Any number of people in the music industry will claim that they know a hit when they hear one, but not Andrew Watt, who co-wrote two of the ubiquitous songs of summer: “Señorita,” Camil…
“Anyone that says, ‘I knew it was a smash!’ — they don’t know what the f— they’re talking about,” says Watt, who was named producer of the year at 2018’s iHeartRadio Music Awards. “You just gotta make shit that you think is great and then hopefully the world loves it; that’s the greatest feeling. If you make music for any other reason,” he warns, “you’re gonna fall short.”
He admits he rarely falls short of being excited about his own creations — at least on day one. “Oh my God, every song I make, I’m so excited about it in the first 24 hours because I love music so much,” Watt says. He may not be able to predict the smashes but at least he’s found a way to weed out the B-sides: the Day 2 Test. “If I still really like the song 48 hours later, then I’ll take it as far as I can.
But in the case of “Señorita” and “Call You Mine,” Watt and Tamposi worked with artists who are acclaimed songwriters themselves, which means that there were a lot of cooks in the kitchen. And the artist is always top chef. “When there is an artist in the room, they are the gatekeeper in terms of what they want to say or not say, and then we all collaborate on melodies and lyrics,” he says. “It’s literally: May the best melody or the best line win.
Watt is quick to point out that the end result is determined by factors that are much bigger than the songwriters — and even the artists. “It takes an army to make a hit song; that’s something people don’t realize,” he says. “How many great songs have you heard and you’ve been like, ‘How is this not a hit?’ It’s not just about that.
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