Chapman Square

Chapman Square is the debut studio album released by four piece British band Lawson. The album was released on 19 October 2012 via Polydor Records. The album includes their three top ten singles "When She Was Mine", "Taking Over Me" and "Standing in the Dark". The album was mainly produced by John Shanks with Duck Blackwell, Paddy Dalton, Ki Fitzgerald, Carl Falk, and Rami Yacoub.

Chapman Square
Studio album by
Lawson
Released22 October 2012
RecordedMay 2011 - August 2013
GenrePop rock
Length43:03
LabelPolydor, Global Talent
ProducerJohn Shanks, Duck Blackwell, Ki Fitzgerald, Paddy Dalton, Carl Falk, Rami Yacoub
Lawson chronology
Chapman Square
(2012)		 Lawson
(2015)
Singles from Chapman Square
  1. "When She Was Mine"
    Released: 27 May 2012
  2. "Taking Over Me"
    Released: 5 August 2012
  3. "Standing in the Dark"
    Released: 14 October 2012
  4. "Learn to Love Again"
    Released: 1 February 2013
  5. "Brokenhearted"
    Released: 7 July 2013
  6. "Juliet"
    Released: 13 October 2013

The album was re-released in the autumn of 2013 as Chapman Square Chapter II, with the lead single from the re-release being "Brokenhearted", which features American rapper B.o.B.[1] As of July 2016, the album has sold 169,812 copies.[2]

Background

Guitarist Joel Peat said of the album: "We're all so excited to release our debut album, we've been building up to it for the past four years, and the album's title for us is special, because it is the first place that we played together as a band. Going out on tour to support the album is amazing too. Doing shows in our Hometowns feels like the perfect way to celebrate. Performing live is what we love the most, so to be able to play our biggest venues to date in the cities where we grew up is very special." Lawson have cited many inspirations for their debut album, including John Mayer and Taylor Swift. The album's track listing was confirmed by the band via their official website on 24 September 2012.[3]

The album is named after Chapman Square, Southfields, SW19.[4]

Singles

"When She Was Mine" was released as the band's first official single on 27 May 2012, reaching #4 on the UK Singles Chart.[5] Following the single release, the band undertook their second headline tour, in which they visited locations such as Glasgow, Sheffield, Nottingham, London and Birmingham.[6] "Taking Over Me" was released as the band's second single on 5 August 2012. The single performed even better than the band's debut, peaking at #3 on the UK Singles Chart. In support of the single, the band appeared at the Blackberry Summer Daze concert in August 2012. In August 2012, the band announced a Hometown Tour, during which they visited several towns and cities across Britain, including the hometowns of band members Andy, Adam, Ryan and Joel. "Standing in the Dark" was revealed as the album's third single in September 2012, before becoming available to purchase from 14 October 2012. The single peaked at #6 on the UK Singles Chart. "Learn to Love Again" was released as the fourth single from the album on 7 February 2013, peaking at #13 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the least successful single from the album overall. "Brokenhearted", featuring American rapper B.o.B, will be released as the lead single from the repackaged version of the album on 7 July 2013. A version without B.o.B has also been recorded.

Track listing
Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Standing In the Dark"
3:23
2."Gone"BrownShanks4:10
3."Taking Over Me"
  • Brown
  • Shanks
Shanks3:10
4."Everywhere You Go"
3:14
5."Waterfall"
Shanks3:20
6."When She Was Mine"
  • Brown
  • Fitzgerald
  • Paddy Dalton
  • Duck Blackwell
  • Shanks
  • Blackwell
  • Dalton
3:38
7."Make It Happen"
  • Brown
  • Ashurst
Shanks3:46
8."Learn to Love Again"
  • Falk
  • Rami
3:25
9."Stolen"
  • Brown
  • Fitzgerald
  • Dalton
  • Blackwell
Shanks3:55
10."You'll Never Know"BrownShanks3:37
11."You Didn't Tell Me"BrownShanks3:26
12."The Girl I Knew"BrownShanks3:59
Total length:43:03
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Anybody Out There?"BrownShanks2:44
14."Who You Gonna Call"
Shanks3:20
15."Red Sky"
  • Brown
  • Anna Krantz
  • Dalton
  • Blackwell
Shanks3:16
16."Touch"
  • Brown
  • Shanks
Shanks3:37
17."Taking Over Me" (Acoustic version)
  • Brown
  • Shanks
Shanks3:18
18."When She Was Mine" (Acoustic version)
  • Brown
  • Fitzgerald
  • Dalton
  • Blackwell
Shanks3:49
Total length:63:07
Super deluxe edition bonus DVD[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Video Message from Lawson"0:13
2."LA Studio Footage"5:32
3."When She Was Mine"3:47
4."When She Was Mine (Behind the Scenes)"4:12
5."Taking Over Me"3:16
6."Taking Over Me (Behind the Scenes)"6:19
7."Taking Over Me (Acoustic)"3:22
8."Standing in the Dark"3:48
9."Standing in the Dark (Behind the Scenes)"5:25
10."Standing in the Dark (Acoustic)"2:50
11."Make It Happen (Live at V Festival, 2012)"4:06
12."Moves Like Jagger (Live at V Festival, 2012)"4:04
13."Taking Over Me (Live at V Festival, 2012)"3:23
14."When She Was Mine (Live at V Festival, 2012)"5:02
Total length:55:19

