Time to Burn (Storm song)

"Time to Burn"
One of the German artwork variants
Single by Storm
from the album Stormjunkie
Released	May 2000 (2000-05)
Genre	Hard house dark trance[1]
Length	6:40 (album version) 3:55 (video edit) 2:55 (UK radio edit)
Label	Zeitgeist
Songwriter(s)	Trancy Spacer Spacy Trancer
Producer(s)	Trancy Spacer Spacy Trancer
Storm singles chronology
"Love Is Here to Stay" (1999) "Time to Burn" (2000) "Stormanimal" (2000)
Audio
"Time to Burn" on YouTube

"Time to Burn" is a song by German electronic music duo Storm, also known as Jam & Spoon. It was released as the fourth single from Storm's only studio album, Stormjunkie, in May 2000. A hard house and dark trance song, the track was written and produced by Storm members Rolf Ellmer and Markus Löffel under the pseudonyms Trancy Spacer and Spacy Trancer.[2] "Time to Burn" became the duo's highest-charting single on the UK Singles Chart when it peaked at number three in August 2000, and it also became a top-40 hit in Belgium, Ireland, and the Netherlands. The song is certified silver in the United Kingdom for shipping over 200,000 copies.

Release and reception

In Germany, "Time to Burn" was released in May 2000 through Zeitgeist Records.[3] On 29 May, it debuted at its peak of number 58 on the German Singles Chart, spending three more weeks in the top 100 before dropping out.[4] Before its official UK release, the song appeared on the UK Singles Chart as an import single, reaching number 77.[5] On 31 July 2000, Data Records released "Time to Burn" in the UK across three formats: CD, 12-inch vinyl, and cassette.[6] Six days later, the song rose 74 places to number three on the UK Singles Chart, making it Jam & Spoon's highest-charting UK single under any of their aliases.[5][7][8] "Time to Burn" spent 13 nonconsecutive weeks within the UK top 100 and ended the year as the country's 65th-best-selling single, receiving a silver sales certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipping over 200,000 units in August 2000.[5][9][10]

In Ireland, "Time to Burn" debuted at number 17 on the Irish Singles Chart on 10 August 2000.[11] Three weeks later, it ascended to its peak of number 11.[12] It spent 11 weeks within the Irish top 50 and ranked in at number 68 on the Irish year-end chart for 2000.[13][14] Elsewhere in Europe, the song charted in the Netherlands and the Flanders region of Belgium. In the latter territory, the single charted for nine weeks, peaking at number 26 in November 2000.[15] In the Netherlands, it reached number 20 on the Dutch Top 40 and number 18 on the Single Top 100.[16][17] On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Time to Burn" debuted at number 15, its peak, and remained on the chart for nine weeks.[18][19]

Track listings

German maxi-CD single[2] "Time to Burn" (video edit) – 3:55 "Time to Burn" (12-inch long version) – 6:40 "Time to Burn" (Mauro Picotto mix) – 7:27 "Time to Burn" (Happy People in the Morning mix) – 6:54 "Time to Burn" (F.E.O.S. Treatment) – 6:21 German 12-inch single 1[20] A. "Time to Burn" (12-inch long version) – 6:40 B. "Time to Burn" (Happy People in the Morning mix) – 6:54 German 12-inch single 2[21] A. "Time to Burn" (Mauro Picotto mix) – 7:27 B. "Time to Burn" (F.E.O.S. Treatment) – 6:21 Benelux CD single[22] "Time to Burn" (video edit) – 3:55 "Time to Burn" (12-inch long version) – 6:40

UK CD single[23] "Time to Burn" (radio edit) – 2:55 "Time to Burn" (original 12-inch mix) – 6:43 "Time to Burn" (Ariel remix) – 6:25 UK 12-inch single[24] A1. "Time to Burn" (original mix) B1. "Time to Burn" (Nick Sentience remix) B2. "Time to Burn" (Mauro Picotto remix) UK cassette single[25] "Time to Burn" (radio edit) – 2:55 "Time to Burn" (original 12-inch mix) – 6:43 Australian CD single[26] "Time to Burn" (radio edit) "Time to Burn" (original 12-inch mix) "Time to Burn" (Mauro Picotto remix) "Time to Burn" (Pascal F.E.O.S. Treatment)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] 26 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[18] 15 European Dance Traxx (Music & Media)[27] 7 Germany (GfK)[4] 58 Ireland (IRMA)[13] 11 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 20 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 18 Scotland (OCC)[28] 2 UK Singles (OCC)[5] 3 UK Dance (OCC)[29] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position Ireland (IRMA)[14] 68 UK Singles (OCC)[9] 65

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10]	Silver	200,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Germany	May 2000	12-inch vinyl CD	Zeitgeist	[3]
United Kingdom	31 July 2000	12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Data	[6]

References

1. "Reviews: Single Reviews". Music Week. 22 July 2000. p. 12. Fusing hard house and dark trance...
2. Time to Burn (German maxi-CD single liner notes). Storm. Zeitgeist Records. 2000. 561 746-2.
3. Roth, Harald (14 October 2000). "Dance Beat". Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 42. p. 14. Storm's Time To Burn (Zeitgeist) lives up to its name, reaching the top ten of the Dance Traxx chart some five months after its release.
4. "Storm %5BDE%5D – Time to Burn" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
5. "Storm: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
6. "New Releases – For Week Starting July 31, 2000: Singles". Music Week. 29 July 2000. p. 27.
7. "Jam & Spoon". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
8. "Tokyo Ghetto Pussy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
9. "Best Sellers of 2000: Singles Top 100". Music Week. 20 January 2001. p. 25.
10. "British single certifications – Storm – Time to Burn". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
11. "Top 50 Singles, Week Ending 10 August 2000". Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
12. "Top 50 Singles, Week Ending 31 August 2000". Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
13. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Time to Burn". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
14. "Top 100 of 2000". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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16. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 41, 2000" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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18. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 34. 19 August 2000. p. 23.
19. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 42. 14 October 2000. p. 10.
20. Time to Burn (German 12-inch single vinyl disc). Storm. Zeitgeist Records. 2000. 561 746-1.
21. Time to Burn (German 12-inch single vinyl disc). Storm. Zeitgeist Records. 2000. 561 783-1.
22. Time to Burn (Benelux CD single liner notes). Storm. Captivating Sounds, WEA. 2000. 8573-84819-5.
23. Time to Burn (UK CD single liner notes). Storm. Data Records, Ministry of Sound. 2000. DATA16CDS.
24. Time to Burn (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Storm. Data Records, Ministry of Sound. 2000. DATA 16T.
25. Time to Burn (UK cassette single sleeve). Storm. Data Records, Ministry of Sound. 2000. DATA 16MCS.
26. Time to Burn (Australian CD single liner notes). Storm. Data Records, Ministry of Sound. 2000. 7243 8 89553 2 4.
27. "European Dance Traxx". Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 43. 21 October 2000. p. 19.
28. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
29. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2023.