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Sam Fender

Data updated on 2025-04-04 09:28:40 UTC
On Hypersonic Missiles, Fender drew inspiration from the lives around him in North Shields: people trying to scrape through the week and make it to Saturday, the souls lost to unemployment and suicide. Then for Seventeen Going Under, he turned that gaze inwards, the camera focusing in on his own coming of age story in a Springsteenian sweep of drama. On People Watching, however, the perspectives shift, often within songs themselves. Those closest to Fender are here - his friends, loved ones and family - but there’s also his own experiences and battles, internal and external, and much wider questions and reflections.

Fender cherry-picked eleven songs that provide a rich picture of exactly where and who he is at this moment in time: the people and events that have shaped him, the word around him and the loves, passions and beliefs that drive him.

Sonically, the heart-lifting vistas which connected to so many across Fender’s first two albums are still here, but the songs on People Watching are given a little more space to breathe this time around, and there’s a whole new palette of sounds and textures helping Fender paint his pictures. Thanks in no small part to the role of The War On Drugs’ Adam Granduciel as co-producer.

On People Watching Fender has pulled together a collection of songs that not only look back into his own recent, and not so recent past, but also dig into the very roots of who he is.

“It’s just a collection of songs about the human experience.”

Total plays

1.7 billion
Updated on 2025-04-04

Country

United Kingdom

Monthly listeners

6,541,649

Followers

1,056,260

Top Cities

  1. United Kingdom
    543,442 listeners
  2. Ireland
    Dublin
    242,837 listeners
  3. United Kingdom
    247,272 listeners
  4. United Kingdom
    241,260 listeners
  5. United Kingdom
    221,299 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Seventeen Going Under
Seventeen Going Under
268,944,698 5:02 2021-07-07
Hypersonic Missiles
Hypersonic Missiles
160,122,389 3:58 2019-09-13
Will We Talk?
Will We Talk?
117,147,889 2:43 2019-09-13
Homesick (with Sam Fender)
Homesick (with Sam Fender)
81,448,183 3:14 2024-01-19
Play God
Play God
80,435,795 3:47 2017-05-31
Spit Of You
Spit Of You
67,738,077 4:33 2021-09-27
Getting Started
Getting Started
63,912,035 3:09 2021-10-08
The Borders
The Borders
59,653,577 5:32 2019-09-02
Dead Boys
Dead Boys
47,207,868 3:22 2018-08-14
Saturday
Saturday
41,892,418 3:01 2019-09-13
Poundshop Kardashians
Poundshop Kardashians
41,074,776 2:39 2018-11-19
People Watching
People Watching
36,732,602 5:11 2024-11-18
Spice
Spice
34,919,383 2:22 2018-11-20
Get You Down
Get You Down
34,250,098 4:24 2021-09-08
All Is On My Side
All Is On My Side
31,531,291 4:34 2019-12-10
That Sound
That Sound
30,962,313 3:26 2018-10-22
Call Me Lover
Call Me Lover
30,455,547 3:21 2019-09-13
Waiting For Love - Recorded At RAK Studios, London
Waiting For Love - Recorded At RAK Studios, London
