World on Fire (song)

For the song by Krokus, see Change of Address.

"World on Fire"
Single by Sarah McLachlan
from the album Afterglow
Released	2004
Format	CD Single
Genre	Pop
Length	4:22
Label	Nettwerk Records, Arista Records
Writer(s)	Sarah McLachlan, Pierre Marchand
Producer	Pierre Marchand
Sarah McLachlan singles chronology
"Stupid" (2004) "World on Fire" "Push (Live)"

"World on Fire" is a song by Sarah McLachlan, from her Afterglow album (2003). It was released as the third single from the album in 2004, with a music video directed by Sophie Muller.

The video for "World on Fire" opens with the claim of having cost $150,000, despite the ensuing low-quality footage of a barefoot McLachlan in a plain room playing her guitar. The video continues to reveal it actually cost $15, then tracking (in animated and videotaped segments) how the remainder went to enriching lives all around the globe through charity donations.

McLachlan promoted the song and its video with an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show on 17 May, 2006, where she performed the track live while the video played on monitors.

Track listing

CD MaxiSingle

1. "World on Fire" – 4:22
2. "World on Fire" – Live Version 4:16
3. "World on Fire" – Junkie XL Radio Mix 3:46
4. "World on Fire" – Solarstone "Afterhours" mix 8:42
5. "World on Fire" – Enhanced Video 4:22

UK Promo

1. "World on Fire" – 4:22
2. "World on Fire" – Junkie XL Radio Mix 3:46

US Promo

1. "World on Fire" – Junkie XL Radio Mix 3:48
2. "World on Fire" – Radio Mix 4:28
3. "World on Fire" – 4:23
4. Call Out Hook – 0:10

US Promo (Vinyl)

1. "World on Fire" – JXL Club Mix 12:24
2. "World on Fire" – JXL Club Mix Edit 6:28
3. "World on Fire" – Marius De Vries Mix 4:49

CAN Promo

1. "World on Fire" – Junkie XL Radio Mix 3:46
2. "World on Fire" – Tom Lord Alge Radio Mix 4:25
3. "World on Fire" – Album Version 4:22
4. "World on Fire" – Junkie XL Mix Show Edit 6:25

UK Promo (Vinyl)

1. "World on Fire" – Junkie XL Mix
2. "Stupid" – Hyper Mix

Charts

Chart	Position
Billboard Adult Contemporary (U.S.)	14[citation needed]
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play (U.S.)	2[citation needed]
UK Singles Chart	72[citation needed]
Dutch Singles Chart	92[citation needed]

Additional information

• The eleven charitable organizations McLachlan chose to donate the production costs of the World On Fire are Carolina for Kibera, Comic Relief, CARE USA, DORCAS, Engineers Without Borders (Canada), Help the Aged, Film Aid, War Child, Heifer International, ITDG, and Action Aid.
• The video was inspired by a letter from an Engineers Without Borders (Canada) volunteer.
• The song was featured on the soundtrack of FIFA Soccer 2005.

External links

• World on Fire music video on Youtube
• Media That Matters page on the video