"World on Fire" is a song by
Canadian singer-songwriter
Sarah McLachlan. It was released in June 2004 as the third single from her ''
Afterglow'' album (2003).
Background and writing
McLachlan wrote the song in the wake of the
September 11 attacks.
Melancholy Songs, But Life Seems Swell; Sarah McLachlan Is Back in the Limelight After a Pause for Marriage and Motherhood
New York Times
Music video
The video was directed by Sophie Muller. It opens with the claim of having cost $150,000, despite the ensuing low-quality footage of a barefoot McLachlan in a plain room playing her guitar. The video continues to reveal it actually cost $15, then tracking (in animated and videotaped segments) how the remainder went to enriching lives all around the globe through charitable donations.
Track listing
CD MaxiSingle
# "World on Fire" – 4:22
# "World on Fire" (Live Version) – 4:16
# "World on Fire" ( Junkie XL Radio Mix) – 3:46
# "World on Fire" ( Solarstone "Afterhours" Mix) – 8:42
# "World on Fire" enhance video – 4:22
UK Promo
# "World on Fire" – 4:22
# "World on Fire" ( Junkie XL Radio Mix) – 3:46
US Promo
# "World on Fire" ( Junkie XL Radio Mix) – 3:46
# "World on Fire" (Radio Mix) – 4:28
# "World on Fire" – 4:23
# Call Out Hook – 0:10
US Promo (Vinyl)
# "World on Fire" (JXL Club Mix) – 12:24
# "World on Fire" (JXL Club Mix Edit) – 6:28[MusicBrainz.or]
Accessed October 30, 2008.
# "World on Fire" (Marius De Vries Mix) – 4:49
CAN Promo
# "World on Fire" ( Junkie XL Radio Mix) – 3:46
# "World on Fire" (Tom Lord Alge Radio Mix) – 4:25
# "World on Fire" – 4:22
# "World on Fire" (Junkie XL Mix Show Edit) – 6:25
UK Promo (Vinyl)
# "World on Fire" (JXL Club Mix) – 12:24
# "Stupid" (Hyper Mix)
Charts
Additional information
*The eleven charitable organizations McLachlan chose to donate the production costs of the ''World On Fire'' are Carolina for Kibera
Founded in 2001 by Rye Barcott, Salim Mohamed, and the late Tabitha Atieno Festo, CFK Africa (previously Carolina for Kibera) is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) based in the informal settlement of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya. Re ...
, Comic Relief, CARE USA
CARE (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, formerly Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe) is a major international humanitarian agency delivering emergency relief and long-term international development projects. Founded i ...
, DORCAS, Engineers Without Borders (Canada), Help the Aged
Help the Aged was a United Kingdom based international charity founded in 1961 by Cecil Jackson-Cole and Hugh Faulkner to help disadvantaged older people who were affected by poverty, isolation and neglect. It merged with Age Concern in 2009 ...
, Film Aid, War Child, Heifer International, ITDG, and Action Aid
ActionAid is an international non-governmental organization whose stated primary aim is to work against poverty and injustice worldwide.
ActionAid is a federation of 45 country offices that works with communities, often via local partner organis ...
.
*The video was inspired by a letter from an Engineers Without Borders (Canada) volunteer.[University of British Columbi]
Accessed February 11, 2008.
*A remix of the song by Junkie XL was featured on the soundtrack of '' FIFA Soccer 2005''.
Notes
External links
*
Media That Matters page on the video
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2004 singles
Music videos directed by Sophie Muller
Sarah McLachlan songs
Arista Records singles
Nettwerk Records singles
Songs written by Sarah McLachlan
Songs written by Pierre Marchand
2003 songs