Sam Fender has announced his third studio album, People Watching, and shared its title song. The English rock artist co-produced his new song with one of his favorite working artists, the War on Drugs’ Adam Granduciel.

The long wait is over: Sam Fender has shared his first taste of new music in two years with comeback single “People Watching.” The song is the first to be released from his third album People Watching, which he announced earlier this week will drop on Feb. 21 via Polydor Records.

To introduce the new record, Fender shares its title track, which was produced in Los Angeles alongside The War on Drugs’ Adam Granduciel. The song was written for his late friend and mentor, Annie Orwin, and is based on Fender’s thoughts as he travelled to and from her palliative care home.

People Watching” and “Nostalgia Lies.” We knew that the UK rocker was planning a follow-up to his 2021 sophomore album, Seventeen Going Under, and on Wednesday he confirmed that said new album would be titled People Watching and drop in February 2025.

Sam Fender has returned with the announcement of his forthcoming third studio album, People Watching. Sam Fender produced the album alongside bandmates Dean Thompson and Joe Atkinson over two years, working firstly in London in 2023 with producer Markus Dravs, and then earlier this year in Los Angeles with The War on Drugs’ Adam Granduciel.

Sam Fender has shared ‘People Watching’, his first new music in two years. It’s the title track from his upcoming album, which will arrive on February 21 via Polydor Records. The English rocker co-produced the new track with the War on Drugs’ Adam Granduciel.