Firestone (song) explained

Firestone
Cover:Firestone-Kygo-featuring-Conrad.jpg
Type:single
Album:Cloud Nine
Released:1 December 2014
Recorded:2014
Genre:
Length:
  • (album version)
  • (radio edit)
Label:
Producer:Kygo
Chronology:Kygo
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"Firestone" is a song by Norwegian DJ and record producer Kygo, featuring vocals from Australian singer Conrad Sewell. It was released on 1 December 2014 and reached number one on the Norwegian Singles Chart and became a big international hit for Kygo on many other charts. Birdy performed a cover of the song on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.[8]

Music video

The music video was released on Kygo's official Vevo channel on 9 March 2015, where it had gained over 900 million views as of April 2024. The video starts with a young woman (played by Rachel Echelberger, contestant of America's Next Top Model cycle 13) bumping into a guy, who pulls him in and seems about to kiss him before walking off with a suggestive display. He is entranced and follows her through a series of doors that open up into different scenes, such as a forest, parties (where Kygo is seen playing music), a pool, and the dry riverbed in Los Angeles. They briefly reconnect at one of the parties before she leaves again. As he steps up the chase, she continues running, and when he appears to have lost her for good, he loses his temper. However, after he sees her walking casually by in a rugged warehouse loft, the chase continues. At the end of the video, he ends up at the same location where they first met, but on exiting the next door, he finds her standing alone on a building rooftop in the city, where he meets her as the video fades.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Lebanon (OLT20)[9] 1
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[10] 4
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[11] 8
Slovenia (SloTop50)[12] 5

Special acoustic release featuring Conrad Sewell

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)Position
Australia (ARIA)[13] 37
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 28
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 18
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 18
Germany (Official German Charts)[17] 10
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[18] 25
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[19] 15
Hungary (Single Top 40)[20] 30
Italy (FIMI)[21] 9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[22] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] 7
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[24] 10
Slovenia (SloTop50)[25] 21
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[26] 15
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 10
UK Singles (OCC)[29] 22
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[30] 23
Chart (2016)Position
France (SNEP)[31] 165
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[32] 81

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Norway1 December 2014Digital download
United Kingdom3 June 2015

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Songs similar to Firestone - Conrad, Kygo - EDM Hunters. EDM Hunters. 2015-09-25. 2015-10-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20151029174534/http://www.edmhunters.com/firestone/conrad-kygo/6078965/. dead.
  2. Web site: Kygo Previews New Single "Firestone" - EDM Chicago. Cameron Sunkel. EDM Chicago.
  3. Web site: Kygo to set Tropical House world ablaze with debut original 'Firestone'. EDMTunes. 27 November 2014.
  4. Web site: Kygo releases 'Firestone' and delivers tropical house nirvana - Dancing Astronaut. 1 December 2014.
  5. Web site: WATCH: Kygo's Video For "Firestone" Just Released. Your EDM. Staff. 9 March 2015.
  6. News: Kygo Featuring Conrad Sewell "Firestone" Ultra/RCA Records. 4 May 2017. Clizbeats.
  7. Web site: Iahn. Buddy. Kygo is Fastest Artist to Reach One Billion Streams on Spotify. The Music Universe. 21 December 2015. 4 May 2017. 4 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180804202828/https://themusicuniverse.com/kygo-is-fastest-artist-to-reach-one-billion-streams-on-spotify/. dead.
  8. Web site: BBC Radio 1 - Live Lounge, Birdy. BBC. 26 September 2015. 23 July 2015.
  9. Web site: The Official Lebanese Top 20 - Kygo. The Official Lebanese Top 20. April 15, 2015.
  10. Web site: Kygo Chart History: Mexico Airplay. Billboard. 5 July 2021.
  11. Web site: NZ Top 40 Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 26 October 2015. 5 February 2024. 24 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151024043901/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=4155. dead.
  12. Web site: SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart. slotop50.si. 1 March 2018. 17 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200217211839/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2015&week=22. dead.
  13. Web site: ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2015 . . 6 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160124201045/http://www.aria.com.au/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2015.htm . 24 January 2016 .
  14. Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 2015. austriancharts.at. 8 January 2020.
  15. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2015. Ultratop. 7 October 2019.
  16. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2015. Ultratop. 7 October 2019.
  17. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts. de . . offiziellecharts.de . 6 January 2016.
  18. Web site: Dance Top 100 - 2015. 7 October 2019. Mahasz.
  19. Web site: Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2015. 7 October 2019. Mahasz.
  20. Web site: Single Top 100 - eladási darabszám alapján - 2015. 7 October 2019. Mahasz.
  21. Web site: CLASSIFICHE "TOP OF THE MUSIC" 2015 FIMI-GfK: LA MUSICA ITALIANA IN VETTA NEGLI ALBUM E NEI SINGOLI DIGITALI. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. January 13, 2016. January 11, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160111221358/http://www.fimi.it/news/classifiche-top-of-the-music-2015-fimi-gfk-la-musica-italiana-in-vetta-negli-album-e-nei-singoli-digitali. dead.
  22. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2015. Dutch Top 40. 7 October 2019.
  23. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2015. MegaCharts. nl. 7 October 2019.
  24. Web site: Airplay – podsumowanie 2015 roku. pl. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 30 December 2015.
  25. Web site: SloTop50: Slovenian official year end singles chart. slotop50.si. 18 July 2015. 30 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170630022441/http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Letne-lestvice/?year=2015. dead.
  26. Web site: Top 100 Songs Annual 2015. Productores de Música de España. es. 9 May 2022.
  27. Web site: Årslista Singlar – År 2015. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 7 October 2019.
  28. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2015 – hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. 7 October 2019.
  29. Web site: The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2015 revealed. 4 January 2016.
  30. Web site: Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2015. Billboard. 15 August 2019.
  31. Web site: Top de l'année Top Singles 2016. SNEP. fr. 4 August 2020.
  32. Web site: Dance Top 100 - 2016. 27 March 2020. Mahasz.

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