Gone Up in Flames

"Gone Up in Flames" is the debut single by English rock band Morning Runner, from their debut studio album, Wilderness Is Paradise Now. The song was first released on 1 August 2005 and reached number 39 in the UK Singles Chart. The song contains three narratives: a racetrack loser, a devastated mourner, and a possessive consumer. Lead singer Matthew Greener explained, "They are all pictures of desperation. I got told this story about a woman so obsessed with this pearl that she sold all her possessions just to own it."

"Gone Up in Flames"
Single by Morning Runner
from the album Wilderness Is Paradise Now
B-side	"Leave Me Alone"
Released	1 August 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Rock
Length	2:55
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	Ali Clewer, Tom Derrett, Matthew Greener, Chris Wheatcroft
Producer(s)	John Cornfield, Graeme Moorcraft, Rik Simpson, Morning Runner
Morning Runner singles chronology
"Gone Up in Flames" (2005) "Be All You Want Me to Be" (2005)

The song also features on the soundtrack of the video game FIFA 07, and an instrumental version is the main theme tune to the BAFTA Award-winning sitcom The Inbetweeners and the film adaptions of the latter - The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) and The Inbetweeners 2 (2014) - feature the song within their end credits.

Track listings

• 7" R6669

1. "Gone Up in Flames" - 2:55
2. "Leave Me Alone" - 2:43

• Maxi-CD CDRS6669

1. "Gone Up in Flames" - 2:55
2. "Leave Me Alone" - 2:43
3. "Work" (acoustic) - 4:11
4. "Gone Up in Flames" (video)

External links

• Gone up in Flames Music Video
• NME single review