Leave a Light On (Tom Walker song)

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"Leave a Light On"
Tom Walker - Leave a Light On.png
Single by Tom Walker
from the album What a Time to Be Alive
Released13 October 2017 (2017-10-13)
Length3:05
Label Relentless
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Tom Walker singles chronology
"Heartland"
(2017)		"Leave a Light On"
(2017)		"My Way"
(2018)
Music video
"Leave a Light On" on YouTube

"Leave a Light On" is a song by British singer-songwriter Tom Walker. It was released to digital retailers on 13 October 2017. [1] The song was co-written by Walker and Steve Mac. The song reached the top 10 in Austria, Wallonia, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, while reaching the top 40 in Australia, Flanders, France, Poland and the Netherlands. The song reached number 7 in the UK and number 34 on the Irish Singles Chart.

Contents

An acoustic version of the track, arranged and produced by Cliff Masterson was featured in the Sony Bravia TV advert.

Background

In an interview with Idolator , Walker revealed that the song was about a friend of his who was struggling with addiction, and explained that he wrote it for his "family and [his] friends to let them know that [they] can talk about it. [2]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [53] 3× Platinum210,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [54] 2× Platinum60,000‡
Belgium (BEA) [55] Platinum40,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [56] Platinum80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [57] Gold45,000‡
France (SNEP) [58] Diamond333,333‡
Germany (BVMI) [59] 3× Gold600,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [60] 2× Platinum100,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI) [61] Gold20,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [62] Platinum20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [63] Platinum60,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [64] 3× Platinum60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [65] 3× Platinum659,339 [66]

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various13 October 2017 Digital download Relentless
[1]
United States22 January 2018 Hot adult contemporary radio Epic
1 May 2018 Contemporary hit radio

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