Fire with Fire (song)

"Fire with Fire" is the first single taken from American pop band Scissor Sisters' third album, Night Work. The song is featured in the video game, FIFA 11.[2][3]

"Fire with Fire"
Single by Scissor Sisters
from the album Night Work
Released1 June 2010 (South Korea)[1]
20 June 2010 (UK)
GenrePop rock, dance-pop
Length4:19 (album version)
3:41 (radio edit)
LabelEMI, Polydor
Songwriter(s)Babydaddy, Jake Shears, Stuart Price
Producer(s)Stuart Price
Scissor Sisters singles chronology
"Kiss You Off"
(2007)		 "Fire with Fire"
(2010)		 "Any Which Way"
(2010)
Music video
"Fire with Fire" on YouTube

The song was featured as the opening theme for the first season of the Greek version of MasterChef.

It is also the most recent theme song for Portuguese telecommunications operator TMN.

Track listings
CD single
  1. "Fire with Fire" – 4:19
  2. "Invisible Light" (Siriusmo Remix) – 4:32
UK 12" vinyl
  1. "Fire with Fire" – 4:19
  2. "Fire with Fire" (Rory Philips Remix)
  3. "Fire with Fire" (a cappella)
UK iTunes EP[4]
  1. "Fire with Fire" – 4:19
  2. "Fire with Fire" (Digital Dog Radio Remix) – 2:42
  3. "Invisible Light" (US 12") – 7:25
Official remixes[5]
  1. "Fire with Fire" (album version) – 4:19
  2. "Fire with Fire" (Digital Dog Club Mix) – 5:30
  3. "Fire with Fire" (Rauhofer Reconstruction Mix) – 8:51
  4. "Fire with Fire" (Digital Dog Dub) – 6:16
  5. "Fire with Fire" (Digital Dog Radio Edit) – 2:42
  6. "Fire with Fire" (radio edit) – 3:41

Chart performance

"Fire with Fire" debuted on the Irish Singles Chart at number 25 on 24 June 2010. The single then rose 9 places to its current peak of number 16 the following week. On 9 July 2010, the single fell 8 places to number 24.

The single also debuted at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart on 27 June 2010, marking Scissor Sister's fourth most successful single in that country after "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'", "Filthy/Gorgeous" and "Comfortably Numb" reached peaks of number 1, 5 and 10 respectively. On its second week on the chart, the single fell a single place to number 12, despite the release of album Night Work.

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 24
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 48
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[8] 11
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[9] 29
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 51
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 97
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[13] 7
Spanish Airplay Chart[14] 15
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 36
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 57
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 11
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[18] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Italian Singles Chart[19] 75
Spanish Top 20 TV[20] 18
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[21] 4

Music video

The music video was directed by Philip Andelman.[22]

Production notes
  • Artist: Scissor Sisters
  • Song: Fire with Fire
  • Label: Polydor UK
  • Director: Philip Andelman
  • Production company: Partizan
  • Producer: Billy Parks
  • Director of photography: Omer Ganai
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See also

References
  1. "Fire with Fire : Scissor Sisters - Daum 뮤직". Daum 뮤직. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  2. "Celebrity Gossip, latest Celebrity News and Showbiz Gossip | Huffington Post". Spinnermusic.co.uk. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  3. "WORLD EXCLUSIVE – Fifa 11 soundtrack leak". BlagSound.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  4. "iTunes - Music - Fire With Fire - EP by Scissor Sisters". Itunes.apple.com. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  5. "Fire with Fire". MAXI Promotion. Archived from the original on 7 June 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  6. "Austriancharts.at – Scissor Sisters – Fire with fire" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Scissor Sisters – Fire with fire" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
  8. "Ultratop.be – Scissor Sisters – Fire with fire" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
  9. "Scissor Sisters – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Scissor Sisters. (subscription required)
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Scissor Sisters – Fire With Fire (2-track)". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  11. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Fire with Fire". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Scissor Sisters – Fire with Fire" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
  13. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
  14. "Promusicae (Week: January 1, 2010)" (PDF). Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  15. "Swedishcharts.com – {{{artist}}} – {{{song}}}". Singles Top 100.
  16. "Swisscharts.com – Scissor Sisters – Fire with fire". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 Oct 10.
  17. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
  18. "Scissor Sisters Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
  19. "FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Ricerche e dati di mercato". Fimi.it. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  20. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. "Dance Club Songs, Best of 2010, 1-10".
  22. Gottlieb, Steven (17 May 2010). "SHOT: Scissor Sisters - Philip Andelman, dir". Video Static. Retrieved 4 June 2010.

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