Sheffield-born singer-songwriter Sam Scherdel is set to release a special choral version of his breakout hit “Somewhere in the Middle” following a surge in international acclaim following recent tours around the UK and USA.
A relentless live performer known for his raw Northern energy, Scherdel first gained widespread attention when his hit single was featured on ITV’s Love Island, amassing 1 million TikTok views in just four days and capturing a global audience. Since then, the single has now surpassed 2 million streams.
Now, “Somewhere in the Middle” is being reimagined as a standalone choral piece in collaboration with the Hull NHS Choir, bringing new emotional depth and scale to the song. A joint live performance of the track will form a thrilling part of Sam’s concert that will take place at The Social in Hull on 22 May 2026.
The collaboration came about following Sam’s show in Hull during his tour 2025 tour. Hull NHS Choir leader, Lucy Vere, attended the show and loved Sam’s performance. She then shared the hit single with the group’s Musical Director, Mel, as part of a shortlist of potential choir songs for the New Year. “Somewhere in the Middle” was introduced to their weekly group in January.
The choir, who have previously performed for King Charles III, went on to create their own arrangement independently. When a clip of the performance began circulating on TikTok, Sam discovered it and immediately recognised its potential to grow into something bigger.
Lucy Vere said: “As a choir, we always tag the artists whose songs we sing on social media but Sam is the very first artist who ever replied. He told us how moved he was by our arrangement, and incredibly, within just six weeks of that original tagged video, we found ourselves in the studio with him recording our version together.
“Our choir exists to support NHS staff to relax, feel good, and reconnect, with music and with each other. To do that, people need to love what they’re singing and feel genuinely valued for what they do. The fact that Sam wanted to work with us has given the choir a huge boost and offered our members the experience of a lifetime.
After initial rehearsals in a hospital education centre, Sam and his band brought the track to life at Yellow Arch Studios (Sheffield) alongside Mercury Prize-nominated producer Colin Elliot. The result is a spine-tingling, stripped-back but expansive version that captures the raw emotion of the original in a completely new way.
Sam said: “I was just stunned seeing the song grow beyond anything I’ve ever released before. Honestly, it brought a tear to my eye hearing it performed like this. It’s something I never thought would be possible when I first put the song out.”
As one of the UK’s most exciting rising songwriters, Sam has already enjoyed an official showcase run at SXSW in Austin, Texas and his ongoing Live Nation tour in the UK, with future dates soon to be confirmed.
Now, he is gearing up to announce his highly anticipated EP, “Boy Who Fell To Earth”, that will be landing this summer. “We’re more excited than anyone to put this EP out. And we’re already working on what comes next”, Sam added. “From here on out, it’s all in. No half measures.”
Sam’s joint performance with the Hull NHS Choir will take place at the Social in Hull on 63 Humber Steet, Friday 22 May. Tickets for the show in Hull are already selling fast and Scherdel promises a classic performance that will showcase his renown mixture of true grit, huge choruses and cinematic energy.
The track will be released exclusively on Bandcamp, with all proceeds going to:
