World on Fire (Daughtry song)

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"World on Fire"
Daughtry - World on Fire.png
Single by Daughtry
from the album Dearly Beloved
ReleasedAugust 13, 2020 (2020-08-13)
Genre Rock
Length3:39
Label Dogtree
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Marti Frederiksen
  • Scott Stevens
Daughtry singles chronology
"Alive"
(2019)
"World on Fire"
(2020)
"Heavy Is the Crown"
(2021)

"World on Fire" is a song by American rock band Daughtry. Written by lead singer Chris Daughtry along with Scott Stevens and Marti Frederiksen, it is the first single from their sixth studio album Dearly Beloved (2021). It was released on August 13, 2020, by Dogtree Records as the album's lead single.

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Composition

"World on Fire" is a song written by Chris Daughtry, Scott Stevens, Marti Frederiksen with production by the later two. The song is about how the world was, literally and figuratively, "on fire" due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the George Floyd protests and the bushfires during the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season during the year 2020. [1]

Charts

Chart performance for "World on Fire"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Czech Republic Rock (IFPI) [2] 5
UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [3] 90
US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) [4] 47

Release history

Release history and formats for "World on Fire"
CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousAugust 13, 2020 RCA [5]

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