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{{Infobox album
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| name = People Watching
| type = studio
| artist = [[Sam Fender]]
| cover = People Watching Sam Fender album cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 21 February 2025
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length =
| label = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| producer = {{hlist|[[Sam Fender]]|Dean Thompson|Joe Atkinson|[[Markus Dravs]]|[[Adam Granduciel]]}}
| prev_title = [[Seventeen Going Under]]
| prev_year = 2021
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| misc = {{Singles
| name = People Watching
| type = studio
| single1 = [[People Watching (Sam Fender song)|People Watching]]
| single1date = 15 November 2024
| single2 = Wild Long Lie
| single2date = 2 December 2024
}}
}}
'''''People Watching''''' is the upcoming third studio album by English musician [[Sam Fender]]. The album will be released on 21 February 2025 through [[Polydor Records]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Starkey |first=Arun |date=15 November 2024 |title=Sam Fender releases title track from new album, ‘People Watching’ |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/sam-fender-releases-title-track-people-watching/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Far Out (website)|Far Out]] |access-date=15 November 2024}}</ref> According to Fender this album will explore "colourful stories and observations of everyday characters living their everyday, but often extraordinary, lives."<ref>{{cite news |last=Singh |first=Surej |date=15 November 2024 |title=Listen to Sam Fender’s euphoric and hopeful new single, ‘People Watching’ |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-sam-fenders-euphoric-and-hopeful-new-single-people-watching-3812916 |url-status=live |magazine=[[NME]] |access-date=15 November 2024}}</ref> The album's eponymous [[lead single]], "[[People Watching (Sam Fender song)|People Watching]]", was released on 15 November 2024.


== Background ==
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On 3 August 2024, Fender premiered two songs of the upcoming album during a show at [[Plymouth Pavilions]]: "People Watching" and "Nostalgia's Lie".<ref>{{cite news |last=Rigotti |first=Alex |date=4 August 2024 |title=Watch Sam Fender debut two songs 'People Watching' and 'Nostalgia's Lie' live |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sam-fender-plays-live-debut-for-two-unreleased-songs-people-watching-and-nostalgia-lies-3780786 |url-status=live |magazine=[[NME]] |access-date=15 November 2024}}</ref> On 13 November 2024, Fender announced his third album "People Watching" ahead of the release of the title track on 15 November 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Sophie |date=13 November 2024 |title=Sam Fender Announces Release Date for Long-Awaited New Album 'People Watching' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sam-fender-new-album-release-date-people-watching-1235827526/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=15 November 2024}}</ref>
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The album's artwork features a photograph by the late [[Tish Murtha]], a [[Social documentary photography|social documentary photographer]] who documented marginalised communities and working-class life in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Kelly |first=Caroline |date=14 November 2024 |title=Sam Fender announces new album People Watching, sells out UK & IE arena tour |url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/sam-fender-announces-new-album-people-watching-23058925 |url-status=live |magazine=[[Hot Press]] |access-date=15 November 2024}}</ref>

== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| headline = ''People Watching'' track listing
| title1 = [[People Watching (Sam Fender song)|People Watching]]
| writer1 = [[Sam Fender]]
| length1 = 5:04
| extra1 = Fender, Adam Granduciel, Joe Atkinson, Dean Thompson
| title2 = Nostalgia's Lie
| length2 =
| title3 = Chin Up
| length3 =
| title4 = Wild Long Lie
| length4 = 6:04
| title5 = Arm’s Length
| length5 =
| title6 = Crumbling Empire
| length6 =
| title7 = Little Bit Closer
| length7 =
| title8 = Rein Me In
| length8 =
| title9 = TV Dinner
| length9 =
| title10 = Something Heavy
| length10 =
| title11 = Remember My Name
| length11 =
| total_length =
}}
}}

==References==
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[[Category:2025 albums]]
[[Category:2025 albums]]
[[Category:Sam Fender albums]]
[[Category:Sam Fender albums]]
[[Category:Polydor Records albums]]
[[Category:Polydor Records albums]]
[[Category:Upcoming albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Adam Granduciel]]

Revision as of 09:51, 2 December 2024

People Watching
Studio album by
Released21 February 2025
LabelPolydor
Producer
Sam Fender chronology
Seventeen Going Under
(2021)
People Watching
(2025)
Singles from People Watching
  1. "People Watching"
    Released: 15 November 2024
  2. "Wild Long Lie"
    Released: 2 December 2024

People Watching is the upcoming third studio album by English musician Sam Fender. The album will be released on 21 February 2025 through Polydor Records.[1] According to Fender this album will explore "colourful stories and observations of everyday characters living their everyday, but often extraordinary, lives."[2] The album's eponymous lead single, "People Watching", was released on 15 November 2024.

Background

On 3 August 2024, Fender premiered two songs of the upcoming album during a show at Plymouth Pavilions: "People Watching" and "Nostalgia's Lie".[3] On 13 November 2024, Fender announced his third album "People Watching" ahead of the release of the title track on 15 November 2024.[4]

The album's artwork features a photograph by the late Tish Murtha, a social documentary photographer who documented marginalised communities and working-class life in Newcastle upon Tyne.[5]

Track listing

People Watching track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."People Watching"Sam FenderFender, Adam Granduciel, Joe Atkinson, Dean Thompson5:04
2."Nostalgia's Lie"   
3."Chin Up"   
4."Wild Long Lie"  6:04
5."Arm’s Length"   
6."Crumbling Empire"   
7."Little Bit Closer"   
8."Rein Me In"   
9."TV Dinner"   
10."Something Heavy"   
11."Remember My Name"   

References

  1. ^ Starkey, Arun (15 November 2024). "Sam Fender releases title track from new album, 'People Watching'". Far Out. Retrieved 15 November 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Singh, Surej (15 November 2024). "Listen to Sam Fender's euphoric and hopeful new single, 'People Watching'". NME. Retrieved 15 November 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Rigotti, Alex (4 August 2024). "Watch Sam Fender debut two songs 'People Watching' and 'Nostalgia's Lie' live". NME. Retrieved 15 November 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Williams, Sophie (13 November 2024). "Sam Fender Announces Release Date for Long-Awaited New Album 'People Watching'". Billboard. Retrieved 15 November 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Kelly, Caroline (14 November 2024). "Sam Fender announces new album People Watching, sells out UK & IE arena tour". Hot Press. Retrieved 15 November 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)