Fire (Beth Ditto song)
| "Fire" | ||||
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| Single by Beth Ditto | ||||
| from the album Fake Sugar | ||||
| Released | April 3, 2017 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Genre | Southern rock | |||
| Length | 3:10 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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| Producer(s) | Jennifer Decilveo | |||
| Beth Ditto singles chronology | ||||
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"Fire" is a song by American singer Beth Ditto. Produced and co-written by Jennifer Decilveo, it was released by Virgin Records in April 2017 as the lead single from Ditto's solo debut album, Fake Sugar.[1][2] The single peaked on Billboard's Alternative Songs at number 40.[3] The music video for the track was also released in April 2017.[4]
"Fire" is a Southern rock song[5] and features gospel-indebted vocals.[6]
Critical reception
musicOMH's John Murphy stated that the track "gets things started in a suitably smouldering way, a soulful, swaggering number that’s both slow-burning and, when the chorus kicks in, gloriously unrestrained."[7] Graeme Virtue of The Guardian described the song as "a sexy mega-thumper enhanced by mournful melodica toots."[8] Stereogum critic Pranav Trewn called the song "an audacious, groovy slow-burner built on a muted bassline and sold via firecracker guitars and an impeccable-as-ever vocal performance".[9] According to The Independent's Andy Gill, the track's "predatory throb explodes into a chugging fuzz-rock boogie streaked with squalling guitars."[10]
Charts
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| France (SNEP)[11] | 93 |
| US Billboard Alternative Songs[3] | 40 |
References
- ↑ "Gossip’s Beth Ditto Returns With a Retro Solo Single, 'Fire'". spin.com. April 3, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Gossip's Beth Ditto Shares New Song 'Fire,' Off Her Debut Solo Album: Listen - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- 1 2 "Beth Ditto - Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Video: Beth Ditto – 'Fire'". spin.com. April 7, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Fake Sugar - Beth Ditto - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ↑ https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/06/beth-ditto-fake-sugar-review.html
- ↑ "Beth Ditto – Fake Sugar - Album Reviews - musicOMH". www.musicomh.com. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ↑ Virtue, Graeme (21 April 2017). "Beth Ditto’s Fire: a sexy mega-thumper of a torch song". Retrieved June 28, 2017 – via The Guardian.
- ↑ "Beth Ditto – 'Fire'". stereogum.com. April 3, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Album reviews: Fleet Foxes, Royal Blood, Beth Ditto, and more". independent.co.uk. June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 25, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved June 24, 2017.