New Standards appears on the Forwards album released on CD and Vinyl on 16th June 2023, it is a song by The Alarm that was premiered via video on Friday 28th April 2023. This song will appear on on the forthcoming album Forwards 
“Life has changed so much in recent times, and with New Standards, I wanted to write a song about changing attitudes, the impact of social media and the dynamic between society and authority,” says Mike Peters. “Everything is changing and fast, and if you can’t keep up, then life can be challenging for any and everyone who gets left behind.” – Mike Peters 2023
Click image for the New Standards video from official The Alarm YouTube channel
Forwards album recording details
Running length tbc
Written by tbc
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – tbc
James Stevenson – tbc
Steve ‘Smiley’ Barnard – tbc
Jules Jones-Peters – tbc
Recorded at tbc
Produced by tbc
Engineered by tbc
Album appearance and discography of studio recordings
All the following are Worldwide releases except where stated
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16th June 2023 : The Alarm – Forwards
Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number tbc (CD), tbc (White Vinyl), tbc Green Vinyl, tbc Camo Vinyl
2023 Forwards album recording
Single Appearance
28th April 2023 : Digital Download/Stream – Forwards
2023 Forwards album recording
Lyrics : Forwards Single/Album Version
Everybody stops to film the battle
No one’s gonna stop the war
Everybody wants their own opinion
On the why? The what? and The wherefore?
These are the new standards
Oh woh oh
The new rules we all live by
The new way of life
Everybody’s under cover
Living with the new standards
New standards
New standards
Living with the new standards
New standards
New standards
This is how it is when the ship goes under
News crews and the cameras first
This is how it is when you need an answer
Let me see the question first
These are the new standards
Oh woh oh
The new rules we all get by
The new rues of life
Everybody’s under cover
Living with the new standards
New standards
New standards
Living with the new standards
New standards
New standards
New standards
New standards
Living with the new standards
It used to be women and children first
But we are all refugees in the human stampede
It says a lot now when the first to leave
Is the captain of the ship
Who’s going down
These are the new standards
Oh woh oh
The new rules we all get by
The new rules of life
Everybody’s under cover
Living in the new standards
New standards
New standards
New standards
Everybody’s under cover
These are the new standards
We all live by
oh oh oh
I want to tell you about the new standards
oh oh oh
The new way to live
oh oh oh
The new way to get by
oh oh oh
Everybody’s under cover
oh oh oh
Living in the new standards
Living with the new standards
Living with the new standards
Living with the new standards
Living with the new standards
We are all refugees in the human stampede
Audio & Visual Sources – 1 x Video
Click image for the New Standards promotional video from official The Alarm YouTube channel
(Page Updated 23/05/2023)