The song was released as a digital download on 2 September 2019 by Polydor Records as the seventh single from his debut studio album Hypersonic Missiles.
In a press release, "The Borders is Fender's personal favourite song from the new album Hypersonic Missiles.
At once deeply personal, traumatic event, Sam tells a story of two boys growing up together and then going their separate ways, the release reads.
[3] A music video directed by Thomas James was released for the song on 22 October 2019.
The video mirrors the song's lyrics by following a friendship between two boys through time, cutting between their childhood and the present day.