"Firestarter" is a song recorded by Australian singer

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. The song was digitally released on 28 June 2013. "Firestarter" was written by Jade, David Musumeci and Anthony Egizii, and produced by Musumeci and Egizii under their stage name

DNA Songs DNA Songs is a songwriting and production company founded by Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci in Australia in 2004. They have worked with a variety of international and local artists including Ricky Martin, Geri Halliwell, The Veronicas, Guy S ...

. "Firestarter" debuted and peaked at number nine on the

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and was certified platinum for selling 70,000 copies. The track was promoted by performances on the first results show of season five of ''The X Factor'' Australia on 26 August 2013 and ''

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'' on 28 June 2013. The accompanying

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was directed by Christopher Freyand. It won

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at the

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.ARIA Award previous winners.

Background and release

"Firestarter" was written by Samantha Jade and written/produced by David Musumeci and Anthony Egizii under their stage name

. Jade has stated that Firestarter is about getting the party started and having fun. "Firestarter" was made available for digital download and

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on 28 June. An acoustic version of "Firestarter" was released to iTunes on 9 August. The preview of the song was used for fifth season of ''

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'' promotion.

Promotion

The video for the song was directed by Christopher Freyand and released on 13 July 2013. Jade performed "Firestarter" for the first time on ''

''. Jade then performed "Firestarter" live on the first results show of season five of '' The X Factor Australia'' on 26 August 2013.

Legacy

"Firestarter" has been described as a

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, with Jade expressing her surprise and gratitude for her gay fanbase in 2019.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certification

Release history

References

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