Fire Burning

"Fire Burning"
Single by Sean Kingston
from the album Tomorrow
Released April 24, 2009
Format digital download
CD single
Recorded 2008-09
Genre Electropop, dance-pop
Length 4:03
Label Epic, Geffen, Koch
Writer(s) Kisean Anderson, Bilal Hajji, RedOne
Producer(s) RedOne
Sean Kingston singles chronology
"There's Nothin"
(2008)		 "Fire Burning"
(2009)		 "Face Drop"
(2009)
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"Fire Burning" is an electropop song by reggae musician Sean Kingston. It is released as the lead single from his second studio album Tomorrow. The song displays a little more synth–dance sound than his previous recordings, with influences of dance-pop. Unlike many of his previous singles, which are all produced by J.R. Rotem, the song is produced by RedOne. The song was used for the opening number of the Miss Universe 2009 live at the Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas.

Composition

"Fire Burning" is an electropop song with a modern dance beat written by Robin Wang. The song's instrumentation consists of a heavy synthesizers and a variety of percussive sounds. The song is set in common time with a moderate tempo of 120 beats per minute and is written in the key of B♭ minor.[1] It begins with an energetic clarion call to the dance floor followed by modern dance beat.[1]

Release

Kingston had released the song on his MySpace webpage to promote his song. The song was released to radio stations and for digital download April 24, 2009. To date the song has been played more than 13 million times on his MySpace page.[2] As of July 22, 2012, the song has sold over 3 million downloads.[3] Sean Kingston performed the song for the first time live at the Teen Choice Awards 2009.

Music video

The music video premiered on MTV on June 15, 2009. Rick Ross makes a cameo appearance in the video along with fellow island singer Iyaz. The video was directed by Gil Green. The video also shows Kingston's Audi R8 in the video.

Remixes

Critical reception

Michael Menachem of Billboard reviewed the song as "the most danceable single yet" and commented on the fast tempo and Kingston's well-projected vocal "that allows producer RedOne to blend the infectious hook with heavy synthesizers and a variety of percussive sounds that made Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" so striking". He also comments that "the chorus is repetitive, it sounds just like 'Unstoppable' by Kat Deluna, but this song is often what makes for a sizzling club hit".[4] Alex Fletcher of Digital Spy said that 'Fire Burning' has all the makings of a classic summer anthem with its swathes of GaGa-esque synths, infectious chorus hook and fuzzy bassline but he wasn't in favor of Kingston's reggae-tinged vocals.[5]

Formats and track listings

Digital download
  1. "Fire Burning" (Album version) (Kisean Anderson, Bilal Hajji, RedOne) – 4:03
CD-Single (Germany)
  1. "Fire Burning" – 4:00
  2. "War" – 2:59

Chart performance

"Fire Burning" debuted at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Kingston's highest debut on the chart. Since then it has entered the top ten peaking at #5. It also peaked at number two on the Canadian Hot 100 for eight consecutive weeks.It became a #1 Record in South Africa and holding off strong competition from Lady Gaga's "LoveGame". Prior to this "Fire Burning" was ranked 36th on South Africa's Year-End-Chart.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[6] 48
Austrian Singles Chart 54
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[7] 29
Canadian Hot 100 2
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 28
Finnish Singles Chart[8] 13
German Singles Chart 56
Irish Singles Chart 12
Japan Hot 100 9
New Zealand Singles Chart[9] 36
Romanian Singles Chart[10] 46
South African Singles Chart 1
Swedish Singles Chart 29
Swiss Singles Chart[11] 50
Turkey Top 20 Chart[12] 2
UK Singles Chart 12
UK R&B Singles Chart 6
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 5
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[14] 37
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[15] 3
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[16] 6
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[17] 18
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[18] 6
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[19] 5

Year-end charts

Charts (2009) Position
Canadian Hot 100 6[20]
Hungarian Singles Chart[21] 25
UK Singles Chart[22] 96
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 33[23]
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[24] 34

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Silver 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[26] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. 1 2 "Fire Burning: Digital Sheet music". Musicnotes.com. Alfred Publishing Company. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
  2. ↑ http://www.myspace.com/seankingston
  3. ↑ Chart Watch - Yahoo Music
  4. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews-singles/fire-burning-1003971498.story
  5. ↑ http://www.digitalspy.com/music/a169743/sean-kingston-fire-burning.html
  6. ↑ "Australia Singes Top 50". Australian Recording Industry Association. acharts.us. September 13, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ Suomen virallinen lista
  9. ↑ New Zealand Singles Chart
  10. ↑
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ "Turkey Top 20 Chart". Billboard Turkiye. Billboard. July 13, 2009. Archived from the original on March 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
  13. ↑ "Sean Kingston – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Sean Kingston.
  14. ↑ "Sean Kingston – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Sean Kingston.
  15. ↑ "Sean Kingston – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Sean Kingston.
  16. ↑ "Sean Kingston – Chart history" Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay for Sean Kingston.
  17. ↑ "Sean Kingston – Chart history" Billboard Latin Pop Songs for Sean Kingston.
  18. ↑ "Sean Kingston – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Sean Kingston.
  19. ↑ "Sean Kingston – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Sean Kingston.
  20. ↑ "Canadian Hot 100 Year-End 2009". Billboard. 2009. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  21. ↑ "Éves összesített listák - MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 (súlyozott)". Mahasz. Mahasz.
  22. ↑ "Charts Plus Year end 2009" (PDF). Charts Plus. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  23. ↑ "Year End Charts - Year-end songs - The Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
  24. ↑ "Year End Charts - Dance club songs 2009". Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  25. ↑ "British single certifications – Sean Kingston – Fire Burning". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Fire Burning in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
  26. ↑ "American single certifications – Sean Kingston – Fire Burning". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

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