In the Fire (song)

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"In the Fire"
Song by Dave
from the album We're All Alone in This Together
ReleasedJuly 23, 2021
Length7:04
Label Neighbourhood
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Audio video
"In the Fire" on YouTube

"In the Fire" is a song by British rapper Dave, featuring other British rappers such as Fredo, Meekz, Ghetts, Giggs, and Nathan James Tettey. [1] It also features an intro and bridge from Milton Biggham of The Florida Mass Choir. It was released on July 23, 2021, by Dave and Neighbourhood Recordings on Dave's second studio album, We're All Alone in This Together .

Contents

Background

After attending the Brit Awards 2022 and winning the award for the best British Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act, [2] Dave, alongside Fredo, Meekz, Ghetts and Giggs, performed "In the Fire" at the award show while Dave also played a guitar solo. [3]

Composition

"In the Fire" is a British hip hop track with elements of UK drill and gospel music. [4] The song's production is described as a "Kanye-style chipmunked gospel beat". [5]

Critical reception

Writing for The Daily Telegraph , Thomas Hobbs described the track as a "soulful posse cut", noting that it is "a welcome change of pace, with each emcee approaching their verse like they’re giving a ghetto sermon in a Church". [6] For DIY , Sean Kerwick stated that "Fredo and Ghetts cut through with their razor-sharp delivery before Giggs steps into frame with that unmistakable baritone" before concluding that each artists are "given a moment to trace their story from hard beginnings to the status they’ve climbed to". [5] Writing for The Guardian , Rachel Aroesti described the track as "a gospel-butressed production involving London indie-electronic duo Mount Kimbie". [7] The Line of Best Fit 's Kyann-Sian Williams' take from the track is that "Dave uses gospel to speak on being tried in the flames". [8] The Independent 's Helen Brown states that the "gospel-powered" track emphasizes the posse's "tales of surviving urban violence". [9]

Personnel

Credits and personnel adapted from Tidal. [10]

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart (2021)Peak
position
UK (Official Charts Company) [11] 6
UK R&B Chart (Official Charts Company) [11] 3

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Gold400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ Dave (Ft. Fredo, Ghetts, Giggs & Meekz) – In The Fire , retrieved 2022-03-04
  2. ↑ "Watch Dave perform 'In the Fire' at the BRIT Awards 2022 with a guitar-flamethrower". NME. 9 February 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  3. ↑ "The inside scoop behind Dave's near-impossible flamethrowing guitar solo at BRITs". Music-News.com. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  4. ↑ "ShieldSquare Captcha". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  5. 1 2 Kerwick, Sean (23 July 2021). "Dave - We're All Alone In This Together". DIY . Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  6. ↑ Hobbs, Thomas (24 July 2021). "Dave, We're All Alone in This Together, review: a slowed down soul-cleanser for the Covid age". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  7. ↑ Aroesti, Rachel (23 July 2021). "Dave: We're All Alone in This Together review – an eerie, anguished triumph". The Guardian . Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  8. ↑ Williams, Kyann-Sian (23 July 2021). "Dave's We're All Alone In This Together is a perfectly crafted work of poetry and advocacy". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  9. ↑ Brown, Helen (24 July 2021). "Dave – 'We're All Alone In This Together' review: Rapper's second album is full of spine-tingling frankness". The Independent . Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  10. ↑ "We're All Alone In This Together / Dave on TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  11. 1 2 "in the fire | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  12. ↑ "British single certifications – Dave – In The Fire". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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