Songfacts®:

• "Strangers" is a piano ballad tinged with heartache. Released on January 1, 2024, it's part of the deluxe edition of Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent. The song paints a canvas of bittersweet memories, each brushstroke tracing the distance between strangers-turned-lovers and lovers-turned-strangers once more.
• Lewis Capaldi has a playful rivalry with Noel Gallagher marked by cheeky jabs and teasing. Capaldi opens this song by recalling the moment where he and his ex first bonded through a shared disdain for Oasis' "Wonderwall."
  
  We were strangers at the bar
  They were playing "Wonderwall"
  I overheard you say you hate this song
  Next thing I knew, I'm walkin' over
  Came and tapped you on your shoulder
  
  Noel Gallagher ignited the lighthearted battle in 2019 by calling Lewis Capaldi an "idiot" during a Radio X interview. Capaldi, known for his self-deprecating humor, embraced it, posting on Instagram that he'd "peaked" after getting slagged off by a music legend. Gallagher continued his jibes, comparing Capaldi to Chewbacca from Star Wars and questioning his music's longevity. Capaldi responded in kind wearing Noel's face on a T-shirt at Glastonbury. He also challenged the Gallagher brothers to reunite Oasis to "knock him out of the charts."
• Capaldi wrote "Strangers" with:
  
  New York record producer and songwriter Michael Pollack, who has worked with artists like Justin Miley Cyrus and Maroon 5.
  
  Miami production and songwriting team The Monsters and The Strangerz, comprising Jordan K. Johnson and Stefan Johnson. Their previous credits include songs by Dua Lipa and Justin Bieber.
  
  Pollack contributed to three tracks on the main Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent album, including its lead single "Forget Me." This is Capaldi's first collaboration with The Monsters and The Strangerz.