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==Commercial performance==
==Commercial performance==
"Burn" debuted atop the [[UK Singles Chart]] with first-week sales of 116,857 copies, becoming Goulding's first number-one single on the chart.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Alan |url=http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-richard-adam-need-just-19k-sales-to-hold-on-at-no-1/055782 |title=Official Charts Analysis: Richard & Adam need just 19k sales to hold on at No.1 |work=[[Music Week]] |publisher=Intent Media |date=19 August 2013 |accessdate=19 August 2013}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The single retained the number-one spot for a second week, selling 80,095 copies.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Alan |url=http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-richard-adam-sell-just-17k-to-hold-on-at-no-1/055844 |title=Official Charts Analysis: Richard & Adam sell just 17k to hold on at No.1 |work=Music Week |publisher=Intent Media |date=26 August 2013 |accessdate=26 August 2013}} {{subscription required}}</ref> In Australia, the song entered the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]] at number seventy-two,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/41159/chartifacts---tuesday-16th-july-2013 |title=Chartifacts – Tuesday 16th July 2013 |publisher=[[ARIA Charts]] |accessdate=24 August 2013}}</ref> before entering the top fifty at number fourteen.<ref name="aria"/> It peaked at number six in its fifth week on the chart, becoming Goulding's highest-charting solo single in the country.{{r|AUS chart}} Two weeks later, "Burn" was certified platinum by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) for shipments in excess of 70,000 units.<ref name="aria"/>
"Burn" debuted atop the [[UK Singles Chart]] with first-week sales of 116,857 copies, becoming Goulding's first number-one single on the chart.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Alan |url=http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-richard-adam-need-just-19k-sales-to-hold-on-at-no-1/055782 |title=Official Charts Analysis: Richard & Adam need just 19k sales to hold on at No.1 |work=[[Music Week]] |publisher=Intent Media |date=19 August 2013 |accessdate=19 August 2013}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The single retained the number-one spot for a second week, selling 80,095 copies.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Alan |url=http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-richard-adam-sell-just-17k-to-hold-on-at-no-1/055844 |title=Official Charts Analysis: Richard & Adam sell just 17k to hold on at No.1 |work=Music Week |publisher=Intent Media |date=26 August 2013 |accessdate=26 August 2013}} {{subscription required}}</ref> In Australia, the song entered the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]] at number seventy-two,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/41159/chartifacts---tuesday-16th-july-2013 |title=Chartifacts – Tuesday 16th July 2013 |publisher=[[ARIA Charts]] |accessdate=24 August 2013}}</ref> before entering the top fifty at number fourteen.<ref name="aria"/> It peaked at number six in its fifth week on the chart, becoming Goulding's highest-charting solo single in the country.{{r|AUS chart}} Two weeks later, "Burn" was certified platinum by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) for shipments in excess of 70,000 units.<ref name="aria"/> Currently, 'Burn' is still staying as number 1 on the UK Singles Chart for 3 weeks already.


==Track listings==
==Track listings==

Revision as of 06:02, 2 September 2013

"Burn"
Song
B-side"Hearts Without Chains"

"Burn" is a song recorded by English singer Ellie Goulding for Halcyon Days (2013), the reissue of her second studio album, Halcyon (2012). The song was released as the lead single from the reissue on 5 July 2013. It was written by Ryan Tedder, Goulding, Greg Kurstin, Brent Kutzle and Noel Zancanella, while production was handled by Kurstin and vocal production was done by Tedder.

The track received a mixed response from music critics, who praised it as "catchy" and noted it as one of Goulding's most "radio friendly" songs to date, while others felt it was not memorable. "Burn" earned Goulding her first number-one single on the UK Singles Chart, selling 116,857 copies in its first week, the song held to number one position for three consecutive weeks. Elsewhere, it reached the top ten in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Ireland and New Zealand.

