Listen: Sam Smith Streams ‘Stay With Me’ Single

Possessing a voice like Sam Smith’s is like being blessed with a musical golden ticket, offering guaranteed entry to the charts and beyond. Last single ‘Money On My Mind’ did the trick, zooming straight in at the UK top spot. It deserved it too - anyone that manages to sound a) like a malfunctioning hoover and b) like they’re holding their own is doing a very good job.

Sam’s devoted falsetto rears its head again on ‘Stay With Me’, which looks like being debut album ‘In The Lonely Hour”s designated big-ballad. Strings, gospel choirs and that voice: This track carries one clear message: ‘See you in a bit, number 1 single’.

‘Stay With Me’ is out 18th May - pre-order on iTunes. ‘In The Lonely Hour’ has a release date of 26th May.

Sam Smith, ‘Stay With Me’: