Tea and Toast

"Tea and Toast"
Single by Lucy Spraggan
from the album Join the Club
Released 13 July 2012
13 December 2013 (re-release)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2011
Genre Indie pop
Length 4:36
Label Independent, Columbia Records
Writer(s) Lucy Spraggan
Lucy Spraggan singles chronology
"Tea and Toast"
(2012)		 "Lighthouse"
(2013)
"Last Night (Beer Fear)"
(2013)
"Tea & Toast"
(2013)
"Give Me Sunshine"
(2013)
2013 cover

"Tea and Toast" is a single by English musician Lucy Spraggan. The song was released in the United Kingdom as a digital download on 13 July 2012, Columbia Records re-released the song on 13 December 2013. The song was written by Lucy Spraggan. The song is included on her album Join the Club (2013).

Live performances

She sang the song on The X Factor at bootcamp after Tulisa said that she wanted to hear one of her tracks. Lucy said that the song was about a real couple that she had seen. After she performed the song, she burst into tears when she received a standing ovation from the audience and the judging panel.[1][2]

Inspiration for song

Spraggan explains the inspiration behind "Tea and Toast". She revealed that she was inspired by an elderly couple walking down the street when "the lady collapsed in the street and was unconscious. And the look on the husbands face was like he'd never lost her before and he'd just lost her then. It was horrible and it inspired me to write a song — after I got them into an ambulance. "[3]

Track listing

Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "Tea and Toast"   4:36
Album version
No. Title Length
1. "Tea & Toast"   4:32
Digital download - 2013 single
No. Title Length
1. "Tea and Toast"   4:32
2. "It Doesn't Feel Like Christmas"   3:30

Big Hits 2012 cover version

After Spraggan was asked to remove her album Top Room at the Zoo from iTunes,[4] a group called Big Hits 2012 took advantage and released their own version. This version charted at #52 on the UK Singles Chart,[5] while their version of Last Night also charted at #74.[5]

Chart performance

The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 135 and number 11 on the UK Indie Chart after she performed her song "Last Night" at The X Factor auditions which was shown on 25 August 2012. In October 2013 the song re-entered the UK Singles Chart at number 50, due to the release of her album Join the Club.

Weekly charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] 135
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[7] 11
Chart (2013) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 50

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 13 July 2012[9] Digital download Independent
13 December 2013[10] Columbia Records

References

  1. ↑ 'X Factor': Tulisa requests Lucy Spraggan original song at Boot Camp - X Factor News - Reality TV - Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk/
  2. ↑ Lucy's Bootcamp performance - Tea And Toast - The X Factor UK 2012. YouTube
  3. ↑ http://www.unrealitytv.co.uk/x-factor/x-factor-2012-lucy-spraggan-explains-the-inspiration-behind-tea-and-toast-gary-barlow-think-shes-a-genius-video/
  4. ↑ Eames, Tom (29 August 2012). "'X Factor' Lucy Spraggan's song taken off iTunes due to 'rule change'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "BIG HITS 2012". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "New Chart Entries > September 8, 2012". Zobbel.de. 8 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2012-09-08" UK Indie Chart.
  8. ↑ "UK Charts > Lucy Spraggan". officialcharts.com/ The Official Charts Company.
  9. ↑ Tea and Toast: Lucy Spraggan: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads
  10. ↑ iTunes - Music - Tea & Toast - Single by Lucy Spraggan