This Fire (Franz Ferdinand song)

"This Fire"
Song by Franz Ferdinand
from the album Franz Ferdinand
Released9 February 2004 (2004-02-09)
Recorded2003 in Scotland[1]
Length4:14
LabelDomino
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Franz Ferdinand
"This Fffire"
Single by Franz Ferdinand
from the album Franz Ferdinand (bonus disc edition)
B-side
Released4 October 2004 (2004-10-04)
Length3:32
LabelDomino
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rich Costey
Franz Ferdinand singles chronology
"Michael"
(2004) 		"This Fffire"
(2004) 		"Do You Want To"
(2005)

"This Fire" is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, the seventh track on their self-titled debut album. It was written by Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy and produced by the band themselves at their studio in Scotland during 2003. A new version of the song, produced by Rich Costey, was released as a single on 4 October 2004, titled "This Fffire". The single artwork is based on El Lissitzky's art work Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge.[citation needed]

Song history

"This Fire" was featured on the soundtrack for the 2004 racing game Burnout 3: Takedown.[2] The song was later sampled for "Burn This City" by Lil Wayne and Twista.[3]

In 2022, the Rich Costey version of the song was selected as the intro song to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, the Cyberpunk 2077 tie-in anime from Studio Trigger.[4]

Release and reception

In the United States and the United Kingdom, the song was released as a radio and download single, respectively, reaching number 17 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number eight on the UK Download Chart.[5][6] In Australia, the song was released as a CD single and reached number 62 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[7] In the same country, it was ranked number 29 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.[8]

Music video

The music video, directed by Stylewar,[9] echoes the style of 1920s-era Soviet art and propaganda (Constructivism etc.), including Cyrillic lettering, and shows the members of the band spreading a world-wide "hypnosis epidemic".

Track listings

All tracks were written by Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy except "Missing You", written by Kapranos.

  • Digital download[10]
  1. "This Fffire" (Rich Costey re-record) – 3:38
  2. "This Fire" (Playgroup remix) – 8:13
  • European CD single[11]
  1. "This Fffire"
  2. "This Fire" (Playgroup remix)
  3. "This Fffire" (video)
  • Australian CD single[12]
  1. "This Fffire" (Rich Costey re-record)
  2. "Love and Destroy"
  3. "Missing You"

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States 4 October 2004 Alternative radio Domino [15]
Australia 15 November 2004 CD [16]
United Kingdom Digital download [17]

References

  1. ^ Doyle, Tom (June 2004). "Recording Franz Ferdinand". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  2. ^ Golze, Benjamin (23 August 2004). "Burnout 3 soundtrack revealed". GameSpot. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  3. ^ Rollingstone
  4. ^ Villei, Matt (5 July 2022). "Netflix Unveils Enigmatic 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' Opening Credits Sequence". Collider. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Franz Ferdinand Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Issue 769" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Hottest 100 2004". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Franz on 'Fire'!". NME. 18 October 2004. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Franz Ferdinand: This fffire". boomkat.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  11. ^ This Fffire (European CD single liner notes). Franz Ferdinand. Domino Recording Company. 2004. RUG192CD1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ This Fffire (Australian CD single liner notes). Franz Ferdinand. Domino Recording Company. 2004. 675462.2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ "Franz Ferdinand – This Fffire" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  14. ^ "2005 The Year in Charts: Top Modern Rock Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 13, no. 50. 16 December 2005. p. 52.
  15. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1575. 1 October 2004. p. 20. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  16. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 15th November 2004" (PDF). ARIA. 15 November 2004. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Franz on 'Fire'!". NME. 18 October 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2021.