Bruises (Lewis Capaldi song)

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"Bruises"
Lewis Capaldi - Bruises.png
Single by Lewis Capaldi
from the EP Bloom and the album Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
Released30 March 2017
Length3:38
Label
Songwriters
  • Capaldi
  • James Earp
Lewis Capaldi singles chronology
"Bruises"
(2017)		"Lost on You"
(2017)
Music video
"Bruises" on YouTube

"Bruises" is the debut single by Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi. It was initially self-released independently on 31 March 2017, later being re-released as a digital download on 16 May 2017, after Capaldi signed to Virgin Records, as the lead single from his debut extended play Bloom and his debut studio album Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent . It was released once again on 7 January 2020 as Capaldi's third single. [1] [2]

Contents

Background

It was the first song he had written with a piano. [3] Originally, it was called "Something in the Water Pt. II". [4]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Bruises"3:38
2."Bruises" (Steve Void remix)3:32
Remixes EP [5]
No.TitleLength
1."Bruises"3:38
2."Bruises" (Live Orchestral version)3:48
3."Bruises" (Guitar acoustic)3:46
4."Bruises" (Steve Void remix)3:32

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [34] 7× Platinum490,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [35] 3× Platinum90,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [36] Platinum60,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [37] 3× Platinum240,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [38] 2× Platinum180,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [39] Platinum400,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [40] Platinum70,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [41] 5× Platinum150,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [42] Platinum50,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [43] 2× Platinum20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [44] 4× Platinum2,400,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF) [45] Platinum8,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom16 May 2017 [1] Digital download Virgin
Various27 September 2019 [5] Remixes
Various11 October 2019 CD single
  • Vertigo
  • Universal

Usage in media

The song has been featured in the second season of Riverdale [46] and the third season of Magnum P.I. [47]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bruises - Single by Lewis Capaldi". Apple Music . Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Lewis Capaldi - Bruises (Audio)". YouTube . Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Lewis Capaldi Is Literally A Man On Fire In His Emotional 'Bruises' Video". MTV. Archived from the original on October 23, 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "New Nose: Lewis Capaldi". Wonderland . Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Bruises Remix EP". Apple Music. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Lewis Capaldi – Bruises" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Lewis Capaldi – Bruises" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "Lewis Capaldi Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "Lewis Capaldi – Bruises" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  12. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Lewis Capaldi". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  13. ↑ "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  14. ↑ "Lewis Capaldi – Bruises" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  15. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  16. ↑ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 47, 2019". VG-lista . Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  17. ↑ "Lewis Capaldi – Bruises". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  18. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  19. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 45. týden 2019 in the date selector. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  20. ↑ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 7". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  21. ↑ "Lewis Capaldi – Bruises". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  22. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  23. ↑ "Lewis Capaldi Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  24. ↑ "Lewis Capaldi Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  25. ↑ White, Jack (9 January 2020). "Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest songs of 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  26. ↑ Copsey, Rob (1 January 2020). "The Official Top 40 biggest songs of 2019". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  27. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  28. ↑ "Track Top-100 2020". Hitlisten . Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  29. ↑ White, Jack (10 January 2021). "Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest songs of 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  30. ↑ "Top Selling Singles of 2020". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  31. ↑ "Årslista Singlar, 2020". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  32. ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2020". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  33. ↑ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  34. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  35. ↑ "Austrian single certifications – Lewis Capaldi – Bruises" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  36. ↑ "Brazilian single certifications – Lewis Capaldi – Bruises" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  37. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Lewis Capaldi – Bruises". Music Canada . Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  38. ↑ "Danish single certifications – Lewis Capaldi – Bruises". IFPI Danmark . Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  39. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Lewis Capaldi; 'Bruises')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  40. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Lewis Capaldi – Bruises" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  41. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Lewis Capaldi – Bruises". Radioscope. Retrieved 28 April 2025.Type Bruises in the "Search:" field.
  42. ↑ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2021 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2025-01-14. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  43. ↑ "Portuguese single certifications – Lewis Capaldi – Bruises" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa . Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  44. ↑ "British single certifications – Lewis Capaldi – Bruises". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  45. ↑ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 48, 2019 | Sverigetopplistan" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 9 June 2020.Scroll to position 73 to view certification.
  46. ↑ "Listen to Lewis Capaldi's 'Bruises' from 'Riverdale' Season 2, Episode 8 House of the Devil". Leo Sigh. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  47. ↑ "Lewis Capaldi's Bruises Leads Top TV Songs Chart Thanks to 'Magnum P.I.'". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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