Fire on Babylon

"Fire On Babylon"
Single by Sinéad O'Connor
Released 1994
Format
Genre
Length 5:12
Label
  • Chrysalis
  • Ensign
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sinéad O'Connor singles chronology
"Thank You for Hearing Me"
(1994)		 "Fire On Babylon"
(1994)		 "Famine"
(1995)

"Thank You for Hearing Me"
(1994)"		 "Fire on Babylon"
(1994)		 "Famine"
(1995)
Music video
"Fire on Babylon" on YouTube

"Fire on Babylon" is a 1994 song by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor.

Release

It is written by Sinéad O'Connor and John Reynolds and released on O'Connor's fourth album, Universal Mother. The song is produced by O'Connor, Reynolds and English musician, composer and record producer Tim Simenon. The song features a sample from "Dr. Jekyll" by Miles Davis.

Sinéad O'Connor performed the song in several TV-shows, like Late Show with David Letterman and Later... with Jools Holland.

Music video

The music video of the song was directed by French director Michel Gondry, who also directed the music videos Human Behaviour for Björk and Protection for Massive Attack. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video.[1].

Track listing

Europe, CD single (1994)
No.TitleLength
1."Fire On Babylon"5:12
2."I Believe In You"5:41
3."House Of The Rising Sun"5:09
4."Streets Of London"4:10

Chart performance

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 57
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 43
Netherlands (Tipparade) 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 36
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 29

References

  1. ↑ "The 37th Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times. 6 January 1995. p. 16. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 27 Nov 1994". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 19 April 2018. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Sinéad O'Connor – Fire on Babylon" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sinéad O'Connor – Fire on Babylon" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Charts.nz – Sinéad O'Connor – Fire on Babylon". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
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