Start a Fire (Margaret song)

"Start a Fire"
Single by Margaret
from the album Add the Blonde
Released 21 August 2014 (2014-08-21)
Format
Genre Pop
Length 3:23
Label Magic Records
Songwriter(s)
Margaret singles chronology
"Wasted"
(2014)		 "Start a Fire"
(2014)		 "Heartbeat"
(2015)

"Wasted"
(2014)		 "Start a Fire"
(2014)		 "Heartbeat"
(2015)
Music video
"Start a Fire" (2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship version) on YouTube
"Start a Fire" (Single version) on YouTube

"Start a Fire" is a song recorded by Polish singer Margaret for her debut studio album, Add the Blonde (2014). It was written by Thomas Karlsson and Mats Tärnfors.[1] The song was released as the second single from Add the Blonde on 21 August 2014, only in Poland.[2] Its alternate version, which served as an official song for the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, contains some changes in its lyrics, including some English lyrics being altered with the Polish lyrics written by Małgorzata Jamroży.[2][3]

The single version of the song peaked at number 10 on the Polish Airplay Chart.

Music video

A music video for the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship version of "Start a Fire" was released onto YouTube on 27 August 2014. Most of its scenes were filmed in Kraków Arena during the 2014 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner.[4]

A music video to accompany the release of the single version of the song was released onto YouTube on 19 September 2014. It was directed by Olga Czyżykiewicz.[5]

Live performances

Margaret performed "Start a Fire" at the 2014 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner on 18 August 2014.[6] She also performed it at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship opening ceremony in front of an audience of 62,000 in the National Stadium in Warsaw, before the Poland v. Serbia match, which took place on 30 August 2014. The event was broadcast in over 168 countries.[7][8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 20)[9]
Single version		 10
Poland (Polish Airplay New)[10]
Single version		 1
Poland (Polish TV Airplay Chart)[11]
Single version		 4

References

  1. ↑ "Margaret (13) – Add The Blonde". discogs. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 "NOWY TELEDYSK: MARGARET – START A FIRE" (in Polish). All About Music. 18 September 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Nowa piosenka Margaret – Start a Fire. Teledysk coraz bliżej. Zapowiada się sportowy klip?" (in Polish). Radio Eska. 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Jest teledysk do hymnu MŚ. To "Start a Fire" Margaret" (in Polish). Radio ZET. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Vinaixa, Josep. "Margaret "Start a Fire"". Ultimate Music. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Margaret Start a Fire – premierowe wykonanie hymnu Mistrzostw Świata w Piłce Siatkowej 2014" (in Polish). Radio Eska. 20 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Imponująca ceremonia otwarcia siatkarskich mistrzostw świata" (in Polish). Polsat Sport. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Mistrzostwa Świata w Siatkówce 2014: Ceremonia otwarcia na Stadionie Narodowym – Margaret, Cleo i Donatan, DJ Adamus" (in Polish). Radio Eska. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "AirPlay Top: 25.10. – 31.10.2014" (in Polish). ZPAV. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "AirPlay Nowości: 06.09. – 12.09.2014" (in Polish). ZPAV. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "AirPlay TV: 01.11. – 07.11.2014" (in Polish). ZPAV. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
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