Life (Sigma album)

Life is the debut studio album by English drum and bass duo Sigma. It was released on 4 December 2015, through 3 Beat Records.[1][2]

Life
Studio album by Sigma
Released	4 December 2015 (2015-12-04)
Recorded	2013–15
Genre	Drum and bass
Length	47:23 (standard edition) 75:59 (deluxe edition)
Label	3Beat
Producer	Sigma Diztortion TMS Hal Ritson Carl Ryden Fraser T. Smith Sigala
Sigma albums chronology
Rudeboy (VIP) (2014) Life (2015)
Singles from Life
"Rudeboy" Released: 13 December 2013 "Nobody to Love" Released: 4 April 2014 "Changing" Released: 12 September 2014 "Higher" Released: 20 March 2015 "Glitterball" Released: 24 July 2015 "Redemption" Released: 2 October 2015 "Coming Home" Released: 6 November 2015 "Stay" Released: 18 March 2016

Singles

"Rudeboy" featuring Doctor was released as the album's first single on 15 December 2013. It peaked at number 56 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] The song only appears on the deluxe edition of the album. "Nobody to Love" was released as the album's second single on 6 April 2014. It was originally a bootleg remix of "Bound 2" by Kanye West. The song was Sigma's first UK number one[4] and sold over 121,000 copies in the first week.[4] It has also topped the charts in Scotland, Poland and New Zealand. In the latter country, after falling out of the chart after three weeks, it returned to the chart the following week and went straight to number one. The song has also reached the top 3 in Belgium and Ireland, and number 11 in Australia. "Changing" featuring Paloma Faith was released as the album's third single on 14 September 2014. The song became the duo's second UK number one single.[3] "Higher" featuring Labrinth was released as the fourth single on 22 March 2015 and peaked at number 12 in the UK.[3] "Glitterball" featuring Ella Henderson was released on 24 July 2015 as the fifth single. It reached number four in the UK.[3] "Redemption" was released on 2 October 2015[5] as the sixth single. The song is a collaboration between Sigma and Diztortion and features vocals by Jacob Banks. "Coming Home" was released as the seventh single on 6 November 2015. It is a collaborative single with Rita Ora. "Stay" was released as the eighth single on 18 March 2016.

Promotion

Tour

Sigma embarked on a ten-date tour starting on 22 October 2015 and ending on 4 November 2015.[6]

Tour dates
Date	City	Country	Support acts	Venue
22 October 2015	Manchester	United Kingdom	Majestic	Warehouse Project
23 October 2015	Edinburgh		Karen Harding Majestic	Liquid Room
24 October 2015	Newcastle			O2 Academy Newcastle
25 October 2015	Dublin	Ireland	Majestic	The Academy
27 October 2015	Bristol	United Kingdom	Karen Harding Majestic	O2 Academy Bristol
28 October 2015	Sheffield			Sheffield Plug
31 October 2015	Portsmouth			Portsmouth Pyramids
1 November 2015	London			The Roundhouse
3 November 2015	Oxford			O2 Academy Oxford
4 November 2015	Norwich			Waterfront

They then announced another tour:

Date	Country	City	Venue
21 February 2016	Russia	Saint Petersburg	Pirate Station
27 February 2016	United Kingdom	Bristol	SWX
17 March 2016	France	Morzine	Snowboxx Festival
25 March 2016	United Kingdom	Leamington Spa	Leamington Assembly
26 March 2016		Falkirk	Warehouse
27 March 2016		Edinburgh	Why Not Nightclub
30 March 2016		Norwich	Norwich LCR UEA
31 March 2016		Manchester	O2 Ritz
1 April 2016		Nottingham	Rock City
2 April 2016		London	O2 Academy Brixton

