This Fire (Birds of Tokyo song)

"This Fire"
Single by Birds of Tokyo
from the album March Fires
Released 5 October 2012
(see release history)
Format CD, digital download
Recorded 2012
Genre Alternative rock
Length 4:47
Label EMI
Writer(s) Birds of Tokyo
Birds of Tokyo singles chronology
"Circles"
(2011)		 "This Fire"
(2012)		 "Lanterns"
(2013)
Music video
"This Fire" on YouTube

"This Fire" is a song written and recorded by Australian alternative rock band Birds of Tokyo, for their fourth studio album, March Fires. The song appears as the second track on the album. The song was released as the lead single from March Fires on October 5, 2012 worldwide and was also issued as an EP the same day.

Single artwork is by Leif Podhajsky.

Chart performance

"This Fire" peaked at #32 on the Australian Singles Chart and reached #5 on the ARIA Australian Singles Chart.

Music video

The music video for "This Fire" was directed by Kris Moyes.[1]

Track listing

Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "This Fire"   4:52
This Fire EP[2][3]
No. Title Length
1. "This Fire"   4:52
2. "Glowing in the Streets"   4:02
3. "Boy"   5:00
4. "The Lake"   5:08

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 32

Certifications

Country Certifications Sales
Australia[5] Gold 35,0000+

Release history

Region Date Format Label Catalog no.
Commercial releases
Australia October 5, 2012 Digital download EMI n/a
United Kingdom
United States
Australia[6] October 16, 2012 CD B009FFHU6S
Promotional releases
Australia November 15, 2012 CD-R (Top 40 Rotation) EMI Unknown

References

  1. ↑ "‘THIS FIRE’ EP RELEASE WORLDWIDE TODAY + WATCH THE NEW VIDEO". birdsoftokyo.com. EMI. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "This Fire - EP". iTunes AU. Apple Inc. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "This Fire". Amazon.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Birds of Tokyo – This Fire". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  5. ↑ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesaria-charts-accreditations-singles-2013.htm
  6. ↑ "This FIre (CD)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.