The Borders (song)

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"The Borders"
Single by Sam Fender
from the album Hypersonic Missiles
Released2 September 2019
Recorded2019
Genre
Length5:32
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s) Sam Fender
Producer(s) Bramwell Bronte
Sam Fender singles chronology
"Will We Talk?"
(2019)
"The Borders"
(2019)
"All Is on My Side"
(2019)

"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.

Contents

Background

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]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."The Borders"5:32

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 59

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [7] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom1 September 2019 Polydor

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