Light It Up is the ninth studio album by British singer Will Young. It was released on 9 August 2024 through BMG Rights Management and Fascination.[6] It is the singer's first release since 2022's Greatest Hits compilation, 20 Years: The Greatest Hits, and his first studio album of wholly original material since 2019's Lexicon.
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| Released | 9 August 2024 | |||
| Length | 35:49 | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 6/10[1] |
| Euphoria |   [2] |
| Monstagigz |  [3] |
| Retropop | [4] |
| The Scotsman | [5] |
Background
editUpon the release of "Falling Deep", the album's first single, Young announced the parent album's release, stating, "I really hope this is the go-to pop album for a dance, for a cry and for a celebration. I know I do all three with it." He also announced a tour.[7]
Promotion
editOn 6 August 2024, Young appeared on Rylan Clark's BBC podcast, Rylan: How to Be in the Spotlight.[8] On 12 August 2024, Young performed a concert at The Wardrobe, Leeds. The gig was praised in a review by The Yorkshire Post.[9] On 14 August 2024, Young appeared on the ITV1 daytime chat show Loose Women to talk about the album.[10] On 19 August 2024, he appeared on The One Show to discuss his career and Light It Up.[11]
Singles
editThe album's first single, "Falling Deep", was released 18 April 2024. The official music video, directed by Samuel Douek, was released on the same day.[12] "Falling Deep" debuted and peaked at number 62 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[13]
"Midnight" was released on 7 June 2024 as the album's second official single.[14] It reached number 96 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[15]
The album's third single, "Light It Up", and an accompanying video again directed by Douek, was released on 5 July 2024.[16][17]
On the day of the album's release, Young released a music video for album track "The Worst".[18]
Chart performance
editIn the United Kingdom, Light It Up debuted at number 1 on the Album Downloads Chart, number 2 on the Album Sales Chart and number 5 on the main Album Chart.[19] It also debuted at number 5 on the Vinyl Albums Chart.[20]
Tour
editOn 18 April 2024, Young announced he would embark on a UK tour to support the album in the autumn of 2024.[21]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Falling Deep" |
| PhD | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Light It Up" |
| PhD | 2:47 |
| 3. | "Feels Just Like a Win" |
| Jim Eliot | 4:03 |
| 4. | "Midnight" |
| Eliot | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Me Without You" |
| PhD | 4:31 |
| 6. | "The Worst" |
| PhD | 2:58 |
| 7. | "No Man's Land" |
| PhD | 3:02 |
| 8. | "Talk About It" |
| Eliot | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Everything But You" |
| Eliot | 4:27 |
| 10. | "I Won't Let You Down" |
| 3:44 | |
| Total length: | 35:49 | |||
Charts
edit| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] | 3 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[23] | 5 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[24] | 2 |
References
edit- ^ Murray, Robin (9 August 2024). "Will Young – Light It Up". Clash. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ Guiltenane, Christian (9 August 2024). "Album review: Will Young - Light It Up". Euproria. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Album of the Month: Light It Up by Will Young (August 2024)". Monstagigz. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Gotto, Connor (5 August 2024). "Will Young - Light It Up (review)". Retropop. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ Shepherd, Fiona (1 August 2024). "Will Young Light It Up review - 'charming vocal chops'". The Scotsman. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Will Young - Light It Up". Spotify. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ Tabberer, Jamie (19 April 2024). "Will Young returns with new single Falling Deep and is 'embracing joyous unashamed pop music'". Attitude. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Rylan: How to Be in the Spotlight - Will Young". BBC Sounds. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Steel, Andrew (12 August 2024). "Gig review: Will Young at The Wardrobe, Leeds". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Will Young on Music, Mental Health, and Fostering Dreams". YouTube. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "The One Show - 19/8/2024". BBC Iplayer. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Will Young - Falling Deep". YouTube. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart on 19/4/2024 19 April 2024 - 25 April 2024". Official Charts. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Will Young - Midnight". Spotify. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart on 14/6/2024 14 June 2024 - 20 June 2024". Official Charts. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Will Young - Light It Up (single)". Spotify. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Will Young - Light It Up". YouTube. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Will Young (Official video)". 9 August 2024. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Will Young - Light It Up". Official Charts. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Official Vinyl Albums Chart on 16/8/2024 16 August 2024 - 22 August 2024". Official Charts. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Hollis, Patrick (18 April 2024). "Will Young talks new album, bumper tour - and missing his dogs when he's out on the road". The Scarborough News. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 August 2024.