Tom Speight | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1986/87 (age 38–39) |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Website | www |
Tom Speight (born 1986/87 [1] ) is a British singer-songwriter. [2] He is best known for his albums Everything's Waiting For You and Love & Light, both of which reached the Top 75 of the UK Albums Chart. [3]
Speight graduated from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. [4]
Speight initially found fame working with artists such as Mumford & Sons and Travis, and was recording music at Universal. However, he was forced to take a two-year break from recording due to contracting septicaemia, requiring him to undergo surgery and rehabilitation. [2] [5]
Following his return to music in 2016, Speight toured around the UK as well as touring with Seafret in Europe. He also worked as a songwriter on an album by Turin Brakes. [2] By 2018, following the release of a string of EPs, Speight had reached a total of 60 million streams on Spotify. [6] He released his debut album, Collide, in 2019. [7] The album peaked at number 11 on the UK Independent Albums Chart and topped the UK Independent Album Breakers Chart. [3]
Speight's second album, Everything's Waiting For You, was released in September 2021. The album was co-produced by Rich Turvey, and themed on his gratitude for his life and job following periods in hospital. [8] The album was his second to top the UK Independent Album Breakers Chart, and peaked at number 41 on the UK Albums Chart. [3]
Speight released his third album, Love & Light, in August 2023. The album focussed on Speight's personal experiences and on living life to the fullest, and was preceded by two singles, 'The One' and 'Let Go'. [9] [10] The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 66. [3]
Speight released his fourth album, Perfect Strangers, in September 2025. [11]
Speight has Crohn's disease and lives with a stoma. [12] He is an ambassador of Crohn's and Colitis UK. [13]
In August 2025, during an interview on BBC Radio 2 with OJ Borg, Speight spoke about the writing process following the end of a five-year relationship.[ citation needed ]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [3] | ||
| Collide | 2019 | — |
| Everything's Waiting for You | 2021 | 41 |
| Love & Light | 2023 | 66 |
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Little Love | 2016 |
| Falling | |
| Love | |
| Willow Tree | 2017 |
| My My My | |
| Waiting | |
| Live at Studio 3 | 2018 |
| Sunset Sound | 2020 |
| You & I | 2022 |
| Stay Alive | 2024 |
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "In the Air Tonight" (with Mahogany) | ||
| "Want You" | Collide | |
| "Collide" | ||
| "Strangers Now" (with Lydia Clowes) | ||
| "My Name" | 2019 | |
| "Heartshaker" | ||
| "Into the Night" | ||
| "Little Love" | ||
| "Christmas Morning" | Non-album singles | |
| "Save Tonight" (with Lydia Clowes) | 2020 | |
| "Good Times" | Sunset Sound | |
| "Live Forever" | Non-album single | |
| "Natalie Portman" | Sunset Sound | |
| "Dakota" | Everything's Waiting for You | |
| "Driving Home for Christmas" | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Torn" (with Lydia Clowes) | 2022 | |
| "Worry" (with Roses & Revolutions) | Brightside of Me | |
| "You & I" | You & I | |
| "Roll the Dice Again" | ||
| "Just as You Are" | ||
| "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" | Non-album single | |
| "The One" | 2023 | The One |
| "If This Is How the Story Ends" | Love & Light | |
| "Let Go" | ||
| "Tomorrow" | ||
| "Aftermath" (with Lydia Clowes) | ||
| "Trick of the Light" | ||
| "Wonderful Wonder" (solo or with Ward Thomas) | ||
| "The Christmas You Deserve" | Non-album single | |
| "Stay Alive" | 2024 | Stay Alive |
| "Kind to You" (with The Mayries) |