Zvinogona kutaurwa kuti muimbi Sam Smith Akatanga 2014 ari mutorwa zvachose, kunze kwekubatana kwake neelectronic duo Disclosure, uye chete mashoma mashoma akaburitswa asina kubudirira zvakanyanya. Mumwedzi gumi nembiri yapfuura mukurumbira wake wakawedzera, zvichiita kuti Londoner ane makore makumi maviri nemaviri ave nyeredzi muUK, munguva pfupi yapfuura muUS uye kubudirira kwake kwave kutotenderera pasirese.
Zvinoenderana nehuwandu hwemagazini yeBillboard, 'MuNguva Yekusurukirwa', album yekutanga yemuimbi wekuBritain yakabudiswa neCapitol label, yakatengesa makopi miriyoni gore rino, nhamba yakamubvumira kuwana chimiro cheplatinamu muUnited States. Dambarefu raSmith rakaiswa mune rondedzero yeakatengeswa zvakanyanya egore muNorth America, kumashure kwevatungamiriri, ruzha rweFrozen (mamirioni 1 emakopi) uye 3.4 yaTaylor Swift (mamirioni matatu emakopi).
Kuvhara gore rino rekubudirira, mazuva mashoma apfuura dambarefu raSmith rakadomwa kumaGrammy Awards matanhatu uye nguva pfupi yadarika akaburitsa vhidhiyo ye. 'Senge Ndinogona'.