Keep This Fire Burning
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"Keep This Fire Burning" is a song by Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 pop singer
Pop Singer
"Pop Singer" is the début single from London-based glam rockers Rachel Stamp. It was released in February, 1996 through WEA. The single was released as a 2 track CD Single and limited edition pink 7" vinyl of 1000 copies...

 Robyn
Robyn
Robin Miriam Carlsson , better known by her stage name Robyn, is a Swedish recording artist, singer, and songwriter. Robyn became known in the late nineties for her worldwide dance-pop hit "Do You Know " from her debut album Robyn Is Here . She co-wrote the song "Du gör mig hel igen" for...

, released as the first single from her third album Don't Stop the Music
Don't Stop The Music (Robyn album)
Don't Stop the Music is the third studio album by Swedish pop singer Robyn. It was released on 30 October 2002 in Sweden by BMG. The album peaked at #2 in her native Sweden, and the two singles "Keep This Fire Burning" and "Don't Stop the Music" were both top 10 hits...

. It was released in Sweden on November 26, 2002, where it became her highest charting single since 1995's "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)
Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)
"Do You Really Want Me " is a song by Swedish recording artist Robyn from her first album, Robyn Is Here. It was released as the second single in Sweden in 1995. The single was not released in the United Kingdom or the United States until 1998. In the US, it was Robyn's final single release there...

". The song was also released as a single in Australia under the name "By Your Side", due to the Australian bush fires which were happening at the time. In 2008, a re-recorded version of the song appeared on the special edition of Robyn's eponymous album
Robyn (album)
Robyn is the fourth studio album by Swedish recording artist Robyn. It was released by Konichiwa Records on 27 April 2005 in Sweden. The album represented a change in Robyn's musical style, and featured pop and electronic dance music; inspirations were electronic duo The Knife and rock band...

.

Robyn did not release "Keep This Fire Burning" in the United Kingdom, leading British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...

 singer Beverley Knight
Beverley Knight
Beverley Knight MBE is a British soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer who released her debut album in 1995. Heavily influenced by soul greats such as Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, Knight has released six studio albums to date...

 to cover it.

Track listing

CD single
  1. "Keep This Fire Burning" (Radio Original) – 3:52
  2. "Keep This Fire Burning" (Instrumental) – 3:52


CD maxi single
  1. "Keep This Fire Burning" (Radio Original) – 3:52
  2. "Keep This Fire Burning" (Cherno Jah Remix) – 4:12
  3. "Keep This Fire Burning" (Martin Landquist
    Martin Landquist
    Martin Landquist is a Swedish music producer, recording artist, remixer and songwriter working under the name Nåid. He has produced albums for artists such as a-ha, Jay-Jay Johanson, Linda Sundblad and Kent, and has remixed tracks for artists including The Cardigans.He is also a member of the bands...

     2002 Remix)
    – 4:16
  4. "Keep This Fire Burning" (Twin 12" Club Mix) – 7:24
  5. "Keep This Fire Burning" (Ingrosso
    Sebastian Ingrosso
    Sebastian Ingrosso is a Swedish DJ and producer of Italian descent. Born in Grahamstown, South Africa but raised in Solna, Sweden. Sebastian spent his teenage years in his fathers studio learning how to make music, with his first official remix released on Mega Records in 1999...

     & Father Remix)
    – 7:18
  6. "Keep This Fire Burning" (DJ Benji Remix) – 5:51

Personnel

  • Written by Robyn, Remee
    Remee
    Remee is a Danish producer, composer and song writer.-Career:Throughout his career Remee has written more than 60 hits around the world and has sold over 25 million records...

    , Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé
  • Produced, arranged, recorded, mixed and instruments performed by Ghost
    Ghost (production team)
    Ghost is a Swedish record producing and songwriting team, composed of Ulf Lindström and Johan Ekhé, based in New York City. They are perhaps best known for writing and producing Swedish singer Robyn's three first studio albums, Robyn Is Here , My Truth , and Don't Stop the Music...


Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
French Singles Chart
Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique
The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...

