People Watching (album)

People Watching
Studio album by Sam Fender
Released	21 February 2025
Recorded	January 2022 – October 2024
Label	Polydor
Producer	Sam Fender Dean Thompson Joe Atkinson Markus Dravs Adam Granduciel
Sam Fender chronology
Seventeen Going Under (2021) People Watching (2025)
Singles from People Watching
"People Watching" Released: 15 November 2024 "Wild Long Lie" Released: 2 December 2024 "Arm’s Length" Released: 24 January 2025[1] "Remember My Name" Released: 13 February 2025

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.[2] According to Fender this album will explore "colourful stories and observations of everyday characters living their everyday, but often extraordinary, lives."[3] The album's 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".[4] On 13 November 2024, Fender announced his third album "People Watching" ahead of the release of the title track on 15 November 2024.[5]

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.[6]

Track listing

People Watching track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"People Watching"	Sam Fender	Fender Adam Granduciel Joe Atkinson Dean Thompson	5:04
2.	"Nostalgia's Lie"
3.	"Chin Up"
4.	"Wild Long Lie"	Fender	Fender Granduciel Atkinson Thompson	6:04
5.	"Arm’s Length"	Fender	Fender Granduciel Atkinson Thompson Markus Dravs	3:59
6.	"Crumbling Empire"
7.	"Little Bit Closer"
8.	"Rein Me In"
9.	"TV Dinner"
10.	"Something Heavy"
11.	"Remember My Name"			3:02

References

1. "Listen to Sam Fender's new single 'Arm's Length'". Rolling Stone. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
2. Starkey, Arun (15 November 2024). "Sam Fender releases title track from new album, 'People Watching'". Far Out. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
3. Singh, Surej (15 November 2024). "Listen to Sam Fender's euphoric and hopeful new single, 'People Watching'". NME. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
4. Rigotti, Alex (4 August 2024). "Watch Sam Fender debut two songs 'People Watching' and 'Nostalgia's Lie' live". NME. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
5. Williams, Sophie (13 November 2024). "Sam Fender Announces Release Date for Long-Awaited New Album 'People Watching'". Billboard. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
6. Kelly, Caroline (14 November 2024). "Sam Fender announces new album People Watching, sells out UK & IE arena tour". Hot Press. Retrieved 15 November 2024.