Lighting Matches

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Lighting Matches
Tom Grennan - Lighting Matches.png
Studio album by
Tom Grennan
Released6 July 2018 (2018-07-06)
Recorded2016–2018
Genre
Length41:43
Label Insanity
Producer
Tom Grennan chronology
Found What I've Been Looking For
(2017)		Lighting Matches
(2018)		 Evering Road
(2021)
Singles from Lighting Matches
  1. "Royal Highness"
    Released: September 2017
  2. "I Might"
    Released: December 2017
  3. "Sober"
    Released: February 2018
  4. "Barbed Wire"
    Released: June 2018
  5. "Run in the Rain"
    Released: November 2018

Lighting Matches is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Tom Grennan, released on 6 July 2018 through Insanity Records. The album spawned five singles, and includes three singles, released on Grennan's previously three EPs.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 5/10 [2]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Lighting Matches was generally well received by critics. NME critic Andrew Trendell said that the album "makes Bedford sound like Hollywood" and that Grennan "knows what he's doing". [4] However, Clash 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." [2]

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 Hogarth 3:57
5."Aboard"
 Eg White 3:53
6."Lighting Matches"
  • Grennan
  • Lattimer
  • Jimmy Hogarth
Hogarth3:29
7."Lucky Ones"
 Samuel Dixon 3:33
8."Sober"
 Fraser T Smith 3:42
9."I Might" Diane Warren Peter 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 & Status 3:43

Chart performance

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [5] 191
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 60
Irish Albums (OCC) [7] 28
Scottish Albums (OCC) [8] 6
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 5

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [10] Gold100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for Lighting Matches by Tom Grennan". Metacritic. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Lighting Matches – Tom Grennan". Clash . 16 July 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Lighting Matches – Tom Grennan" . The Independent . 5 July 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Lighting Matches – Tom Grennan". NME . 6 July 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Tom Grennan – Lightning Matches" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Tom Grennan – Lightning Matches" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "British album certifications – Tom Grennan – Lighting Matches". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 27 November 2020.
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