| "Gone Up in Flames" | ||||
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| Single by Morning Runner | ||||
| from the album Wilderness Is Paradise Now |
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| B-side | "Leave Me Alone" | |||
| Released | 1 August 2005 | |||
| Format | 7", Maxi-CD | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 2:55 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Writer(s) | Ali Clewer, Tom Derrett, Matthew Greener, Chris Wheatcroft | |||
| Producer | John Cornfield, Graeme Moorcraft, Rik Simpson, Morning Runner | |||
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"Gone Up in Flames" is the debut single by the English rock band Morning Runner, first released on 1 August 2005. It reached number 39 on the United Kingdom Singles Chart. The song was featured on the band's debut album, Wilderness Is Paradise Now, released in March 2006.
The song contains three narratives: a racetrack loser, a devastated mourner, and a possessive consumer. Lead singer Matthew Greener explained, "They are all pictures of desperation. I got told this story about a woman so obsessed with this pearl that she sold all her possessions just to own it."
The song also features on FIFA 07 and an instrumental version is the main theme tune to BAFTA award-winning teenage sitcom The Inbetweeners.