Great Expectation (song)

"Great Expectation"
Single by Sienna Spiro
from the album Visitor
Released3 July 2026
GenrePop
Length2:53
LabelCapitol
Songwriters
ProducerOmer Fedi
Sienna Spiro singles chronology
"Material Lover"
(2026)		 "Great Expectation"
(2026)
Music video
"Great Expectation" on YouTube

"Great Expectation" is a song by British singer Sienna Spiro, released on 3 July 2026 as the fourth single from her debut album, Visitor, which was released on the same day.[1] She wrote it with the song's producer Omer Fedi and Michael Pollack. It impacted US pop radio stations on 21 July 2026 as the second US single from the album Visitor.

Background and composition

Sienna Spiro stated that the song was inspired by a time when she was living in New York and waiting for someone who kept saying they would visit her but never did. Every morning, she would expect him to be waiting outside her apartment and, when he did not come, walk down the street imagining what the interaction could have been.[2] In the song, Spiro vividly describes the imagined encounter over tumbling piano, bright percussion and background harmonies, admitting she prefers the idealized version of the man in her daydream to the real person.[3]

Critical reception

Reviewing Visitor for Rolling Stone, Larisha Paul described "Great Expectation" as a standout, considering it the album's best example of Spiro delivering an emotionally intense vocal performance and driving a song with feelings of anger, sadness, and cynicism.[4] In a less positive review, Shaad D'Souza of The Guardian considered Spiro's lyrical focus on pursuing an ex as "exhausting" on the song, unlike some other songs such as "Die on This Hill".[5]

Live performances

Sienna Spiro performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on 14 July 2026.[2]

Charts

Chart performance for "Great Expectation"
Chart (2026) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 15
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 54
Denmark (Tracklisten)[8]13
Global 200 (Billboard)[9] 75
Iceland (Billboard)[10] 4
Ireland (IRMA)[11]7
Israel International Airplay (Media Forest)[12]1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13]27
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14]17
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 6
Norway (IFPI Norge)[16] 2
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[17] 51
Portugal (AFP)[18] 173
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 4
UK Singles (Official Charts)[20]5
US Billboard Hot 100[21] 56

References

  1. ↑ "Sienna Spiro releases her debut album Visitor & Launches new single "Great Expectation"". amnplify. 3 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 Zemler, Emily (14 July 2026). "Watch Sienna Spiro Showcase Evocative Single 'Great Expectation' on 'Fallon'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Negroni, Jon (29 June 2026). "Sienna Spiro 'Visitor' Review: Finding Staying Power by Letting Go". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 June 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Paul, Larisha (3 July 2026). "Sienna Spiro Makes a Hopeful But Hesitant Debut on 'Visitor'". Rolling Stone. eISSN 3066-0580. OCLC 969027590. Archived from the original on 4 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  5. ↑ D'Souza, Shaad (3 July 2026). "Sienna Spiro: Visitor review – will she be the 'new Adele'? Not with this merely competent debut". The Guardian. eISSN 1756-3224. OCLC 60623878. Archived from the original on 3 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 31 August 2026. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of August 29, 2026". Billboard. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Track Top-40 – Hitlisten.NU – Danmarks officielle hitlister" (in Danish). Tracklisten. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Billboard Global 200: Week of August 29, 2026". Billboard. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Iceland Songs: Week of August 8, 2026". Billboard. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Official Irish Singles Chart on 28/8/2026 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "The Weekly Israeli Chart – Week 34, 2026". Media Forest. Note: Click on "שירים מובילים - רדיו - בינלאומי" (Top Songs – Radio – International) to see the international chart. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 34, 2026" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Sienna Spiro – Great Expectation" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Official Top 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. 21 August 2026. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "Singel 2026 uke 34". IFPI Norge. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay" (Select week 01.08.2026–07.08.2026.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Top 200 Singles: Semana 32 de 2026" (PDF) (in European Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. p. 10. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 31, 2026" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  20. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 28/8/2026 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  21. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100: Week of August 1, 2026". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
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