Lightning Bolt (song)

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"Lightning Bolt"
Single by Jake Bugg
from the album Jake Bugg
Released 27 April 2012
Format Digital download
Recorded 2011
Genre Folk rock
Length 2:23
Label Mercury Records
Writer(s) Iain Archer, Jake Bugg
Producer(s) Iain Archer
Jake Bugg singles chronology

"Country Song"
(2012)
"Lightning Bolt"
(2012)
"Taste It"
(2012)

"Lightning Bolt" is a song by English singer-songwriter Jake Bugg. It was released on 27 April 2012 in the United Kingdom via digital download as the third single from his self-titled debut studio album Jake Bugg (2012). The song has been used on various advertisements.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Lightning Bolt" was first released onto YouTube on 18 May 2012 at a total length of two minutes and thirty seconds.[1]

The video was shot in Amsterdam, Netherlands (with some shots in Brussels, Belgium) and directed by Michael Holyk.

In popular culture

Media

  • The song featured in a Gatorade commercial in early 2013.
  • The song featured in an advert for British Airways in December 2013.

Track listings

Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "Lightning Bolt"   2:23

Chart performance

Chart (2012-2013) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[ 1] 44
Czech Republic (IFPI)[ 1] 53
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[ 1] 35
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[ 1] 21
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[ 1] 26

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 27 April 2012[2] Digital download Mercury Records
United States 19 March 2013[3]

References

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