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In the lonely hour song list6/24/2023 ![]() ![]() Released on May 18, the new single is seen as the perfect pre-cursor to the release of his album, In The Lonely Hour, which will feature collaborations with Fraser T Smith, Two Inch Punch, Eg White, Disclosure, Zane Lowe, Tourist, and Sam’s long-time writing partner Jimmy Napes. Now, Sam is emphasizing his point by releasing a new single, titled ‘Stay With Me’, which is an epic ballad of unrequited love, designed to tug at listeners’ heartstrings. “I’ve been through unrequited love myself and I found it hard to find songs that were about that.” “I don’t think unrequited love is spoken about enough in music,” said Sam who came top of the BBC’s Sound Of 2014 list and won the 2014 BRIT Critics’ Choice Award. Sam said he intended to focus on this kind of love song on his debut album, In The Lonely Hour, which is due to be released in May. He pointed to what he sees as a gap in the music market for songs about “unrequited love”, instead of more common themes for love songs such as falling in love or breaking up. ![]() SONGWRITING TIPS: Fill a gap in the market by writing about ‘unrequited love’, says Sam Smith March 28, 2014īack in January, Sam Smith-the hotly tipped British soul singer-songwriter-urged songwriters to be “ a voice for lonely people“.
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