A_City_on_Fire

A City on Fire

A City on Fire

2009 single by Fightstar

This article is about the Fightstar song. For other uses, see City on Fire.

"A City on Fire" is a song by English post-hardcore band Fightstar, released 20 December 2009, on Search and Destroy Records as a digital download only.[1][2]

Quick Facts Single by Fightstar, from the album Be Human: Deluxe Edition ...

The single is featured on the deluxe edition re-release of the band's third album, Be Human, which includes four recorded tracks.[citation needed]

Digital bundle

  1. "A City on Fire" - 3:11
  2. "Vincent" (Don McLean cover) - 4:01

Music video

A music video was filmed for the single in October 2009,[3] and premiered on the bands MySpace on 24 October. The video was directed by Sitcom Soldiers.[4]

The video depicts the band performing in a studio in front of a brightly lit display screen. There are also various shots of London sped up, and various political messages on billboards.

Chart positions

More information Chart, Peakposition ...

Personnel

  • Charlie Simpson — lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Alex Westaway — lead guitar, vocals
  • Dan Haigh – bass guitar
  • Omar Abidi – drums, percussion

References

  1. [1]
    "A City on Fire by Fightstar". Amazon. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Fightstar - A City on Fire - MP3 music download". Play.com. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
  3. [3]
    "Fightstar - "A City on Fire" Music Video shoot pictures". Fightstar Official Myspace. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  4. [4]
    "A City On Fire official video". Fightstar Official Myspace. Archived from the original on 29 December 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  5. [5]
    "UK Top 30 Indie Singles Chart". BBC Radio One. Archived from the original on 14 October 2009.
  6. [6]
    "UK Top 30 Rock Singles Chart". BBC Radio One. Archived from the original on 15 October 2009.
  7. [7]
    "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article A_City_on_Fire, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.