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)
GenreRock
Length3:39
LabelDogtree Records
Songwriter(s)
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, it is the first single from their sixth studio album Dearly Beloved. It was released on August 13, 2020 via Dogtree Record as the album's lead single. The is the band's first new material since 2019's album Cage to Rattle.[1]

Composition[]

"World on Fire" is a song written by Chris Daughtry. The song is about the COVID-19 pandemic, the George Floyd protests and the bushfires during the 2019-20 Australian bushfire season, and how the whole world and year of 2020 was in flames.[2]

Charts[]

Chart (2021) Peak
position
US Hot Hard Rock Songs (Billboard)[3] 10
US Mainstream Rock Airplay (Billboard)[4] 16
US Rock & Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[5] 47
US Rock Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[6] 7

Release history[]

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide August 13, 2020 Digital download RCA [7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Daughtry Releases New Single "World on Fire" with Josh Paul on bass". Bass Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  2. ^ "INTERVIEW: DAUGHTRY CAPTURE 2020'S INTENSITY IN APOCALYPTIC SONG, "WORLD ON FIRE"". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Daughtry Chart History (Hot Hard Rock Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Daughtry Chart History (Mainstream Rock Airplay)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Daughtry Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Daughtry Chart History (Rock Digital Song Sales)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Amazon listing". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
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