"The Borders" | ||||
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Single by Sam Fender | ||||
from the album Hypersonic Missiles | ||||
Released | 2 September 2019 | |||
Recorded | 2019 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 5:32 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Sam Fender | |||
Producer(s) | Bramwell Bronte | |||
Sam Fender singles chronology | ||||
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"The Borders" is a song performed by English musician Sam Fender. The song was released as a digital download on 2 September 2019 by Polydor Records as the seventh single from his debut studio album Hypersonic Missiles . [3] [4] [5] The song peaked at number 59 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was written by Sam Fender and produced by Bramwell Bronte.
In a press release, "The Borders is Fender's personal favourite song from the new album Hypersonic Missiles . At once deeply personal, traumatic event, Sam tells a story of two boys growing up together and then going their separate ways, the release reads. Memories inferred but not directly addressed. It's a storming tune with a powerful story, as so many of Sam's songs are. [3]
A music video directed by Thomas James was released for the song on 22 October 2019. The video mirrors the song's lyrics by following a friendship between two boys through time, cutting between their childhood and the present day. [6] [7]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Borders" | 5:32 |
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (OCC) [8] | 59 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [9] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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United Kingdom | 1 September 2019 | Polydor |
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