Leave a Light On (Tom Walker song) explained

Leave a Light On
Cover:Tom Walker - Leave a Light On.png
Type:single
Artist:Tom Walker
Album:What a Time to Be Alive
Label:Relentless
Prev Title:Heartland
Prev Year:2017
Next Title:My Way
Next Year:2018

"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.

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

Weekly charts

Chart (2017–19)Peak
position
Croatia (HRT)[3] 52
Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[4] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 25
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 40
Romania (Airplay 100)<--Please do not change this to Romanian Top 100 or Media Forest. The Airplay 100 is Romania's national singles chart from 2012 onwards. For further information, see WP:GOODCHARTS-->[7] 69
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[8] 14
Slovenia (SloTop50)[9] 23
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[10] 77
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12] 27
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 5
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 3
CIS (Tophit)[15] 51
France (SNEP)[16] 21
Germany (Official German Charts)[17] 23
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[18] 29
Iceland (Plötutíóindi)[19] 78
Italy (FIMI)[20] 44
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[21] 33
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22] 55
Portugal (AFP)[23] 138
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[24] 51
Slovenia (SloTop50)[25] 28
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 10
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[27] 36
Chart (2019)Position
CIS (Tophit)[28] 86
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[29] 30
Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[30] 8
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[31] 61

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various13 October 2017Digital downloadRelentless
United States22 January 2018Hot adult contemporary radioEpic
1 May 2018Contemporary hit radio

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leave a Light On - Single by Tom Walker on Apple Music. iTunes. 20 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Tom Walker Talks "Leave A Light On" & His Debut Album: Interview. Wass. Mike. 14 May 2018. Idolator. 8 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Croatia ARC TOP 100. HRT. 11 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Euro Digital Song Sales. Billboard. 23 June 2018.
  5. Web site: IRMA – Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. 28 July 2018.
  6. Web site: NZ Top 40 Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 20 August 2018. 17 August 2018.
  7. Web site: Airplay 100 – 30 septembrie 2018. Kiss FM. Romanian. 2 October 2018. 30 September 2018.
  8. Web site: Official Russia Top 100 Airplay Chart (week 24). Tophit. 24 June 2018. Russian.
  9. Web site: SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart. slotop50.si. 5 September 2018.
  10. Web site: Top 100 Canciones: Semana 45. Productores de Música de España. 14 November 2018.
  11. Web site: Swedish Heatseekers Chart – 6 april 2018. 6 April 2018.
  12. Web site: Ö3 Austria Top 40 Jahrescharts 2018: Singles. Ö3 Austria Top 40. 30 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171230060411/http://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/2886107/. 2017-12-30. dead.
  13. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2018. Ultratop. 21 December 2018.
  14. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2018. Ultratop. 21 December 2018.
  15. Web site: CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2018). . 13 January 2020.
  16. Web site: Top de l'année Top Singles 2018. SNEP. fr. 9 July 2020.
  17. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts. German. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. 21 December 2018.
  18. Web site: Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2018. 17 April 2020. Mahasz.
  19. Web site: TÓNLISTINN – LÖG – 2018. is. Plötutíóindi. April 1, 2022.
  20. Web site: Classifiche Annuali Top of the Music FIMI/GfK 2018: Protagonista La Musica Italiana. Italian. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. 7 January 2019. 11 January 2019. Download the attachment and open the singles file.
  21. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2018 . . 5 January 2019 . nl.
  22. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2018. MegaCharts. Dutch. 5 January 2019.
  23. Web site: Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 200 Singles 2018. Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Portuguese. 16 August 2020.
  24. Web site: Russian Top Year-End Radio Hits (2018). . 13 January 2020.
  25. Web site: SloTop50 – Slovenian official Year-End singles chart. SloTop50. 7 February 2019.
  26. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2018 – hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. 31 December 2018.
  27. Web site: End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2018. Official Charts Company. 29 December 2018.
  28. Web site: CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2019). . 13 January 2020.
  29. Web site: Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2019. 17 April 2020. Mahasz.
  30. Web site: Ukrainian Top Year-End Radio Hits (2019). . 13 January 2020.
  31. Web site: End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2019. Official Charts Company. 4 January 2020.

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