One Foot in Front of the Other

For other uses, see One Foot in Front of the Other (disambiguation).

One Foot in Front of the Other is the debut mixtape by British singer and songwriter Griff. It was released on 18 June 2021 by Warner Records. Upon release, it was met with critical acclaim and peaked at number four on the UK Albums Chart.

One Foot in Front of the Other
EP by Griff
Released	18 June 2021 (2021-06-18)
Genre	Pop
Length	20:25
Label	Warner
Producer	Griff Lostboy
Griff chronology
The Mirror Talk (2019) One Foot in Front of the Other (2021) Vert1go Vol. 1 (2023)
Singles from One Foot in Front of the Other
"Black Hole" Released: 18 January 2021 "One Foot in Front of the Other" Released: 27 May 2021 "Shade of Yellow" Released: 16 June 2021

Background and release

One Foot in Front of the Other, follows Griff's debut extended play The Mirror Talk (2019). The EP's lead single, "Black Hole", was released on 18 January 2021; she performed the song in May 2021 at the 2021 Brit Awards where she was awarded the Brit Award for Rising Star.^[1][2] The single was followed by the release of the title track and "Shade of Yellow". Originally set to be released on 11 June, the release was pushed back by one week.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	93/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	8/10[4]
DIY	[5]
Dork	[6]
Gigwise	8/10[7]
The Guardian	[8]
The Line of Best Fit	9/10[9]
NME	[10]

Track listing

One Foot in Front of the Other track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Black Hole"	Sarah Faith Griffiths Peter Rycroft Frederik Castenschiold Eichen	Lostboy	3:20
2.	"One Foot in Front of the Other"	Griffiths	Griff	3:12
3.	"Shade of Yellow"	Griffiths	Griff	2:36
4.	"Heart of Gold"	Griffiths	Griff	2:36
5.	"Remembering My Dreams"	Alastair O'Donnell Felix Joseph Griffiths	AOD Joseph Griff	3:22
6.	"Earl Grey Tea"	Griffiths	Griff	2:47
7.	"Walk"	Griffiths Ines Dunn Sam Tsang	Griff Tsang	2:32
Total length:				20:25

CD and cassette bonus track^[11]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
8.	"Take a Bow" (Radio 1 Piano Sessions)	Mikkel S. Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen Shaffer Smith	3:42

Charts

Chart performance for One Foot in Front of the Other

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Irish Albums (IRMA)[12]	85
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13]	5
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	4