Liam Payne’s unreleased song featuring Grammy winner Sam Pounds had its release date pushed back on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, a video of the former One Direction star singing the unreleased song called Do No More was posted online.
The unseen clip was shared by Sam, who was working with Liam on the new song shortly before his shocking death earlier this month.
Do No More was scheduled to be released this Friday, marking the first posthumous song to be shared with his fans since his passing.
However, Sam has now turned to X to announce that the release would be postponed because “we are all still mourning.”
Liam Payne’s unreleased song featuring Grammy winner Sam Pounds had its release date postponed Tuesday
A video of the star singing the unreleased song called Do No More was posted online early the day after Liam’s tragic death earlier this month; in Liam’s photo in 2018
However, Sam has taken to X to announce that the release would be postponed because “we are all still grieving.”
He wrote: ‘Today I decide to celebrate “Do No Wrong” and leave those freedoms to all family members. I want all profits to go to a charity of your choice (or however you want).
‘Although we all love the song, it’s not time yet.
‘We are all still mourning Liam’s passing and I want the family to rest in peace and prayers. We will all wait. Love Sam Pounds.’
Several fans took to the comments to thank Sam for putting up with the release of the single and respecting his family.
‘Thank you for respecting the family’s wishes; It’s the right thing to do! Thank you; Thank you for giving everyone time to grieve and for leaving the decision in the hands of Liam’s family;
‘thanks Sam…yes we’re still crying but we’re always here ready for Liam’s music when the time is right; Thank you for respecting the family’s decision. Let’s hope he sees the day of light at a better time.”
Liam had collaborated on Do No Wrong with North Carolina singer Sam before his death, and three versions of the song will eventually be released, including a live mix and an a cappella single.
Earlier in the day, Sam shared a snippet of their song on his Instagram grid, along with a clip of him and Liam listening to the song together.
Do No More would be released this Friday, marking the first posthumous song to be shared with his fans since his passing.
Sam wrote: ‘Although we all love the song, it’s not time yet. We are all still mourning Liam’s passing and I want the family to rest in peace and prayers. We will all wait.
Several fans took to the comments to thank Sam for putting up with the release of the single and respecting his family.
Sharing the post with her million followers, she wrote: ‘Yes I see the reports but I knew your heart. Filmed by @roo0990. @liampayne originally wanted us and @chrisbrownofficial in this. A musical moment and tribute to @liampayne.’
Excited fans in the comments section shared their thoughts, with one saying, “Goosebumps.” Thoughts and prayers for you and your family;
‘Thanks for sharing this, Sam. It is a healing for our hearts. Although there is no consolation, the pain is too much. We miss Liam very much. We wanted to see him doing well to release new music because that’s what made him happy. And it didn’t happen.
‘I hope one day we can listen to all of LP2. He was so talented. Everyone deserves to hear Liam’; ‘It sounds so good. It breaks my heart again’;
‘This is so good…’; ‘Hearing Liam’s angelic voice breaks me over and over again, this is a beautiful song, I know it would have been a huge hit’; ‘Everything feels unreal, I miss it’; ‘This sounds like a success’; “It literally broke my heart because I know it would have been a huge hit.”
The posthumous song would be released on Friday, two weeks after his tragic death.
The producer hoped his song would “overshadow the negative echoes” and provide some “healing power” to his loved ones and fans as they mourn the devastating loss.
Sharing the song’s artwork, an angel with a broken heart above his head, on X/Twitter=, Sam wrote: “I pray this is a blessing to the world like Liam has always dreamed of.
Liam was seen singing the song in the new video.
Excited fans took to the comments section to share their thoughts, with one saying: “Goosebumps.” Thoughts and prayers for you and your family.
‘I pray that the angels comfort you all every day as you listen. I pray this song is a blessing to (Liam’s sister) Ruth, (his son) Bear and the entire family.
‘I pray that this song eclipses the negative echoes. I pray that a positive, supernatural healing power embraces each and every one of you… With love, let us all be the blessing.’
Sam recently revealed to his Instagram followers that Liam was interested in Chris Brown appearing on Do Know Wrong.
Liam’s fans reacted movingly to the news of the new song written by X: “I’ll show him my love and support.” I just wish he was here to see this.’,
‘We will make him proud once again’, ‘You know how much this would have meant to him’,
‘This is amazing. “I hope we can do everything we can to get Liam’s voice out into the world.”
Tragically, the musician was in talks for a tour in 2025 before his death.
The star was reportedly in negotiations for a series of live dates next year, but friends were worried he wouldn’t be able to handle the time on tour.
A source said The mirror: ‘When it emerged that Liam had been talking to new people about a series of dates, there was a lot of unease among his friends because they thought it was a bad idea.
“Liam had parted ways with management about six months ago and it would not have been something they would have recommended at this time.”
Sharing the song’s artwork, an angel with a broken heart above his head, on X/Twitter, Sam wrote: “I pray this is a blessing to the world like Liam has always dreamed of.”
The One Direction star died after falling from the third floor of his room at the CasaSur Hotel (view) in Buenos Aires
Liam previously spoke about his second solo album at a fan event and revealed that all the songs tell a story from his life.
He said: ‘This time, the scariest part is that each of these songs is a story from my life. And they are very close to me.
“I hope people feel that in every song, that I really felt whatever you’re feeling right now listening to this.”
He added: “We’ve rewritten a lot of these songs based on the idea of where we’re going with this and also how I feel as a person.”
‘I used to turn up to sing a song and then leave. Absolutely not this time. We’re going to have fun with this.’