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A City on Fire

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"A City on Fire"
Single by Fightstar
from the album Be Human: Deluxe Edition
Released21 December 2009
Recorded2009
Length3:11
Songwriter(s)Charlie Simpson, Alex Westaway, Dan Haigh, Omar Abidi
Producer(s)Fightstar
Fightstar singles chronology
"Never Change"
(2009)
"A City on Fire"
(2009)
"Animal"
(2015)

"A City on Fire" is a song by English post-hardcore band Fightstar, released 20 December 2009, on Search and Destroy Records as a digital download only.[1][2]

The single is featured on the deluxe edition re-release of the band's third album, Be Human, which includes four recorded tracks.[citation needed]

Digital bundle

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  1. "A City on Fire" - 3:11
  2. "Vincent" (Don McLean cover) - 4:01

Music video

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A music video was filmed for the single in October 2009,[3] and premiered on the bands MySpace on 24 October. The video was directed by Sitcom Soldiers.[4]

The video depicts the band performing in a studio in front of a brightly lit display screen. There are also various shots of London sped up, and various political messages on billboards.

Chart positions

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Chart Peak
position
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Scottish Singles Chart[7] 97
UK Singles Chart 116
UK Indie Chart 10
UK Rock Chart 4

Personnel

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  • Charlie Simpson — lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Alex Westaway — lead guitar, vocals
  • Dan Haigh – bass guitar
  • Omar Abidi – drums, percussion

References

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  1. ^ "A City on Fire by Fightstar". Amazon. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Fightstar - A City on Fire - MP3 music download". Play.com. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Fightstar - "A City on Fire" Music Video shoot pictures". Fightstar Official Myspace. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  4. ^ "A City On Fire official video". Fightstar Official Myspace. Archived from the original on 29 December 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  5. ^ "UK Top 30 Indie Singles Chart". BBC Radio One. Archived from the original on 14 October 2009.
  6. ^ "UK Top 30 Rock Singles Chart". BBC Radio One. Archived from the original on 15 October 2009.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
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