Firestone (song)

"Firestone" is a song by Norwegian DJ and record producer Kygo, featuring vocals from Australian singer Conrad Sewell. The lyrics and music were written by Dutch songwriter Martijn Konijnenburg, who was inspired by a Firestone billboard he saw in Venice, California.[8] It was released on 1 December 2014 and reached number one on the Norwegian Singles Chart and became a big international hit for Kygo on many other charts.[9] Birdy performed a cover of the song on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.[10]

"Firestone"
Single by Kygo featuring Conrad Sewell
from the album Cloud Nine
Released	1 December 2014
Recorded	2014
Genre	Deep house[1][2] tropical house[3][4][5]
Length	4:32 (album version) 3:24 (radio edit)
Label	Ultra RCA[6][7]
Songwriter(s)	Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll Conrad Sewell Martijn Konijnenburg
Producer(s)	Kygo
Kygo singles chronology
"Cut Your Teeth (Remix)" (2014) "Firestone" (2014) "ID" (2015)
Conrad Sewell singles chronology
"Firestone" (2014) "Hold Me Up" (2015)

Composition

The song is in the key of D major. The meter is common time and the tempo is 114 BPM. The chord progression is G – A – Bm – D.

Music video

The music video was released on Kygo's official Vevo channel on 9 March 2015, where it had gained over 610 million views as of February 2019. The video starts with a young woman (played by Rachel Echelberger, contestant of America's Next Top Model cycle 13) bumping into a young man, who pulls him in and seems about to kiss him before walking off with a suggestive display. He is entranced, and follows her through a series of doors that open up into different scenes, such as a forest, parties (where Kygo is seen playing music), a pool, and the dry riverbed in Los Angeles. They briefly reconnect at one of the parties before she leaves again. As he steps up the chase, she continues running, and when he appears to have lost her for good, he loses his temper. However, after he sees her walking casually by in a rugged warehouse loft, the chase continues. At the end of the video, he ends up at the same location where they first met, but on exiting the next door, he finds her standing alone on a building rooftop in the city, where he meets her as the video fades.

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Firestone" (featuring Conrad Sewell)	4:32

Digital download – Brazil Version[11]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Firestone" (featuring Conrad Sewell)	4:33
2.	"Firestone (Fireworks Version)" (featuring Conrad Sewell)	3:56
3.	"Firestone (Live Acoustic Version)" (featuring Conrad Sewell)	3:46
Total length:		12:15

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[12] 10 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 5 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 4 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[15] 5 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[16] 64 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[17] 1 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[18] 5 Denmark (Tracklisten)[19] 6 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[20] 3 France (SNEP)[21] 5 France Streaming Songs (SNEP)[22] 9 Germany (Official German Charts)[23] 3 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[24] 7 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[25] 1 Hungary (Single Top 40)[26] 4 Ireland (IRMA)[27] 6 Italy (FIMI)[28] 4 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[29] 1 Mexico (Top 100 AMPROFON)[30] 70 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[31] 3 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[32] 4 New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[33] 9 Norway (VG-lista)[9] 1 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[34] 1 Poland (Video Chart)[35] 1 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[36] 5 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[37] 2 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[38] 6 Slovenia (SloTop50)[39] 5 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[40] 6 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[41] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[42] 4 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[43] 8 UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[44] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[45] 92 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[46] 8 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[47] 35 Special acoustic release featuring Conrad Sewell Chart (2015) Peak position^[A] Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[48] 7

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position Australia (ARIA)[49] 37 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[50] 28 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[51] 18 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[52] 18 France (SNEP)[53] 21 Germany (Official German Charts)[54] 10 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[55] 25 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[56] 15 Hungary (Single Top 40)[57] 30 Italy (FIMI)[58] 9 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[59] 7 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[60] 7 Poland (ZPAV)[61] 10 Slovenia (SloTop50)[62] 21 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[63] 7 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[64] 10 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[65] 22 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[66] 23 Chart (2016) Position France (SNEP)[67] 165 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[68] 81 Chart (2019) Position Portugal (AFP)[69] 1034

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[70]	4× Platinum	280,000^^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[71]	Gold	15,000^*
Belgium (BEA)[72]	Platinum	30,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[73]	2× Platinum	160,000
France (SNEP)[74]	Diamond	233,333
Germany (BVMI)[75]	Platinum	400,000
Italy (FIMI)[76]	5× Platinum	250,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[77]	Platinum+Diamond	360,000^*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[78]	Platinum	15,000^*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[79]	5× Platinum	50,000^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[80]	2× Platinum	80,000
Sweden (GLF)[81]	5× Platinum	200,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[82]	3× Platinum	90,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[83]	2× Platinum	1,200,000
United States (RIAA)[84]	Platinum	1,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Norway	1 December 2014	Digital download	Ultra Sony
United Kingdom	3 June 2015	Digital download	Ultra Sony

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