This Fire (Franz Ferdinand song) explained

This Fire
Artist:	Franz Ferdinand
Album:	Franz Ferdinand
Recorded:	2003 in Scotland^[1]
Length:	4:14
Label:	Domino
Producer:	Franz Ferdinand

This Fffire
Cover:	Franz Ferdinand - This Fffire.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Franz Ferdinand
B-Side:	"Darts of Pleasure" "Love and Destroy" "Missing You"
Length:	3:32
Label:	Domino
Producer:	Rich Costey
Prev Title:	Michael
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	Do You Want To
Next Year:	2005

"This Fire" is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, the seventh track on their self-titled debut album. It was written by Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy and produced by the band themselves at their studio in Scotland during 2003. A new version of the song, produced by Rich Costey, was released as a single on 4 October 2004, titled "This Fffire". The single artwork is based on El Lissitzky's art work Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge.

Song history

"This Fire" was featured on the soundtrack for the 2004 racing game .^[2] The song was later sampled for "Burn This City" by Lil Wayne and Twista.^[3]

In 2022, the Rich Costey version of the song was selected as the intro song to the Cyberpunk 2077 tie-in anime from Studio Trigger, .^[4]

Release and reception

In the United States and the United Kingdom, the song was released as a radio and download single, respectively, reaching number 17 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number eight on the UK Download Chart. In Australia, the song was released as a CD single and reached number 62 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In the same country, it was ranked number 29 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.^[5]

Music video

The music video, directed by Stylewar, echoes the style of 1920s-era Soviet art and propaganda (Constructivism etc.), including Cyrillic lettering, and shows the members of the band spreading a world-wide "hypnosis epidemic".

Track listings

All tracks were written by Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy except "Missing You", written by Kapranos.

• Digital download^[6]

1. "This Fffire" (Rich Costey re-record) – 3:38
2. "This Fire" (Playgroup remix) – 8:13

• European CD single^[7]

1. "This Fffire"
2. "This Fire" (Playgroup remix)
3. "This Fffire" (video)

• Australian CD single^[8]

1. "This Fffire" (Rich Costey re-record)
2. "Love and Destroy"
3. "Missing You"

Charts

Year-end charts

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	4 October 2004	Alternative radio	Domino	^[10]
Australia	15 November 2004	CD		^[11]
United Kingdom		Digital download		^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Doyle . Tom . June 2004 . Recording Franz Ferdinand . 4 November 2021 . Sound on Sound.
2. News: Golze. Benjamin. Burnout 3 soundtrack revealed. GameSpot. 23 August 2004. 13 June 2024.
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724064817/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-2000s-20110718/franz-ferdinand-franz-ferdinand-19691231 Rollingstone
4. Web site: Netflix Unveils Enigmatic 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' Opening Credits Sequence . Villei . Matt . Collider . 5 July 2022 . 21 September 2022.
5. Web site: Hottest 100 2004. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 June 2021.
6. Web site: Franz Ferdinand: This fffire. boomkat.com. 19 June 2021.
7. This Fffire. Franz Ferdinand. 2004. European CD single liner notes. Domino Recording Company. RUG192CD1.
8. This Fffire. Franz Ferdinand. 2004. Australian CD single liner notes. Domino Recording Company. 675462.2.
9. 2005 The Year in Charts: Top Modern Rock Songs. Billboard Radio Monitor. 13. 50. 52. 16 December 2005.
10. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1575. 20. 1 October 2004. 19 June 2021.
11. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 15th November 2004. ARIA. 28. 15 November 2004. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222437/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20041220-0000/issue768.pdf. 22 February 2008. 19 June 2021.
12. Web site: Franz on 'Fire'!. NME. 18 October 2004. 19 June 2021.