Gregg Wattenberg is an American

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, based in

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. Best known for his work with the alternative rock band

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, he has been nominated for a

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Work

Gregg Wattenberg has co-written and/or co-produced eight No. 1 hit songs that reached the top of ''Billboard'' Hot AC, Adult Contemporary, Alternative Radio, and/or Rock charts. Wattenberg co-wrote and co-produced

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's " Conversations in the Dark" which was RIAA certified Gold and the 1st lead single from the ''

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'' album, which won the

for

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in 2021. Wattenberg co-wrote and produced The Unlikely Candidates' No. 1 hit single "

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" which reached the top spot on the ''Billboard'' Alternative Radio chart in 2020. Wattenberg co-wrote and produced

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' No. 1 hit and RIAA Certified Platinum single " Gone, Gone, Gone" on the Platinum album ''

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''. Wattenberg co-produced

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's No. 1 hit and RIAA Multi-Platinum single "

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" which was certified with a RIAA Diamond Award (10× Platinum) in 2021. Only 57 songs have been awarded RIAA Diamond certification in music history as of July 15, 2021. Wattenberg also co-wrote and co-produced Train's No. 1 hit and RIAA Certified Platinum single " If It's Love". Wattenberg co-wrote the Daughtry No. 1 hit and RIAA 2× Multi-Platinum single "

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" which was the lead single for the 6× Multi-Platinum album '' Daughtry''. Gregg Wattenberg co-wrote

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's No. 1 song and RIAA Certified Platinum hit "

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.” Wattenberg also co-wrote

Top 10 Adult Contemporary Single " Let Love In" from the RIAA Certified Gold album ''Let Love In''. Wattenberg produced

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's No. 1 hit singles "

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" and "

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" and co-wrote and produced Top 5 AC single " Slice".

Production discography

Songwriting written

References

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