Thursday (Jess Glynne song) explained

"Thursday" is a song by English singer-songwriter Jess Glynne. It was released through Atlantic on 11 October 2018 as the third single from her second studio album, Always In Between (2018). The song was written by Jess Glynne, Ed Sheeran and Steve Mac.

Background and composition

"Thursday" was written by Jess Glynne, Ed Sheeran and Steve Mac. It was the second song Glynne and Mac had worked together on after the former's 2015 single "Take Me Home". In an interview with Billboard, Glynne spoke about the writing process. "We spoke about the highs and lows of being famous and doing the job that we do. It was really cool because for me as an artist, I don't really work with that many artists, and obviously you never know how it is for someone else and you feel like you don't know whether that's just you."^[1]

Reception

Reviewing Always In Between for Rolling Stone, Maura Johnston wrote that the track "gently blooms from acoustic balladry into starlit pop anthem", praising the singer's vocal and expressive abilities, stating that "Glynne’s voice growing into assuredness as the self-affirmations pile up high enough to give even the most hard-hearted listener a bit of a boost".^[2] Graeme Virtue of The Guardian described the song as a "sombre ode to self-care", stylistically similar to Dido's music.^[3]

The Arts Desks writer Katie Colombus described the song as "a slower song with a more heartfelt lyrical", talking about "wanting to feel beautiful rather than insecure".^[4]

Music video

The official music video for "Thursday" was uploaded to Glynne's own YouTube channel on 15 November 2018 and was directed by Joe Connor.^[5]

Live performances

• Strictly Come Dancing (4 November 2018)^[6]
• The BRITs Are Coming show (12 January 2019)
• 2019 Brit Awards (20 February 2019) (with H.E.R.)^[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018–19)	Peak position
Croatia (HRT)[8]	32
Ireland (IRMA)[9]	9
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[10]	22

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. News: Schiller . Rebecca . 5 February 2019 . Jess Glynne Describes the 'Reassuring' Process of Writing 'Thursday' With Ed Sheeran & Steve Mac: Watch . . 30 July 2019.
2. Web site: Johnston . Maura . Maura Johnston . 19 October 2018 . Review: Jess Glynne Is Full of Soul on 'Always In Between' . 30 April 2023 . . en-US.
3. News: Virtue . Graeme . 16 November 2018 . Jess Glynne review go-for-broke spirit from a talented pop grafter . en-GB . . 30 April 2023 . 0261-3077.
4. Web site: Katie . Colombus . 11 October 2018 . Jess Glynne - Always In Between : A couple of standouts in an otherwise bland mi . 30 April 2023 . . en-GB.
5. Web site: Ding . Sophie . 15 November 2018 . Jess Glynne Lays It All Bare in ‘Thursday’ Music Video: Watch . 30 April 2023 . . en-US.
6. Web site: Jess Glynne sings 'Thursday' - BBC Strictly 2018. YouTube. 25 November 2018.
7. Web site: Rowley . Glenn . 20 February 2019 . Jess Glynne & H.E.R. Team Up for Empowering Performance of ‘Thursday’ at 2019 Brit Awards . 30 April 2023 . . en-US.
8. Web site: Croatia ARC TOP 100. HRT. 20 December 2018. 20 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181220231611/https://radio.hrt.hr/clanak/arc-100-datum-17-prosinca-2018/186482/. dead.
9. Web site: IRMA – Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. 7 December 2018. 8 December 2018.
10. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 22 October 2018. 25 November 2018.
11. Web site: End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2019. Official Charts Company. 4 January 2020.