Start a Fire (Margaret song)

"Start a Fire"
Single by Margaret
from the album Add the Blonde
Released 21 August 2014[1]
Format promo, digital download
Genre Pop
Length 3:23
Label Magic Records
Writer(s) Thomas Karlsson, Mats Tärnfors, Małgorzata Jamroży
Margaret singles chronology
"Wasted"
(2014)		 "Start a Fire"
(2014)		 "Heartbeat"
(2015)
Music video
"Start a Fire" in first version on YouTube
"Start a Fire" in second version on YouTube

"Start a Fire" is a single by Polish singer Margaret. The song was released as the second single from the album Add the Blonde on 21 August 2014, only in Poland.[1] It is also the official song of the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.[2] The song was written by Thomas Karlsson and Mats Tärnfors.[3] The 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship version of the song contains some changes in the text in Polish and English written by Małgorzata Jamroży.[4]

The single peaked at number 10 on the Polish Airplay Chart.[5]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship version of "Start a Fire" was released onto YouTube on 27 August 2014.[6] It was directed by Agata Tadra, and most of the scenes were filmed in Kraków in Kraków Arena during the 2014 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner.[7]

A music video to accompany the release of the single version of "Start a Fire" was released onto YouTube on 19 September 2014. It was directed by Olga Czyżykiewicz.[8]

Live performances

Margaret performed "Start a Fire" at the 2014 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner on 18 August 2014.[9] She also performed the song at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship opening ceremony on 30 August in National Stadium, Warsaw, prior to the Poland v. Serbia match. This event was broadcast in over 168 countries.[10][11]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 20)[5] 10
Poland (Polish Airplay New)[12] 1
Poland (Polish Airplay TV)[13] 4

References

  1. 1 2 Vinaixa, Josep. "Margaret "Start a Fire" (Single Premiere)". Ultimate Music. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "NOWY TELEDYSK: MARGARET – START A FIRE" (in Polish). All About Music. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Start A Fire (utwór mp3)" (in Polish). Empik. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nowa piosenka Margaret – Start a Fire. Teledysk coraz bliżej. Zapowiada się sportowy klip?" (in Polish). Radio Eska. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 20. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Start a Fire – Margaret – Oficjalny hymn Mistrzostw Świata w Piłce Siatkowej Mężczyzn Polska 2014". YouTube. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Jest teledysk do hymnu MŚ. To "Start a Fire" Margaret" (in Polish). Radio ZET. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Margaret – Start a Fire". YouTube. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "Margaret Start a Fire – premierowe wykonanie hymnu Mistrzostw Świata w Piłce Siatkowej 2014" (in Polish). Radio Eska. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Imponująca ceremonia otwarcia siatkarskich mistrzostw świata" (in Polish). Polsat Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Mistrzostwa Świata w Siatkówce 2014: Ceremonia otwarcia na Stadionie Narodowym – Margaret, Cleo i Donatan, DJ Adamus" (in Polish). Radio Eska. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay New. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay TV. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

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