Lighting Matches

Lighting Matches is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Tom Grennan, released on 6 July 2018 through Insanity Records.

Lighting Matches
Studio album by
Tom Grennan
Released6 July 2018 (2018-07-06)
Recorded2016–2018
GenreIndie Rock, Pop Rock
Length41:43
LabelInsanity Records
Producer
Singles from Lighting Matches
  1. "Something in the Water"
  2. "Praying"
  3. "Found What I've Been Looking For"
  4. "Royal Highness"
  5. "I Might"
  6. "Sober"
  7. "Barbed Wire"
  8. "Run in the Rain"

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
NME[2]
The Independent[3]
Clash[4]

Lighting Matches was very well received by critics (Cat, Kamile and Deborah). 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.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 Chart[7] 5
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References
  1. "Reviews for Lighting Matches by Tom Grennan". Metacritic. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. "Lighting Matches – Tom Grennan". NME. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. "Lighting Matches – Tom Grennan". The Independent. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  4. "Lighting Matches – Tom Grennan". Clash. 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 | full Official Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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