34 minutes ago, Yog said:

I wouldn't say that, have you seen people all over TikTok practically losing their parasocial minds for Sam to return to music like this.

Yeah, I know but that doesn't mean this screams "hit". Their past singles in this style sounded like hits. We'll see.

Sam Smith never sounded so better in "To Be Free", this is legitimately some of their best vocals ever recorded.. 💙😭

Boring.

 

I wanted Love Me More or Too Good At Goodbyes type of songs

this doesn't sound like a hit 

This is beautiful. 

I liked it! That's definitely their sound. They need a stronger song tho for the first single. 

9 minutes ago, Johnny Jacobs said:

I liked it! That's definitely their sound. They need a stronger song tho for the first single. 

I don't think this is for the album, it's for their upcoming residency and I feel SS5 is coming next year anyway, but this song is definitely an much needed cleanser 💙

honey this is excellent 

 

snatch those grammys sammy

There's an somewhat subtle Trump diss in the music video 

 

The acclaim  an 80!

 

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1402600-sam-smith-to-be-free.php

 

 

This is amazing

Talent won 

 

6 minutes ago, jdanton2 said:

 

Love Is A Stillness had an bigger debut aka the less than two minute song had an bigger debut despite going viral and falling afterwards, this song has potential, in fact there's small traction happening in TikTok. 

18 minutes ago, Yog said:

Love Is A Stillness had an bigger debut aka the less than two minute song had an bigger debut despite going viral and falling afterwards, this song has potential, in fact there's small traction happening in TikTok. 

did they send To Be Free to radios or not yet? 

5 minutes ago, sam.teas said:

did they send To Be Free to radios or not yet? 

I don't think so, I think this track is just promotion for the upcoming residency, why use a five year old scrapped song to launch an album?

Everything screamed "we want the ballad old Sam back"

 

Now its "Boring where's the club jams Sam"

 

1 hour ago, Appletree said:

Everything screamed "we want the ballad old Sam back"

 

Now its "Boring where's the club jams Sam"

 

Tbh the playlisting is horrible, but than again it's Capitol 

13 hours ago, Appletree said:

Everything screamed "we want the ballad old Sam back"

 

Now its "Boring where's the club jams Sam"

 

I didn't care for their pop era... and I was unaware of this release until I saw it in the New Music Friday playlist. 

I like it a lot, and I think the general public will come together for this new sound when the fall comes... They should definitely schedule a late November album release.

why all you care is if this sounds like a hit? like damn enjoy some music.

also there's market for this type of song. it could be a sleeper hit. 

31 minutes ago, Fading said:

I didn't care for their pop era... and I was unaware of this release until I saw it in the New Music Friday playlist. 

I like it a lot, and I think the general public will come together for this new sound when the fall comes... They should definitely schedule a late November album release.

The album is not coming this year, Sam has the residency in October.

13 minutes ago, unino said:

also there's market for this type of song. it could be a sleeper hit. 

There's definite appeal to song on TikTok, with videos are close to 800 and rising rather consistent

13 hours ago, Yog said:

Tbh the playlisting is horrible, but than again it's Capitol 

Let's hope they invest in his real lead single. I still think both of the songs will be on the actual album though. 

20 minutes ago, Appletree said:

Let's hope they invest in his real lead single. I still think both of the songs will be on the actual album though. 

I hope so, but I feel "To Be Free" & "Love Is A Stillness" were just warm ups before the actual SS5 music comes.