Following the tragic death of One Direction star Liam Payne, his collaborator Sam Pounds is set to release new music they worked on together. The hauntingly poignant lyrics of the track “Do No Wrong” have taken on a new meaning after Payne’s untimely death at 31.

He fell from a balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 16. One verse of the song features Liam Payne singing: “Nothing come between us but just space and time. As I fall, fall further for you, I can make a lifetime out of just one night. Like there’s nothing just us two” Producer Pound announced the single’s release this Friday on social media, expressing his hope that “this song eclipses the negative echoes.”

He shared with his Twitter (X) followers: “I pray that this will be a blessing to the world like Liam has always dreamed.”

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“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.”

Payne, who shared his only child with Girls Aloud star Cheryl during their relationship from 2016 to 2018, rose to fame on The X Factor as part of a boy band. Last week, all five studio albums by One Direction, which he recorded with his bandmates, re-entered the UK top 40 as fans worldwide continue to hold vigils in memory of Payne.

His latest solo track, “Payne shared his only child with Girls Aloud star Cheryl, who he was in a relationship with from 2016 to 2018 after he rose to fame on talent The X Factor along with the rest of his boy band group. Last week, all five of One Direction’s studio albums, which he recorded alongside bandmates returned to the UK top 40 as vigils continue to be held by fans throughout the world in memory of Payne.His last solo song, Teardrops, had made its chart debut at number 85 in the most recent UK chart release when it was released earlier this year. Tributes have continued to pour in for Payne, with his bandmates Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson paying tribute shortly after he died.Payne had struggled with alcoholism when he was at the height of his fame, telling a 2021 edition of The Diary Of A CEO podcast host Steven Bartlett, he reached ” debuted at number 85 on the UK charts earlier this year. Tributes for Payne have been pouring in, with bandmates Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson paying their respects shortly after his death.

Payne had battled alcoholism at the peak of his fame, confessing to Steven Bartlett, host of The Diary Of A CEO podcast in 2021, that he hit “rock bottom” before seeking help in rehab. In 2023, he shared a video about his time in a Louisiana rehab facility, stating he had “got more of a grip on life”.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Argentina is still investigating the circumstances surrounding his death, which is being treated as “an inconclusive death”. An initial post-mortem examination revealed he died instantly due to multiple traumas and “internal and external haemorrhage”.

Emergency services were called to the Casa Sur Hotel on the day Payne fell, responding to a “guest who was under the influence of drugs and alcohol and who had destroyed some objects in the room”.

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