Light It Up (Will Young album) explained

Light It Up
Type:	studio
Artist:	Will Young
Cover:	Will Young - Light It Up.png
Length:	35:49
Label:	BMG Rights Management Fascination
Prev Year:	2022

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.^[1] It is the singer's first release since 2022's Greatest Hits compilation, , and his first studio album of wholly original material since 2019's Lexicon.

Background

Upon 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.^[2]

Promotion

On 6 August 2024, Young appeared on Rylan Clark's BBC podcast, Rylan: How to Be in the Spotlight.^[3] On 12 August 2024, Young performed a concert at The Wardrobe, Leeds. The gig was praised in a review by The Yorkshire Post.^[4] On 14 August 2024, Young appeared on the ITV1 daytime chat show Loose Women to talk about the album.^[5] On 19 August 2024, he appeared on The One Show to discuss his career and Light It Up.^[6]

Singles

The 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.^[7] "Falling Deep" debuted and peaked at number 62 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.^[8]

"Midnight" was released on 7 June 2024 as the album's second official single.^[9] It reached number 96 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.^[10]

The album's third single, "Light It Up", and an accompanying video again directed by Douek, was released on 5 July 2024.^{[11] [12]}

On the day of the album's release, Young released a music video for album track "The Worst".^[13]

Chart performance

In 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.^[14] It also debuted at number 5 on the Vinyl Albums Chart.^[15]

Tour

On 18 April 2024, Young announced we would embark on a UK tour to support the album in the autumn of 2024.^[16]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Will Young - Light It Up. Spotify. 9 August 2024. 13 August 2024.
2. Web site: Will Young returns with new single Falling Deep and is ’embracing joyous unashamed pop music’. Attitude. Tabberer. Jamie. 19 April 2024. 13 August 2024.
3. Web site: Rylan: How to Be in the Spotlight - Will Young. BBC Sounds. 6 August 2024. 22 August 2024.
4. Web site: Gig review: Will Young at The Wardrobe, Leeds. The Yorkshire Post. Steel. Andrew. 12 August 2024. 13 August 2024.
5. Web site: Will Young on Music, Mental Health, and Fostering Dreams. YouTube. 14 August 2024. 15 August 2024.
6. Web site: The One Show - 19/8/2024. 22 August 2024.
7. Web site: Will Young - Falling Deep. YouTube. 18 April 2024. 13 August 2024.
8. Web site: Official Singles Downloads Chart on 19/4/2024 19 April 2024 - 25 April 2024. Official Charts. 19 April 2024. 13 August 2024.
9. Web site: Will Young - Midnight. Spotify. 7 June 2024. 13 August 2024.
10. Web site: Official Singles Downloads Chart on 14/6/2024 14 June 2024 - 20 June 2024. Official Charts. 14 June 2024. 13 August 2024.
11. Web site: Will Young - Light It Up (single). Spotify. 5 July 2024. 13 August 2024.
12. Web site: Will Young - Light It Up. YouTube. 5 July 2024. 13 August 2024.
13. Web site: Will Young (Official video). 9 August 2024. 13 August 2024.
14. Web site: Will Young - Light It Up. Official Charts. 16 August 2024. 16 August 2024.
15. Web site: Official Vinyl Albums Chart on 16/8/2024 16 August 2024 - 22 August 2024. Official Charts. 16 August 2024. 17 August 2024.
16. Web site: Will Young talks new album, bumper tour - and missing his dogs when he's out on the road. The Scarborough News. Hollis. Patrick. 18 April 2024. 13 August 2024.