Fire and the Flood

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"Fire and the Flood"
Song

"Fire and the Flood" is a single by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy, the song is included on the deluxe edition of his debut studio album Dream Your Life Away (2014). The song was released on 24 July 2015[1] and tops the ARIA chart for Aussie artists on[2] the Australian Singles Chart.

Background

Joy wrote the song in February 2015 and recorded it in Los Angeles. Joy explains ;"There was a couple of moments when the song started coming together. I wrote this guitar riff that ended up being the line that the horns play and just a few lyrics that were rolling around in my head... When we were recording it, it feels like an epic song so we may as well treat it that way." [3]

Video

The video was directed by Hayley Young and released on 22 July 2015.[4]

The video features Joy staring down the barrel of the camera while some dramatic scenes unfold in the background.[5]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Fire and the Flood"4:09

Media

The song was used in the trailer for the movie The Space Between Us.

The song was used in the final delivery sequence in the movie Storks (film).

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 6
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 67
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[8] 24
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[9] 4
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10] 16
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[11] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 46

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] Platinum 70,000^

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

References

  1. ^ "Fire and the Flood – single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Vance Joy's 'Fire And The Flood' reigns supreme on ARIA Australian Artist Singles Chart [Video]".
  3. ^ "World Premiere: Vance Joy releases new single 'Fire and the Flood'". www.abc.net.au. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Vance Joy - Fire and the Flood [Official Video]". YouTube.com. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Vance Joy Shares Epic New Song And Video 'Fire And The Flood'". Nastassia Baroni. www. musicfeeds.com.au. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Vance Joy – Fire and the Flood". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  7. ^ "Vance Joy Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Vance Joy Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Vance Joy Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Vance Joy Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Vance Joy Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  12. ^ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  13. ^ Ryan, Gavin (26 September 2015). "ARIA Singles: Justin Bieber Maintains Top Spot After Four Weeks". Noise11. Retrieved 26 September 2015.