World on Fire (song)

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“World on Fire”
Single by Sarah McLachlan from the album Afterglow
Released	2004
Format	CD Single
Genre	Pop
Length	4:22
Label	Nettwerk Records, Arista Records
Writer(s)	Sarah McLachlan, Pierre Marchand
Producer	Pierre Marchand
Sarah McLachlan singles chronology
"Stupid" (2004) "World on Fire" "Push (Live)" Alternate cover [[Image:|Some European releases and Promo Cover|200px]] Some European releases and Promo Cover

"World on Fire" is a song by Sarah McLachlan, from her Afterglow album (2003). It was released as the third single off the album in 2004, with a music video directed by Sophie Muller.

The video for "World on Fire" opens with the claim of having cost $150,000, despite the ensuing low-quality footage of McLachlan in a plain room playing her guitar. The video continues to reveal it actually cost $15, then tracking (in animated and videotaped segments) how the remainder went to enriching lives all around the globe through charity donations. It is one of McLachlan's most political songs, intended to graphically illustrate the impact that even relatively small individual donations might have on third-world poverty.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Charts 3 Additional information 4 External links 5 Notes

[edit] Track listing

CD MaxiSingle

1. “World on Fire” 4:22
2. “World on Fire” - Live Version 4:16
3. “World on Fire” - Junkie XL Radio Mix 3:46
4. “World on Fire” - Solarstone "Afterhours" mix 8:42
5. “World on Fire” - Enhanced Video 4:22

UK Promo

1. “World on Fire” 4:22
2. “World on Fire” - Junkie XL Radio Mix 3:46

US Promo

1. “World on Fire” - Junkie XL Radio Mix 3:48
2. “World on Fire” - Radio Mix 4:28
3. “World on Fire” - Album Version 4:23
4. Call Out Hook 0:10
5. “World on Fire” - Junkie XL Radio Mix - MP3 3:48
6. “World on Fire” - Radio Mix MP3 4:28
7. “World on Fire” - Album Version MP3 4:23

US Promo (Vinyl)

1. “World on Fire” - JXL Club Mix 12:24
2. “World on Fire” - JXL Club Mix Edit 6:28
3. “World on Fire” - Marius De Vries Mix 4:49

CAN Promo

1. “World on Fire” - Junkie XL Radio Mix 3:46
2. “World on Fire” - Tom Lord Alge Radio Mix 4:25
3. “World on Fire” - Album Version 4:22
4. “World on Fire” - Junkie XL Mix Show Edit 6:25

UK Promo (Vinyl)

1. “World on Fire” - Junkie XL Mix
2. Stupid - Hyper Mix

[edit] Charts

Chart	Position
Billboard Adult Contemporary (U.S.)	14
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play (U.S.)	2
UK Singles Chart	72
Dutch Singles Chart	92

[edit] Additional information

• The eleven charitable organizations McLachlan chose to donate the production costs of the World On Fire are Carolina for Kibera, Comic Relief, CARE USA, DORCAS, Engineers Without Borders (Canada), Help the Aged, Film Aid, War Child, Heifer International, ITDG, and Action Aid.
• The video was inspired by a letter from an Engineers Without Borders (Canada) volunteer.^[1]

[edit] External links

• World on Fire music video
• Media That Matters page on the video

v • d • e Sarah McLachlan Studio albums Touch · Solace · Fumbling Towards Ecstasy · Surfacing · Afterglow · Wintersong Live albums Live EP · The Freedom Sessions · Mirrorball · Afterglow Live · Mirrorball: The Complete Concert · Live From Etown: 2006 Christmas Special Other albums Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff · Remixed · Bloom: Remix Album · iTunes Originals · Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff Volume 2 Singles "Vox" · "The Path of Thorns (Terms)" · "Into the Fire" · "Drawn to the Rhythm" · "Possession" · "I Will Remember You" · "Building a Mystery" · "Adia" · "Angel" · "Fallen" · "Stupid" · "World on Fire" · "River" Collaborators Pierre Marchand · Ashwin Sood · Terry McBride Related articles Discography · Lilith Fair · Nettwerk · Music of Canada · Music of British Columbia · Silence

[edit] Notes