Shadowboxing (Tom Grennan song)
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| Single by Tom Grennan | ||||
| from the album Everywhere I Went, Led Me to Where I Didn't Want to Be | ||||
| Released | January 31, 2025 | |||
| Length | 2:52 | |||
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| "Shadowboxing" on YouTube | ||||
"Shadowboxing" is a song by English singer-songwriter Tom Grennan. It was released on 31 January 2025, through Insanity Records under exclusive licence to Sony Music UK, as the second single from his fourth studio album, Everywhere I Went, Led Me to Where I Didn't Want to Be.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Background and promotion
"Shadowboxing" was released alongside the details of Grennan's fourth studio album.[2] Grennan said that about the track “It’s about my fight with a side of me I have a lot of trouble with, it’s still a daily battle. But I’ve learned how to fight all these demons and I’m mentally and physically prepared now. I’m in athlete mode.”[8] Grennan revelead that "Shadowboxing" was the first song that he wrote with Justin Tranter.[8]
A music video for the song was released on 20 February 2025.[9]
Track listing
- Digital download and streaming[3]
- "Shadowboxing" – 2:52
- Digital download and streaming – Spotify[10]
- "Shadowboxing" – 2:52
- "Higher" – 3:21
Personnel
Credits adapted from Apple Music.[11]
- Tom Grennan — vocals, background vocals, composer, lyrics
- Justin Tranter — background vocals, vocal producer, composer, lyrics
- Jussi Karvinen — vocal producer, programming, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, synthesizer
- Cleo Tighe — background vocals, composer, lyrics
- Danitello — vocal producer
- Dan Grech-Marguerat — mixing engineer
- Luke Burgoyne — assistant mixing engineer, assistant engineer
- Seb Maletka-Catala — assistant mixing engineer, assistant engineer
- Chris Gehringer — mastering engineer
- Will Quinnell — assistant mastering engineer
- Atharva Dhekne — assistant mastering engineer
Charts
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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| Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[12] | 17 |
| UK Singles Sales Chart (OCC)[13] | 57 |
| UK Singles Downloads Chart (OCC)[14] | 56 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Worldwide | 31 January 2025 |
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References
- ^ "Tom Grennan releases 'Shadowboxing' with the lyric video". 2025-01-31. Archived from the original on 31 January 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ a b Jones, Damian (2025-01-31). "Tom Grennan shares euphoric single 'Shadowboxing' and announces new album along with UK tour". NME. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ a b Shadowboxing by Tom Grennan on Apple Music, 2025-01-31, retrieved 2025-05-10
- ^ "Tom Grennan Announces New Album And Shares New Single 'Shadowboxing'". BROKEN 8 RECORDS. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ Rogers, Mandy (2025-02-05). "Listen to "Shadowboxing" by Tom Grennan". EQ Music Blog. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ "Tom Grennan has released new single 'Shadowboxing' - Dork". readdork.com. 2025-01-31. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ "SHADOWBOXING by Tom Grennan | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. 2025-02-09. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ a b "Tom Grennan has announced a new album and arena tour, plus single 'Shadowboxing' - Dork". readdork.com. 2025-01-31. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ TomGrennanVEVO (2025-02-20). Tom Grennan - Shadowboxing (Official Visualiser). Retrieved 2025-05-10 – via YouTube.
- ^ Shadowboxing, 2025-01-31, retrieved 2025-05-10
- ^ Shadowboxing by Tom Grennan on Apple Music, 2025-01-31, retrieved 2025-05-10
- ^ "Top Radio Hits Lithuania Weekly Chart: Feb 13, 2025". TopHit. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart on 7/2/2025". Official Charts. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart on 7/2/2025". Official Charts. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ Shadowboxing - Single by Tom Grennan on Apple Music, 2025-01-31, retrieved 2025-05-10