- 2025-07-25
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MUSIC
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Sam Smith Premieres New Song “To Be Free” on BBC Radio 1
British singer-songwriter Sam Smith premiered a new song “To Be Free” on BBC Radio 1's New Music Show with Jack Saunders.
The song is accompanied by a music video, which was directed by (LA)HORDE and filmed at Warsaw in Brooklyn.
Sam Smith co-wrote and co-produced the track with their longtime collaborator Simon Aldred.
They recorded the track in one take with guitar and vocals.
The song is the follow-up to “Love Is A Stillness”, which was released back in February.
Sam Smith said of the song, “I’ve never had a recording experience like I did making this song. It’s one vocal and guitar take from start to finish – one live performance of me and my friend Simon Aldred in a pure state of music and expression. I wrote it five years ago while writing my last album, Gloria, and then parked it because I knew it was not a song for that album. It was created during a time in my life when I became free within myself.”- They continued, “With this song, the visual of rivers kept coming into my mind and into my heart. I grew up next to a little river in Cambridgeshire in the countryside of England. Then I moved to London and lived by the Thames, and now I live by the Hudson River. Rivers have been in my life a lot. So I found it interesting to think of my music and my expression as an artist as a river. Over the last five years, Simon and I started to create music that fit into this world of ‘To Be Free’ and during this time, I’ve continued to turn to this song in happy moments, sad moments, lonely moments and angry moments. It’s become my sister, my family member and ultimately calms me. Now, I’m ready to let it go and hopefully it can do the same for someone else.”
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Sam Smith announced an intimate 12-show “To Be Free: New York City” at Warsaw in Brooklyn. The show kicks off on October 8 and will wrap up on October 31, 2025, with a total of 12 shows.
Lean more information, here.
Photo by Collier Schorr - source : BBC Radio 1
