Night's on Fire

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"Night's on Fire"
NightsOnFire.jpg
Single by David Nail
from the album Fighter
ReleasedJuly 20, 2015 (2015-07-20)
Genre
Length3:09
Label MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
David Nail singles chronology
"Kiss You Tonight"
(2014)
"Night's on Fire"
(2015)
"Good at Tonight"
(2016)

"Night's on Fire" is a song recorded by American country music artist David Nail. It was released to radio on July 20, 2015 as the lead single to his fourth studio album Fighter . The song was written by Jonathan Singleton and Deric Ruttan.

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Critical reception

An uncredited Taste of Country review stated that the song "borrows from Arcade Fire for a pop-rock-infused story about two lovers enjoying the moonlight like country kids do. It hits you across the face from the very first note. Sonically, it’s a very thick track. [1] Italian magazine "Vanity Fair.it" praised the song in its review, saying that "Night's on Fire's country atmospheres will carry the listener in the USA in the blink of an eye". [2] The magazine also rated the song number 11 on its list of the 24 Greatest Italian Summer Hits. [3]

Personnel

Commercial performance

The song debuted on the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 43 on its release, and No. 40 on the Country Digital Songs chart with 6,200 copies sold. [4] It debuted on the Country Airplay chart at No. 53 the following week. The song peaked at No. 14 on Country Airplay on chart dated July 23, 2016, [5] and No. 17 on Hot Country Songs a week later. [6] The song has sold 198,000 copies in the US as of August 2016. [7] The song also charted on Billboard's 2016 Year-End Country Airplay Songs chart at No. 52. [8]

Music video

The music video was directed by Justin Key and premiered in November 2015. It consists of footage from Nail's 2016 tour. [9]

Chart performance

Certifications

Certifications for Night's on Fire
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [16] Gold500,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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