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  • 21-Hit Wonder

  • Flopping My Way to the Top of the Charts
  • By: Sam Hollander
  • Narrated by: Sam Hollander
  • Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
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21-Hit Wonder

By: Sam Hollander
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Summary

As one of the most renowned songwriters and producers in the game, Sam Hollander has had multi-platinum success writing and producing for the likes of Panic! At The Disco, Fitz and the Tantrums, Weezer, Katy Perry, Train, One Direction, Blink-182, Daughtry, Ringo Starr, Carole King, Gym Class Heroes, and many others.

But rising up the charts seemed, at many points in his career, highly unlikely. This is his story of failing his way to the top.

Sam Hollander has spent 30 years trudging through the peaks and valleys of a songwriting career. Before he was stacking Billboard hits, he was piling up bad luck, calamitous flops, false starts, and feeling like the world was moving on and up without him while he spun in place. Now he wears his failures like a badge of honor.

In 21-Hit Wonder, he’s collected anecdotes from his weird waltzes around the banquet of pop to help aspiring songwriters and other creatives learn about survival, endurance, scheming, hustle, and the importance of laughing even on the worst days of the journey. Music lovers spanning generations and genres will find stories about many of their heroes and industry icons.

21-Hit Wonder is one part chronicle of a songwriter’s storied career and another part love letter to anyone who has been counted out—from no-hit wonders and one-hit wonders to the novelties and the never-beens—and just needs a bit of inspiration to persevere. Sam’s inspiring story is proof that setbacks are just steps on the road to success.

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My favourite book on songwriting and production

Sam is a fantastic storyteller. The inner dialogue, the voices, the details, the clever story arcs. I laughed, I gasped. The way it all ends with writing the wonderful verses for Panic! At The Disco's "High Hopes" is perfection. They sum up the whole damn thing. I'll miss you Sam.

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