| The Borders | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Sam Fender |
| Album: | Hypersonic Missiles |
| Released: | 2 September 2019 |
| Recorded: | 2019 |
| Length: | 5:32 |
| Label: | Polydor |
| Producer: | Bramwell Bronte |
| Prev Title: | Will We Talk? |
| Prev Year: | 2019 |
| Next Title: | All Is on My Side |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
"The Borders" is a song performed by English musician Sam Fender. The song was released as a digital download on 2 September 2019 by Polydor Records as the seventh single from his debut studio album Hypersonic Missiles.[1] [2] [3] The song peaked at number 59 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was written by Sam Fender and produced by Bramwell Bronte.
In a press release, "The Borders is Fender's personal favourite song from the new album Hypersonic Missiles. At once deeply personal, traumatic event, Sam tells a story of two boys growing up together and then going their separate ways, the release reads. Memories inferred but not directly addressed. It's a storming tune with a powerful story, as so many of Sam's songs are.[1]
A music video directed by Thomas James was released for the song on 22 October 2019. The video mirrors the song's lyrics by following a friendship between two boys through time, cutting between their childhood and the present day. [4] [5]