This Fire (Franz Ferdinand song)
2004 single by Franz Ferdinand
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"This Fire" is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, the seventh track on their self-titled debut album. It was written by Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy and produced by the band themselves at their studio in Scotland during 2003. A new version of the song, produced by Rich Costey, was released as a single on 4 October 2004, titled "This Fffire". The single artwork is based on El Lissitzky's art work Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge.[citation needed]
| "This Fire" | |
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| Song by Franz Ferdinand | |
| from the album Franz Ferdinand | |
| Released | 9 February 2004 |
| Recorded | 2003 in Scotland[1] |
| Length | 4:14 |
| Label | Domino |
| Songwriters | |
| Producer | Franz Ferdinand |
| "This Fffire" | ||||
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| Single by Franz Ferdinand | ||||
| from the album Franz Ferdinand (bonus disc edition) | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 4 October 2004 | |||
| Length | 3:32 | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Rich Costey | |||
| Franz Ferdinand singles chronology | ||||
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Song history
"This Fire" was featured on the soundtrack for the 2004 racing game Burnout 3: Takedown.[2] The song was later sampled for "Burn This City" by Lil Wayne and Twista.[3] In 2022, the Rich Costey version of the song was selected as the intro song to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, the Cyberpunk 2077 tie-in anime from Studio Trigger.[4]
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.[5][6] In Australia, the song was released as a CD single and reached number 62 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[7] In the same country, it was ranked number 29 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.[8]
Music video
The music video, directed by Stylewar,[9] 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.
- Digital download[10]
- "This Fffire" (Rich Costey re-record) – 3:38
- "This Fire" (Playgroup remix) – 8:13
- European CD single[11]
- "This Fffire"
- "This Fire" (Playgroup remix)
- "This Fffire" (video)
- Australian CD single[12]
- "This Fffire" (Rich Costey re-record)
- "Love and Destroy"
- "Missing You"
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 October 2004 | Alternative radio | Domino | [15] |
| Australia | 15 November 2004 | CD | [16] | |
| United Kingdom | Digital download | [17] |