Kunokuthiwa imvumi Sam Smith Waqala ngo-2014 njengomntu ongamaziyo ngokupheleleyo, ngaphaya kwentsebenziswano yakhe kunye ne-electronic duo Disclosure, kunye neengoma ezimbalwa ezipapashwe ngaphandle kwempumelelo enkulu. Kwiinyanga ezilishumi elinambini ezidlulileyo ukuthandwa kwakhe kuye kwaphakama, okwenza i-Londoner eneminyaka eyi-22 ibe yi-superstar e-UK, kutshanje e-US kunye nempumelelo yakhe sele ijikeleze ihlabathi.
Ngokwamanani emagazini yeBillboard, 'Ngeyure Yesithukuthezi', Icwecwe lokuqala lemvumi yaseBritani ekhutshwe yileyibhile yeCapitol, ithengise iikopi ezisisigidi esi-1 kulo nyaka, inani eliye lamvumela ukuba afumane iwonga leplatinam eUnited States. Icwecwe likaSmith lafakwa kuluhlu lweealbham ezithengiswa kakhulu zonyaka kuMntla Merika, emva kweenkokeli, isandi seFrozen (iikopi ezizigidi ezi-3.4) kunye no-1989 kaTaylor Swift (iikopi ezizigidi ezi-3).
Ukuvala lo nyaka wempumelelo, kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo icwecwe likaSmith lachongwa kwiiMbasa zeGrammy ezintandathu kwaye kutsha nje ukhuphe ividiyo ethi. 'Njengokuba ndiyakwazi', eyinxalenye yesiqalo sakhe, 'Ngexesha eliLodwa', kwaye ikwayingoma yesihloko se-EP yakhe elandelayo, equka ii-remixes ezintathu zale single.