People Watching

People Watching is the third studio album by English musician Sam Fender. The album was released on 21 February 2025 through Polydor Records. According to Fender the album explores "colourful stories and observations of everyday characters living their everyday, but often extraordinary, lives." The album's lead single, "People Watching", was released on 15 November 2024.
Background
On 3 August 2024, Fender premiered two songs of the upcoming album during a show at Plymouth Pavilions: "People Watching" and "Nostalgia's Lie". On 13 November 2024, Fender announced his third album "People Watching" ahead of the release of the title track on 15 November 2024.
The album's artwork features a photograph by the late Tish Murtha, a social documentary photographer who documented marginalised communities and working-class life in Newcastle upon Tyne.