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.

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.

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.