Chapman Square Chapter II
Standard edition[8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Standing in the Dark"
3:23
2."Gone"BrownShanks4:10
3."Taking Over Me"
  • Brown
  • Shanks
Shanks3:10
4."Everywhere You Go"
3:14
5."Waterfall"
Shanks3:20
6."When She Was Mine"
  • Brown
  • Fitzgerald
  • Paddy Dalton
  • Duck Blackwell
  • Shanks
  • Blackwell
  • Dalton
3:38
7."Make It Happen"
  • Brown
  • Ashurst
Shanks3:46
8."Learn to Love Again" (Radio edit)
  • Falk
  • Rami
3:25
9."Stolen"
  • Brown
  • Fitzgerald
  • Dalton
  • Blackwell
Shanks3:55
10."You'll Never Know"BrownShanks3:37
11."You Didn't Tell Me"BrownShanks3:26
12."The Girl I Knew"BrownShanks3:59
13."Brokenhearted" (featuring B.o.B)
Harry Sommerdahl3:31
14."Juliet"
  • Brown
  • Falk
  • Turner
  • Zitron
Falk3:15
15."Love Locked Out"
Schwartz3:37
16."Are You Ready?"
Blackwell3:34
17."Back To Life"
Sommerdahl3:15
18."Parachute"
Falk3:05
Total length:62:20
Deluxe edition bonus CD[9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Standing in the Dark" (Acoustic)
  • Brown
  • Fletcher
  • Fitzgerald
  • Morgan
  • Fitzgerald
  • Young
2:24
2."When She Was Mine" (Acoustic)
  • Brown
  • Fitzgerald
  • Dalton
  • Blackwell
Shanks3:49
3."Brokenhearted" (Acoustic)
  • Brown
  • Fitzgerald
  • Dalton
  • Blackwell
  • Simmons, Jr.
Blackwell3:31
4."Taking Over Me" (Acoustic)
  • Brown
  • Shanks
Shanks3:18
5."Learn to Love Again" (Acoustic)
  • Brown
  • Rami
  • Falk
  • Zitron
  • Turner
  • Berg
Blackwell3:37
6."Juliet" (Acoustic)
  • Brown
  • Falk
  • Turner
  • Zitron
Blackwell3:51
7."Stolen" (Acoustic)
  • Brown
  • Fitzgerald
  • Dalton
  • Blackwell
Blackwell4:02
8."Everywhere We Go" (The Chapman Square Tour Film)  13:17
Total length:37:49
Notes
  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer
  • ^[b] signifies a vocal producer

Charts
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Irish Albums Chart[10] 23
Scottish Albums Chart[11] 4
UK Albums Chart[12] 4

Release history
Regions Dates Format(s) Label(s)
Ireland 19 October 2012 CD, digital download Polydor Records, Global Talent Records
United Kingdom[13] 22 October 2012
Malaysia 5 November 2012 Universal, Geffen Records
Taiwan[14] 16 November 2012 Universal
Australia[15] 12 April 2013
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  2. Jones, Alan (17 July 2016). "Official Charts Analysis: Biffy Clyro in at no 1 with Ellipsis". Music Week. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  3. http://www.prettygooddigital.com. "Lawson Official". Lawsonofficial.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  4. Lawson: "It Was Easy Choosing 'Chapman Square' tracklisting 27 Sep 2012 - In an interview with Capital FM, the band revealed that they chose which songs would feature on their new album while sitting in Chapman Square, the place in London that the album is named after. Joel said: "It wasn't that difficult really. We were doing some filming in Chapman Square, which is the place ...
  5. "News - General - First listen: Lawson's When She Was Mine". 4Music. 29 March 2012. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
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  12. "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
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