Jack William Rutter (born October 12, 1999), better known as Ritt Momney, is an American singer-songwriter from Salt Lake City, Utah.[1][2] His stage name is a spoonerism of American politician Mitt Romney, who was the Republican nominee during the 2012 United States presidential election and is currently a United States Senator representing Rutter’s home state of Utah since 2019.
Early life
Rutter was born on October 12, 1999, in Dallas, Texas. When he was about two years old, his family moved to Salt Lake City, where he currently resides. He grew up in a heavily LDS community, which influenced his early musical career.[3] Rutter graduated from East High School in Salt Lake City.[4]
Career
Ritt Momney was previously the name of an indie band formed by Rutter in high-school, but he became a solo artist after his bandmates departed to become LDS missionaries.[5]
Rutter recorded a cover version of the song "Put Your Records On", which was released on April 24, 2020, originally independently through DistroKid and later re-released through Disruptor Records and Columbia Records. The song became a sleeper hit after gaining popularity on the video sharing service TikTok in September 2020.[1] Domestically, it peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also charted in the top 40 of 15 countries, and peaked in the top 10 in Australia and New Zealand.
When asked about Ritt, U.S. Senator Mitt Romney said, "They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. In all seriousness, I wish Ritt Momney the best of luck in his music career and all his future endeavors."[4] Later on March 23, 2022, Rutter and his bandmates, who were in Washington, D.C. for a concert, met the U.S. Senator on Capitol Hill.[6]
Political position
Rutter considers himself to be on the political left.[7]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Her and All of My Friends |
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| Sunny Boy |
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| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
AUS [9] |
CAN [10] |
GER [11] |
IRE [12] |
NLD [13] |
NZ [14] |
SWE [15] |
UK [16] |
WW [17] | |||
| "Young Adult" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | * | Non-album singles |
| "Theater Kid / / Probably" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Something, in General" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Her and All of My Friends | |
| "Paper News" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Pollution / Disclaimer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Phoebe" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "On Love (An Alternative Response to Almitra's Request)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "(If) the Book Doesn't Sell" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Put Your Records On" | 2020 | 30 | 10 | 39 | 52 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 55 | Non-album single |
| "Not Around" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sunny Boy |
| "Set The Table" (featuring Claud) |
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| "Escalator" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Show Runner 99" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sometime" (with Shane T) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. "*" indicates a chart that didn't exist at the time. | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b Hissong, Samantha (September 17, 2020). "An Indie Artist Covered Corinne Bailey Rae – and Scored a Record Deal". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Glicksman, Josh (November 13, 2020). "Ritt Momney Doesn't Care If His 'Put Your Records On' Cover Is His Only Pop Hit". Billboard.
- ^ "Ritt Momney". Paradigm Talent Agency. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ a b Benson, Samuel (June 22, 2021). "Meet Ritt Momney, the viral singer who doesn't know Mitt". Deseret News. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ Buchanan, Rhys (October 14, 2020). "Ritt Momney: Salt Lake City's lo-fi indie hero channels lockdown misery into spirited pop cover". NME. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ Sen. Mitt Romney meets singer Ritt Momney on Capitol Hill
- ^ "Ritt Momney Talks "Put Your Records On", Corinne Bailey Rae & The Story Behind His Name". YouTube. Zach Sang Show. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ tolsen (January 2, 2013). "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ "australian-charts.com - Discography Ritt Momney". australian-charts.com. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ "Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ "irishcharts.com - Discography Ritt Momney". irish-charts.com. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Ritt Momney - Put Your Records On". hitparade.ch. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 43, 2020". Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish). Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ "RITT MOMNEY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ Cabral, R. J. (September 15, 2020). "Billboard Global 200". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
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