This Fire (Franz Ferdinand song)

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"This Fire"
Franz Ferdinand - This Fffire.jpg
Single by Franz Ferdinand
from the album Franz Ferdinand
B-side
Released4 October 2004 (2004-10-04)
Recorded
  • 2003 (album version)
  • 2004 (single version)
StudioGula (Malmö, Sweden)
GenrePost-punk revival
Length
  • 4:14 (album version)
  • 3:32 (single version)
LabelDomino
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tore Johansson
Franz Ferdinand singles chronology
"Michael"
(2004) 		"This Fire"
(2004) 		"Do You Want To"
(2005)

"This Fire" (stylised as "This Fffire" on the single release) is the fifth single released from Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand's self-titled debut album (2004). The album artwork to "This Fire" is based on El Lissitzky's art work Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge.[citation needed]

Song history[]

The song was later sampled for "Burn This City" by Lil Wayne and Twista.[1] "This Fire" was Franz Ferdinand's standard set closer until July 2009, when it was replaced with "Lucid Dreams".[citation needed]

Release and reception[]

In the United States and the United Kingdom, the song was released as a radio and download single, respectively, reaching number 17 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number eight on the UK Download Chart.[2][3] In Australia, the song was released as a CD single and reached number 62 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[4] In the same country, it was ranked number 29 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.[5]

Music video[]

The music video, directed by Stylewar,[citation needed] echoes the style of 1920s-era Soviet art and propaganda (Constructivism etc.), including Cyrillic lettering, and shows the members of the band spreading a world-wide "hypnosis epidemic".

Track listings[]

All tracks were written by Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy except "Missing You", written by Kapranos.

Charts[]

Chart (2004–2005) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 62
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 85
UK Download (OCC)[3] 8
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[2] 17

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States 4 October 2004 (2004-10-04) Alternative radio Domino [10]
Australia 15 November 2004 (2004-11-15) CD [11]
United Kingdom Digital download [12]

References[]

  1. ^ Rollingstone
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Franz Ferdinand Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Issue 769" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Hottest 100 2004". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Franz Ferdinand: This fffire". boomkat.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  7. ^ This Fire (European enhanced CD single liner notes). Franz Ferdinand. Domino Recording Company. 2004. RUG192CD1.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ This Fire (Australian CD single liner notes). Franz Ferdinand. Domino Recording Company. 2004. 675462.2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Franz Ferdinand – This Fffire" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1575. 1 October 2004. p. 20. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  11. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 15th November 2004" (PDF). ARIA. 15 November 2004. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Franz on 'Fire'!". NME. 18 October 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2021.

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