Hypersonic Missiles (album)

Hypersonic Missiles
A Caucasian man in a black shirt and a denim jacket is shown, amidst a black background. "Sam Fender" and "Hypersonic Missiles" are displayed in white text in the top left and top right corners, respectively.
Studio album by
Sam Fender
Released13 September 2019
RecordedDecember 2017 – January 2019
Genre
Length48:21
LabelPolydor
Producer
Sam Fender chronology
Dead Boys
(2018) 		Hypersonic Missiles
(2019) 		Seventeen Going Under
(2021)
Singles from Hypersonic Missiles
  1. "Hypersonic Missiles"
    Released: 5 March 2019[1]
  2. "Will We Talk?"
    Released: 2 July 2019[2]
  3. "The Borders"
    Released: 2 September 2019[3]

Hypersonic Missiles is the debut studio album by English musician Sam Fender, released on 13 September 2019 by Polydor Records. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, number one on the Scottish Albums Chart, and number six on the Irish Albums Chart. It sold over 41,000 copies in the first week on the UK Albums Chart and was the 11th best selling vinyl album of 2019.[4] As of October 2021, the album has sold over 230,000 copies.[5]

The album was supported by three singles, "Hypersonic Missiles", "Will We Talk?" and "The Borders" as well as featuring previously released singles, "Play God", "Leave Fast", "Dead Boys" and "That Sound"; the latter three from the Dead Boys extended play. Hypersonic Missiles received generally positive reviews from critics, particularly towards Fender's lyricism and stylistic influences.

  1. ^ "Hypersonic Missiles – Single by Sam Fender". Apple Music. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Sam Fender shares secret of how he's getting his voice fit again". Radio X. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  3. ^ Lavin, Will (2 September 2019). "Listen to Sam Fender's chest-punching new single 'The Borders'". NME. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  4. ^ "The Official Top 40 biggest vinyl releases of 2019". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  5. ^ Paine, Andre (15 October 2021). "Sam Fender tops 43,000 sales with Seventeen Going Under". Music Week. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.