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
Recorded2016
Length3:38
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • 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

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