Disclosure) (live from Madison Square Garden, New York)Ĩ. In The Lonely Hour: The Drowning Shadows Edition Track ListĦ. In the lyrics … I wanted a touch of vulnerability from Bond, where you see into his heart a little bit.” “My music is a diary and it’s a recap of my life, and I wanted to bring that kind of honesty. “I tried to put myself in the shoes of Bond,” Smith told NPR of the song, which he wrote with “Stay With Me” collaborator Jimmy Napes in less than 30 minutes. Discover all of this albums music connections, watch videos, listen to music. The album includes the hit singles 'Money on My Mind' and 'Stay with Me,' both of which were number one in the UK the latter becoming a hit worldwide, peaking in the top ten in over ten. In the Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Edition) by Sam Smith on WhoSampled. The ballad finds Smith exploring his falsetto over elegant orchestrations, singing lines like, “If I risk it all/Could you break my heart?/How do I live?/How do I breathe?/When you’re not here, I’m suffocating.” In the Lonely Hour: Drowning Shadows Edition features cover tracks including 'How Will I Know' (Whitney Houston), and 'Love Is A Losing Game' (Amy Winehouse).
Last month, Smith and Disclosure visited the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge and unleashed a simmering cover of Drake’s booty call jam “Hotline Bling.” The electronic duo – brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence – contributed “additional production” to Smith’s “Writing’s on the Wall,” his theme for the upcoming James Bond film Spectre.