Light It Up (Will Young album)

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Light It Up
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Studio album by
Released9 August 2024 (2024-08-09)
Length35:49
Label
Will Young chronology
20 Years: The Greatest Hits
(2022)
Light It Up
(2024)
Singles from Light It Up
  1. "Falling Deep"
    Released: 18 April 2024
  2. "Midnight"
    Released: 7 June 2024
  3. "Light It Up"
    Released: 5 July 2024
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 6/10 [1]
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Light It Up is the ninth studio album by British singer Will Young. It was released on 9 August 2024 through BMG Rights Management and Fascination. [6] It is the singer's first release since 2022's Greatest Hits compilation, 20 Years: The Greatest Hits , and his first studio album of wholly original material since 2019's Lexicon .

Contents

Background

Upon the release of "Falling Deep", the album's first single, Young announced the parent album's release, stating, "I really hope this is the go-to pop album for a dance, for a cry and for a celebration. I know I do all three with it." He also announced a tour. [7]

Promotion

On 12 August 2024, Young performed a concert at The Wardrobe, Leeds. The gig was praised in a review by The Yorkshire Post. [8] On 14 August 2024, Young appeared on the ITV1 daytime chat show Loose Women to talk about the album. [9]

Singles

The album's first single, "Falling Deep", was released 18 April 2024. The official music video, directed by Samuel Douek, was released on the same day. [10] "Falling Deep" debuted and peaked at number 62 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart. [11]

"Midnight" was released on 7 June 2024 as the album's second official single. [12] It reached number 96 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart. [13]

The album's third single, "Light It Up", and an accompanying video again directed by Douek, was released on 5 July 2024. [14] [15]

On the day of the album's release, Young released a music video for album track "The Worst". [16]

Chart performance

In the United Kingdom, Light It Up debuted at number 1 on the Album Downloads Chart, number 2 on the Album Sales Chart and number 5 on the main Album Chart. [17] It also debuted at number 5 on the Vinyl Albums Chart. [18]

Tour

On 18 April 2024, Young announced we would embark on a UK tour to support the album in the autumn of 2024. [19]

Track listing

Light It Up track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Falling Deep"
PhD3:08
2."Light It Up"
  • Davidsen
  • Peter Wallevik
  • Tom King
PhD2:47
3."Feels Just Like a Win"
  • Christian Braid
  • Danny Burton
  • Jean-Pierre Sutcliffe
Jim Eliot 4:03
4."Midnight"
  • Young
  • Eliot
  • Mima
Eliot 3:23
5."Me Without You"
  • Davidsen
  • Wallevik
  • Nick Bradley
  • Raphaella Mazaheri-Asadi
PhD4:31
6."The Worst"
  • Davidsen
  • Wallevik
  • Celine Svanbäck
  • Sam Merrifield
PhD2:58
7."No Man's Land"
  • Davidsen
  • Wallevik
  • Molly Irvine
  • Olivia Sebastianelli
PhD3:02
8."Talk About It"
  • Young
  • Eliot
  • Mima
Eliot3:43
9."Everything But You"
Eliot4:27
10."I Won't Let You Down"
  • Cato
  • Theo Coecup
3:44
Total length:35:49

Charts

Chart performance for Light It Up
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [20] 3
UK Albums (OCC) [21] 5
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [22] 2

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