Fire with Fire (song) explained

Fire with Fire
Cover:Scissor Sisters Fire With Fire.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Scissor Sisters
Album:Night Work
Released: (South Korea)[1]
Genre:Pop
Length:
  • 4:13 (album version)
  • 3:41 (radio edit)
Label:
Producer:Stuart Price
Prev Title:Kiss You Off
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Any Which Way
Next Year:2010

"Fire with Fire" is the first single taken from American pop band Scissor Sisters' third album, Night Work. It reached number 11 on the UK Singles Chart entered the top 40 in Austria and Ireland. The song is featured in the video game FIFA 11.[2] [3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Philip Andelman.[4]

Production notes

Track listings

CD single

  1. "Fire with Fire" – 4:19
  2. "Invisible Light" (Siriusmo Remix) – 4:32

UK 12-inch vinyl

  1. "Fire with Fire" – 4:19
  2. "Fire with Fire" (Rory Phillips Remix)
  3. "Fire with Fire" (a cappella)

UK iTunes EP[5]

  1. "Fire with Fire" – 4:19
  2. "Fire with Fire" (Digital Dog Radio Remix) – 2:42
  3. "Invisible Light" (US 12") – 7:25

Official remixes[6]

  1. "Fire with Fire" (album version) – 4:19
  2. "Fire with Fire" (Digital Dog Club Mix) – 5:30
  3. "Fire with Fire" (Rauhofer Reconstruction Mix) – 8:51
  4. "Fire with Fire" (Digital Dog Dub) – 6:16
  5. "Fire with Fire" (Digital Dog Radio Edit) – 2:42
  6. "Fire with Fire" (radio edit) – 3:41

Chart performance

"Fire with Fire" debuted on the Irish Singles Chart at number 25 on June 24, 2010. The single then rose nine places to its current peak of number 16 the following week. On July 9, 2010, the single fell eight places to number 24. The single also debuted at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart on June 27, 2010, marking Scissor Sisters' fourth-highest-charting single in that country. On its second week on the chart, the single fell a single place to number 12 despite the release of Night Work.

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Fire with Fire"! Chart (2010)! Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[7] 11
Spanish Airplay (PROMUSICAE)[8] 15

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Fire with Fire"! Chart (2010)! Position
Italian Downloads (FIMI)[9] 90
Spanish Top 20 TV (PROMUSICAE)[10] 18
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[11] 4

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fire with Fire : Scissor Sisters - Daum 뮤직. Daum 뮤직. June 5, 2010. July 26, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110726014905/http://music.daum.net/album/album.do?albumId=498500. dead.
  2. Web site: Celebrity Gossip, latest Celebrity News and Showbiz Gossip | Huffington Post . Spinnermusic.co.uk . January 24, 2012 . February 16, 2012 . July 28, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728100843/http://www.spinnermusic.co.uk/2010/06/11/scissor-sisters-single-england-world-cup/ . dead .
  3. Web site: WORLD EXCLUSIVE – Fifa 11 soundtrack leak . BlagSound.com . February 16, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110426115122/http://www.blagsound.com/news/fifa-2011-soundtrack-leak.blag . April 26, 2011 . dead .
  4. Web site: SHOT: Scissor Sisters - Philip Andelman, dir.. Video Static. Gottlieb, Steven. May 17, 2010. June 4, 2010.
  5. Web site: iTunes - Music - Fire With Fire - EP by Scissor Sisters . Itunes.apple.com . June 17, 2010 . February 16, 2012.
  6. Web site: Fire with Fire. MAXI Promotion. June 4, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100607151609/http://www.maxipromotion.com/?p=3168. June 7, 2010.
  7. Web site: Tipparade-lijst van week 28, 2010. Dutch Top 40. nl. 6 April 2023.
  8. Web site: Promusicae (Week: January 1, 2010). July 13, 2010.
  9. Web site: Archivio ricerche e dati di mercato . FIMI . February 16, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110121160735/https://www.fimi.it/dett_ddmercato.php?id=73 . January 21, 2011. Click on Scarica l'allegato.
  10. Web site: Archived copy . August 26, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130514070852/http://www.promusicae.org/files/listasanuales/radios/TOP%2020%202010-definitivo.pdf . May 14, 2013.
  11. Dance Club Songs, Best of 2010, 1-10. .