"Leave a Light On" is a song by British singer-songwriter Tom Walker. It was released to digital retailers on 13 October 2017. 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".
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2017–19) Peakposition Belarus Airplay (Eurofest) 7 Croatia (HRT) 52 Euro Digital Songs (Billboard) 2 Ireland (IRMA) 25 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 40 Romania (Airplay 100) 69 Russia Airplay (Tophit) 14 Slovenia (SloTop50) 23 Spain (PROMUSICAE) 77Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) 3
Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 27 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) 5 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) 3 CIS (Tophit) 51 France (SNEP) 21 Germany (Official German Charts) 23 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 29 Iceland (Plötutíóindi) 78 Italy (FIMI) 44 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 33 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 55 Portugal (AFP) 138 Russia Airplay (Tophit) 51 Slovenia (SloTop50) 28 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 10 UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 36 Chart (2019) Position CIS (Tophit) 86 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 30 Ukraine Airplay (Tophit) 8 UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 61
Certifications
Release history Region Date Format Label Ref. Various 13 October 2017 Digital download Relentless United States 22 January 2018 Hot adult contemporary radioEpic 1 May 2018 Contemporary hit radio
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