Lighting Matches

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Lighting Matches
Tom Grennan - Lighting Matches.png
Studio album by
Tom Grennan
Released6 July 2018 (2018-07-06)
Recorded2016–2018
Genre
Length41:43
LabelInsanity
Producer
Tom Grennan chronology
Found What I've Been Looking For
(2017) 		Lighting Matches
(2018) 		Evering Road
(2021)
Singles from Lighting Matches
  1. "Royal Highness"
    Released: September 2017
  2. "I Might"
    Released: December 2017
  3. "Sober"
    Released: 2018
  4. "Barbed Wire"
    Released: 2018
  5. "Run in the Rain"
    Released: 2018

Lighting Matches is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Tom Grennan, released on 6 July 2018 through Insanity Records. The album spawned five singles, and includes three singles, released on Grennan's previously three EPs.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash5/10[2]
The Independent4/5 stars[3]
NME4/5 stars[4]

Lighting Matches was generally well received by critics. NME critic Andrew Trendell said that the album "makes Bedford sound like Hollywood" and that Grennan "knows what he's doing".[4] However, Clash critic Nick Roseblade said that the album "isn't a bad album, but sadly it doesn't excel either" and that "it all feels a little too rehearsed and sanitised in its delivery."[2]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Found What I've Been Looking For"
3:11
2."Royal Highness"
  • Laconic
  • Joe Rubel
3:13
3."Barbed Wire"
  • Grennan
  • Danny Connors
Hugall3:05
4."Run in the Rain"
Jimmy Hogarth3:57
5."Aboard"
Eg White3:53
6."Lighting Matches"
  • Grennan
  • Lattimer
  • Jimmy Hogarth
Hogarth3:29
7."Lucky Ones"
Samuel Dixon3:33
8."Sober"
  • Grennan
  • Fraser Thornycroft-Smith
  • Lattimer
Fraser T Smith3:42
9."I Might"Diane WarrenPeter Stengaard2:53
10."Make 'Em Like You"
Pott3:39
11."Something in the Water"GrennanHugall3:27
12."Little by Little Love"
  • Grennan
  • Pott
Pott3:41
Total length:41:43
Deluxe edition CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Praying"
Hugall3:06
14."Secret Lover"
  • Grennan
  • Pott
Pott3:58
15."Sweet Hallelujah"GrennanHugall3:48
16."All Goes Wrong" (with Chase & Status)
Chase & Status3:43

Chart performance[]

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 191
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 60
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 5

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Gold 100,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "Reviews for Lighting Matches by Tom Grennan". Metacritic. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Lighting Matches – Tom Grennan". Clash. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Lighting Matches – Tom Grennan". The Independent. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Lighting Matches – Tom Grennan". NME. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Tom Grennan – Lightning Matches" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Tom Grennan | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  8. ^ "British album certifications – Tom Grennan – Lighting Matches". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 November 2020.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Lighting Matches in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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