"Winter Song" is a song performed by English musician Sam Fender. The song was released as a digital download on 24 November 2020 by Polydor Records and was used to raise money for Big Issue.[1][2] It is a cover of a 1970 track by Lindisfarne.
| "Winter Song" | ||||
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| Single by Sam Fender | ||||
| Released | 24 November 2020 | |||
| Length | 4:14 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Alan Hull | |||
| Producer(s) | Bramwell Bronte | |||
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"I wanted to do a Christmas song, and wanted it to be close to my home and my heart. For me, the words are more relevant this year than ever. Christmas won't be the same for a lot of people this year, and that's why I picked Winter Song. Alan Hull truly was one of the most fantastic and underrated writers of his time. Geordie legend. I hope I've done it justice, I'm really proud of it."
— Sam Fender, "Sam Fender shares emotive cover of ’70s folk track ‘Winter Song’", NME[3]
"I wanted to do a Christmas song, but I didn't want to do something that was crass and cr*p. Winter Song is one of my favourite Christmas tunes and Alan Hull is one of my heroes [...] so I just wanted to do something that was close to home and close to my heart and that's why I picked it. If you listen to the song and the original track the lyrics are actually really poignant and relevant for the time. It's basically a Christmas message of trying to be more empathetic about people who are worse off than you."
— Sam Fender, "Sam Fender on Winter Song cover: "I didn't want to do something crass and cr*p"", Radio X[4]
A lyric video to accompany the release of "Winter Song" was first released onto YouTube on 24 November 2020.[5] Talking about the video, Fender said, "So we got together with People Of The Streets [...] and I think it's sort of the first time you get to see the perspective of homeless people. You hear stats and statistics and you see the figures and it's horrible, but you don't actually see the human side of it. When you watch the video it's stunning and I was choking up the first time that I watched it. It's human and it makes it a lot more personal and a lot more close to home."[4]
Credits adapted from Tidal.[6]
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[7] | 23 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| United Kingdom | 24 November 2020[1][2] |
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