Night's on Fire explained

Night's on Fire
Cover:NightsOnFire.jpg
Type:single
Artist:David Nail
Album:Fighter
Label:MCA Nashville
Prev Title:Kiss You Tonight
Prev Year:2014
Next Title:Good at Tonight
Next Year:2016

"Night's on Fire" is a song recorded by American country music artist David Nail. It was released to radio on July 20, 2015 as the lead single to his fourth studio album Fighter. The song was written by Jonathan Singleton and Deric Ruttan.

Critical reception

An uncredited Taste of Country review stated that the song "borrows from Arcade Fire for a pop-rock-infused story about two lovers enjoying the moonlight like country kids do. It hits you across the face from the very first note. Sonically, it’s a very thick track.Italian magazine "Vanity Fair.it" praised the song in its review, saying that "Night's on Fires country atmospheres will carry the listener in the USA in the blink of an eye".[1] The magazine also rated the song number 11 on its list of the 24 Greatest Italian Summer Hits.[2]

Personnel

Commercial performance

The song debuted on the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 43 on its release, and No. 40 on the Country Digital Songs chart with 6,200 copies sold.[3] It debuted on the Country Airplay chart at No. 53 the following week. The song peaked at No. 14 on Country Airplay on chart dated July 23, 2016,[4] and No. 17 on Hot Country Songs a week later.[5] The song has sold 198,000 copies in the US as of August 2016.[6] The song also charted on Billboard's 2016 Year-End Country Airplay Songs chart at No. 52.[7]

Music video

The music video was directed by Justin Key and premiered in November 2015. It consists of footage from Nail's 2016 tour.[8]

Chart performance

Year end charts

Chart (2016)Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[9] 52
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 47

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estate 2016: Quale sarà la canzone tormentone?. 16 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Estate 2016: Quale sarà la canzone tormentone?. 16 June 2016.
  3. News: The Top 30 Digital Country Singles: July 28, 2015. Matt Bjorke . July 28, 2015.
  4. Web site: Country Airplay . July 23, 2016 . Billboard .
  5. Web site: Hot Country Songs . July 30, 2016 . Billboard .
  6. News: Top 30 Digital Singles Chart: August 2, 2016. Matt . Bjorke . August 2, 2016 . Roughstock .
  7. News: Billboard's 2016 Year-End Country Airplay Songs. December 12, 2016 . Billboard .
  8. Web site: CMT : Videos : David Nail : Night's On Fire (Performance Video). https://web.archive.org/web/20151119071350/http://www.cmt.com/videos/david-nail/1261865/nights-on-fire-performance-video.jhtml. dead. November 19, 2015. Country Music Television. November 18, 2015.
  9. Country Airplay: Year End 2016. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 5, 2017.
  10. Hot Country Songs: Year End 2016. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 5, 2017.