"Fireworks" is a song by German disco and house music producer and DJ
Purple Disco Machine featuring British singer-songwriter Moss Kena and American
indie pop duo
The Knocks, it was released on 19 February 2021. It is the second single from Purple Disco Machine's second studio album, ''Exotica''.
Composition
The song is written in the key of
C# major, with a
tempo of 118 beats per minute.
Music video
The music video was released on 19 February 2021, and directed by Greg Barth. It features "street dancing gangs of the '
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' battling it out in the ultimate turf war." The video contains references to
denial of human-triggered climate change, among other social phenomenons.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from
Tidal.
*
Purple Disco Machine (Tino Schmidt) – writer, composition, associate interpreter
* Moss Kena – writer, composition, associate interpreter
*
James Patterson (The Knocks) – writer, composition, associate interpreter
*
Benjamin Ruttner (The Knocks) – writer, composition, associate interpreter
* Paul Harris – writer, composition
* Amir Saleem – writer, composition
* Monte – mixing engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
{{The Knocks
2021 singles
2021 songs
Purple Disco Machine songs
The Knocks songs
Positiva Records singles