Sam Smith

Released: July 16, 2015

Songwriter: Elvin Smith Jimmy Napes Sam Smith

Producer: Flume

[Verse]
Your touch, your skin, where do I begin?
No words can explain the way I'm missing you
Deny this emptiness, this hole that I'm inside
These tears, they tell their own story

[Pre-Chorus]
Told me not to cry when you were gone
But the feeling's overwhelming, it's much too strong

[Chorus]
Can I lay by your side, next to you, you?
And make sure you're alright
I'll take care of you
Can I lay by your side, next to you, you?
And make sure you're alright
I'll take care of you, you

[Outro]
I'm reaching out to you
I'm reaching out to you
I'm reaching out to you
I'm reaching out to you…
To you, to you…
I'm reaching out to you
I'm reaching out to you
I'm reaching out to you…

Sam Smith was born on 19th May 1992 and grew up in a rural village on the border of Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, the nearest town being Bishops Stortford. They’re the oldest of three siblings and are said to be close to their younger sisters. Their mother is a successful City of London trader and their father a stay-at-home dad who brought up the children.

Smith showed an early talent for singing, and their parents responded by arranging singing lessons from the age of eight with professional jazz singer and songwriter, Joanna Eden. At the early age of seventeen, they left school to pursue their dream, living in a small one-bed flat and working in a London pub, but ended up isolated and beset by loneliness.

Sam knew they were gay, they said, for as long as they could remember. They suffered bullying at school and were shocked to find that even in London—close to gay communities—they were subjected to homophobic attacks. These negative experiences, combined with an inherently emotional nature, inform their songwriting and delivery. The soulful, beautifully rich tone of their voice and the subject of the lyrics ‘speak’ to many people and have led to their success.

more tracks from the album

REMIX

From the album

REMIX (2020)

Sam Smith popular songs

Lay Me Down (Flume Remix)Sam Smith

Sam Smith

REMIX