Burning (Sam Smith song)

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"Burning"
Burning single by Sam Smith.jpg
Promotional single by Sam Smith
from the album The Thrill of It All
Released27 October 2017 (2017-10-27)
Genre Soul
Length3:23
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"Burning" is a song by English singer Sam Smith. It was written by Smith, Jason Boyd, Dominic Jordan and Jimmy Giannos, with production handled by Jimmy Napes and Steve Fitzmaurice. The song was released on 27 October 2017 through Capitol Records, as a promotional single from Smith's second studio album, The Thrill of It All (2017). [1]

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Commercial performance

On 3 November 2017, "Burning" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number sixty-three, selling 5,455 copies. [2] The next week, it would be number thirty-four with sales of 10,502 units. [3] However, "Burning" did not appear on the UK Singles Chart because of the rule that primary artists can have only three concurrent entries. [3]

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 75
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [5] 63
Finland Download (Latauslista) [6] 26
France (SNEP) [7] 129
Ireland (IRMA) [8] 56
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [9] 81
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ) [10] 3
Portugal (AFP) [11] 92
Scotland (OCC) [12] 77
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [13] 63
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [14] 27
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 52
UK Singles (OCC) [16] 63
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [17] 7
US Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [18] 41

Certifications

Certifications for "Burning"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [19] Gold35,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [20] Gold30,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway) [21] Gold30,000‡
Sweden (GLF) [22] Gold4,000,000†
United Kingdom (BPI) [23] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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