Feel That Fire (song)
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| Single by Dierks Bentley | ||||
| from the album Feel That Fire | ||||
| Released | September 29, 2008 | |||
| Format | CD single Music download |
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:22 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Writer(s) | Brett Beavers Dierks Bentley Brad Warren Brett Warren |
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| Producer | Brett Beavers Dierks Bentley |
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"Feel That Fire" is a single co-written and recorded by American country music singer Dierks Bentley. Bentley co-wrote the song along with Brad and Brett Warren (of The Warren Brothers) and his producer, Brett Beavers. It is the lead-off single and title track to his fourth studio album, Feel That Fire, which was released on February 3, 2009. The song became Bentley's sixth Number One on the Hot Country Songs chart for the chart week of February 21, 2009.
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[edit] Content
"Feel That Fire" is an up-tempo mostly accompanied by electric guitar and banjo. It describes the narrator's lover, and lists off all the things that she wants, such as riding a bull at the county fair, or making every stray animal a pet. In the chorus, the narrator explains that she "needs to feel that fire" — in other words, that what she wants the most is to be his lover.
[edit] Reception
Alison Bonaguro, in an entry for the CMT blog, described the song favorably. In her review, she said, "In a world of passionless relationships, I think this song is very aspirational."[1]
The song received a "thumbs down" review from the country music site The 9513, however. Despite calling it an "uptempo number that finds Bentley singing about something other than life on the road, featuring a rockin’ intro", critic Brady Vercher said that the song "contains a weak narrative that settles for what's easiest by barely delving into the subject."[2]
[edit] Promotion
To promote the single, Bentley shipped more than 2000 boxes of Cracker Jack to various radio stations (a reference to "she wants the toy in the Cracker Jack", a line from the opening). Fifty-one stations were chosen randomly as winners, with the grand prize being a concert with Bentley.[3]
The music video featured actress and model Sarah Desage.
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (2008-2009) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] | 54 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 32 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
[edit] Year-end charts
| Chart (2009) | Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 31 |
| Preceded by "She Wouldn't Be Gone" by Blake Shelton |
Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single February 21, 2009 |
Succeeded by "Down the Road" by Kenny Chesney with Mac McAnally |
[edit] References
- ^ Bonaguro, Alison (2008-09-24). "Feel Dierks Bentley's Fire". CMT. http://blog.cmt.com/2008-09-24/feeling-dierks-bentleys-fire/. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
- ^ Vercher, Brady (2008-09-18). "Dierks Bentley - "Feel That Fire"". The 9513. http://www.the9513.com/dierks-bentley-feel-that-fire/. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ^ "Dierks Bentley Has Cracker Jack Idea for Radio Promotion". CMT. 2009-01-15. http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1602832/dierks-bentley-has-cracker-jack-idea-for-radio-promotion.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
- ^ "Dierks Bentley Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Dierks Bentley. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ "Dierks Bentley Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Dierks Bentley. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ "Dierks Bentley Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Country Songs for Dierks Bentley. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ "Best of 2009: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2009. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-year-end/hot-country-songs?year=2009. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
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