{"id":41880,"date":"2025-07-24T17:27:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T17:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/sam-smith-shares-new-single-to-be-free-announces-brooklyn-residency\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T17:27:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T17:27:50","slug":"sam-smith-shares-new-single-to-be-free-announces-brooklyn-residency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/sam-smith-shares-new-single-to-be-free-announces-brooklyn-residency\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Smith Shares New Single &#8216;To Be Free,&#8217; Announces Brooklyn Residency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tFive years ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/sam-smith\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sam-smith\" data-tag=\"sam-smith\">Sam Smith<\/a> underwent an especially transformative period in their life. It was around the time that they were recording their fourth studio album, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/review-sam-smiths-gloria-1234666544\/\">Gloria<\/a><\/em>, an expansion of their creative vision that overlapped with an embrace of self-liberation. But the key to that transformation \u2014 an earnest ballad they wrote during those sessions titled \u201cTo Be Free\u201d \u2014 was shelved for the time being. Smith didn\u2019t believe it was a fit for the record. Now, after living with it for so long, they\u2019re sharing it in hopes that it will unlock the same freedoms for others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cIt was created during a time in my life where I became free within myself,\u201d Smith shared in a statement about \u201cTo Be Free,\u201d which is backed by the TwoCity Chorus, a 22-piece choir helmed by Ant Clemons and Brandon Pain. \u201cI\u2019ve never had a recording experience like I did making this song. It\u2019s one vocal and guitar take from start to finish \u2013 one live performance of me and my friend Simon Aldred in a pure state of music and expression.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sam Smith - To Be Free (Official Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xSJy3LvWGkw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tSmith added: \u201cOver the last five years, Simon and I started to create music that fit into this world of \u2018To Be Free\u2019 and during this time, I\u2019ve continued to turn to this song in happy moments, sad moments, lonely moments and angry moments. It\u2019s become my sister, my family member and ultimately calms me. Now, I\u2019m ready to let it go and hopefully it can do the same for someone else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe single arrives alongside an expressive music video directed by (La)Horde. \u201cWith this song, the visual of rivers kept coming into my mind and into my heart,\u201d Smith said. They were reminded of the river near their childhood home in the English countryside, the Thames in London, and New York\u2019s Hudson River, near their current residence. \u201cRivers have been in my life a lot. So I found it interesting to think of my music and my expression as an artist as a river.\u201d In the video, dancers give in to the flow. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cTo Be Free\u201d was filmed at Warsaw, one of Brooklyn\u2019s oldest venues. In October, Smith will spend 12 nights performing in the same space for the To Be Free: New York City residency. The run of live shows kicks off on Oct. 8 and extends through Oct. 31. General sale begins Friday, Aug. 1, at 10 a.m. local time following presale, which begins Tuesday, July 29, at 10 a.m. local time.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cI\u2019ve been waiting for the right time to release this song,\u201d Smith shared, \u201cand I couldn\u2019t be happier that it\u2019s finally yours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<strong>Sam Smith To Be Free: New York City 2025 Residency Dates<br \/><\/strong>Oct. 8 \u2014 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw<br \/>Oct. 10 \u2014 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw<br \/>Oct. 11 \u2014 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw<br \/>Oct. 15 \u2014 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw<br \/>Oct. 17 \u2014 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw<br \/>Oct. 18 \u2014 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw<br \/>Oct. 21 \u2014 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw<br \/>Oct. 22 \u2014 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw<br \/>Oct. 24 \u2014 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw<br \/>Oct. 29 \u2014 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw<br \/>Oct. 30 \u2014 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw<br \/>Oct. 31 \u2014 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/sam-smith-new-single-to-be-free-brooklyn-residency-1235393233\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five years ago, Sam Smith underwent an especially transformative period in their life. 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