26,106,777 2:45 2018-10-31
Seventeen Going Under - Edit
Seventeen Going Under - Edit
20,658,037 3:58 2021-07-07
Aye
Aye
20,220,680 3:07 2021-08-20
You're Not The Only One
You're Not The Only One
19,543,029 4:35 2019-09-13
Seventeen Going Under - Acoustic
Seventeen Going Under - Acoustic
16,541,348 4:31 2021-12-09
Long Way Off
Long Way Off
16,028,341 3:50 2021-10-08
Two People
Two People
15,434,508 3:57 2019-09-13
Arm's Length
Arm's Length
14,788,881 3:60 2025-01-31
Wild Grey Ocean
Wild Grey Ocean
14,530,933 3:55 2022-10-25
White Privilege
White Privilege
14,081,771 3:30 2019-09-13
Hold Out
Hold Out
13,737,748 2:44 2020-02-13
Howdon Aldi Death Queue
Howdon Aldi Death Queue
13,676,185 1:57 2021-07-07
The Dying Light
The Dying Light
13,668,153 3:58 2021-10-08
Millennial
Millennial
13,292,019 1:46 2017-09-22
Friday Fighting
Friday Fighting
12,839,219 3:10 2018-02-09
Alright
Alright
12,801,057 4:25 2021-10-08
Mantra
Mantra
12,571,817 4:16 2021-10-08
Greasy Spoon
Greasy Spoon
12,347,265 2:58 2017-07-14
Leave Fast
Leave Fast
11,835,962 3:48 2018-11-20
Angel In Lothian
Angel In Lothian
11,242,175 4:12 2021-10-08
Wild Long Lie
Wild Long Lie
10,888,504 6:05 2024-12-02
Last To Make It Home
Last To Make It Home
10,645,132 5:21 2021-10-08
Start Again
Start Again
10,481,938 2:59 2017-10-27
Pretending That You're Dead
Pretending That You're Dead
10,362,870 2:59 2021-10-08
Little Bull Of Blithe
Little Bull Of Blithe
10,151,404 2:10 2022-12-09
Paradigms
Paradigms
8,687,196 3:45 2021-10-08
Back To Black - BBC Radio 1 Live Session
Back To Black - BBC Radio 1 Live Session
8,649,204 5:13 2020-03-26
Winter Song
Winter Song
8,511,136 4:14 2020-11-24
Better Of Me
Better Of Me
8,142,141 3:49 2021-10-08
Getting Started - Chase & Status Remix
Getting Started - Chase & Status Remix
7,132,859 3:10 2022-09-23
Use - Live
Use - Live
7,033,700 3:32 2019-09-13
The Leveller
The Leveller
6,904,814 4:01 2021-10-08
Little Bit Closer
Little Bit Closer
6,577,787 3:55 2025-02-20
Will We Talk? - MK Remix
Will We Talk? - MK Remix
6,134,259 3:26 2019-08-15
Leave Fast - Single Edit
Leave Fast - Single Edit
5,432,303 3:11 2018-06-14
Poltergeists
Poltergeists
5,215,004 2:32 2021-10-08
Good Company
Good Company
5,144,873 4:47 2021-10-08
Chin Up
Chin Up
4,753,209 3:23 2025-02-21
Remember My Name
Remember My Name
4,609,607 3:03 2025-02-14
Nostalgia's Lie
Nostalgia's Lie
4,378,262 4:11 2025-02-21
Dead Boys - Recorded At RAK Studios, London
Dead Boys - Recorded At RAK Studios, London
3,690,623 3:33 2018-10-31
Rein Me In
Rein Me In
3,516,860 5:39 2025-02-21
Crumbling Empire
Crumbling Empire
3,425,017 5:08 2025-02-21
Sad But True (Live)
Sad But True (Live)
3,169,602 3:51 2021-06-29
Me And the Dog
Me And the Dog
3,164,622 4:13 2024-12-02
Seventeen Going Under - Acoustic
Seventeen Going Under - Acoustic
3,158,342 5:12 2021-09-03
The Kitchen - Live
The Kitchen - Live
3,144,356 3:40 2021-09-08
TV Dinner
TV Dinner
2,692,172 4:30 2025-02-21
Something Heavy
Something Heavy
2,622,051 3:35 2025-02-21
Will We Talk? - live at Capitol Studios, solo
