Matt Simons

	Matt Simons (2016)
	Chart positions ; Explanation of the data
	Albums
	Catch & Release
	Singles
	Catch & Release (Deepend Remix)
	Lose control
	We can do better
	Open Up

Matt Simons (born February 20, 1987 in Palo Alto , California ) is an American singer-songwriter .

biography

Matt Simons, 2016

Simons was born in Brooklyn in 1987 and grew up in Palo Alto , California . He studied jazz and saxophone at the State University of New York's Purchase Conservatory of Music and then began a career as a singer-songwriter. In 2009 his first EP Fall in Line was released . Three years passed before his debut album Pieces .

While performing in the Netherlands, the producers of the soap opera Goede tijden discovered his song With You and used it in an episode of the series. It then became a top 10 hit in the Nederlandse Top 40 in early 2013 , and the album also made it to the charts. He appeared as a guest coach on the Dutch talent show X-Factor .

His second album, Catch & Release , was released at the end of 2014. In the Netherlands, it hit the charts again. The title song just missed the Top 40. However, it was remixed and released as a deep house song by the two DJs from Deepend . This time it was the Belgians who got interested in this version of the song. It became a number one hit first in the Flemish-speaking part and eventually also in the French-speaking part of the country . The remix was then released in Germany and France and also topped the charts there.

Discography

Albums

2012: Pieces
2014: Catch & Release
2019: After the Landslide

EPs

2009: Fall in Line
2010: Living Proof
2016: When the Lights Go Down

Singles

2012: Gone
2012: With You
2014: Tear It Up
2014: Catch & Release
2015: You Can Come Back Home
2015: Catch & Release (Deepend Remix)
2016: Breng me naar het water (with Marco Borsato )
2016: How Do I Know? (with Anne Sila)
2016: Lose Control
2016: When the Lights Go Out
2018: We Can Do Better
2018: Made It out Alright
2018: Amy's Song
2019: Open Up
2019: Summer with You
2019: After the Landslide
2020: Cold
2020: Open Up (Dis le moi) (featuring Lola Dubini)

Guest Posts

2018: Lay Your Worry Down ( Milow feat. Matt Simons)

Awards for music sales

Silver record

United Kingdom United Kingdom
- 2019: for the single Catch & Release

Golden record

Netherlands Netherlands
- 2013: for the single With You
- 2017: for the album Catch & Release

Platinum record

Belgium Belgium
- 2016: for the single Catch & Release (Deepend Remix)
Italy Italy
- 2019: for the single We Can Do Better
Canada Canada
- 2017: for the single Catch & Release (Deepend Remix)
Netherlands Netherlands
- 2019: for the single We Can Do Better

2 × platinum record

Italy Italy
- 2018: for the single Catch & Release (Deepend Remix)
Netherlands Netherlands
- 2016: for the single Catch & Release (Deepend Remix)

Diamond record

France France
- 2017: for the single Catch & Release (Deepend Remix)

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Belgium (BEA)	0! S.-	0! G-	platinum1	0! D.-	30,000	ultratop.be
Germany (BVMI)	0! S.-	0! G-	platinum1	0! D.-	400,000	musikindustrie.de
France (SNEP)	0! S.-	0! G-	0! P-	diamond1	250,000	snepmusique.com
Italy (FIMI)	0! S.-	0! G-	3 × platinum3	0! D.-	150,000	fimi.it
Canada (MC)	0! S.-	0! G-	platinum1	0! D.-	80,000	musiccanada.com
Netherlands (NVPI)	0! S.-	2 × gold2	3 × platinum3	0! D.-	150,000	nvpi.nl
Switzerland (IFPI)	0! S.-	0! G-	platinum1	0! D.-	30,000	hitparade.ch
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver1	0! G-	0! P-	0! D.-	200,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	silver1	2 × gold2	10 × platinum10	diamond1