It was my way of talking about the only real issue in my life. My debut album is just a diary from a lonely 21-year-old. Hopefully I’ll be happier soon and I’ll write about that.” In another interview with Digital Spy, when asked to describe the album, they said: I was sad, heartbroken, and I wrote about being sad. Talking about the name of the album he said: “People are saying, ‘Oh but it’s too sad’, but that’s what it’s about. In an interview with Digital Spy, Smith described the overarching theme of his album as “sad”. It was the second best-selling album of 2014 in the UK, and the third best-selling in the United States that year. The album was a commercial success worldwide, becoming a number-one chart hit in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The album’s third hit single, I’m Not the Only One, reached number three in the UK and number five in the US.
The album includes the hit singles Money On My Mind and Stay with Me, both of which were number one in the UK the latter becoming a hit worldwide, peaking in the top ten in over 20 countries, including reaching number two in the US. In the Lonely Hour is the debut studio album by English recording artist Sam Smith.