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World on Fire (Nate Smith song)

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29: 304:. As Smith had already submitted the master tracks for his album to his label, he could not add the song without overriding pre-sale sales figures. As a result, the label close to issue a deluxe version with "World on Fire" and five other tracks, which would be released the same day as the regular version of the album. 223: 278:, came up with the title "world on fire" after using that phrase to recount a fire at a construction site. He then thought the idea of a narrator's world being "on fire" would convey the end of a relationship. Smith, meanwhile, was inspired to build on the idea as he remembered the 673: 938: 655: 981: 942: 562: 1098: 1093: 1103: 538: 601: 629: 1088: 974: 316:
on July 12, 2023, directed by Chris Ashlee. The video features Smith singing the song as a fire occurs around him.
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chart for the week of December 23, 2023, spending ten consecutive weeks there until it was dethroned by
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The idea for the song "World on Fire" came during a songwriting session among Nate Smith,
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that his inspiration for the arrangement was the work of the
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2023 year-end chart performance for "World on Fire"
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Index


Single
Nate Smith
Nate Smith
Genre
Country
country rock
Label
RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Ashley Gorley
Producer(s)
Nate Smith
Whiskey on You
Bulletproof

country music
Nate Smith
Ashley Gorley
self-titled debut album
Ashley Gorley
volunteer firefighter
Camp Fire
wildfire
Paradise, California
demo
Billboard
Foo Fighters
music video
Billboard Hot 100

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