"Flame" is a single by the Irish

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 pop rock

Pop rock

Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...

 quintet, Bell X1, and the second to be taken from the band's third album Flock

Flock (album)

Flock is the third studio album by Irish band Bell X1. It was released on 14 October 2005 in Ireland, 20 March 2006 in the UK and February 19, 2008 in North America. The album was ranked #15 in Planet Sound's top albums of 2006...

. It was released on 10 March 2006. It entered the Irish Singles Chart

Irish Singles Chart

The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...

 on 16 March 2006, spending four weeks there and peaking at #12.

The BBC

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 described it and follow-up single "Rocky Took a Lover

Rocky Took a Lover

"Rocky Took a Lover" is a single by the Irish pop rock quintet, Bell X1, and the third to be taken from the band's third album Flock. It was released on 28 August 2006. It entered the Irish Singles Chart on 31 August 2006, spending four weeks there and peaking at #18...

" as "two of the finest pieces of music written on this island", though lamented its lack of international success. The song was later included in a collection of works giving a "sense of the noughties" put together by Vincent Murphy and broadcast on Morning Ireland

Morning Ireland

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on 31 December 2009.

Song information

"Flame" received extensive airplay on Irish national radio and the musical style used was compared to that of Talking Heads

Talking Heads

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.

Track listings

• CDS CID919/9877504

1. "Flame" - (3:32) (radio edit)
2. "Monkey 61" - (-)
3. "Flame" - (Chicken Lips
   Chicken Lips (band)
   Chicken Lips are a dance music band and production team from Stafford, England, that includes Andy Meecham and Dean Meredith, both formerly of Bizarre Inc, a band they created in the early 1990s.-Career:...
   
    mix)
4. "Flame" - (video)
5. -- - (U-myx software)
6. "Flame" - (3:32)
7. "Monkey 61" - (-)
   • 12"
8. "Flame" - (Chicken Lips mix)
9. "Flame" - (Solid Groove mix)
   • CDS (Promo) CIDDJ919
10. "Flame" - (3:32) (radio edit)
    • 12" (UK Promo 12" remix) 12IS919
11. "Flame" - (-) (Chicken Lips mix)
12. "Flame" - (-) (Chicken Lips Dub Deluxe)

Live performance

Bell X1 are known to remind fans of the link between the song's title and their well-known tour bus fire in the United States

United States

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 in March 2008. Vocalist Paul Noonan

Paul Noonan

Paul Noonan is an Irish singer from Lucan, County Dublin, and lead vocalist of the band Bell X1. His father is Noel Noonan, the recently retired principal of St. Mary's B.N.S. in Lucan....

 introduced it to the watching crowd at Oxegen 2008

Oxegen 2008

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 by quipping: "We played this song so good in the States, so sick, that our tour bus went on fire. The song just caught on, like flames. So watch out folks, this one is incendiary!". The Irish Independent

Irish Independent

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has said that "Flame" "truly come(s) alive in concert". A live performance of this at the RDS

Royal Dublin Society

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 was recorded to be released at a later date.

Chart performance

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	12
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	65

External links

• Bell X1 on irishmusiccentral.com