Shadowboxing (Tom Grennan song)

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"Shadowboxing"
Shadowboxing by Tom Grennan.jpg
Single by Tom Grennan
from the album Everywhere I Went, Led Me to Where I Didn't Want to Be
ReleasedJanuary 31, 2025 (2025-01-31)
Length2:52
Label
Composer(s)
Tom Grennan singles chronology
"It Can't Be Christmas"
(2024)
"Shadowboxing"
(2025)
"Boys Don't Cry"
(2025)
Music video
"Shadowboxing" on YouTube

"Shadowboxing" is a song by English singer-songwriter Tom Grennan. It was released on 31 January 2025, through Insanity Records under exclusive licence to Sony Music UK, as the second single from his fourth studio album, Everywhere I Went, Led Me to Where I Didn't Want to Be . [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Background and promotion

"Shadowboxing" was released alongside the details of Grennan's fourth studio album. [2] Grennan said that about the track “It’s about my fight with a side of me I have a lot of trouble with, it’s still a daily battle. But I’ve learned how to fight all these demons and I’m mentally and physically prepared now. I’m in athlete mode.” [8] Grennan revelead that "Shadowboxing" was the first song that he wrote with Justin Tranter. [8]

A music video for the song was released on 20 February 2025. [9]

Track listing

  1. "Shadowboxing" – 2:52
  1. "Shadowboxing" – 2:52
  2. "Higher" – 3:21

Personnel

Credits adapted from Apple Music. [11]

Charts

Chart performance for "Shadowboxing"
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) [12] 17
UK Singles Sales Chart (OCC) [13] 57
UK Singles Downloads Chart (OCC) [14] 56

Release history

Release dates, formats and versions of "Shadowboxing"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Worldwide31 January 2025
[15]

References

  1. "Tom Grennan releases 'Shadowboxing' with the lyric video". 2025-01-31. Archived from the original on 31 January 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  2. 1 2 Jones, Damian (2025-01-31). "Tom Grennan shares euphoric single 'Shadowboxing' and announces new album along with UK tour". NME. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  3. 1 2 Shadowboxing by Tom Grennan on Apple Music, 2025-01-31, retrieved 2025-05-10
  4. "Tom Grennan Announces New Album And Shares New Single 'Shadowboxing'". BROKEN 8 RECORDS. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  5. Rogers, Mandy (2025-02-05). "Listen to "Shadowboxing" by Tom Grennan". EQ Music Blog. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  6. "Tom Grennan has released new single 'Shadowboxing' - Dork". readdork.com. 2025-01-31. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  7. "SHADOWBOXING by Tom Grennan | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. 2025-02-09. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  8. 1 2 "Tom Grennan has announced a new album and arena tour, plus single 'Shadowboxing' - Dork". readdork.com. 2025-01-31. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  9. TomGrennanVEVO (2025-02-20). Tom Grennan - Shadowboxing (Official Visualiser) . Retrieved 2025-05-10 via YouTube.
  10. Shadowboxing, 2025-01-31, retrieved 2025-05-10
  11. Shadowboxing by Tom Grennan on Apple Music, 2025-01-31, retrieved 2025-05-10
  12. "Top Radio Hits Lithuania Weekly Chart: Feb 13, 2025". TopHit . Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  13. "Official Singles Sales Chart on 7/2/2025". Official Charts. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  14. "Official Singles Downloads Chart on 7/2/2025". Official Charts. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  15. Shadowboxing - Single by Tom Grennan on Apple Music, 2025-01-31, retrieved 2025-05-10