Pyromania (song) explained

Pyromania
Cover:Cascada-pyromania-official-cover.jpg
Alt:A portrait in the background colour of black featuring the front profile of a blonde woman. The woman is sitting down looking down to her left side wearing a low-cut white strapless dress. To the right of her in large, white, capital letter font is the name 'Cascada' and directly below it in the same font but in an orange colour is the title 'Pyromania'.
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Cascada
Album:Original Me
Released:March 19, 2010
Recorded:2009
Length:3:31
Label:Zooland
Prev Title:Dangerous
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:San Francisco
Next Year:2011

"Pyromania" is a song performed by German Eurodance group Cascada, released as the first single from their fourth studio album, Original Me. It was written by Yann Peifer, Allan Eshuijs, and Manuel Reuter, and it was produced by Reuter and Peifer.[1] The song was premiered on February 12, 2010, and was first released on March 19, 2010 by Zooland Records. "Pyromania" features Natalie Horler singing the whole song with guest male vocals speaking the "pyro-pyro" hook. Lyrically, the song is a play on words. It talks about a love and obsession with fire.

"Pyromania" received mixed reviews from contemporary critics. Some praised its infectious nature and catchy hook, while others felt the song was unoriginal. "Pyromania" garnered moderate chart success for Cascada; reaching the top forty in Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, The Netherlands and Scotland. The music video premiered on February 17, 2010 on British television station Clubland TV. It features Natalie Horler in different scenes in which she is by herself and with backup dancers, singing and dancing in front of futuristic space balls and fire explosions. Cascada performed "Pyromania" live on German television program The Dome and at The 2010 Pepsi B96 Summerbash.

Music video

The music video premiered on the evening of February 17, 2010 on Clubland's YouTube.[2] It shows Natalie in different scenes in which she is by herself and with backup dancers. One scene shows her singing in front of futuristic space balls, and another scene shows her dancing while an explosion takes up one half of the screen. The clip was filmed in Toronto, Canada.

Formats and listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Pyromania":

  1. "Pyromania" (Radio Edit)  – 3:31
  2. "Pyromania" (Spencer & Hill Airplay Mix)  – 5:40
  1. "Pyromania" (Radio Edit)  – 3:31
  2. "Pyromania" (Spencer & Hill Airplay Mix)  – 5:40
  3. "Pyromania" (Extended Mix)  – 5:31
  4. "Pyromania" (Cahill Remix)  – 6:17
  5. "Pyromania" (Dan Winter Remix)  – 5:32
  1. "Pyromania" (Radio Edit)  – 3:31
  2. "Pyromania" (Cahill Remix)  – 6:17
  1. "Pyromania" (Radio Edit)  – 3:31
  2. "Pyromania" (Wideboys Radio Edit)  – 3:06
  3. "Pyromania" (Cahill Radio Edit)  – 3:26
  4. "Pyromania" (Spencer & Hill Radio Edit)  – 3:39
  5. "Pyromania" (Dan Winter Radio Edit)  – 3:44
  6. "Pyromania" (Frisco Radio Edit)  – 3:13
  7. "Pyromania" (Extended Mix)  – 5:31
  8. "Pyromania" (Wideboys Remix)  – 7:34
  9. "Pyromania" (Cahill Remix)  – 6:17
  10. "Pyromania" (Spencer & Hill Airplay Mix)  – 5:40
  11. "Pyromania" (Dan Winter Remix)  – 5:32
  12. "Pyromania" (Frisco Remix)  – 5:28
  1. "Pyromania" (Video Edit) - 3:29
  2. "Pyromania" (Spencer & Hill Airplay Radio Edit) - 3:37
  3. "Pyromania" (Dan Winter Radio Edit) - 3:42
  4. "Pyromania" (Wideboys Radio Edit) - 3:04
  5. "Pyromania" (Cahill Radio Edit) - 3:24
  6. "Pyromania" (Frisco Radio Edit) - 3:11
  7. "Pyromania" (Extended Mix) - 5:29
  8. "Pyromania" (Spencer & Hill Remix) - 5:38
  9. "Pyromania" (Dan Winter Remix) - 5:30
  10. "Pyromania" (Wideboys Remix) - 7:32
  11. "Pyromania" (Cahill Remix) - 6:14
  12. "Pyromania" (Frisco Remix) - 5:28
  1. "Pyromania" (Radio Edit)  – 3:31
  2. "Pyromania" (Spencer & Hill Airplay Mix)  – 5:40
  3. "Pyromania" (Extended Mix)  – 5:31
  4. "Pyromania" (Cahill Remix)  – 6:17
  5. "Pyromania" (Dan Winter Remix)  – 5:32
  6. "Pyromania" (Wideboys Remix)  – 7:34
  7. "Pyromania" (Music Video)  – 3:39

Release History

Country Release Date Record Label
Germany 16 March 2010[9] Zooland
United Kingdom 3 May 2010[10] AATW
United States 16 December 2011 Zooland
France 2 August 2010[11] Zooland

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&keyid=11833240&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID
  2. Web site: Cascada - Pyromania Video Premier . ClubLand . 17 February 2010 . 2010-04-03 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722001818/http://www.clubland.fm/news/news/149/cascada---pyromania-video-premier.html . 2011-07-22.
  3. Web site: Cascada - Pyromania (CD) at Discogs. 2010-08-06. Discogs.
  4. Web site: Cascada - Pyromania (File, MP3) at Discogs. 2010-08-06. Discogs.
  5. Web site: Pyromania - Single . . . 2010-05-03 . 2010-08-06.
  6. Web site: Pyromania . . . 2010-06-21 . 2010-08-06.
  7. Web site: ITunes - Music - Pyromania by Cascada . . 2015-03-17 . 2012-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120123162451/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pyromania/id487627224 . dead .
  8. Web site: Pyromania . . . 2010-03-16 . 2010-08-06.
  9. Web site: "Pyromania" von Cascada. iTunes. January 2010.
  10. Web site: Pyromania - Single by Cascada. iTunes.
  11. Web site: Pyromania (Radio Edit) - Single par Cascada. iTunes. January 2010.
  12. Web site: Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video . . 2010-06-01 . 2011-10-02 . Polish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111011175611/http://zpav.pl/rankingi/listy/dyskoteki/index.php?idlisty=84 . 2011-10-11 .
  13. Web site: Top de l'année Top Singles 2010. SNEP. fr. October 25, 2020.