"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.
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Background and promotion
"Shadowboxing" was released alongside the details of Grennan's fourth studio album. 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.” Grennan revelead that "Shadowboxing" was the first song that he wrote with Justin Tranter.
A music video for the song was released on 20 February 2025.
Track listing
Digital download and streaming
"Shadowboxing" – 2:52
Digital download and streaming – Spotify
"Shadowboxing" – 2:52
"Higher" – 3:21
Personnel
Credits adapted from Apple Music.
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