What we know as Liam Payne's first posthumous single Do No Wrong delayed
The One Direction star's first posthumous single was written by Payne and his sister Ruth
Liam Payne's new song Do No Wrong has been postponed, with collaborator Sam Pounds writing: "Even though we all love the song it's not the time yet."
It will be the pop star's first posthumous single and Pounds had said the music had been due to be released on Friday, 1 November but has since deleted his post on X saying: "We are all still mourning the passing of Liam and I want the family to morn in peace and in prayer."
At the age of 31, the former One Direction star fell to his death from the third floor balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires in Argentina.
The track Do No Wrong was written by Payne and his sister Ruth Gibbons before his death. The singer collaborated with North Carolina singer Pounds on the track.
Liam Payne's Do No Wrong
Today I’m deciding to hold “ Do No Wrong” and leave those liberties up to all family members. I want all proceeds go to a charity of their choosing (or however they desire). Even though we all love the song it’s not the time yet. We are all still mourning the passing of Liam and…
— Sam Pounds (@iamsampounds) October 29, 2024
Pounds shared an update on his social media account about the track and shared his hopes the money would go to a charity.
He wrote: "Today I’m deciding to hold 'Do No Wrong' and leave those liberties up to all family members. I want all proceeds go to a charity of their choosing (or however they desire).
"Even though we all love the song it’s not the time yet. We are all still mourning the passing of Liam and I want the family to morn in peace and in prayer. We will all wait. With love Sam Pounds."
Earlier, the collaborator has shared his hopes the release of the song will "eclipse the negative echoes".
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In a now-deleted post, he said: "I pray that this will be a blessing to the world like Liam has always dreamed. I pray angels will comfort you all every day while listening. I pray that this song will be a blessing to (sister) Ruth, (son) Bear, and the entire family.
"I pray that this song eclipses the negative echoes. I pray supernatural positive healing power will embrace each and every one of you."
As well as sharing the link to the song — which is currently unavailable to listen to — Pounds shared a glimpse of the accompanying artwork. The artwork features a silhouette with a white heart and giant angel wings, as well as a broken heart above it.
The post attracted attention from fans, with one writing: "I'm genuinely crying just thinking about hearing new music from him. Liam deserved more than he received in the end and we're so honored you're sharing this with us."
Someone else said: "Liam was so proud of the music he was writing. Thank you so much for releasing this song, it helps me feel like he’s still here."
Pounds previously had shared footage of him with Payne in the recording studio, with Gibbons behind the camera filming the moment. The footage — where Payne was laughing and smiling — was unseen until it was shared online last week but it has since been deleted from Instagram.
What we don't know
Liam Payne's sister Ruth Gibbons has yet to mention single
Payne wrote the song with his sister Ruth but she has yet to speak about the single Do No Wrong and its upcoming release.
She has however shared a moving tribute to her late brother, remembering him as her "best friend". She wrote: "Thank you for changing my life, thank you for the incredible memories, thank you for being the best brother and friend I'll ever have!"
"We'll take care of Bear and he will always know how incredible his Dad is and how much you idolise him. I'm sorry I couldn't save you. Love you, oh how my heart misses you."
Reports Liam Payne was dropped from his music label
Do No Wrong will be the first song released after Payne's death. His last song Teardrops was released in March this year, where is reached number 85 in the charts.
Previously, Payne had opened up about his second solo album saying it would be reflective of his personal self. "This time, the scariest part is that every one of these songs is a story from my life," he told Q Radio. "And they’re really close to me… We’ve rewritten a lot of these songs based off... How I’m feeling as a person."
According to MailOnline, Payne was dropped by his music label just days before his death.
Music in the charts
One Direction's albums have all begun charting again in the top 40 in the wake of Payne's death.
The singer shot to overnight fame on The X Factor aged 16 in 2010 as part of boyband One Direction. One Direction became one of the biggest success stories from the show. Initially he auditioned two years earlier but was turned away at the age of 14.
Payne, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Harry Styles had all auditioned separately in 2010 but it was the idea of Simon Cowell and Nicole Scherzinger to get the boys to form a band. After placing third on the show, One Direction reached the global heights of fame and toured all over the world.
They split in 2015 and all branched out to chase their dreams of being solo artists.
Since Payne's death, all of One Direction's five albums have been back in the UK top 40 charts, according to the Official Charts Company. Their album Midnight Memories has ranked the highest so far as it re-entered the charts at number 13. Made in the A.M. ranked at number 21, Four at 22, Take Me Home at 25, Up All Night at spot number 38.
The former One Direction stars hailed Payne as their brother when paying tribute to him on social media. Horan was the last of the One Direction stars to see him alive. Payne had travelled to Argentina with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy to see Horan perform live and they were reunited backstage at the gig.
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