Lighting Matches
Lighting Matches is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Tom Grennan, released on 6 July 2018 through Insanity Records.
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| Released | 6 July 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2016–2018 | |||
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| Length | 41:43 | |||
| Label | Insanity | |||
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Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[1] |
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| Source | Rating |
| NME |   [2] |
| The Independent | [3] |
| Clash |  [4] |
Lighting Matches was very 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". However, some of the critics were less favourable. Clash Magazine 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."
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Found What I've Been Looking For" |
| 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 |
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| 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
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 191 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 60 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 5 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[8] | Gold | 100,000 |
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References
- "Reviews for Lighting Matches by Tom Grennan". Metacritic. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- "Lighting Matches – Tom Grennan". NME. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- "Lighting Matches – Tom Grennan". The Independent. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- "Lighting Matches – Tom Grennan". Clash. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- "Ultratop.be – Tom Grennan – Lightning Matches" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- "Tom Grennan | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- "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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