{"id":2081741,"date":"2026-08-06T14:04:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T11:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2081741"},"modified":"2026-08-06T14:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T11:04:13","slug":"sam-smith-drops-heartbreaking-new-song-when-hes-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2081741","title":{"rendered":"Sam Smith drops heartbreaking new song \u2018When He\u2019s Gone\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sam-Smith-Press-2026.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Sam Smith drops heartbreaking new song \u2018When He\u2019s Gone\u2019<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Smith says the track was engineered to sound like the &#8220;feeling of a storm rumbling in the distance&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Alex Rigotti<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-06T15:04:13+01:00\">6th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sam-Smith-Press-2026-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Sam Smith Press 2026\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Sam Smith (Credit: Collier Schorr)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Sam Smith has dropped their heartbreaking new single \u2018When He\u2019s Gone\u2019.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong>\u00a0<b>Sam Smith \u2013 \u2018Gloria\u2019 review: the most vital work of their career<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The singer is gearing up to release their fifth studio album, \u2018Hazel Eyes\u2018. So far, Smith has shared the romantic \u2018My Guy\u2018 and \u2018Oh Mother\u2019. The record is due out August 21 via Capitol Records UK \u2013 pre-order now here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Compared to their previous singles, \u2018When He\u2019s Gone\u2019 is more vulnerable, documenting a relationship in the throes of death. \u201c<em>When he\u2019s walking out on me \/ He takes everything I need\u201d,\u00a0<\/em>Smith croons on the track.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about \u2018When He\u2019s Gone\u2019, Smith explained: \u201cThis album explores every shade of a relationship and \u2018When He\u2019s Gone\u2019 is more of a melancholy shade. We captured it live without a click track and built everything around that original recording to preserve the feeling of a storm rumbling in the distance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Listen to \u2018When He\u2019s Gone\u2019 below:<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sam Smith - When He's Gone (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W80ORvT3IBA?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Smith will play residencies in Manchester and London for 2026 in support of their new album.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>They\u2019ll kick off their tour on September 3 and 4, where they\u2019ll perform at Manchester\u2019s Albert Hall. They\u2019re then set to take to the stage at the London Coliseum theatre between September 8 and 19. Tickets are on general sale now \u2013\u00a0buy yours here.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Sam Smith has said their newest album is inspired by their engagement to fashion designer Christian Cowan.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, who has been dating Cowan for around three years, announced the engagement in an interview with <em>The<\/em>\u00a0<em>New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Though Smith said that they deliberately kept much of their relationship private to protect it, they emphasised the importance of releasing openly queer love songs\u00a0amid continuing attacks on LGBTQ+ rights.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cFor me, there\u2019s something radical about being queer in this time, in this world and singing love songs,\u201d they said. \u201cI\u2019m not going to allow the poison that I read and that I see to affect my way of loving.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap 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release their fifth studio album, \u2018Hazel Eyes\u2018. So far, Smith has shared the romantic \u2018My Guy\u2018 and \u2018Oh Mother\u2019. The record is due out August 21 via Capitol Records UK \u2013 pre-order now here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Compared to their previous singles, \u2018When He\u2019s Gone\u2019 is more vulnerable, documenting a relationship in the throes of death. \u201c<em>When he\u2019s walking out on me \/ He takes everything I need\u201d,\u00a0<\/em>Smith croons on the track.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about \u2018When He\u2019s Gone\u2019, Smith explained: \u201cThis album explores every shade of a relationship and \u2018When He\u2019s Gone\u2019 is more of a melancholy shade. We captured it live without a click track and built everything around that original recording to preserve the feeling of a storm rumbling in the distance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Listen to \u2018When He\u2019s Gone\u2019 below:<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sam Smith - When He's Gone (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W80ORvT3IBA?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Smith will play residencies in Manchester and London for 2026 in support of their new album.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>They\u2019ll kick off their tour on September 3 and 4, where they\u2019ll perform at Manchester\u2019s Albert Hall. They\u2019re then set to take to the stage at the London Coliseum theatre between September 8 and 19. Tickets are on general sale now \u2013\u00a0buy yours here.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Sam Smith has said their newest album is inspired by their engagement to fashion designer Christian Cowan.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, who has been dating Cowan for around three years, announced the engagement in an interview with <em>The<\/em>\u00a0<em>New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Though Smith said that they deliberately kept much of their relationship private to protect it, they emphasised the importance of releasing openly queer love songs\u00a0amid continuing attacks on LGBTQ+ rights.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cFor me, there\u2019s something radical about being queer in this time, in this world and singing love songs,\u201d they said. \u201cI\u2019m not going to allow the poison that I read and that I see to affect my way of loving.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/sam-smith-drops-heartbreaking-new-song-when-hes-gone-3961209&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sam-Smith-Press-2026.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Sam Smith drops heartbreaking new song \u2018When He\u2019s Gone\u2019 Smith says the track was engineered to sound like the &#8220;feeling of a storm rumbling in the distance&#8221; By Alex Rigotti 6th August 2026 Sam Smith (Credit: Collier Schorr) Sam Smith has dropped their heartbreaking new single \u2018When He\u2019s Gone\u2019. 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