"Burn" is a song written by

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, Pam Reswick, and Steve Werfel for Arena's third album, '' In Deep'' (1997). The song was successful in her native Australia, reaching number two on the

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and earning a

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sales certification. At the time of its release, "Burn" was Australia's fastest-added single to radio. Arena also recorded the song in

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, titled "Ti voglio qui". It was released as a single in several European countries. In 2000, "Burn" was covered by American

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singer

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and her version reached number two on the ''

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chart.

Critical reception

A reviewer from ''

'' magazine described "Burn" as a "beautiful love song", adding that Arena "has glorious pipes, a charismatic presence, and the song-writing savvy of a lifelong hitmaker." ''

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'' commented, "She's got a huge pair of lungs for a tiny lass, and this

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fair simmers."

Music video

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was made to accompany the song. It was directed by

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. In the beginning, Arena is seen performing surrounded by water. Later, the singer performs towards a blue heaven with skies. In between, there are black-and-white clips, depicting different people in different ages.

"Ti voglio qui"

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a highly sought-after collector's item, as it was the only way to obtain this song until it was re-released on the limited edition 2CD version of the ''

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'' album. The song can still be purchased from a number of Australian legal music download services.

Track listings

Australian CD single (664623.2) # "Burn" – 4:24 # "Stay" – 4:25 # "Burn" (acoustic version) – 5:33 UK CD single 1 (666744 2) # "Burn" – 4:20 # "

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" (live) – 5:47 # "

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" (with

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) – 4:41 UK CD single 2 (666744 5) # "Burn" – 4:20 # "Burn" (Burn the Candle at Both Ends Remix single edit) – 4:25 # "Burn" (Burn the Candle at Both Ends Remix) – 10:11 "Ti voglio qui" (664623.5) # "Ti voglio qui" – 4:25 # "Stay" – 4:25 # "Burn" – 4:24 # "Burn" (version acoustica) – 5:33

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Jo Dee Messina version

"Burn" was covered by American country singer

for her third studio album ''

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''. It was released as the second single in October 2000, and peaked at number two on the US ''

'' Country Songs charts in February 2001.

Music video

A music video was released for the song directed by Thom Oliphant. The video follows a medieval theme, with scenes of people dressed in renaissance garb. Messina is shown singing the song with a castle in the background, inside a room of the castle, and sitting on the ground. During parts of the chorus, Messina is standing inside of a cloud of fire. The video was filmed at

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region of New York.

Track listing

Scandinavian CD single (CUBC62) # "Burn" # "If Not You"

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References

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