Lighting Matches

Lighting Matches
Lighting Matches
Studio album by Tom Grennan
Released	6 July 2018
Recorded	2016–2018
Genre	Indie rock; pop rock;
Length	41:43
Label	Insanity
Producer	Charlie Hugall; Jimmy Hogarth; Joel Pott; Laconic; Joe Rubel; Jordan Riley; Eg White; Samuel Dixon; Fraser T Smith; Peter Stengaard; Chase & Status;
Tom Grennan chronology
Singles from Lighting Matches
	"Royal Highness"; Released: September 2017; "I Might"; Released: December 2017; "Sober"; Released: February 2018; "Barbed Wire"; Released: June 2018; "Run in the Rain"; Released: November 2018;

Lighting Matches is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Tom Grennan, released on 6 July 2018 through Insanity Records. The album spawned five singles, and includes three singles, released on Grennan's previously three EPs.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	5/10^[2]
The Independent	^[3]
NME	^[4]

Lighting Matches was generally well received by critics. NME critic Andrew Trendell said that the album "makes Bedford sound like Hollywood" and that Grennan "knows what he's doing".^[4] However, Clash critic Nick Roseblade said that the album "isn't a bad album, but sadly it doesn't excel either" and that "it all feels a little too rehearsed and sanitised in its delivery."^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Found What I've Been Looking For"	Thomas Grennan Jordan Riley	Charlie Hugall Jordan Riley	3:11
2.	"Royal Highness"	Grennan Jonny Lattimer Ashley Milton Daniel Goudie	Laconic Joe Rubel	3:13
3.	"Barbed Wire"	Grennan Danny Connors	Hugall	3:05
4.	"Run in the Rain"	Grennan Amy Wadge Adriano Buffone	Jimmy Hogarth	3:57
5.	"Aboard"	Grennan Lattimer Francis White	Eg White	3:53
6.	"Lighting Matches"	Grennan Lattimer Jimmy Hogarth	Hogarth	3:29
7.	"Lucky Ones"	Grennan Patrick Byrne	Samuel Dixon	3:33
8.	"Sober"	Grennan Fraser Thornycroft-Smith Lattimer	Fraser T Smith	3:42
9.	"I Might"	Diane Warren	Peter Stengaard	2:53
10.	"Make 'Em Like You"	Grennan Joel Pott	Pott	3:39
11.	"Something in the Water"	Grennan	Hugall	3:27
12.	"Little by Little Love"	Grennan Pott	Pott	3:41
Total length:				41:43

Deluxe edition CD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Praying"	Grennan Charlie Hugall Tre Jean-Marie Jacob Attwooll	Hugall	3:06
14.	"Secret Lover"	Grennan Pott	Pott	3:58
15.	"Sweet Hallelujah"	Grennan	Hugall	3:48
16.	"All Goes Wrong" (with Chase & Status)	William Kennard Saul Milton Grennan Kieron McIntosh Dean McIntosh Nathaniel Ledwidge	Chase & Status	3:43

Chart performance

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[5]	191
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[6]	60
UK Albums (OCC)^[7]	5

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[8]	Gold	100,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Reviews for Lighting Matches by Tom Grennan". Metacritic. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Lighting Matches – Tom Grennan". Clash. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
^ "Lighting Matches – Tom Grennan". The Independent. 5 July 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Lighting Matches – Tom Grennan". NME. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
^ "Ultratop.be – Tom Grennan – Lightning Matches" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
^ "Tom Grennan | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
^ "British album certifications – Tom Grennan – Lighting Matches". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

[MC-1] "Reviews for Lighting Matches by Tom Grennan". Metacritic. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.

[Clash_Magazine-2] "Lighting Matches – Tom Grennan". Clash. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.

[The_Independent-3] "Lighting Matches – Tom Grennan". The Independent. 5 July 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2018.

[NME-4] "Lighting Matches – Tom Grennan". NME. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.

[ac_Flanders_Tom_Grennan-5] "Ultratop.be – Tom Grennan – Lightning Matches" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

[ac_Germany_Tom_Grennan-6] "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

[ac_UK_Tom_Grennan-7] "Tom Grennan | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

[United_KingdomTom_GrennanLighting_MatchesalbumCertRef-8] "British album certifications – Tom Grennan – Lighting Matches". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

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