Light Up the Dark
Studio album by
Gabrielle Aplin
Released18 September 2015 (2015-09-18)
Genre
Length49:58
LabelParlophone
ProducerLuke Potashnick
Gabrielle Aplin chronology
English Rain EP
(2014) 		Light Up the Dark
(2015) 		Miss You
(2016)
Gabrielle Aplin studio album chronology
English Rain
(2013) 		Light Up the Dark
(2015) 		Dear Happy
(2020)
Singles from Light Up the Dark
  1. "Light Up the Dark"
    Released: 18 May 2015
  2. "Sweet Nothing"
    Released: 6 August 2015

Light Up the Dark is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Gabrielle Aplin, which was released by Parlophone Records on 18 September 2015.[1] The album peaked at number fourteen in the UK Albums Chart.

Singles

"Light Up the Dark" was the album's first single and the music video was released on 18 May 2015.[2] The second single was "Sweet Nothing" which was released on 6 August 2015.[3]

Track listing

Light Up the Dark — Standard edition[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Light Up the Dark"
Potashnick4:16
2."Skeleton"
  • Aplin
  • Potashnick
  • Adam Argyle
Potashnick3:37
3."Fools Love"
  • Aplin
  • Potashnick
Potashnick4:05
4."Slip Away"
  • Atkinson
  • Edd Holloway
3:52
5."Sweet Nothing"
Potashnick2:53
6."Heavy Heart"
  • Aplin
  • Potashnick
Potashnick3:55
7."Shallow Love"
Potashnick3:59
8."Anybody Out There"
Prime3:09
9."Hurt"
  • Aplin
  • Potashnick
  • Argyle
Potashnick4:13
10."Together"
  • Aplin
  • Potashnick
  • Starbek
Potashnick2:45
11."What Did You Do?"
  • Aplin
  • Potashnick
  • Argyle
Potashnick4:21
12."A While"
  • Aplin
  • Potashnick
Potashnick4:23
13."Don't Break Your Heart On Me" (Hidden track)
 4:30
Total length:49:58
Light Up the Dark — Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[1][5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Don't Break Your Heart On Me"
  • Aplin
  • Potashnick
  • Hudson-Taylor
3:00
14."This Side of the Moon"
  • Aplin
  • Potashnick
4:10
15."Coming Home"
3:34
16."Letting You Go"
3:09
17."The House We Never Built"
  • Aplin
  • Atkinson
  • Tom Wilding
3:15
18."You Don't Like Dancing"
  • Aplin
  • Potashnick
  • Starbek
3:35
Total length:66:11
Light Up the Dark — Japanese edition (bonus tracks)[6][7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Don't Break Your Heart On Me"
4:30
14."A Case of You"Joni Mitchell4:21
15."Predictable"Aplin3:58
Total length:74:30

Personnel

Musicians
Production

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 38
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 171
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 166
Irish Albums (IRMA)[11] 41
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 14
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 15

References

  1. ^ a b "Light Up the Dark (Deluxe Edition) by Gabrielle Aplin". iTunes Store (AU). Apple Inc. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  2. ^ Gabrielle Aplin – Light Up The Dark (Official Video). YouTube. 18 May 2015.
  3. ^ Gabrielle Aplin – Sweet Nothing (Official Video). YouTube. 6 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Light Up the Dark by Gabrielle Aplin". iTunes Store (AU). Apple Inc. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  5. ^ "amazon.co.uk product page". amazon.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Light Up the Dark by Gabrielle Aplin". iTunes Store (JP). Apple Inc. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Warner Music Japan". Warner Music Japan. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Gabrielle Aplin – Light Up the Dark". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Gabrielle Aplin – Light Up the Dark" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Gabrielle Aplin – Light Up the Dark" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  11. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 39, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  12. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
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