This Fire (Franz Ferdinand song)

Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox song Template:Infobox song "This Fire" is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, the seventh track on their self-titled debut album. It was written by Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy and produced by the band themselves at their studio in Scotland during 2003. A new version of the song, produced by Rich Costey, was released as a single on 4 October 2004, titled "This Fffire". The single artwork is based on El Lissitzky's art work Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge.Template:Citation needed

Song history

"This Fire" was featured on the soundtrack for the 2004 racing game Burnout 3: Takedown.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The song was later sampled for "Burn This City" by Lil Wayne and Twista.<ref>Rollingstone</ref> In 2022, the Rich Costey version of the song was selected as the intro song to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, the Cyberpunk 2077 tie-in anime from Studio Trigger.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Release and reception

In the United States and the United Kingdom, the song was released as a radio and download single, respectively, reaching number 17 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number eight on the UK Download Chart.<ref name="usas"/><ref name="ukdl"/> In Australia, the song was released as a CD single and reached number 62 on the ARIA Singles Chart.<ref name="aus"/> In the same country, it was ranked number 29 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Music video

The music video, directed by Stylewar,<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> echoes the style of 1920s-era Soviet art and propaganda (Constructivism etc.), including Cyrillic lettering, and shows the members of the band spreading a world-wide "hypnosis epidemic".

Track listings

All tracks were written by Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy except "Missing You", written by Kapranos.

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1. "This Fffire" (Rich Costey re-record) – 3:38
2. "This Fire" (Playgroup remix) – 8:13

• European CD single<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>

1. "This Fffire"
2. "This Fire" (Playgroup remix)
3. "This Fffire" (video)

• Australian CD single<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>

1. "This Fffire" (Rich Costey re-record)
2. "Love and Destroy"
3. "Missing You"

Charts

Weekly charts

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Chart (2004–2005)	Peak position

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	76

Release history

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United States	4 October 2004	Alternative radio	Domino	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
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