Heart's on Fire (Passenger song)

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"Heart's on Fire"
Passenger Hearts on Fire.jpg
Single by Passenger
from the album Whispers
Released14 April 2014 (2014-04-14)
Recorded2013
Genre
Length4:13
Label
Songwriter(s)Michael David Rosenberg
Passenger singles chronology
"Scare Away the Dark"
(2014) 		"Heart's on Fire"
(2014) 		"Whispers"
(2014)
Music video
"Heart's on Fire" on YouTube

"Heart's on Fire" is a song by English singer-songwriter Passenger. The song was released as a digital download on 14 April 2014 in the United Kingdom, as the second single from his fifth studio album, Whispers (2014). The song was written by Michael David Rosenberg.

Background[]

Talking to Digital Spy about the song he said, "Heart's on Fire' is a nostalgic song. It's about when the timing with someone isn't right, even though the person might be. And although you're not with that person at the time, there may be a moment in the future where the relationship makes more sense."[1]

Music video[]

A music video to accompany the release of "Heart's on Fire" was first released onto YouTube on 14 April 2014 at a total length of three minutes and forty-six seconds. The video shows Mike walking through a forest. The video was directed, shot and edited by Jarrad Seng.[1][2]

Prior to the release of the official music video, Passenger had released an unofficial duo acoustic version of the song in a music video filmed in Dublin. Released on Passenger's YouTube account on February 23, 2013 it is a collaboration with Ed Sheeran with whom Passenger was touring. The video starts with a brief rendition of "Wild Mountain Thyme".[3]

Track listing[]

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Heart's on Fire"4:13

Chart performance[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 26
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[5] 23
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[6] 33
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 83
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 58
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 85
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 63

Release history[]

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 14 April 2014 Digital download Black Crow

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Passenger unveils video for 'Heart's on Fire' - Music News - Digital Spy
  2. ^ Passenger - "Heart's On Fire" (Official Video) - YouTube
  3. ^ Passenger and Ed Sheeran - "Heart's On Fire" - YouTube
  4. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Passenger – Heart's On Fire". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Passenger – Heart's On Fire" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Passenger – Heart's On Fire" (in French). Ultratip.
  7. ^ "Passenger Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Chart Track: Week 24, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Passenger – Heart's On Fire" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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