Tough (Lewis Capaldi song)

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"Tough"
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Single by Lewis Capaldi
from the EP Breach
Released8 June 2018
Recorded2017
Length3:49
Label Virgin
Lewis Capaldi singles chronology
"Rush"
(2018)
"Tough"
(2018)
"Grace"
(2018)

"Tough" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi. It was released as a digital download on 8 June 2018 via Virgin Records as the lead single from his second extended play Breach. [1] [2] The song peaked at number 63 on the Scottish Singles Chart.

Contents

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Tough"3:49

Charts

Chart (2018–19)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [3] 39
Scotland (OCC) [4] 63

Certifications

Certifications for "Tough"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [5] Gold35,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [6] Gold400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom8 June 2018 [1] Digital download Virgin

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