Matt Cardle discography

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Matt Cardle discography
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Studio albums4
Music videos10
EPs1
Singles18

The discography of the English singer Matt Cardle consists of four studio albums, one live album, seventeen singles, one EP and eleven music videos.

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Cardle signed a joint deal with Syco and Columbia Records after winning the seventh series of The X Factor . His winner's single "When We Collide" topped the UK Singles Chart to become the 2010 Christmas number 1 and remained there for three consecutive weeks. In June 2012 the song reached the one million sale mark, making it the 123rd single to sell a million copies in the UK and the fourth by an X Factor contestant. In Ireland it is the fourth best selling single of all time. [1] His debut album, Letters , was released in the UK on 17 October 2011. The album's first single, "Run For Your Life," written by Gary Barlow, peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart. Letters debuted at number 2 on the UK Albums chart and spent 16 consecutive weeks in the top 40. Two further singles from the album were released, "Starlight" and "Amazing".

Following his split from Columbia/Syco, Cardle's second album, The Fire was released on 29 October 2012 through So What Recordings, part of the Silva Screen Music Group. The album debuted at number 8 in the UK album chart. Cardle then released his third album, Porcelain , independently in 2013 . It reached number 11 on the UK album chart. The first single, a duet with Melanie C called "Loving You", was released on 18 August 2013 and reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. Two further singles were released, "When You Were My Girl" and "Hit My Heart".

Cardle returned to Sony in 2017 and released his fourth album, Time to Be Alive , with them on 27 April 2018.

Cardle announced the release of "Purple Crayon" on 12 January 2021, ahead of the release of his fifth studio album. The song was released digitally on 15 January 2021. Cardle says, "Purple Crayon is song about my struggles with addiction to Valium and the escape I found through using it. The song's emotions are intertwined with imagery from my favourite children's book Harold and the Purple Crayon." [2] O 26 March 2021, Cardle released the second single from his EP, Purple Crayon. [3] [4]

Albums

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications & Sales
UK
[5]
IRE
[6]
SCO
[7]
Letters 222
The Fire
  • Released: 29 October 2012
  • Label: So What Recordings
  • Format: CD, digital download
8148
  • UK: Silver [8]
Porcelain
  • Released: 28 October 2013
  • Label: Absolute
  • Format: CD, digital download, vinyl
117522
Time to Be Alive
  • Released: 27 April 2018
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: CD, digital download, vinyl
2822

Live albums

TitleDetails
Intimate and Live
  • Released: 18 November 2016
  • Label: Absolute
  • Format: CD

EPs

TitleDetails
Purple Crayon
  • Released: 18 June 2021
  • Label: Matt Cardle; Last Man Music
  • Format: Digital download; streaming

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[5]
IRE
[6]
SCO
[10]
"When We Collide"2010111Letters
"Run for Your Life"20116126
"Starlight"185
"Amazing"201284
"It's Only Love"175The Fire
"Anyone Else"
"Lately" [11] [12] 2013
"Loving You"
(with Melanie C)
144211Porcelain
"When You Were My Girl"
"Hit My Heart"2014171
"I Can't Make You Love Me" (Live) [13] 2016Intimate & Live
"Desire" [14] 2018Time to Be Alive
"Time to Be Alive" [15]
"Blind Faith" [16]
"I'm Not Letting Go" [17]
"Nobody" [18]
"Purple Crayon"2021Purple Crayon - EP
"We're the Butterflies"
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[5]
IRE
[6]
SCO
[10]
"Heroes"
(as part of The X Factor finalists)
2010111Non-album single

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[5]
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"201292The Fire

Other appearances

TitleYearAlbum
"The Power of Love"
(Trevor Horn featuring the Sarm Orchestra and Matt Cardle)
2010 Reimagines the Eighties

Music videos

TitleYearDirector(s)
"When We Collide"2011 Andy Morahan
"Run for Your Life" Howard Greenhalgh
"Starlight"Sean De Sparengo
"Amazing"2012Sean De Sparengo
"It's Only Love"Nick Spanos
"Anyone Else" Chanya Button
"Lately"2013Nick Spanos
"Loving You"Jonny Kight
"When You Were My Girl"Nick Spanos
"Desire"2018Tim Fox
"Nobody"Sean Robinson

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References

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  2. "Matt Cardle Shares New Single 'Purple Crayon'". vacancy-mag.com. 15 January 2021.
  3. "Matt Cardle - We're the Butterflies". Twitter. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. "Matt Cardle - We're the Butterflies". Apple. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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  6. 1 2 3 Peak positions in Ireland:
  7. Peak positions for albums in Scotland:
  8. 1 2 "Certified Awards". BPI 40,000,000^. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
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  10. 1 2 Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
  11. https://www.facebook.com/mattcardlemusic/videos/1052078994803728/ [ user-generated source ]
  12. "MATT CARDLE: LATELY (MUSIC VIDEO) – CHART SHAKER". chartshaker.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016.
  13. "I Can't Make You Love Me - Single by Matt Cardle" via play.google.com.
  14. "Desire - Single by Matt Cardle" via play.google.com.
  15. "Time to Be Alive - Single by Matt Cardle" via play.google.com.
  16. "Blind Faith - Single by Matt Cardle" via play.google.com.
  17. "I'm Not Letting Go - Single by Matt Cardle" via play.google.com.
  18. "Matt Cardle - Nobody (Official Video) - YouTube" via youtube.com.