British singer-songwriter Sienna Spiro continues her breakout year with “Great Expectation”, the fourth single from her debut studio album Visitor. Released on July 3, 2026 through Capitol Records, the pop-soul ballad was written by Spiro with Omer Fedi and Michael Pollack, and produced by Fedi — who also executive-produced the album — across sessions at Electric Lady Studios in New York, Abbey Road Studios in London and Valentine Recording Studios in Los Angeles.
The song was inspired by a lonely stretch Spiro spent in New York, waiting for someone who kept saying he would visit but never did. Built on tender piano chords that swell into a sweeping full-band arrangement, “Great Expectation” is less about the person and more about expectation itself — choosing the idea of someone over nothing at all. Spiro co-directed the official music video with Miriam Maslin, and the single was sent to US pop radio on July 21, 2026. Find the complete song credits, the full lyrics and the official video below.
Image: Capitol Records (official music video still)
Great Expectation Song Credits
Song: Great Expectation
Singers: Sienna Spiro
Lyrics: Sienna Spiro, Omer Fedi, Michael Pollack
Music: Omer Fedi
Album: Visitor
Music Label: Capitol Records
Release Date: July 3, 2026
Great Expectation Lyrics
[Verse 1]
In my head, you lay down next to me
Kiss my lips, hold me carefully
Say goodbye and feel all the withdrawals
But it’s not the same, in reality
I say your name, but you don’t get back to me
Till you got something you need me for
[Chorus]
So I sing just to know I’m alive
And I cried all the tears I could cry
If happiness is just an illusion
You were the best I ever had
If you can’t be what I want
And the things you say aren’t true
All I need is the great expectation of you
[Verse 2]
The tracks of my tears go back for years
When I was young, I’ve always had the fears one would leave
So I held on so long (So long, so long)
But to each their own, you come and go a lot
It’s black and white, but I go back and change the plot
Just to have ya in the way I want
[Chorus]
So I sing just to know I’m alive (I sing so long)
And I cried all the tears I could cry (I cried for you)
If you can’t be what I want (Be what I want)
And the things you say aren’t true (Not true, not true)
All I need is the great expectation of you, oh
[Bridge]
Cry my tears and let ’em dry (Mm, expectation of you)
Cry my tears and testify
You exist inside my mind
You, so, so I sing just to know I’m alive
You were the best I ever had (Best I had)
[Outro]
All I need is you
Great Expectation Official Music Video
Watch the official music video, premiered on July 3, 2026 on Sienna Spiro’s official YouTube channel:
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. What is “Great Expectation” about?
Spiro has said it is about waiting for someone in New York who kept promising to visit but never came; the song is really about expectation itself — choosing the idea of a person over nothing at all.
Q2. Which album is “Great Expectation” from?
Her debut studio album Visitor, released on July 3, 2026 through Capitol Records — the single and album arrived the same day.
Q3. Who wrote and produced “Great Expectation”?
Written by Spiro with Omer Fedi and Michael Pollack; produced by Fedi, who also executive-produced Visitor.
Q4. When was the music video released?
July 3, 2026, co-directed by Spiro and Miriam Maslin.
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