Captain Cuts is a songwriting, record production and remix team based in Los Angeles. The duo is composed of Ben Berger and Ryan Rabin (also formerly drummer and producer of the band Grouplove), but they also included Ryan McMahon. Collectively they have produced and co-written songs for artists such as Walk the Moon ("Shut Up and Dance"), Bebe Rexha ("I Got You"), Halsey, The Chainsmokers, Grouplove, Tove Lo, LÉON, Keith Urban, and Marina, amongst others.

In December 2013, they signed a joint venture deal with Warner Bros Records to form Cuts Records, a record label through which to sign, produce and develop new artists.

In 2016, they signed a record deal with Epic Records as artists and released their first single "Love Like We Used To" in October of that year.

Background and career Berger and Rabin grew up in Los Angeles, going to the same high school and involved in the music scene. They first wrote together several years later, and when their creative dynamic felt natural after the first song, they continued working together, eventually forming Captain Cuts and becoming long-term collaborators. They released the mixtape If You’re Listening It's Never Too Late in 2015. Captain Cuts began performing DJ sets on a recurring basis at Emo Nite LA in 2016.

The team was a featured artist on the 2018 NOTD and Felix Jaehn single "So Close", with a music video starring Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover girl Camille Kostek.

Discography

Singles As lead artist "Love Like We Used To" (2016) "Cocaina" (2017) "House Party" (2017) "Do You Think About Me" (2018) "Summertime Love" (2019) "Heat" (2019) "Stuck in My Head" (2020)

As featured artist "So Close" (2018) "On Air" (2022)

Songwriting and production credits

Singles

+List of singles written or produced by Captain Cuts, with selected chart positions, year released and certifications. Year Title Peak chart positions CertificationsUSUS AltUS PopUS Hot ACUS RockUS DanceUS Dance ClubAUSCANNZSWEUK 2011"Colours"(Grouplove) — 15 — — 29 — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold"Tongue Tied"(Grouplove) 42 1 21 18 3 — — 33 90 — — 84 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold MC: Gold 2012"Itchin' on a Photograph"(Grouplove) — 10 — — 30 — — — — — — — 2013"To the End of the Earth"(Jessica Mauboy) — — — — — — — 21 — — — — ARIA: Gold"Ways to Go"(Grouplove) 120 2 — — 18 — — 60 — — — — RIAA: Gold"Shark Attack"(Grouplove) — 20 — — — — — — — — — — 2014"Dreaming"(Smallpools) — 23 — — 45 — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold"Different Kind of Love"(Third Degree) — — — — — — — 22 — — — — 2015"Shut Up and Dance"(Walk the Moon) 4 1 2 1 1 — — 3 4 11 12 4 RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 6× Platinum MC: 7× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum GLF: 4× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum BVMI: Platinum 2016"Welcome to Your Life"(Grouplove) — 5 — — — — — — — — — —"What We Live For"(American Authors) — — — 24 40 — — — — — — —"Love Like We Used To"(Captain Cuts) — — 43 — — — — — — — — —"I Got You"(Bebe Rexha) 43 — 17 — — — 1 73 38 — 29 91 RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold ARIA: Platinum FIMI: Gold SNEP: Gold BPI: Silver 2017"One Foot"(Walk the Moon) 65 1 21 12 4 — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold2018"Kamikaze"(Walk the Moon) — 6 — — 19 — — — — — — —"Be Somebody"(Steve Aoki & Nicky Romero ft. Kiiara) — — — — — 30 — — — — — —"Party for One"(Carly Rae Jepsen) — — — — — — — — 100 19 — —"So Close"(NOTD and Felix Jaehn featuring Captain Cuts and Georgia Ku) — — 27 — — 10 1 45 — 31 77 — RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum MC: Gold2019"Kissing Other People"(Lennon Stella) — — — — — — — — 60 — — —"Go Easy"(Matt Maeson) — 15 — — 24 — — — — — — —2020"Sad Tonight"(Chelsea Cutler) — — 32 — — — — — — — — —"Superman"(Keith Urban) — — — — — — — — — — — —

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