Fire Burning

"Fire Burning"
Single by Sean Kingston
from the album Tomorrow
Released	April 24, 2009
Genre	Electropop dance-pop
Length	4:03
Label	Epic Geffen Koch
Songwriters	Kisean Anderson Bilal Hajji RedOne
Producer	RedOne
Sean Kingston singles chronology
"There's Nothin" (2008) "Fire Burning" (2009) "Face Drop" (2009)
Music video
"Fire Burning" on YouTube

Weekly charts Chart (2009) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [7] 48 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 54 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [8] 29 Canada Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [9] 2 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles) 28 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [10] 13 France (SNEP) [11] 13 Germany (Official German Charts) 56 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [12] 3 Ireland (IRMA) 12 Japan (Japan Hot 100) 9 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [13] 36 Romania (Romanian Top 100) [14] 46 South African Singles Chart 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 29 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 50 Turkey Top 20 Chart [16] 2 UK Singles (OCC) [17] 12 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [18] 5 US Billboard Hot 100 [19] 5 US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [20] 37 US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [21] 1 US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [22] 3 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay ( Billboard ) [23] 6 US Latin Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [24] 18 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [25] 6 US Rhythmic Airplay ( Billboard ) [26] 5

Year-end charts Chart (2009) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [27] 6 Hungary (Single Top 40) [28] 25 Japan (Japan Hot 100) [29] 46 Japan Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [30] 18 UK Singles (OCC) [31] 96 US Billboard Hot 100 [32] 33 US Dance Club Songs [33] 34 US Mainstream Top 40 [34] 34 US Rhythmic [35] 36

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [36]	Platinum	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [37]	Platinum	600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [38]	2× Platinum	2,000,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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21. "Sean Kingston Chart History (Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard . Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
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26. "Sean Kingston Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)". Billboard .
27. "Canadian Hot 100 Year-End 2009". Billboard. 2009. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
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35. "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2009". Billboard. 9 December 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
36. "New Zealand single certifications – Sean Kingston – Fire Burning". Radioscope. Retrieved April 15, 2025.Type Fire Burning in the "Search:" fieldand press Enter.
37. "British single certifications – Sean Kingston – Fire Burning". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved May 17, 2024.
38. "American single certifications – Sean Kingston – Fire Burning". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved January 23, 2015.

External links

• Sean Kingston Myspace
• Official website
• Official UK website
• Sean Kingston interview by Pete Lewis, Blues & Soul August 2009 Archived 2020-12-02 at the Wayback Machine