“To Die For” by Sam Smith, Sunday, October 27, 2024
A month before releasing The Thrill of It All in October 2017, Sam Smith began dating actor Brandon Flynn . Smith’s sophomore album dug into the singer’s misfortune with love and religion in a record full of soulful, almost Gospel-inspired songs. But in June 2018, Smith and Flynn seemed happy as an Instagram-official couple. Smith told V Magazine , “I’m in a relationship for the first time; I think I deserve to be happy.” But by June, the relationship had ended. Following Sam Smith’s break up, the singer began releasing singles, which were intended for a new album. First was a collaboration with Calvin Harris called “ Promises ” and a song, “ Fire on Fire ,” for the Netflix original animated limited series Watership Down based on the novel of the same name. Then Smith changed musical directions leaning into a much more pop-oriented style. AS I WANDER DOWN THE AVENUE. Sam Smith began full pre-album promotion in 2019 starting in January. “ Dancing with a Stranger ” was a fresh s