Rooting for You (London Grammar song)

"Rooting for You"
Single by London Grammar
from the album Truth Is a Beautiful Thing
Released1 January 2017 (2017-01-01)
GenreDream pop
Length4:29
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
London Grammar singles chronology
"If You Wait"
(2014) 		"Rooting for You"
(2017) 		"Big Picture"
(2017)

"Rooting for You" is a song by English trio London Grammar. The song was released by Ministry of Sound and Sony Music in the United Kingdom on 1 January 2017 as the lead single from their second studio album Truth Is a Beautiful Thing (2017), the song has peaked at number 58 on the UK Singles Chart. It was written by the three members of London Grammar, and produced by Paul Epworth and MyRiot.

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Bison, where two minutes of the song are performed a cappella. The video edit was produced by Sonya Sier and Zoe Wheeler.[1][2][3][4][5]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Rooting for You"4:29

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[6] 133
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[7] 43
France (SNEP)[8] 55
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 72
Scotland (OCC)[10] 45
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 7
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 58

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 1 January 2017 Digital download

References

  1. ^ "Rooting For You - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  2. ^ Maine, Samantha (1 January 2017). "London Grammar share new single 'Rooting For You'". NME. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  3. ^ Kaye, Ben (2 January 2017). "London Grammar return with stirring ballad "Rooting For You"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. ^ Murray, Robin (2 January 2017). "London Grammar Are Back". Clash. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Rooting For You London Grammar". Vevo. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  6. ^ "London Grammar – Rooting for You" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  7. ^ "London Grammar – Rooting for You" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 1, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography London Grammar". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Vecolista Heatseeker – Vecka 2, 13 januari 2017" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  13. ^ "British single certifications – London Grammar – Rooting For You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 June 2024.