Sam
Smith debuts an acoustic version of their latest single,
“To Die For,” along with an ambient visual, available
to watch HERE.
Download/stream the acoustic version HERE.
Filmed and recorded live in Los Angeles, this version sees the
single stripped down to a piano and cello, with Smith’s vocals
front and center in a sentimental performance reminiscent of
their earliest releases. The original version was released on
Valentine’s day alongside the profound Grant Singer- directed
video and the announcement of Smith’s long-awaited third album,
To Die For,out May 1 on Capitol Records.
Opening
with a sample from the 2001 cult film Donnie Darko, the new
track pairs soaring strings and evocative piano with Smith’s
distinctive vocals and the plaintive confession, “I just want
somebody to die for.” The global superstar recorded the song
with Jimmy Napes and Stargate, who also collaborated with Smith
on 2017’s “Too Good At Goodbyes,” now certified 4x Platinum
in the U.S. Listen to “To Die For” HERE.
Smith recently unveiled a behind the scenes clip of the making
of their official
video for the title track. Watch it HERE.
Since the release of their 2014 debut album, In The Lonely
Hour, Sam Smith has sold over 25 million adjusted albums
worldwide. They have won four GRAMMY Awards®, an Oscar, a Golden
Globe and three BRIT Awards. Smith’s sophomore album, The
Thrill Of It All, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard
200 in 2017 and also topped the charts in the U.K, Ireland,
New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands and Belgium. Awarded
four stars by Rolling Stone, the album included the hit single
“Too Good At Goodbyes,” which recently became Smith’s
second song to receive over a billion streams on Spotify, after
“Stay With Me.” Smith’s 2019 collaboration with Normani,
“Dancing with a Stranger,” sold more than 10 million
units and racked up over two billion streams worldwide. A No.
1 airplay hit in the U.S. & U.K., the song achieved Platinum
status in 19 countries, including the U.S., where it is certified
2x Platinum. Smith’s follow up single, “How Do You Sleep?”
amassed over 600 million streams worldwide.
WATCH/LISTEN HERE
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