title: Bruises (Lewis Capaldi song)
text: # Bruises (Lewis Capaldi song)
  
  "Bruises" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi. It was initially self-released independently on 31 March 2017, later being re-released as a digital download on 16 May 2017, after Capaldi signed to Virgin Records, as the lead single from his debut extended play Bloom and his debut studio album Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent. It was released once again on 7 January 2020 as Capaldi's third single.
  
  ## Background
  
  It was the first song he had written with a piano. Originally, it was called "Something in the Water Pt. II".
  
  ## Certifications
  
  | Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
  | - | - | - |
  | Australia (ARIA) | 6× Platinum | $420,000^‡$ |
  | Canada (Music Canada) | 3× Platinum | $240,000^‡$ |
  | Denmark (IFPI Danmark) | 2× Platinum | $180,000^‡$ |
  | Germany (BVMI) | Platinum | $400,000^‡$ |
  | Italy (FIMI) | Platinum | $70,000^‡$ |
  | New Zealand (RMNZ) | Platinum | $30,000^‡$ |
  | Poland (ZPAV) | Platinum | $50,000^‡$ |
  | Portugal (AFP) | 2× Platinum | $20,000^‡$ |
  | United Kingdom (BPI) | 4× Platinum | $2,400,000^‡$ |
  | Streaming |||
  | Sweden (GLF) | Platinum | $8,000,000^†$ |
  | $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. $^†$ Streaming-only figures based on certification alone. |||
  
  ## Release history
  
  | Region | Date | Format | Label |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | United Kingdom | 16 May 2017 | Digital download | Virgin |
  | Various | 27 September 2019 | Remixes | Vertigo, Universal |
  | Various | 11 October 2019 | CD single | Vertigo, Universal |
  
  ## Usage in media
  
  The song has been featured in the second season of Riverdale and the third season of Magnum P.I.
  
  