Listen to this when
Dead Boys
Sam Fender wrote this after losing a mate. 🖤 Check on your friends. Especially the ones who say they're fine.
Who it's for
Fender said he wrote the song as a reaction to losing a friend to suicide and to confront male mental health, so it gives voice to a grief that is often met with silence.
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Dead Boys" is a song written and performed by English singer-songwriter Sam Fender and produced by Bramwell Bronte. It was released as a single in August 2018, then appeared on the Dead Boys EP (November 2018) and on his debut album Hypersonic Missiles (2019). Fender wrote it about a close friend who died by suicide.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music (widely available). Official music video on Sam Fender's YouTube channel.
Before you start
Heads up: Young men lost to suicide.
Age: Ages 14+
It is the tears of the earth that keep her smiles in bloom.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 4
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