Firestarter (Samantha Jade song)

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"Firestarter"
Samantha Jade - Firestarter.jpg
Single by Samantha Jade
from the album Samantha Jade
(Indonesian edition)
Released28 June 2013 (2013-06-28)
Genre
Length3:17
Label Sony
Songwriter(s)
  • Samantha Jade
  • David Musumeci
  • Anthony Egizii
Producer(s) DNA Songs
Samantha Jade singles chronology
"What You've Done to Me"
(2012)
"Firestarter"
(2013)
"Soldier"
(2013)
Music video
"Firestarter" on YouTube

"Firestarter" is a song recorded by Australian singer Samantha Jade. The song was digitally released on 28 June 2013. "Firestarter" was written by Jade, David Musumeci and Anthony Egizii, and produced by Musumeci and Egizii under their stage name DNA Songs. "Firestarter" debuted and peaked at number nine on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified platinum for selling 70,000 copies. The track was promoted by performances on the first results show of season five of The X Factor Australia on 26 August 2013 and Sunrise on 28 June 2013. The accompanying music video was directed by Christopher Freyand. It won ARIA Award for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 2013. [1]

Contents

Background and release

"Firestarter" was written by Samantha Jade and written/produced by David Musumeci and Anthony Egizii under their stage name DNA Songs. [2] Jade has stated that Firestarter is about getting the party started and having fun. [3]

"Firestarter" was made available for digital download and CD single on 28 June. [4] [5] An acoustic version of "Firestarter" was released to iTunes on 9 August. [6] The preview of the song was used for fifth season of The X Factor promotion.

Promotion

The video for the song was directed by Christopher Freyand and released on 13 July 2013.[ citation needed ] Jade performed "Firestarter" for the first time on Sunrise . [7] Jade then performed "Firestarter" live on the first results show of season five of The X Factor Australia on 26 August 2013. [8]

Legacy

"Firestarter" has been described as a gay anthem, [9] with Jade expressing her surprise and gratitude for her gay fanbase in 2019.

Track listing

CD single / digital download [4] [5]
No.TitleLength
1."Firestarter"3:17
Acoustic version digital download [10]
No.TitleLength
1."Firestarter" (Acoustic Version)4:03
Other versions
No.TitleLength
1."Firestarter" (7th Heaven Radio Edit)3:34
2."Firestarter" (7th Heaven Club Mix)6:43

Charts

Certification

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [19] Platinum70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia28 June 2013 CD single [4] Sony Music Australia 88883733912
Digital download [5]

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