"Flame" is a single by the

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quintet,

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, and the second to be taken from the band's third album '' Flock''. It was released on 10 March 2006. It entered the

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on 16 March 2006, spending four weeks there and peaking at #12. The

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described it and follow-up single "

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" as "two of the finest pieces of music written on this island", though lamented its lack of international success. The song was later included in a collection of works giving a "sense of the noughties" put together by Vincent Murphy and broadcast on ''

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'' on 31 December 2009.

Song information

"Flame" received extensive airplay on Irish national radio and the musical style used was compared to that of

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Track listings

* CDS CID919/9877504 # "Flame" - (3:32) (radio edit) # "Monkey 61" - (-) # "Flame" - (

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mix) # "Flame" - (video) # -- - (U-myx software) * 7" # "Flame" - (3:32) # "Monkey 61" - (-) * 12" # "Flame" - (Chicken Lips mix) # "Flame" - (Solid Groove mix) * CDS (Promo) CIDDJ919 # "Flame" - (3:32) (radio edit) * 12" (UK Promo 12" remix) 12IS919 # "Flame" - (-) (Chicken Lips mix) # "Flame" - (-) (Chicken Lips Dub Deluxe)

Live performance

Bell X1 are known to remind fans of the link between the song's title and their well-known tour bus fire in the

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in March 2008. Vocalist

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introduced it to the watching crowd at

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by quipping: "We played this song so good in the States, so sick, that our tour bus went on fire. The song just caught on, like flames. So watch out folks, this one is incendiary!". The ''

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'' has said that "Flame" "truly come(s) alive in concert". A live performance of this at the RDS was recorded to be released at a later date.

Chart performance

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version, "Bladhm" was later released for the Irish market only.Bell X1 bladhm (flame as gaeilge)

References

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{{authority control 2006 singles Bell X1 (band) songs 2005 songs Island Records singles Songs written by Paul Noonan Songs written by David Geraghty Songs written by Brian Crosby (composer)