"Fire on Fire" is a song by English singer

Sam Smith Samuel Frederick Smith (born 19 May 1992) is an English singer and songwriter. After rising to prominence in October 2012 by featuring on Disclosure's breakthrough single "Latch", which peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart, they ...

, produced by

Steve Mac Steve McCutcheon (born 15 January 1972), known professionally as Steve Mac, is a British record producer, songwriter and musician. A multi-award-winning producer, he is one of the most prolific songwriters and record producers in modern British ...

. It was co-written by Smith and Mac for the 2018 Netflix adaptation of the 1972 novel ''

Watership Down ''Watership Down'' is an adventure novel by English author Richard Adams, published by Rex Collings Ltd of London in 1972. Set in Berkshire in southern England, the story features a small group of rabbits. Although they live in their natural ...

''. "Fire on Fire" was released as a single on 21 December 2018 through

Capitol Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note ...

. It charted in the top 40 in Hungary, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Switzerland and Ireland. The song appears on Smith's third studio album, ''

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'' (2020).

Background

The track was written by

and producer/songwriter

, and recorded with the

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in September 2018. Smith said in a statement: "I am so excited and honored to be a part of this new adaptation of ''

''. This story is so powerful and timeless, and it has been thrilling to work with the director

Noam Murro Noam Murro ( he, נועם מורו; born ) is an Israeli film director and film producer. He is best known for directing the films ''Smart People'', '' 300: Rise of an Empire'', and the BBC miniseries ''Watership Down''. Early and personal life ...

and his team and the incredible Steve Mac on this song for it. I hope everyone loves it as much as I do."

Critical reception

Gil Kaufman from ''

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'' called "Fire on Fire" a haunting and stirring ballad. He wrote that Smith's emotional theme song taps into the story's roller-coaster of fear, hope and friendship.

Music video

The music video for "Fire on Fire" was released on 21 December 2018.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

Certifications

References

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