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
LabelSony
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)

"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 was nominated and went on to win "Best Video" at the 27th ARIA Music Awards. It was also used to promote the fifth season of The X Factor Australia.

Background and release[]

"Firestarter" was written by Samantha Jade and written/produced by David Musumeci and Anthony Egizii under their stage name DNA Songs.[1][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[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 9
South Korea (Gaon International Digital)[12] 56
South Korea (Gaon International Download)[13] 43
Ukraine (FDR Dance Top 20)[14] 1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2013) Position
Australian Artist Singles Chart[15] 15

Certification[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 28 June 2013 CD single[4] Sony Music Australia 88883733912
Digital download[5] N/A

References[]

  1. ^ DNA Songs (22 June 2013). ""@aggidilimanto: @DNASONGS do u guys made Firestarter by Sammi too?" Yes we did :)" (Tweet). Twitter. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Samantha Jade "Firestarter" (Acoustic Version — Video Premiere)". Ultimate Music. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  3. ^ "INTERVIEW Samantha Jade chats 'Firestarter' and Reveals Details For New Video". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Firestarter– CD Single". Sanity. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "iTunes – Music – Firestarter – Single by Samantha Jade". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  6. ^ "iTunes – Music – Firestarter – Single by Samantha Jade". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  7. ^ =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JIBzA4zsUQ
  8. ^ "Samantha Jade returns and Adira-Belle say goodbye". Yahoo!7. 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  9. ^ "Samantha Jade bounces back into the music scene". Star Observer. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  10. ^ "iTunes – Music – Firestarter (Acoustic Version) – Single by Samantha Jade". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  11. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Samantha Jade – Firestarter". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  12. ^ http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/digital.php?f_chart_kind_cd=E&f_week=28&f_year=2013&f_type=week
  13. ^ http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/download.php?f_type=week&f_year=2013&f_month=&f_week=28&f_chart_kind_cd=E
  14. ^ "FDR Dance Top 20 - May 19, 2014 ***View HP Column***". 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  15. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Singles 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  16. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
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