Lighting Matches
| Lighting Matches | ||||
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| Released | 6 July 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2016–2018 | |||
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| Length | 41:43 | |||
| Label | Insanity | |||
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| Tom Grennan chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Lighting Matches | ||||
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Lighting Matches is the debut studio album by English 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
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 5/10[2] |
| The Independent |   [3] |
| NME | [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
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Found What I've Been Looking For" |
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| 3:11 |
| 2. | "Royal Highness" |
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| 3:13 |
| 3. | "Barbed Wire" |
| Hugall | 3:05 |
| 4. | "Run in the Rain" |
| Jimmy Hogarth | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Aboard" |
| Eg White | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Lighting Matches" |
| Hogarth | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Lucky Ones" |
| Samuel Dixon | 3:33 |
| 8. | "Sober" |
| Fraser T Smith | 3:42 |
| 9. | "I Might" | Diane Warren | Peter Stengaard | 2:53 |
| 10. | "Make 'Em Like You" |
| Pott | 3:39 |
| 11. | "Something in the Water" | Grennan | Hugall | 3:27 |
| 12. | "Little by Little Love" |
| Pott | 3:41 |
| Total length: | 41:43 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Praying" |
| Hugall | 3:06 |
| 14. | "Secret Lover" |
| Pott | 3:58 |
| 15. | "Sweet Hallelujah" | Grennan | Hugall | 3:48 |
| 16. | "All Goes Wrong" (with Chase & Status) |
| Chase & Status | 3:43 |
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 191 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 60 |
| Irish Albums (Official Charts)[7] | 28 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[8] | 6 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[9] | 5 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Reviews for Lighting Matches by Tom Grennan". Metacritic. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- 1 2 "Lighting Matches – Tom Grennan". Clash. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ↑ "Lighting Matches – Tom Grennan". The Independent. 5 July 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- 1 2 "Lighting Matches – Tom Grennan". NME. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Tom Grennan – Lightning Matches" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Tom Grennan – Lightning Matches" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ↑ "Official Irish Albums Chart on 13/7/2018 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 13/7/2018 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 13/7/2018 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ↑ "British album certifications – Tom Grennan – Lighting Matches". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 November 2020. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Lighting Matches Tom Grennan in the "Search:" field.
