Arm's Length (song)

"Arm's Length"
Single by Sam Fender
from the album People Watching
Released	24 January 2025 (2025-01-24)
Genre	Soft rock Indie folk
Length	3:59
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Sam Fender
Producer(s)	Sam Fender Adam Granduciel Markus Dravs Joe Atkinson Dean Thompson
Sam Fender singles chronology
"People Watching" (2024) "Arm's Length" (2025) "Tyrants" (2025)
Music video
"People Watching" on YouTube

"Arm's Length" is a song by English singer-songwriter Sam Fender. It was released on 24 January 2025 as the third single from his third studio album People Watching , and was written by Fender and produced by him alongside Adam Granduciel, Markus Dravs, Joe Atkinson, and Dean Thompson. ^[1]

Background

According to Fender, the song “originally came from one of those magic moments where you’re just messing around, and a song literally falls out of the sky. It’s about being avoidant and flighty. But also, just a simple pop song, which I love”. ^[2] He later revealed that the track was almost cut from the album, explaining that his friend and bandmate Brooke Bentham convinced him to keep it. ^[3]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Arm's Length"

Chart (2025)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA) [4]	46
Netherlands Airplay (MegaCharts) [5]	30
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [6]	25
UK Singles (OCC) [7]	14

References

1. Jones, Damian (24 January 2025). "Listen to Sam Fender's rousing new single 'Arm's Length'". NME . Retrieved 24 January 2025.
2. "Listen to Sam Fender's new single 'Arm's Length'". Rolling Stone . 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
3. Mensah, Jenny (24 January 2025). "Sam Fender shares new single Arm's Length, which almost didn't make it onto his new album". Radio X . Retrieved 24 January 2025.
4. "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
5. "Nationale Airplay Top 50 29/03/2025 Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). 29 March 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
6. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2025.