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, from their debut studio album, '' Wilderness Is Paradise Now''. The song was first released on 1 August 2005 and reached number 39 in the

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. The song contains three narratives: a racetrack loser, a devastated mourner, and a possessive consumer. Lead singer

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explained, "They are all pictures of desperation. I got told this story about a woman so obsessed with this pearl that she sold all her possessions just to own it." The song features on the soundtrack of the video game ''

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''. An instrumental version is the main theme tune to the

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'' and features in the end credits of the series' film adaptation and its sequel.

Track listings

*7" #"Gone Up in Flames" - 2:55 #"Leave Me Alone" - 2:43 *Maxi-CD #"Gone Up in Flames" - 2:55 #"Leave Me Alone" - 2:43 #"Work" (acoustic) - 4:11 #"Gone Up in Flames" (video)

External links

Gone up in Flames Music VideoNME single review
{{The Inbetweeners 2005 debut singles Morning Runner songs Song recordings produced by Rik Simpson 2005 songs Comedy television theme songs The Inbetweeners