Seventeen Going Under

For the title track, see Seventeen Going Under (song).

Seventeen Going Under
Studio album by
Sam Fender
Released8 October 2021
RecordedDecember 2020 – February 2021
StudioGrouse Lodge, Ireland
Genre
Length45:17
LabelPolydor
ProducerBramwell Bronte
Sam Fender chronology
Hypersonic Missiles
(2019) 		Seventeen Going Under
(2021) 		People Watching
(2025)
Singles from Seventeen Going Under
  1. "Seventeen Going Under"
    Released: 7 July 2021[6]
  2. "Get You Down"
    Released: 8 September 2021[7]
  3. "Spit of You"
    Released: 27 September 2021
  4. "Long Way Off"
    Released: 8 October 2021
  5. "The Dying Light"
    Released: 14 December 2021
  6. "Getting Started"
    Released: 17 April 2022
  7. "Alright"
    Released: 15 July 2022
  8. "Wild Grey Ocean"
    Released: 25 October 2022
  9. "Little Bull of Blithe"
    Released: 9 December 2022

Seventeen Going Under is the second studio album by English musician Sam Fender. The album was released on 8 October 2021 through Polydor Records. The album explores Fender's upbringing and how it has impacted who he is today, exploring both his outward nihilism as well as his internal self-examination. Three singles were released ahead of the album: the title track, "Get You Down" and "Spit of You".

The album received universal acclaim from music critics and was also a commercial success becoming Fender's second number one album in the UK Albums Chart and Scottish albums chart. It also peaked at number 4 in the Irish albums chart. NME named Seventeen Going Under the best album of 2021, topping their year-end list, and was named the best indie rock album of 2021 by PopMatters. The album also received a nomination at the 42nd Brit Awards in the British Album of the Year category[8] and won the awards for Best Album by a UK Artist and Best Album in the World at the 2022 NME Awards.[9] The album was nominated for the 2022 Mercury Prize.[10]

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