{{Short description|American songwriter}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2015}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Ammar Malik | image = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|6|22}} | origin = [[Northern Virginia]], U.S. | genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[pop rock]], [[alternative hip hop]], [[reggae]] | occupation = Songwriter, musician | years_active = | website = | associated_acts = [[Maroon 5]], [[Gym Class Heroes]], [[Taio Cruz]],<ref name="bmicredits" /> [[Sean Paul]],<ref name="ascapcredit" /> [[Benny Blanco]], [[Dr. Luke]]<ref name="bmi10q" /> }}
'''Ammar Malik''' (born June 22, 1987) is an American songwriter. He has co-written several modern pop songs, most notably [[Maroon 5]]'s "[[Moves like Jagger]]" and [[Gym Class Heroes]]' "[[Stereo Hearts]]" which have both been certified multi-platinum by the [[RIAA]].<ref name="bmi10q" /> He tied for 17th place in [[Songtrust]]'s publication of the top 20 songwriters of 2011.<ref name="songtrust" /> Ammar Malik's songs have sold over 100 million copies worldwide in total.
==Early life and education== Malik was born in [[Northern Virginia]], on June 22, 1987, to first-generation American born to [[Pakistani Americans|Pakistani]] parents.<ref name="musicconnection" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://divanee.com/2011/10/04/without-ammar-malik-maroon-5-wouldnt-have-moves-like-jagger/|title=Without Ammar Malik, Maroon 5 Wouldn't Have Moves Like Jagger|work=Divanee|date=October 4, 2011|access-date=December 13, 2013}}</ref> He first started learning guitar when he was 14.<ref name="newsweekpakistan" /> As a high school and college student he wrote and performed music locally with several different bands.
Malik attended [[George Mason University]] in [[Fairfax, Virginia]], where he majored in English.<ref name="musicconnection" />
==Songwriting== Malik's close friend and co-manager David Silberstein had a childhood connection to producer [[Benny Blanco]] along with his brother and now co-manager Jeremy Levin. After Malik and Blanco were introduced, Blanco suggested he try his hand at writing songs for other artists.<ref name="musicconnection" /> Though Malik had intentions of being an artist himself, when nearing the end of college he decided to give it a shot. In an interview Malik said that two of his biggest influences are [[Radiohead]] and [[Rx Bandits]].<ref name="bmi10q" /> He also co-wrote "Compass" by [[Lady Antebellum]] in 2013's single.
In 2013, Malik won the coveted BMI Pop Songwriter of the Year title, along with [[Benny Blanco]], and Claude Kelly.<ref name="musicconnection2" /> Each contributed four songs to the year's most performed list. Malik co-penned "Ass Back Home", "Moves Like Jagger, "Payphone" and "Stereo Hearts".<ref name="musicconnection2" /> Benny Blanco, Adam Levine and Ammar Malik also clinched BMI Pop Song of the Year honors for their co-write of "Moves Like Jagger".<ref name="musicconnection2" />
===Songwriting discography=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Artist(s) ! scope="col" | Song ! scope="col" | Album |- | rowspan="4"| 2011 | [[Maroon 5]] ft. [[Christina Aguilera]] | "[[Moves like Jagger]]" | ''[[Hands All Over (album)|Hands All Over]]'' |- | [[Gym Class Heroes]] ft. [[Adam Levine]] | "[[Stereo Hearts]]" | rowspan="2"| ''[[The Papercut Chronicles II]]'' |- | [[Gym Class Heroes]] ft. [[Neon Hitch]] | "[[Ass Back Home]]" |- | [[Taio Cruz]] | "Make It Last Forever" | ''[[TY.O]]'' |- | rowspan="11"| 2012 | [[Sean Paul]] | "Put It on You" | ''[[Tomahawk Technique]]'' |- | rowspan="2" | [[Maroon 5]] | "[[Payphone (song)|Payphone]]" | rowspan="2"| ''[[Overexposed (album)|Overexposed]]'' |- | "Beautiful Goodbye" |- | [[B.o.B]] ft. [[Taylor Swift]] | "[[Both of Us]]" | ''[[Strange Clouds (album)|Strange Clouds]]'' |- | [[Adam Lambert]] | "Naked Love" | ''[[Trespassing (album)|Trespassing]]'' |- | rowspan="2" | [[Rome Ramirez|Rome]] | "Seasons" | rowspan="2"| ''Dedication EP'' |- | "Oz of Love" |- | [[Marina and the Diamonds]] | "How to be a Heartbreaker" | ''[[Electra Heart]]'' |- | [[Cher Lloyd]] feat. [[Becky G]] | "[[Oath (song)|Oath]]" | ''[[Sticks and Stones (Cher Lloyd album)|Sticks + Stones]]'' |- | rowspan="2" | [[Kesha]] | "Thinking of You" | rowspan="2"| ''[[Warrior (Kesha album)|Warrior]]'' |- | "Last Goodbye" |- |rowspan="11"|2013 | [[Wallpaper.]] | "Drunken Hearts" | ''[[Ricky Reed is Real]]'' |- | [[Keith Urban]] | "Shame"<ref name="This Fall">{{cite web|title=Keith Urban Lights The 'Fuse' This Fall|date=August 8, 2013 |url=http://www.musicrow.com/2013/08/keith-urban-lights-the-fuse-this-fall/|access-date=August 8, 2013}}</ref> |''[[Fuse (Keith Urban album)|Fuse]]'' |- | [[Travie McCoy]] | "Rough Water" | ''Rough Water'' |- | [[Chris Carrabba|Twin Forks]] | "Cross My Mind" | ''[[Twin Forks (album)|Twin Forks]]'' |- | rowspan="2" | [[Jessie J]] | "Excuse My Rude" | rowspan="2"| ''[[Alive (Jessie J album)|Alive]]'' |- |"Harder We Fall" |- | [[Lady Antebellum]] | "[[Compass (Lady Antebellum song)|Compass]]" | ''[[Golden (Lady Antebellum album)|Golden]]'' |- | [[Gavin Degraw]] | "Make A Move" | ''[[Make a Move (album)|Make a Move]]'' |- | Rixton | "Make Out" | ''TBA'' |- | [[James Blunt]] | "Always Hate Me" | ''[[Moon Landing (album)|Moon Landing]]'' |- | [[Mikky Ekko]] | "Place for Us" | ''[[The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'' |- |rowspan="11"|2014 | [[Rixton (band)|Rixton]] | "[[Me and My Broken Heart]]" | ''Me and My Broken Heart EP'' |- | [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] ft. G. R. L | "[[Wild Wild Love]]" | '' [[Globalization (album)|Globalization]]'' |- | rowspan="3" | [[Maroon 5]] | "[[Maps (Maroon 5 song)|Maps]]" | rowspan="3"| ''[[V (Maroon 5 album)|V]]'' |- | "Leaving California" |- | "Shoot Love" |- | [[Jason Mraz]] | "Quiet" | ''[[Yes! (Jason Mraz album)|Yes!]]'' |- | rowspan="2" | [[Nick Jonas]] | "[[Chains (Nick Jonas song)|Chains]]" | rowspan="2"|''[[Nick Jonas (album)|Nick Jonas]]'' |- | "Teacher" |- | [[Ariana Grande]] | "Why Try" | ''[[My Everything (Ariana Grande album)|My Everything]]'' |- | rowspan="2" | [[James Blunt]] | "When I Find Love Again" | rowspan="2"| ''[[Moon Landing (album)|Moon Landing (Apollo Edition)]]'' |- | "Trail of Broken Hearts" |- |rowspan="16"|2015 | [[Olly Murs]] | "Seasons" | ''[[Never Been Better]]'' |- | rowspan="3" | [[Rixton (band)|Rixton]] | "Whole" | rowspan="3"| ''[[Let the Road]]'' |- | "We All Want the Same Thing" |- | "I Like Girls" |- | [[Prince Royce]] | "Double Vision" | ''Double Vision'' |- | [[Max Frost]] | "Withdrawal" | ''Withdrawal'' |- | [[BØRNS]] | "The Fool" | ''Dopamine'' |- | [[Matt McAndrew]] | "Counting On Love" | ''Counting On Love'' |- | [[Cashmere Cat]] | "Adore (feat. Ariana Grande)" | ''Adore'' |- | [[JoJo (singer)|JoJo]] | "[[When Love Hurts]]" | ''[[III (JoJo EP)|III]]'' |- | [[One Direction]] | "I Want to Write You a Song" | ''Made In The A.M.'' |- | rowspan="5" | [[The Vamps (British band)|The Vamps]] | "[[Wake Up (The Vamps song)|Wake Up]]" | rowspan="5"| ''[[Wake Up (The Vamps album)|Wake Up]]'' |- | "Be with You" |- | "[[I Found a Girl (The Vamps song)|I Found a Girl]]" |- | "Windmills" |- | "Volcano" |- |rowspan="11"|2016 | [[DJ Snake]] | "[[Sober (DJ Snake song)|Sober (feat. JRY)]]" | ''Encore'' |- | [[Birdy (singer)|Birdy]] | "Lifted" | ''Beautiful Lies'' |- | [[Olivia Holt]] | "Phoenix" | ''Olivia'' |- | [[Reggie 'n' Bollie]] | "[[New Girl (song)|New Girl]]" | ''New Girl - Single'' |- | [[Matoma]] | "Wonderful Life (Mi Oh My)" | ''[[The Angry Birds Movie#Soundtrack|The Angry Birds Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]'' |- | [[5 Seconds of Summer]] | "[[Girls Talk Boys]]" | ''[[Ghostbusters (2016 film)|Ghostbusters (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]'' |- | [[Martina Stoessel]] | "Don't Cry for Me" | ''[[Tini (album)|Tini]]'' |- | [[Maroon 5]] | "[[Don't Wanna Know|Don't Wanna Know (feat. Kendrick Lamar)]]" | ''Don't Wanna Know - Single'' |- | [[Clean Bandit]] | "[[Rockabye (Clean Bandit song)|Rockabye (feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie)]]" | ''[[What Is Love? (Clean Bandit album)|What Is Love?]]'' |- | [[OneRepublic]] | "Born" | ''[[Oh My My (album)|Oh My My]]'' |- | [[Robin Schulz|Robin Schultz]], [[David Guetta]] & [[Cheat Codes (DJs)|Cheat Codes]] | "[[Shed a Light (song)|Shed A Light]]" | ''Shed A Light - Single'' |- |rowspan="5"|2017 | [[Ed Sheeran]] | "[[New Man (Ed Sheeran song)|New Man]]" | ''[[÷ (album)|÷]]'' |- | [[Clean Bandit]] | "[[Symphony (Clean Bandit song)|Symphony (feat. Zara Larsson)]]" | ''What Is Love?'' |- | [[Zara Larsson]] | "[[Sundown (Zara Larsson song)|Sundown]]" | ''[[So Good (Zara Larsson album)|So Good]]'' |- | [[Jessie Ware]] | "[[Selfish Love (Jessie Ware song)|Selfish Love]]" | ''TBA'' |- | [[Maroon 5]] | "Wait", "Who I Am"<br/>(featuring [[LunchMoney Lewis]]), "Closure" | ''[[Red Pill Blues]]'' |- |rowspan="2"|2018 | [[Lost Frequencies]] | "[[Melody (Lost Frequencies song)|Melody (feat. James Blunt)]]" | ''Melody - Single'' |- | [[Galantis]] | "[[Spaceship (Galantis song)|Spaceship (feat. Uffie)]]" | ''Spaceship - Single'' |- |rowspan="6"|2019 | [[Weezer]] | "[[I'm Just Being Honest]]" | ''[[Weezer (Black Album)]]'' |- | [[Thomas Rhett]] | "[[Look What God Gave Her]]" | ''[[Center Point Road]]'' |- | [[Fitz and the Tantrums]] | "I Need Help!" | ''[[All the Feels (album)|All the Feels]]'' |- | [[Deorro]] | "Obvious" | ''Obvious - Single'' |- | [[Jonas Brothers]] | "[[Trust (Jonas Brothers song)|Trust]]" | ''[[Happiness Begins]]'' |- | [[Why Don't We]] | "[[What Am I (Why Don't We song)|What Am I]]" | ''[[What Am I (Why Don't We song)|What Am I - Single]]'' |- | rowspan="6"|2020 | [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]] | "More" | ''[[Manic (Halsey album)|Manic]]'' |- | [[Selena Gomez]] | "[[Feel_Me_(Selena_Gomez_song)|Feel Me]]" | ''[[Rare_(Selena_Gomez_album)|Rare]]'' |- | [[Lauv]] | "[[Tattoos Together]]" | ''[[How I'm Feeling]]'' |- | HOKO | "Hellogoodbye" | ''Hellogoodbye - Single'' |- | [[Biffy Clyro]] | "Instant History" | ''[[A Celebration of Endings]]'' |- |}
==Personal life== Malik married Chyna Bardarson on June 19, 2022 in [[Malibu, California]].
==References== {{Reflist|30em|refs=<ref name="musicconnection"> {{cite web |url=http://musicconnection.com/digital/index.php?page=30 |title=Songwriter Profile: Ammar Malik |publisher=Music Connection |access-date=February 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521143734/http://musicconnection.com/digital/index.php?page=30 |archive-date=May 21, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="musicconnection2"> {{cite web | url = http://musicconnection.com/adam-levine-receives-presidents-award-61st-annual-bmi-pop-awards/ | title = Adam Levine Receives President's Award at 61st Annual BMI Pop Awards | date = May 15, 2013 | publisher = Music Connection | access-date = June 13, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="bmi10q"> {{cite web | url = http://www.bmi.com/musicworld/entry/10_questions_ammar_malik | title = 10 Questions: Ammar Malik | publisher = BMI Music World | access-date = February 17, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="newsweekpakistan"> {{cite web |url=http://www.newsweekpakistan.com/culture/418 |title=He's Got Us Moving Like Jagger |publisher=Newsweek Pakistan |access-date=February 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228065708/http://www.newsweekpakistan.com/culture/418 |archive-date=December 28, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="bmicredits"> {{cite web | url = http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?page=1&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&fromrow=1&torow=25&affiliation=BMI&cae=606483351&keyID=550151170&keyname=MALIK%20AMMAR&querytype=WriterID | title = Songwriter/Composer: MALIK AMMAR | publisher = BMI | access-date = February 17, 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} </ref><ref name="ascapcredit"> {{cite web |url=http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=883772801&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=10&start=1 |title=Credits for PUT IT ON YOU |publisher=ASCAP |access-date=February 17, 2012 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="songtrust">{{cite web | url = http://blog.songtrust.com/top-songwriter-chart/2011-top-songwriters/ | title = Top 20 Songwriters of 2011 | publisher = Songtrust | access-date = February 17, 2012 | archive-date = January 10, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120110151058/http://blog.songtrust.com/top-songwriter-chart/2011-top-songwriters/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> }}
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