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Max Martin is a prolific Swedish record producer and songwriter who revolutionized pop music with an unparalleled string of global hits for artists such as Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd.
Max Martin was the singer and frontman for this glam-style metal band from 1985, which secured a record deal with Denniz Pop's Cheiron Records.
Max Martin's band, It's Alive, landed a record deal with producer Denniz Pop's label, a BMG affiliate. Martin later joined Cheiron Studios and became a key producer there.
Max Martin's first production collaboration with Denniz Pop was on the Rednex song 'Wish You Were Here' in 1994.
Max Martin worked on Ace of Base's second album, 'The Bridge' (1995), which sold over six million copies worldwide.
Max Martin wrote, co-wrote, and co-produced 7 out of 12 songs on their third album 'Millennium' (1999), including the hit single 'I Want It That Way.'
Max Martin co-wrote and co-produced Robyn's hits 'Show Me Love' and 'Do You Know (What It Takes),' which both charted on the Billboard Hot 100.
Max Martin wrote and co-produced Spears' debut single, '...Baby One More Time' (1998), and continued to work on many of her subsequent albums and hit singles.
Max Martin co-wrote 'That's the Way It Is' (1999) and 'Faith' (2003) for Celine Dion, with 'That's the Way It Is' becoming a global hit.
Max Martin co-wrote and co-produced their hit single 'It's Gonna Be Me' (2000).
Max Martin co-founded this new production company in January 2001 after Cheiron Studios closed.
Max Martin collaborated with Kelly Clarkson on her second studio album, 'Breakaway,' resulting in hits like 'Since U Been Gone' (2004) and 'My Life Would Suck Without You' (2009).
Max Martin co-wrote and produced three songs on Pink's album 'I'm Not Dead,' including 'U + Ur Hand' (2006) and 'So What' (2008), and has continued to collaborate on various projects.
Max Martin co-wrote and co-produced Usher's hit song 'DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love' (2010), and 'Scream' (2012).
Max Martin worked with Avril Lavigne on songs like 'What the Hell' (2011), 'Smile' (2011), and 'Wish You Were Here' (2011).
Max Martin first worked with Jessie J on her international hit 'Domino' (2011) and later co-produced 'Bang Bang' (2014).
Max Martin worked with Katy Perry on multiple albums, producing hits like 'I Kissed a Girl' (2008), 'Teenage Dream' (2010), and 'Roar' (2013).
Max Martin produced Christina Aguilera's lead single 'Your Body' (2012) and 'Let There Be Love' (2012) for her album 'Lotus.'
Max Martin collaborated with Taylor Swift on multiple albums, including 'Red' (2012), '1989' (2014), and 'Reputation' (2017), co-writing and co-producing numerous hit singles.
Max Martin worked with Ariana Grande on albums like 'My Everything' (2014), 'Dangerous Woman' (2016), and 'Eternal Sunshine' (2024), producing hits such as 'Problem' and 'Yes, And?'.
Max Martin co-wrote and produced songs for The Weeknd's albums 'Beauty Behind the Madness' (2015), 'Starboy' (2016), and 'After Hours' (2020), including 'Can't Feel My Face' and 'Blinding Lights'.
Max Martin served as the producer for Coldplay's ninth studio album 'Music of the Spheres' (2021) and contributed to their 2024 album 'Moon Music'.
Max Martin co-wrote 'It's My Life' (2000) for Bon Jovi's seventh studio album, 'Crush,' which became a massive hit.
Max Martin wrote 'Friday I'll Be Over U' (2009) and co-wrote 'Whataya Want From Me' (2009) for Adam Lambert, also executive-producing his album 'The Original High.'
Max Martin produced and co-wrote 'Beauty and a Beat' (2012) and co-wrote Ed Sheeran's and Justin Bieber's hit single 'I Don't Care' (2019).
Max Martin co-wrote the pop-punk duo The Veronicas' first single '4ever' (2005) and 'Everything I'm Not' (2005).
In 2014, Max Martin produced a two-minute advertisement entitled 'Volvo XC70: Made By Sweden,' featuring soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimović.
Max Martin co-wrote and co-produced 'Love Me like You Do' (2015) and produced several songs from her album 'Delirium,' including 'On My Mind.'
