Sam Smith has released their new single Oh Mother, a soaring collaboration with the 28-member TwoCity Chorus.
Marking the second single from their forthcoming album Hazel Eyes, following June’s slow-burner My Guy, the powerful song is about “the fury of a mother witnessing her child’s betrayal – they’re summoning a sort of divine feminine energy.”
The huge choral number also features the vocals of Dante, “a mothering presence” during their twenties.
Sam said: “It’s like a gathering of voices offering strength.”
On one verse, they sing: “Mother, I don’t know where to start.
“If I stay will he break my heart.
“Maybe there’s still time to explain.
“But I’m too tied up in my pain now.
“Start to sweat, it’s hard to breathe.
“I cry for help could you get here any faster, any faster?
“Sing for me.”
Earlier this month, Sam announced UK residencies as part of their global To Be Free tour.
The run begins with two consecutive nights at Manchester’s Albert Hall on September 3 and 4 before heading to London for an extended eight‑night residency at the Coliseum, marking one of Sam’s most up‑close UK engagements in years.
The UK shows follow a busy summer for Sam, who will first stage four nights of To Be Free: Mexico City at The Auditorio Nacional this August. They’ll then return home for the 10‑night UK stretch, culminating in the final London show on September 18.
Sam’s To Be Free residencies have become a global phenomenon since debuting at Brooklyn’s historic Warsaw in October 2025.
That initial run spanned 24 nights, before moving to San Francisco, where Sam became one of the first artists to perform on the newly restored stage of the iconic Castro Theatre.
The shows have also seen surprise guest appearances from Hozier, Ed Sheeran, Brandi Carlile, SIENNA SPIRO and Kim Petras.
Hazel Eyes is released on August 21.