American producer Sam Pounds announced the release of his posthumous collaboration with former One Direction star Liam Payne, “Do No Wrong”, to be released this Friday. Liam Payne’s passing earlier this October has shaken the music industry as well as thousands of fans all over the world, who have gathered to honour the “Strip That Down” singer in cities across every continent.
Sam Pounds posted on social media earlier this week to announce the release of the new single, on which he and Payne had collaborated shortly before the latter’s passing. The producer has anticipated that there will be different versions of the song released, including a live mix and a Acappella version. He has also revealed the artwork of the song: an illustration of wings and a broken heart. Pound wants to make sure that the world has some new songs to remember Payne by. With the announcement of the new single, Pound wrote on social media in a now deleted post that he hopes this new song will be a blessing to the world and it can bring comfort to his fans and especially his family.
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— Sam Pounds (@iamsampounds) October 26, 2024
Pounds has previously worked with artists such as BTS and Snoop Dogg, he is well known in the music industry for his ties to artists such as Drake or Jamie Foxx and in 2023 the producer released his debut album “Don’t forget where you came from”.
After Payne’s passing, Pounds took to social media to share a heartfelt message about the singer, saying that he had read reports but he “knew his heart” and shared a video of himself working with Payne on the single. Pounds’s comment refers to the reports of Payne past conduct in relationships, as days before his death his ex-fiancée Maya Henry had released a statement on social media which claimed had been abusive towards her during their engagement and time together. She released an interview to “The Internet is Dead” podcast just before Liam’s dead, stating that Payne would often text her and her family, even after their breakup, asking for help and claiming he wasn’t doing well. Henry has, since Payne’s passing, asked for privacy on social media.
Payne’s solo career after One Direction had never reached the success the artist had in his time with the band; he had released his debut album “LP1” in 2019 but had failed to reach successful positions on worldwide charts. His latest single “Teardrops” had peaked at 43 on UK charts after being released in March, and Payne had teased that to be the first song out of a more personal, deeper album which was originally set to come out before the end of the year. It’s unclear whether we’ll ever get to listen to the album after Payne’s passing.
The song, set to be released on Friday, can be pre-saved on Spotify, Apple Music and Deezer.