Track listing

Life – Standard edition[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Redemption" (with Diztortion featuring Jacob Banks)	Joseph "Joe" Lenzie Cameron "Cam" Edwards Raoul Chen Banks	Sigma Diztortion	3:50
2.	"Changing" (featuring Paloma Faith)	Wayne Hector Ella McMahon Tom Barnes Ben Kohn Pete Kelleher	Sigma TMS	3:25
3.	"Running"	Lenzie Edwards Hal Ritson Chlöe Howl	Sigma Hal Ritson	3:09
4.	"Coming Home" (with Rita Ora)	Hector Barnes Kelleher Kohn	Sigma TMS	3:32
5.	"Nobody to Love"	Cydel Charles Young Ernest Dion Wilson Norman Virgil Whiteside Kanye Omari West John Roger Stephens Che J Pope Elon Rutberg Sakiya Sandifer Ronnie Self Malik Yusef Jones Michael Dean Bobby Dukes Bobby Massey Lester Allen McKenzie Charles K. Wilson	Sigma	4:10
6.	"Broken Promises" (featuring Maverick Sabre)	Lenzie Edwards Michael Stafford	Sigma	3:49
7.	"Stay"	Lenzie Edwards Carl Ryden Elizabeth Paige	Sigma Carl Ryden	4:00
8.	"Glitterball" (featuring Ella Henderson)	Hector Jim Eliot Mima Stilwell	Sigma	3:46
9.	"Higher" (featuring Labrinth)	Hector Barnes Kelleher Kohn Tom Hull	Sigma TMS	4:03
10.	"Lost Away" (featuring Shakka)	Lenzie Edwards Ritson Shakka Philip	Sigma Ritson	3:59
11.	"Good Times" (with Ella Eyre)	McMahon Lenzie Edwards Bruce Fielder	Sigma Sigala Michael Angelo^[a]	3:45
12.	"Feels Like Home" (featuring Ina Wroldsen)	Lenzie Edwards Fraser T. Smith Wroldsen	Sigma Fraser T. Smith	2:38
13.	"Coming Home" (acoustic version) (with Rita Ora)	Hector Barnes Kelleher Kohn		3:27

Life – Deluxe edition[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Redemption" (with Diztortion featuring Jacob Banks)			3:50
2.	"Slow Down" (featuring Jetta)	Lenzie Edwards Jetta John Hartley	Sigma	4:47
3.	"Higher" (featuring Labrinth)			4:03
4.	"Life" (featuring Bartoven)	Lenzie Edwards Chimezie Emenike	Sigma	2:27
5.	"Nobody to Love"			4:10
6.	"Lost Away" (featuring Shakka)			3:59
7.	"Running"			3:09
8.	"Changing" (featuring Paloma Faith)			3:25
9.	"Lighters" (featuring Majestic)	Lenzie Edwards Kevin Christie	Sigma	3:30
10.	"Broken Promises" (featuring Maverick Sabre)			3:49
11.	"Glitterball" (featuring Ella Henderson)			3:46
12.	"Rudeboy" (featuring Doctor)	Lenzie Edwards Andre Virgin Jason Andre McDermott	Sigma	3:50
13.	"Stay"			4:00
14.	"Coming Home" (with Rita Ora)			3:32
15.	"Feel It"	Lenzie Edwards Ritson	Sigma Ritson	4:47
16.	"Beyond the Wall"	Lenzie Edwards Ritson	Sigma Ritson	5:36
17.	"The Reason" (featuring Nicole Jackson)	Lenzie Edwards Jackson	Sigma	3:43
18.	"Good Times" (with Ella Eyre)			3:45
19.	"Feels Like Home" (featuring Ina Wroldsen)			2:38
20.	"Coming Home" (acoustic version) (with Rita Ora)			3:27

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies a vocal producer

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7]	74
Scottish Albums (OCC)[8]	39
UK Albums (OCC)[9]	28
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[10]	2
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[11]	7

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12]	Gold	100,000
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "iTunes - Music - Life by Sigma". iTunes Store (GB).
2. "iTunes - Music - Life (Deluxe) by Sigma". iTunes Store (GB).
3. "Sigma - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.
4. Lane, Daniel (2014-04-13). "Sigma score debut Number 1 single with Nobody To Love". Official Charts Company.
5. "iTunes - Music - Redemption (feat. Jacob Banks) - Single by Sigma & Diztortion". iTunes Store (GB).
6. "Sigma Tickets - Sigma Tour Dates & Concerts". Ticketmaster.
7. "Ultratop.be – Sigma – Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
8. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
10. "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
11. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
12. "British album certifications – Sigma – Life". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 6, 2016. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Life in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.