Will We Talk? - live at Capitol Studios, solo
2,258,530 2:55 2019-08-29
Seventeen Going Under - Live From Finsbury Park
Seventeen Going Under - Live From Finsbury Park
2,140,546 6:16 2022-12-09
Dead Boys - Prelude
Dead Boys - Prelude
2,080,121 2:01 2018-11-20
Hypersonic Missiles - Live From Finsbury Park
Hypersonic Missiles - Live From Finsbury Park
1,933,413 6:25 2022-12-09
Hypersonic Missiles - Patrick Topping Shields Remix
Hypersonic Missiles - Patrick Topping Shields Remix
1,875,460 3:58 2019-06-19
Get You Down - Edit
Get You Down - Edit
1,697,473 3:41 2021-09-08
Howdon Aldi Death Queue - Live From Finsbury Park
Howdon Aldi Death Queue - Live From Finsbury Park
1,435,729 2:53 2022-12-09
The Dying Light - Winter Edit
The Dying Light - Winter Edit
1,278,301 3:35 2021-12-03
Alright - Live From Finsbury Park
Alright - Live From Finsbury Park
1,253,510 4:41 2022-11-24
The Borders - live at Capitol Studios, solo
The Borders - live at Capitol Studios, solo
1,128,365 5:36 2019-12-20
Getting Started - Live From Finsbury Park
Getting Started - Live From Finsbury Park
1,096,197 3:19 2022-09-05
The Borders - Live From Finsbury Park
The Borders - Live From Finsbury Park
1,064,614 5:37 2022-12-09
Will We Talk? - Live From Finsbury Park
Will We Talk? - Live From Finsbury Park
946,859 2:44 2022-12-09
You're Not The Only One - live at Capitol Studios, solo
You're Not The Only One - live at Capitol Studios, solo
918,380 4:53 2019-12-20
Getting Started - Live From Finsbury Park
Getting Started - Live From Finsbury Park
862,839 3:27 2022-12-09
Dead Boys - Live From Finsbury Park
Dead Boys - Live From Finsbury Park
844,057 4:25 2022-12-09
Spit Of You - Live From Finsbury Park
Spit Of You - Live From Finsbury Park
796,982 4:43 2022-12-09
The Dying Light - Live From Finsbury Park
The Dying Light - Live From Finsbury Park
745,013 5:26 2022-12-09
Get You Down - Live From Finsbury Park
Get You Down - Live From Finsbury Park
742,470 4:37 2022-12-09
Saturday - Live From Finsbury Park
Saturday - Live From Finsbury Park
726,536 6:06 2022-12-09
People Watching - Edit
People Watching - Edit
707,422 4:02 2024-11-18
Mantra - Live From Finsbury Park
Mantra - Live From Finsbury Park
677,251 5:19 2022-12-09
Spice - Live From Finsbury Park
Spice - Live From Finsbury Park
646,416 4:04 2022-12-09
Play God - Live From Finsbury Park
Play God - Live From Finsbury Park
560,142 4:58 2022-12-09
Better Of Me - Live From Finsbury Park
Better Of Me - Live From Finsbury Park
510,676 4:09 2022-12-09
People Watching - Live At The O2 Arena
People Watching - Live At The O2 Arena
338,004 6:05 2025-01-17
Hypersonic Missiles - Patrick Topping Extended Shields Remix
Hypersonic Missiles - Patrick Topping Extended Shields Remix
318,867 7:45 2019-06-19
Arm's Length - Edit
Arm's Length - Edit
312,137 3:48 2025-01-31
Dead Boys (Solo)
Dead Boys (Solo)
54,067 3:41 2020-10-30
Sun City - Live
Sun City - Live
46,753 5:51 2021-07-09
Hypersonic Missiles (Arr. for Guitar)
Hypersonic Missiles (Arr. for Guitar)
22,737 4:08 2020-05-24

