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's fourth studio album, '' Out of Nothing''. This release was publicised by a fan campaign called G.A.T.N.O (Get Ashes to Number One). The song reached number 11. "Ashes" was released to American radio on 1 March 2005. The

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, "Flaming Red Hair", started life as a

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song of the same name, was originally performed on

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fans chose "Ashes" as their official club anthem. "Ashes" can be heard in the film '' Kingsman: The Golden Circle'' (2017), where it is implied that Embrace are headlining the

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. The instrumental version of the song was used in

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''Goal of the Month'' segment for the 2004-05 season.

Track listings

7-inch # "Ashes" # "Enough" CD1 # "Ashes" – 4:23 # "Maybe I Wish" – 5:25 CD2 # "Ashes" # "Flaming Red Hair" # "How Come" (Live) # "Ashes" (Video)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashes (Song) 2004 singles Embrace (English band) songs 2004 songs Songs written by Richard McNamara Songs written by Danny McNamara Independiente (record label) singles