Tea and Toast

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

"Tea and Toast"
Single by Lucy Spraggan
from the album Join the Club
Released
  • 13 July 2012
  • 13 December 2013 (re-release)
Recorded2011
GenreIndie pop
Length4:36
Label
Songwriter(s)Lucy Spraggan
Lucy Spraggan singles chronology
"Tea and Toast"
(2012)		 "Lighthouse"
(2013)
"Last Night (Beer Fear)"
(2013)
"Tea & Toast"
(2013)
"Give Me Sunshine"
(2014)
2013 cover

Live performances

She sang the song on The X Factor at bootcamp after Tulisa said that she wanted to hear one of her tracks. Spraggan 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.TitleLength
1."Tea and Toast"4:36
Album version
No.TitleLength
1."Tea & Toast"4:32
Digital download – 2013 single
No.TitleLength
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 (2011) from iTunes,[4] a group called Big Hits 2012 took advantage and released their own version. This version charted at No. 52 on the UK Singles Chart,[5] while their version of "Last Night" also charted, at No. 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 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 (OCC)[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. Digital Spy/
  2. Lucy's Bootcamp performance – Tea And Toast – The X Factor UK 2012. YouTube
  3. "Unrealitytv.co.uk".
  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. "BIG HITS 2012". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  6. "New Chart Entries > 8 September 2012". Zobbel.de. 8 September 2012.
  7. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
  8. "UK Charts > Lucy Spraggan". Official Charts Company.
  9. Tea and Toast: Lucy Spraggan: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads
  10. iTunes – Music – Tea & Toast – Single by Lucy Spraggan


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