New releases

People Watching
People Watching
2025-02-21
[Polydor Records]
Little Bit Closer
Little Bit Closer
2025-02-20
[Polydor Records]
Remember My Name
Remember My Name
2025-02-17
[Polydor Records]
Remember My Name
Remember My Name
2025-02-14
[Polydor Records]
Arm's Length (Edit)
Arm's Length (Edit)
2025-01-31
[Polydor Records]
People Watching (Live At The O2 Arena, London)
People Watching (Live At The O2 Arena, London)
2025-01-17
[Polydor Records]
Wild Long Lie
Wild Long Lie
2024-12-02
[Polydor Records]
People Watching (Edit)
People Watching (Edit)
2024-11-18
[Polydor Records]
Homesick (with Sam Fender)
Homesick (with Sam Fender)
2024-01-19
[Mercury Records/Republic Records]
Homesick (with Sam Fender)
Homesick (with Sam Fender)
2024-01-19
[Mercury Records/Republic Records]
Seventeen Going Under (Live Deluxe)
Seventeen Going Under (Live Deluxe)
2022-12-09
[Polydor Records]
Alright (Live From Finsbury Park)
Alright (Live From Finsbury Park)
2022-11-24
[Polydor Records]
Wild Grey Ocean
Wild Grey Ocean
2022-10-25
[Polydor Records]
Getting Started (Chase & Status Remix)
Getting Started (Chase & Status Remix)
2022-09-23
[Polydor Records]
Getting Started (Live From Finsbury Park)
Getting Started (Live From Finsbury Park)
2022-09-05
[Polydor Records]
Alright
Alright
2022-07-15
[Polydor Records]
Seventeen Going Under (Acoustic)
Seventeen Going Under (Acoustic)
2021-12-09
[Polydor Records]
Seventeen Going Under (Acoustic)
Seventeen Going Under (Acoustic)
2021-12-09
[Polydor Records]
The Dying Light (Winter Edit)
The Dying Light (Winter Edit)
2021-12-03
[Polydor Records]
Seventeen Going Under (Deluxe)
Seventeen Going Under (Deluxe)
2021-10-08
[Polydor Records]
Seventeen Going Under (Deluxe)
Seventeen Going Under (Deluxe)
2021-10-08
[Polydor Records]
Seventeen Going Under (Deluxe)
Seventeen Going Under (Deluxe)
2021-10-08
[Polydor Records]
Seventeen Going Under (Deluxe)
Seventeen Going Under (Deluxe)
2021-10-08
[Polydor Records]
Spit Of You
Spit Of You
2021-09-27
[Polydor Records]
Get You Down
Get You Down
2021-09-08
[Polydor Records]
Get You Down
Get You Down
2021-09-08
[Polydor Records]
Seventeen Going Under (Acoustic)
Seventeen Going Under (Acoustic)
2021-09-03
[Polydor Records]
Aye
Aye
2021-08-20
[Polydor Records]
Aye
Aye
2021-08-20
[Polydor Records]
Seventeen Going Under
Seventeen Going Under
2021-07-09
[Polydor Records]
Seventeen Going Under
Seventeen Going Under
2021-07-07
[Polydor Records]
Sad But True (Live)
Sad But True (Live)
2021-06-29
[Blackened Recordings / Universal Music]
Sad But True (Live)
Sad But True (Live)
2021-06-29
[Blackened Recordings]
Winter Song
Winter Song
2020-11-24
[Polydor Records]
Back To Black (BBC Radio 1 Live Session)
Back To Black (BBC Radio 1 Live Session)
2020-03-26
[Polydor Records]
Hold Out
Hold Out
2020-02-13
[Polydor Records]
Live At Capitol Studios
Live At Capitol Studios
2019-12-20
[Polydor Records]
All Is On My Side
All Is On My Side
2019-12-10
[Polydor Records]
Hypersonic Missiles
Hypersonic Missiles
2019-09-13
[Polydor Records]
The Borders
The Borders
2019-09-02
[Polydor Records]
Will We Talk? (live at Capitol Studios, solo)
Will We Talk? (live at Capitol Studios, solo)
2019-08-29
[Polydor Records]
Will We Talk? (MK Remix)
Will We Talk? (MK Remix)
2019-08-15
[Polydor Records]
Hypersonic Missiles (Patrick Topping Shields Remix)
Hypersonic Missiles (Patrick Topping Shields Remix)
2019-06-19
[Polydor Records]
Dead Boys - EP
Dead Boys - EP
2018-11-20
[Polydor Records]
Poundshop Kardashians
Poundshop Kardashians
2018-11-19
[Polydor Records]
Spotify Singles
Spotify Singles
2018-10-31
[Polydor Records]
That Sound
That Sound
2018-10-22
[Polydor Records]
Dead Boys
Dead Boys
2018-08-14
[Polydor Records]
Leave Fast
Leave Fast
2018-06-14
[Polydor Records]
Friday Fighting
Friday Fighting
2018-02-09
[Polydor Records]
Start Again
Start Again
2017-10-27
[Polydor Records]
Millennial
Millennial
2017-09-22
[Polydor Records]
Greasy Spoon
Greasy Spoon
2017-07-14
[Polydor Records]
Play God
Play God
2017-05-31
[Polydor Records]