Fire (Beth Ditto song)

"Fire"
Single by Beth Ditto
from the album Fake Sugar
ReleasedApril 3, 2017 (2017-04-03)
GenreSouthern rock
Length3:10
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jennifer Decilveo
Beth Ditto singles chronology
"Running Low"
(2014) 		"Fire"
(2017)

"Fire" is a song by American singer Beth Ditto. Produced and co-written by Jennifer Decilveo, it was released by Virgin Records in April 2017 as the lead single from Ditto's solo debut album, Fake Sugar.[1][2] The single peaked on Billboard's Alternative Songs at number 40.[3] The music video for the track was also released in April 2017.[4]

"Fire" is a Southern rock song[5] and features gospel-indebted vocals.[6]

Critical reception

musicOMH's John Murphy stated that the track "gets things started in a suitably smouldering way, a soulful, swaggering number that’s both slow-burning and, when the chorus kicks in, gloriously unrestrained."[7] Graeme Virtue of The Guardian described the song as "a sexy mega-thumper enhanced by mournful melodica toots."[8] Stereogum critic Pranav Trewn called the song "an audacious, groovy slow-burner built on a muted bassline and sold via firecracker guitars and an impeccable-as-ever vocal performance".[9] According to The Independent's Andy Gill, the track's "predatory throb explodes into a chugging fuzz-rock boogie streaked with squalling guitars."[10]

Charts

Chart performance for "Fire"
Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Billboard Alternative Songs[3] 40

References

  1. ^ "Gossip's Beth Ditto Returns With a Retro Solo Single, 'Fire'". spin.com. April 3, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "Gossip's Beth Ditto Shares New Song 'Fire,' Off Her Debut Solo Album: Listen - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. April 3, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Beth Ditto - Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "Video: Beth Ditto – 'Fire'". spin.com. April 7, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  5. ^ "Fake Sugar - Beth Ditto - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  6. ^ "Beth Ditto: Fake Sugar Review". June 15, 2017. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  7. ^ "Beth Ditto – Fake Sugar - Album Reviews - musicOMH". www.musicomh.com. June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  8. ^ Virtue, Graeme (April 21, 2017). "Beth Ditto's Fire: a sexy mega-thumper of a torch song". Retrieved June 28, 2017 – via The Guardian.
  9. ^ "Beth Ditto – 'Fire'". stereogum.com. April 3, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  10. ^ "Album reviews: Fleet Foxes, Royal Blood, Beth Ditto, and more". independent.co.uk. June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.


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