hero/Heroine"	Boys Like Girls	Columbia	Writer	Debut single, No. 21 at Top 40, sole writer
		"The Great Escape"				Single, No. 8 at Top 40, RIAA-certified Platinum
		"Thunder"				Single, No. 22 at Top 40, sole writer
2009		"Love Drunk"	Love Drunk			Lead single, No. 7 at Top 40, RIAA-certified Platinum
		"Two Is Better Than One" (feat. Taylor Swift)				Single, No. 4 at Top 40, RIAA-certified Platinum, sole writer
		"Heart Heart Heartbreak"				No. 32 at Top 40
	Hannah Montana	"You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home"	Hannah Montana: The Movie	Walt Disney		RIAA-certified Platinum
2010	Taylor Swift	"If This Was A Movie"	Speak Now (Deluxe Package)	Big Machine
2011	Ariana Grande	"Put Your Hearts Up"	Non-album single	Republic		Debut single
	Hot Chelle Rae	"Why Don't You Love Me" (feat. Demi Lovato)	Whatever	RCA
	The Cab	"Bad"	Symphony Soldier	Z Entertainment, Universal Republic	Producer, writer	Lead Single
2012	Megan and Liz	"Bad for Me"	Bad for Me	Collective Sounds	Producer, writer	Debut single, Top 30 Mediabase (CHR)
	Papa Roach	"9th Life"	The Connection	Eleven Seven	Writer	Deluxe edition bonus track
	Allstar Weekend	"Life As We Know It"	The American Dream	Diggit	Writer	Single
	Boys Like Girls	"Be Your Everything"	Crazy World	Columbia	Producer, writer	Lead single
	Victoria Justice	"Make It in America"	Victorious 2.0	Nickelodeon / Sony / Columbia	Producer, writer	Single
	The Used	"Getting Over You"	Vulnerable	Hopeless	Writer
2013	Christina Perri	"Human"	Head or Heart	Atlantic	Producer, writer	Lead single, RIAA-certified Platinum
	Daughtry	"Baptized"	Baptized	RCA
		"Waiting for Superman"				Lead single, RIAA-certified Platinum
		"Battleships"				Single
		"Wild Heart"
		"Long Live Rock & Roll"				Promotional single
		"18 Years"
	Gavin DeGraw	"Best I Ever Had"	Make a Move			Lead single
	Gavin DeGraw	"Everything Will Change"	Make a Move
	Avril Lavigne	"Rock n Roll"	Avril Lavigne	Epic, Sony	Producer	Single
		"Here's to Never Growing Up"			Producer, writer	Lead single, RIAA-certified Platinum
		"17"
		"Hello Kitty"				Single
		"Sippin' on Sunshine"
	Emblem 3	"Just for One Day"	Nothing to Lose	Columbia/SYCO
	Emblem 3	"I Love LA"	Nothing to Lose	Columbia/SYCO
	Mike Posner	"The Way It Used to Be"	Non-album single	RCA		Single
	Karmin	"Acapella"	Pulses	Epic/Sony		Lead single, RIAA-certified Gold
	Karmin	"Neon Love"	Pulses	Epic/Sony
	Jason Derulo	"The Other Side"	Tattoos and Talk Dirty	Warner Bros.		Lead single, RIAA-certified Platinum
	Escape The Fate	"Forget About Me"	Ungrateful	Eleven Seven	Writer
	Escape The Fate	"One for the Money"	Ungrateful	Eleven Seven
	Heaven's Basement	"Lights Out in London"	Filthy Empire	Red Bull
	Heaven's Basement	"Welcome Home"	Filthy Empire	Red Bull
2014	Mat Kearney	"One Black Sheep"	Just Kids	Columbia, Republic
	Mat Kearney	"Billion"	Just Kids	Columbia, Republic		Single
	Olly Murs	"Beautiful to Me"	Never Been Better	Syco, Epic	Producer, writer	Single
	Betty Who	"Glory Days"	Take Me When You Go	RCA
		"A Night to Remember"
		"Dreaming About You"
	Gavin DeGraw	"You Got Me"	Finest Hour: The Best of Gavin DeGraw		Producer	Lead single
	Jacob Latimore	"Heartbreak Heard Around the World" (feat. T-Pain)	Non-album single		Producer, writer	Single
	Timeflies	"All We Got is Time"	After Hours	Island
	Alex and Sierra	"Scarecrow"	It's About Us	Columbia		Debut single
2015	Pentatonix	"Sing"	Pentatonix	RCA
	Pentatonix	"New Year's Day"	Pentatonix
	Elle King	"America's Sweetheart"	Love Stuff			Single
	Flo Rida	"Once in a Lifetime"	My House	Atlantic	Writer
2016	Hunter Hayes	"Yesterday's Song"	Non-album single	Atlantic, Warner Music Nashville	Writer	Lead single
2016	Delta Goodrem	"Heavy"	Wings of the Wild	Sony Music Australia, HouseOfOZ	Producer, writer	Single
2017	Kygo	"Kids in Love"	Kids in Love	Sony Music, Ultra Records	Writer	Single
2021	Lady A	"Like a Lady"	What a Song Can Do	Big Machine	Writer	Single
2021	Elle King & Miranda Lambert	"Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)"	Non-album single	RCA	Producer, writer	Single
2023	Taylor Swift	"If This Was A Movie (Taylor's Version)"	Non-album single	Republic	Writer	Re-recorded song

In addition to the above-listed, Johnson (co-)wrote every track on the following Boys Like Girls albums: Boys Like Girls (2006), Love Drunk (2009), and Crazy World (2012).

References

^ "Boys Like Girls: Boys Like Girls: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
^ "Martin Johnson News – Latest Pictures of Martin Johnson". Seventeen. 1985-09-09. Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
^ "Runaway June's Naomi Cooke Marries Martin Johnson in Maine: See the Wedding Photos". People. 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
^ "Inside Musician Martin Johnson's Hollywood Hills Home". 12 November 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
^ "Boys Like Girls | Music Videos, Songs, News, Photos, and Lyrics". MTV. Archived from the original on May 8, 2007. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
^ "Concert Spotlight: Interview with The Night Game". Archived from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-11-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Hot Chelle Rae – Whatever – Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
^ "Martin Johnson | Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

v t e Boys Like Girls
Martin Johnson Paul DiGiovanni Morgan Dorr John Keefe Bryan Donahue
Studio albums	Boys Like Girls Love Drunk Crazy World Sunday at Foxwoods
Live albums/DVDs	Read Between the Lines
Singles	"Hero/Heroine" "The Great Escape" "Thunder" "Love Drunk" "She's Got a Boyfriend Now" "Two Is Better Than One" "Heart Heart Heartbreak" "Be Your Everything" "Blood and Sugar" "Language" "The Outside" "Cry" "New Love"
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