Update, October 15: It drops tomorrow. Nice Kicks has the Black Samba OG SFTM (HQ7600) at $130 in the US through adidas.com and select retailers, and Sneakerjagers has European shops going at 10 AM CEST Friday (4 AM ET) for €130. We haven't seen a confirmed US launch time yet, so check the adidas app early Friday.
The Samba has been everywhere for about three years straight, so it was only a matter of time before somebody stepped on the back of it on purpose. Song for the Mute did. The Australian label's eighth numbered collection with adidas Originals, SFTM x adidas 008, is built around the Samba OG SFTM-010, a deconstructed take with a collapsible heel that folds down so you can wear it as a slip-on mule. After launching through Song for the Mute in September, the pack gets its global release on Friday, October 16, 2026, per Sole Retriever and Hypebeast.
The Samba comes in three colors: Black and Brown in soft leather and Green in suede, with minimal branding, tonal stitching and cream laces. Next to it is the SL 72 PRO SFTM-011, which takes adidas' skinny '70s runner and parks it on a big stacked rocker sole, with a woven fabric base and suede overlays in Off White, Beige and Collegiate Green. A matching run of track tops, track pants, shorts, tees and accessories rounds it out in the same muted, earthy palette.
Our take: SFTM's adidas work has always looked like sportswear somebody has been living in for ten years, and a Samba you can crush down at the back is the most honest version of that yet. Half of you already walk on the heels of your Sambas. Now it's a design feature instead of a crime. The SL 72 PRO is the wild card, a slim runner with a sole that clearly started going to the gym, and it's going to split the group chat.
The details: Song for the Mute x adidas Originals 008 (Fall/Winter 2026). Samba OG SFTM-010 in Black (HQ7600), Brown (HP8256) and Green (HP8257). SL 72 PRO SFTM-011 in Off White, Beige and Collegiate Green. The Black Samba is $130 in the US per Nice Kicks (€130 in Europe, per Sneakerjagers), and Sole Retriever lists the SL 72 PRO at $170; in Japan both are ¥22,000, per Fullress. Global release Friday, October 16, 2026 through adidas and select retailers, after the September 12 launch through Song for the Mute and a September 18 drop in Australia and China. In Japan, raffles are already open at mita sneakers and atmos, per Fullress.
At ONENESS: The 008 pairs aren't in our lineup right now. We do still have pieces from earlier SFTM x adidas collections, including the ADI007 Track Top in Auburn, the Superstar 82 SFTM in Core Black / White, the SFTM Woven Jacket in Brown, the Adistar Cushion SFTM in Soft Brown / Light Brown and the women's SFTM Tokyo in Black / Beige Tone, plus the rest of adidas at ONENESS.
Photos via Song for the Mute (official SFTM x adidas 008 campaign, lookbook and product images). Reporting via Sole Retriever, Hypebeast, Fullress, Nice Kicks and Sneakerjagers.
