The duet between Sissel and Plácido Domingo, Fire in Your Heart, was recorded in a canteen in Lillehammer before the opening of the 1994 Winter Olympics. Because of the tight schedules of both Plácido Domingo and Sissel, they had only a few hours to record this English version of the Olympics anthem before the opening ceremony. When they recorded the song in the canteen, coffee cups and food could still be seen on the tables![3]
"We knew he had expressed an interest in her before. Via Deutsche Grammophon we had good connections with Domingo. He asked us to send her complete portfolio to L.A., but due to the terrible earthquake the mail arrived too late, so we didn't get an answer in time. Two days before the Games he arrived in Oslo for a concert. We tried it again, and he came by car all the 200 kilometers from Oslo to Lillehammer. A few hours before the opening ceremony he recorded his part in an improvised mobile studio, from where he had to rush back to Spain, but not after inviting her for a guest slot on his upcoming album."
— PolyGram Norway MD Jørn Johnsen talking to Music & Media about the duet between Sissel and Plácido Domingo.[4]
Chart performance
In Norway, "Se ilden lyse" reached number-one on VG-lista Top 20 and stayed on the list for nine weeks, with three weeks as number-one.[5] In Denmark, it peaked at number 17. The international single-release, "Fire in Your Heart" peaked at number nine on Sverigetopplistan in Sweden, with a total of six weeks within the chart.[6] The duet-version with Plácido Domingo peaked at number twenty in Switzerland and number 26 in Germany.[7]
Track listing
CD maxi, Norway (1994)
"Se ilden lyse" – 4:22
"Fire In Your Heart" – 4:22
CD single, Germany (1994)
"Fire In Your Heart" (Duet with Plácido Domingo) – 4:22
