Beauty on the Fire explained

Beauty on the Fire
Cover:	Beautyotf.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Natalie Imbruglia
Album:	White Lilies Island
B-Side:	"Broken Thread" "Standing There" "Cold Air"
Studio:	Studio Milk, Crashpad (London, England)
Length:	3:54
Label:	RCA BMG
Producer:	Pascal Gabriel Gary Clark
Prev Title:	Wrong Impression
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Shiver
Next Year:	2005

"Beauty on the Fire" is the third and final single from Australian singer-songwriter Natalie Imbruglia's second studio album, White Lilies Island (2001). The single charted at 26 in the United Kingdom, No. 27 in Italy, and No. 78 in Australia. The single re-entered the charts in 2008 after it was used in an episode of BBC One's Holby City.

Track listings

Australian CD single^[1]

1. "Beauty on the Fire" (radio mix) – 3:54
2. "Broken Thread" – 3:52
3. "Standing There" – 3:56
4. "Cold Air" – 5:00
5. "Beauty on the Fire" (enhanced video) – 3:54

UK CD1^[2]

1. "Beauty on the Fire" (radio mix) – 3:54
2. "Beauty on the Fire" (Junkie XL mix) – 10:42
3. "Broken Thread" – 3:52

UK CD2^[3]

1. "Beauty on the Fire" (album version) – 4:22
2. "Cold Air" – 5:00
3. "Standing There" – 3:56
4. "Beauty on the Fire" (enhanced video)

European CD single^[4]

1. "Beauty on the Fire" (radio mix) – 3:54
2. "Beauty on the Fire" (Junkie XL mix) – 10:42

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the White Lilies Island album booklet.^[5]

Studios

• Recorded at Studio Milk and Crashpad (London, England)
• Mixed at Strongroom (London, England)
• Mastered at 360 Mastering (London, England)

Personnel

• Natalie Imbruglia – writing
• Gary Clark – writing, guitars, production
• Matthew Wilder – writing
• Hannah Robinson – backing vocals
• Paul Statham – guitars, programming
• Neil Taylor – guitars
• Marc Fox – percussion
• James Banbury – programming
• Pascal Gabriel – production, mixing
• Tom Elmhirst – mixing
• Myles Clarke – mixing assistance
• Andrej Bako – assistant engineering
• Dick Beetham – mastering

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	3 June 2002	Hot adult contemporary radio	RCA	^[7]
United Kingdom	22 July 2002			^[8]
Denmark	19 August 2002	CD		^[9]
Germany				^[10]
Sweden				^[11]
Australia	2 September 2002		RCA	^[12]

Notes and References

1. Beauty on the Fire. Natalie Imbruglia. 2002. Australian CD single liner notes. RCA Records. 74321 952822.
2. Beauty on the Fire. Natalie Imbruglia. 2002. UK CD1 liner notes. RCA Records, BMG. 74321 947022.
3. Beauty on the Fire. Natalie Imbruglia. 2002. UK CD2 liner notes. RCA Records, BMG. 74321 950362.
4. Beauty on the Fire. Natalie Imbruglia. 2002. European CD single liner notes. RCA Records, BMG. 74321 948162.
5. White Lilies Island. White Lilies Island. Natalie Imbruglia. 2001. Australian CD album booklet. RCA Records. 74321 913422.
6. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 20. 33. 7. 10 August 2002. 7 June 2021.
7. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1455. 26. 31 May 2002. 7 June 2021.
8. New Releases – For Week Starting 22 July 2002: Singles. Music Week. 31. 20 July 2002. 26 August 2021.
9. Web site: Blu Cantrell: Single. click2music.dk. da. https://web.archive.org/web/20030201011132/http://www.click2music.dk/denmark/default.asp. 1 February 2003. 4 November 2023. To view release date, select Imbruglia Natalie from Vælg kunster (A - Å), then click on Beauty on the Fire.
10. Web site: Beauty on the Fire – Single by Natalie Imbruglia – CD Single on Amazon.de. Amazon. 19 August 2002. 9 April 2011.
11. Web site: Natalie Imbruglia: Beauty on the Fire. click2music.se. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20050226181846/http://www.click2music.se/product.asp?prd=1472&art=72. 26 February 2005. 29 November 2023.
12. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 2nd September 2002. ARIA. 27. 2 September 2002. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020906140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020907-0000/Issue653.pdf. 6 September 2002. 7 June 2021.