So I wanted to write about how I'm now starting to open my eyes, at 25, to what is going on in the rest of the world, and that it's not always pretty." Critical reception ĭaniel Kreps of Rolling Stone called "Pray" a "gospel-inspired track" that is "bolstered by a textbook but understated Timbaland beat". I hadn't done that I'd just written a bunch of songs about love. I went back to that great Nina Simone quote, that it is important to speak about the times you live in. Love you all so much." They explained to Billboard that "Pray" was prompted by time spent in Iraq with the charity War Child, saying: "I spent five days in Mosul and came back embarrassed that I had known so little about the world and other people's lives. They tweeted shortly after the song's release: "I hope you love 'Pray', I hope it becomes your friend in those deep dark nights of confusion and loneliness. On 4 October 2017, Smith teased the song on social media by posting a video, alongside the song's release date. A new version of the song featuring American rapper Logic was released as the third single from the album on 29 March 2018. The song was released on 6 October 2017 through Capitol Records, as a promotional single from Smith's second studio album, The Thrill of It All (2017). Timbaland, Jose Valasquez and Jimmy Napes, with production handled by Timbaland, Napes and Steve Fitzmaurice. It was written by Smith, Larrance Dopson, Darryl Pearson, " Pray" is a song by English singer and songwriter Sam Smith.
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