Sam Fender announces the release date for his highly anticipated new single

Sam Fender has confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) that his newest single will be released on Friday, November 15.

Titled ‘People Watching’, the singer-songwriter revealed in a post on Thursday evening (November 7) that the track is about the death of someone close to him.

The post said: “People Watching is about somebody that was like a surrogate mother to me and passed away last November.

“I was by her side at the end, slept on a chair next to her.

“It’s about what was going through my head, to and from that place and home.”

A post on Friday morning (November 8) confirmed the release date for the new single, with Sam thanking fans for their patience and paying tribute to a South Shields photographer for the single’s artwork.

He said: “Thank you for being patient.

“Photo by the absolute legend Tish Murtha, from down the road in South Shields.

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“It’s an honour to be able to use her art to help tell the story of the album.”

He also followed up the single announcement post with a simple: “More album news next Wednesday too…”

The single announcement comes just weeks after the 30-year-old revealed that he was going back on tour - with the new single and tour sharing the same name.

Sam will play Newcastle’s Utilita Arena on Friday, December 20, with tickets for the show only available to fans in the North East via a ballot system.