Time to Burn (Storm song)

In Germany, "Time to Burn" was released in May 2000 through Zeitgeist Records.^[3] On 29 May, it debuted at its peak of number 58 on the German Singles Chart, spending three more weeks in the top 100 before dropping out.^[4] Before its official UK release, the song appeared on the UK Singles Chart as an import single, reaching number 77.^[5] On 31 July 2000, Data Records released "Time to Burn" in the UK across three formats: CD, 12-inch vinyl, and cassette.^[6] Six days later, the song rose 74 places to number three on the UK Singles Chart, making it Jam & Spoon's highest-charting UK single under any of their aliases.^[5][7][8] "Time to Burn" spent 13 nonconsecutive weeks within the UK top 100 and ended the year as the country's 65th-best-selling single, receiving a silver sales certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipping over 200,000 units in August 2000.^[5][9][10]

In Ireland, "Time to Burn" debuted at number 17 on the Irish Singles Chart on 10 August 2000.^[11] Three weeks later, it ascended to its peak of number 11.^[12] It spent 11 weeks within the Irish top 50 and ranked in at number 68 on the Irish year-end chart for 2000.^[13][14] Elsewhere in Europe, the song charted in the Netherlands and the Flanders region of Belgium. In the latter territory, the single charted for nine weeks, peaking at number 26 in November 2000.^[15] In the Netherlands, it reached number 20 on the Dutch Top 40 and number 18 on the Single Top 100.^[16][17] On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Time to Burn" debuted at number 15, its peak, and remained on the chart for nine weeks.^[18][19]