Single · 2025
People Watching
by Sam Fender
People Watching is a 2025 rock single by Sam Fender. It runs 11 tracks across 48 minutes. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.5/5 from 4 ratings.
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- 48 min
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12 publications
- DIY5/5
- The Observer5/5
- The Guardian5/5
- AllMusic4/5
- Clash8/10
- Mojo4/5
- NME4/5
- Rolling Stone4/5
- The Times4/5
- The Line of Best Fit7/10
- Pitchfork6.5/10
- The Independent3/5
- Metacriticaggregate85/100
- AnyDecentMusic?aggregate8.1/10
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11 tracks · 48 min
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People Watching is the third studio album by English musician Sam Fender. The album was released on 21 February 2025 through Polydor Records. According to Fender the album explores "colourful stories and observations of everyday characters living their everyday, but often extraordinary, lives." The album's lead single, "People Watching", was released on 15 November 2024. Background On 3 August 2024, Fender premiered two songs of the upcoming album during a show at Plymouth Pavilions: "People Watching" and "Nostalgia's Lie". On 13 November 2024, Fender announced his third album "People Watching" ahead of the release of the title track on 15 November 2024. The album's artwork features a photograph by the late Tish Murtha, a social documentary photographer who documented marginalised communities and working-class life in Newcastle upon Tyne.
In brief
- Is People Watching good?
- Riffiter listeners rate People Watching 4.5/5 from 4 ratings.
- When was People Watching released?
- People Watching was released in 2025.
- How many tracks are on People Watching?
- People Watching has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 48 minutes.
- What genre is People Watching?
- People Watching is catalogued under Rock.
- What albums are similar to People Watching?
- Listeners of People Watching also rate Cub by Wunderhorse, Cuts & Bruises by Inhaler, Holy Fire by Foals.
People Watching at a glance
- Label
- Polydor Records
- Produced by
- Adam Granduciel, Markus Dravs, Sam Fender
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