Heart's on Fire (Passenger song) explained

Heart's on Fire
Cover:Passenger Hearts on Fire.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Passenger
Album:Whispers
Recorded:2013
Length:4:13
Label:Black Crow
Prev Title:Scare Away the Dark
Prev Year:2014
Next Title:Whispers
Next Year:2014

"Heart's on Fire" is a song by English singer-songwriter Passenger. The song was released as a digital download on 14 April 2014 in the United Kingdom, as the second single from his fifth studio album, Whispers (2014). The song was written by Michael David Rosenberg.

Background

Talking to Digital Spy about the song he said, "Heart's on Fire' is a nostalgic song. It's about when the timing with someone isn't right, even though the person might be. And although you're not with that person at the time, there may be a moment in the future where the relationship makes more sense."[1]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Heart's on Fire" was first released onto YouTube on 14 April 2014 at a total length of three minutes and forty-six seconds. The video shows Mike walking through a forest. The video was directed, shot and edited by Jarrad Seng.[1] [2]

Prior to the release of the official music video, Passenger had released an unofficial duo acoustic version of the song in a music video filmed in Dublin. Released on Passenger's YouTube account on 23 February 2013, it is a collaboration with Ed Sheeran with whom Passenger was touring. The video starts with a brief rendition of "Wild Mountain Thyme".[3]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Notes and References

  1. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a564423/passenger-unveils-video-for-hearts-on-fire.html Passenger unveils video for 'Heart's on Fire' - Music News -
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBqqlW6-99M Passenger - "Heart's On Fire" (Official Video) -
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EreZNkWzBAw Passenger and Ed Sheeran - "Heart's On Fire" -