British singer and songwriter Sam Fender has released a new single in anticipation of his upcoming album ‘People Watching‘. The song, titled ‘Arm’s Length’, is the third single off the album to be released so far, following ‘People Watching‘ and ‘Wild Long Lie‘. ‘People Watching’ is currently set to be released on February 21 under the label Polydor, and it can be preserved here.
In an interview with NME, Fender has discussed the single, stating:
“[The song] originally came from one of those magic moments where you’re just messing around, and a song literally falls out of the sky. It’s about being avoidant and flighty. But also, just a simple pop song, which I love.”
The song marks Fender’s third release off ‘People Watching‘. The artist had announced the album in October 2024, and since he has released the title track, which peaked at number four on UK charts, and ‘Wild Long Lie’ which did not appear on UK charts. The former is currently charting at number twenty, nine weeks after its first debut on charts.
‘People Watching’ marks Fender’s third release of a full-length album. In 2019, he released his debut album titled ‘Hypersonic Missiles‘ which peaked at number one on UK charts ands pent 123 weeks on charts so far, currently charting at number 94. Off of the record, four songs appeared on charts: Fender’s chart debut with ‘Play God‘ which peaked at number 89, the record’s title track which peaked at 48, ‘Will We Talk’ which peaked at 43 and ‘The Borders‘ which peaked at 59.
Following his successful debut with ‘Hypersonic Missiles‘, Fender went on to release ‘Seventeen Going Under‘ in 2021; the album marked the artist’s second consecutive number one record. ‘Seventeen Going Under‘ spent one week at number one and an overall of 97 weeks in the top 100, and is currently charting at number 92. After becoming a viral sensation on social media, the record’s title track peaked at number three in the UK, marking Fender’s highest peak so far as well as his longest-charting single with 93 weeks.
Shortly after announcing the release of his third album Fender embarked on a tour in anticipation of it, which took him around the UK. Highly anticipated is also Fender’s upcoming stadium tour which is set to take place this summer and will stop in London and in Newcastle.
Fender was nominated today for two BRITs awards and has invited his fans to vote for him in the ‘Best Rock/Alternative Act’ Category over his social media profiles.
Super surprised to be nominated for two @BRITs. Best Alternative/Rock act is voted for by the fans. Info on how to vote here https://t.co/CQTiSraJMF
Big love legends – you know what to do pic.twitter.com/W0sV4oqpZQ— Sam Fender (@samfendermusic) January 23, 2025