An accompanying music video for the song, which premiered on 7 July 2013, portrays Goulding performing on an air field, and later being joined by her friends with lights in the evening.[2]

Background

"Burn" was originally recorded by English singer Leona Lewis for her third studio album, Glassheart (2012), but it was eventually omitted from the final track listing.[1][3] According to Jacques Peterson of Popdust, "While Ellie's 'Burn' is a little more indie-pop sounding, Leona's breaks into derivative tropical synths on the second verse in an obvious attempt to match the Stargate sound that was such a popular radio staple a few years ago."[1]

Critical reception

"Burn" has received positive to mixed reviews from music critics. Sam Lansky of Idolator wrote that, compared to Lewis's original version, Goulding's "distinctive" voice makes the song "trippier and more ethereal, but the commercial songcraft makes it radio candy—maybe the most mainstream single she's had since 'Lights.'"[4] Lewis Corner of Digital Spy, giving the track four out of five stars, opined that Goulding "presents what is most likely to go down as one of her more radio-friendly singles to date", adding that her voice "also glides above the dream-pop glow to ear-pleasing effect".[5]

Despite praising Goulding's vocals as "angelic and ethereal", Amy Sciarretto of PopCrush rated the song three out of five stars, stating, "While 'Burn' is undeniably catchy, it's not the singer's most memorable track to date." Sciarretto concluded that it "doesn't sound like the pivotal track which will elevate her career even further in the mainstream radio world, but her fans will no doubt love it."[6] Rolling Stone's Joe Gross gave "Burn" two and a half out of five stars and dubbed it "a completely inoffensive slice of hands-in-the-air British pop; you can expect it to show up on So You Think You Can Dance before it burns out."[7]

Commercial performance

"Burn" debuted atop the UK Singles Chart with first-week sales of 116,857 copies, becoming Goulding's first number-one single on the chart.[8] The single retained the number-one spot for a second week, selling 80,095 copies.[9] In Australia, the song entered the ARIA Singles Chart at number seventy-two,[10] before entering the top fifty at number fourteen.[11] It peaked at number six in its fifth week on the chart, becoming Goulding's highest-charting solo single in the country.[12] Two weeks later, "Burn" was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments in excess of 70,000 units.[11] Currently, 'Burn' is still staying as number 1 on the UK Singles Chart for 3 weeks already.

Track listings

CD single[13]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Burn"
3:48
2."Hearts Without Chains"
3:45
  • Digital download – Remix EP[14]
  1. "Burn" – 3:51
  2. "Burn" (Tiësto's Club Life Remix) – 5:17
  3. "Burn" (Mat Zo Remix) – 6:42
  4. "Burn" (Maths Time Joy Remix) – 4:10

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 6
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[15] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[16] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[17] 18
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[18] 38
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[19] 21
Denmark (Tracklisten)[20] 15
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[21] 5
songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS 6
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[22] 38
Ireland (IRMA)[23] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 25
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[25] 7
Norway (VG-lista)[26] 6
Scotland (OCC)[27] 1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[28] 9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 18
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 18
UK Singles (OCC)[31] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[32] 53

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11] Platinum 70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[33] Gold 0*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s)
Australia[34] 5 July 2013 Digital download
Austria[35]
Belgium[36]
Brazil[37]
Denmark[38]
Germany[39]
Japan[40]
New Zealand[41]
Norway[42]
Portugal[43]
Spain[44]
Switzerland[45]
Canada[46] 22 July 2013
United States[47]
United Kingdom[48] 24 July 2013 Mainstream radio
Finland[49] 6 August 2013 Digital download
Austria[50] 9 August 2013 Digital download – Remix EP
Belgium[51]
Finland[52]
Germany[13] CD single
Ireland[53][54] Digital download, digital download – Remix EP
Netherlands[55] Digital download – Remix EP
Switzerland[56]
United Kingdom[14]
United Kingdom[57] 11 August 2013 Digital download

References

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  3. ^ Wass, Mike (8 July 2013). "Leona Lewis Recorded Ellie Goulding's "Burn" First: Listen To Her Version". Idolator. Spin Media. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  4. ^ Lansky, Sam (5 July 2013). "Ellie Goulding Unveils New Single "Burn" & Preps 'Halcyon' Re-Release". Idolator. Spin Media. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  5. ^ Corner, Lewis (30 July 2013). "Ellie Goulding: 'Burn' – Single review". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  6. ^ Sciarretto, Amy (6 July 2013). "Ellie Goulding, 'Burn' – Song Review". PopCrush. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Ellie Goulding, Burn". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  8. ^ Jones, Alan (19 August 2013). "Official Charts Analysis: Richard & Adam need just 19k sales to hold on at No.1". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 19 August 2013. (subscription required)
  9. ^ Jones, Alan (26 August 2013). "Official Charts Analysis: Richard & Adam sell just 17k to hold on at No.1". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 26 August 2013. (subscription required)
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