Fire on Fire

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"Fire on Fire"
File:Fire on Fire single by Sam Smith.jpg
Single by Sam Smith
from the album Love Goes
Released 21 December 2018
Studio Abbey Road Studios; London, UK[1]
Genre
Length 4:06
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Steve Mac
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"Promises"
(2018)		 "Fire on Fire"
(2018)		 "Dancing with a Stranger"
(2019)
Music video
"Fire on Fire" on YouTube

"Fire on Fire" is a song by English singer Sam Smith, produced by Steve Mac. It was co-written by Smith and Mac for the 2018 Netflix adaptation of the 1972 novel Watership Down. "Fire on Fire" was released as a single on 21 December 2018 through Capitol Records. It charted in the top 40 in Hungary, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Switzerland and Ireland. The song appears on Smith's third studio album, Love Goes (2020).[2][3][4]

Background

The track was written by Sam Smith and producer/songwriter Steve Mac, and recorded with the BBC Concert Orchestra at London's Abbey Road Studios in September 2018.[5] Smith said in a statement: "I am so excited and honored to be a part of this new adaptation of Watership Down. This story is so powerful and timeless, and it has been thrilling to work with the director Noam Murro and his team and the incredible Steve Mac on this song for it. I hope everyone loves it as much as I do."[5]

Critical reception

Gil Kaufman from Billboard called "Fire on Fire" a haunting and stirring ballad.[6] He wrote that Smith's emotional theme song taps into the story's roller-coaster of fear, hope and friendship.[6]

Music video

The music video for "Fire on Fire" was released on 21 December 2018.[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018–19) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 93
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[9] 10
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[10] 11
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 18
France Downloads (SNEP)[12] 122
Hungary (Single Top 40)[13] 11
38
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 56
Netherlands (Tipparade)[15] 2
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[16] 13
Norway (VG-lista)[17] 17
94
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[18] 52
Singapore (RIAS)[19] 28
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 35
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22] 63

Year-end charts

Chart (2019) Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 88

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[24] 2× Platinum 140,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[25] Platinum 0
France (SNEP)[26] Gold 150,000
Germany (BVMI)[27] Gold 150,000
Italy (FIMI)[28] Gold 15,000
Norway (IFPI Norway)[29] 2× Platinum 20,000
Poland (ZPAV)[30] Platinum 20,000
Portugal (AFP)[31] Platinum 20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] Gold 400,000
United States (RIAA)[33] Platinum 1,000,000

xunspecified figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 21 December 2018 Digital download
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References

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  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Sam Smith – Fire on Fire" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Sam Smith – Fire on Fire" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  11. ↑ "Sam Smith: Fire on Fire - From "Watership Down"" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
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  21. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Sam Smith – Fire on Fire". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  22. ↑ "Archive Chart: 20190111" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
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