Fire on Fire

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"Fire on Fire"
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Single by Sam Smith
Released21 December 2018
Studio Abbey Road Studios; London, UK [1]
Genre
Length4:06
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Steve Mac
Sam Smith singles chronology
"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]

Contents

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 Bubbling Under Flanders) [9] 10
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [10] 11
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [11] 18
France Downloads (SNEP) [12] 122
Hungary (Single Top 40) [13] 11
Ireland (IRMA) [14] 38
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [15] 56
Netherlands (Tipparade) [16] 2
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [17] 13
Norway (VG-lista) [18] 17
Portugal (AFP) [19] 94
Scotland (OCC) [20] 52
Singapore (RIAS) [21] 28
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [22] 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [23] 35
UK Singles (OCC) [24] 63

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [25] 88

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [26] 2× Platinum140,000
Austria (IFPI Austria) [27] Platinum30,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [28] Diamond160,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [29] Platinum90,000
France (SNEP) [30] Platinum200,000
Germany (BVMI) [31] Gold200,000
Italy (FIMI) [32] Gold35,000
Norway (IFPI Norway) [33] 2× Platinum120,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [34] Gold30,000
Poland (ZPAV) [35] Platinum50,000
Portugal (AFP) [36] Platinum10,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [37] Gold400,000
United States (RIAA) [38] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various21 December 2018 Digital download [39]

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