Max Martin produced Demi Lovato's song 'Cool for the Summer' (2015) and contributed to tracks on her album 'Confident.'
Max Martin produced the single 'Hands to Myself' for Selena Gomez's second studio album, 'Revival' (2015).
Max Martin co-wrote and co-produced Adele's 'Send My Love (To Your New Lover)' (2015) and 'Can I Get It' (2021).
Max Martin co-wrote 'Can't Stop the Feeling!' (2016) for the film 'Trolls,' which became a number-one hit.
Max Martin co-produced and co-wrote Ed Sheeran's and Justin Bieber's hit single 'I Don't Care' (2019) and Ed Sheeran's single 'Eyes Closed' (2023).
Max Martin co-wrote Sam Smith's single 'How Do You Sleep?' (2019).
Max Martin co-produced and co-wrote 'Stupid Love' (2020), the first single from Lady Gaga's sixth studio album, 'Chromatica.'
Max Martin co-produced and co-wrote Måneskin's single 'Supermodel' (2022).
Max Martin co-produced and co-wrote Lizzo's song '2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)' from her fourth studio album, 'Special' (2022).
Max Martin co-wrote and co-produced Conan Gray's singles 'Never Ending Song' and 'Killing Me' (2023).
Max Martin invested in MAIA Universe through his company MxM, helping them close a €1M investment round.
Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, and Ali Payami joined StemDrop for its launch, aiming to revolutionize global music collaboration.
Max Martin co-founded this political foundation in 2016 with Björn Ulvaeus and Niclas Molinder to increase knowledge of music rights worldwide.
Max Martin, through the Music Rights Awareness Foundation, partnered with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to establish WIPO for Creators, promoting IP rights awareness for creators.
Syco, Universal Music Group, Republic Records, and Samsung announced StemDrop, a new global music collaboration platform, with Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, and Ali Payami joining for its launch.
Karl Martin Sandberg, known professionally as Max Martin, was born on February 26, 1971, in Stockholm, Sweden. Growing up in Stenhamra, he developed an early passion for music, dropping out of high school to pursue a career with his glam-style metal band, It’s Alive, in 1985. Under the nickname “Martin White,” he served as the band’s singer and frontman. The band gained traction, signing a record deal with producer Denniz Pop’s Cheiron Records after making a demo record for Megarock Records. Their second album, “Earthquake Visions,” released in 1994, sold 30,000 copies across 30 countries. During this period, Martin began collaborating with Denniz Pop, who recognized his talent for writing pop songs and became his mentor, renaming him Max Martin.
Martin joined Cheiron Studios in 1993, dedicating two years to learning the fundamentals of production. His initial production collaboration with Denniz Pop was the Rednex song “Wish You Were Here” in 1994. The name “Max Martin” was officially coined when E-Type and Pop credited him on E-Type’s song “This Is the Way.” He contributed to Ace of Base’s album “The Bridge” (1995), which sold over six million copies globally. In 1995, Cheiron Studios partnered with Zomba, leading Martin to co-write and co-produce hits for the Backstreet Boys, including “Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)” (1996), “As Long As You Love Me” (1997), and “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” (1997). These tracks propelled the Backstreet Boys to international success, with their debut album selling around 8 million copies worldwide. Martin also co-wrote and co-produced Robyn’s top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits “Show Me Love” and “Do You Know (What It Takes).”
Following Denniz Pop’s death in 1998, Martin assumed leadership of Cheiron Studios. He began a long-standing partnership with Rami Yacoub and continued to produce major hits. In 1998, he broke through with Britney Spears’ debut single “…Baby One More Time,” a global phenomenon that sold over 30 million copies and established her as a pop icon. Martin also worked on Spears’ subsequent albums, “Oops!… I Did It Again” (2000) and “Britney” (2001), co-writing and co-producing chart-topping singles like “Oops!… I Did It Again” and “Lucky.” In 2001, he co-founded Maratone, a new production company, and continued his remarkable career, producing hits for artists like Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, P!nk, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, and Coldplay. He has written or co-written 28 Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles, becoming the second-most successful songwriter on the chart. His work has earned him 11 ASCAP Songwriter of the Year awards and 5 Grammy Awards.
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