"Diamonds" is a song by English singer
Sam Smith, released through
Capitol Records
Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note ...
on 18 September 2020 as the second single from their third studio album, ''
Love Goes
''Love Goes'' is the third studio album by English singer and songwriter Sam Smith. It was released on 30 October 2020 through Capitol Records. The album serves as a follow up to Smith's second studio album ''The Thrill of It All (Sam Smith alb ...
'' (2020).
The song was written by Smith with its producers
Shellback and
Oscar Görres
Oscar Michael Görres (born 20 March 1986), also known as OzGo, is a Swedish record producer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for writing and producing songs with the likes of Marina Diamandis, MARINA, Taylor Swift, 5 Seconds of Summer, ...
. A remix of the song by English DJ
Joel Corry and an acoustic version were released on 9 October 2020.
Reception
"Diamonds" is a breakup song that sees Smith "snarl
nglike
Gloria Gaynor
Gloria Gaynor ( née Fowles; born September 7, 1943) is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" (1978), " Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" (1979), " I Am What I Am" (1983), and her version of "Never Can Say Goodbye" ( ...
in divorce court". Samantha Hissong of ''
Rolling Stone'' called the song "three minutes and 34 seconds of catharsis."
Track listing
Digital download - Acoustic
#"Diamonds" (Acoustic) – 3:14
Digital download -
Joel Corry Remix
#"Diamonds" (Joel Corry Remix) – 3:15
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Smith's official website.
*
Sam Smith vocals, songwriter
*
Shellback songwriter, producer, programming, drums, guitar, bass and epic triangle
*
Oscar Görres
Oscar Michael Görres (born 20 March 1986), also known as OzGo, is a Swedish record producer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for writing and producing songs with the likes of Marina Diamandis, MARINA, Taylor Swift, 5 Seconds of Summer, ...
songwriter, producer, programming, piano, keys and guitar
*
Serban Ghenea mixing
* John Hanes engineer
* Duncan Fuller assistant engineer
* Randy Merrill mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2020 singles
2020 songs
Sam Smith (singer) songs
Songs written by Oscar Görres
Songs written by Sam Smith (singer)
Songs written by Shellback (record producer)
Song recordings produced by Shellback (record producer)
Disco songs
Capitol Records singles