37
Dutch Singles Chart
Dutch Top 40
The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...

52
Norwegian Singles Chart
VG-lista
VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...

19
Romanian Singles Chart
Romanian Top 100
The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media....

19
Swedish Singles Chart
Sverigetopplistan
Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....

3
Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

16
Belgium Singles Chart
Ultratop 50
Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995...

 (Vl)
24
Belgium Singles Chart
Ultratop 40
Ultratop 40 singles, often just Ultratop 40, is the weekly chart of best-selling singles in Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region, the french-speaking parts of Belgium. Its equivalent covering the Flanders region is Ultratop 50. Both charts are produced and published by the Ultratop organization...

 (Wa)
22
Danish Singles Chart
Tracklisten
Tracklisten is a Danish top 40 record chart that is presented every Thursday midnight at .The weekly Danish Singles Chart also known as Track Top-40 combines the 40 best selling tracks from legal music downloads and the sales of music singles on either CD or vinyl...

7

Beverley Knight version

British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...

 singer Beverley Knight
Beverley Knight
Beverley Knight MBE is a British soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer who released her debut album in 1995. Heavily influenced by soul greats such as Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, Knight has released six studio albums to date...

 released "Keep This Fire Burning" as the third and final single from her fourth studio album, Affirmation
Affirmation (Beverley Knight album)
'Affirmation' is the title of the fourth album from Beverley Knight, released in 2004 by Parlophone records.The album was released on 28 June 2004, to much critical acclaim and is her most personal album to date...

. Included on the CD single release were mixes from Stargate (which sampled a portion of Robyn's original vocals) and Full Phat (featuring a rap from Estelle
Estelle (musician)
Estelle Fanta Swaray commonly known as Estelle, and formerly as Est'elle, is an English R&B singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer.-Early Life:Estelle was born 18 January 1980 in Hammersmith, London, England...

).

"Keep This Fire Burning" was a massive airplay hit for Knight, peaking inside the UK airplay top 5. The single became her 6th Top 20 and 12th Top 40 solo single in the UK, reaching #16.

Track listings

  • CD1
  1. "Keep This Fire Burning" (Album Version)
  2. "Keep This Fire Burning" (Full Phatt Mix) (Feat. Estelle
    Estelle (musician)
    Estelle Fanta Swaray commonly known as Estelle, and formerly as Est'elle, is an English R&B singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer.-Early Life:Estelle was born 18 January 1980 in Hammersmith, London, England...

    )

  • CD2
  1. "Keep This Fire Burning" (Album Version)
  2. "Keep This Fire Burning" (Boris Dlugosch & Michi Lange Club Mix)
  3. "I Was Meant for You"
  4. "Soon Come"
  5. "Keep This Fire Burning" (Music Video)

  • 12" vinyl
  1. "Keep This Fire Burning" (Album Version)
  2. "Keep This Fire Burning" (Boris Dlugosch & Michi Lange Dub Mix)
  3. "Keep This Fire Burning" (Full Phatt Mix) (Feat. Estelle
    Estelle (musician)
    Estelle Fanta Swaray commonly known as Estelle, and formerly as Est'elle, is an English R&B singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer.-Early Life:Estelle was born 18 January 1980 in Hammersmith, London, England...

    )
  4. "Keep This Fire Burning" (Stargate
    Stargate (production team)
    This is a list of songs written and produced by the Norwegian production team Stargate.-Produced singles:-1999:5ive - Invincible*05. "Two Sides to Every Story"*06. "You Make Me a Better Man"Noora Noor - Curious*01. "Curious"...

     Club Mix)

Personnel

  • Written by Robyn, Remee
    Remee
    Remee is a Danish producer, composer and song writer.-Career:Throughout his career Remee has written more than 60 hits around the world and has sold over 25 million records...

    , Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé
  • Produced, arranged, recorded and mixed by Ghost
    Ghost (production team)
    Ghost is a Swedish record producing and songwriting team, composed of Ulf Lindström and Johan Ekhé, based in New York City. They are perhaps best known for writing and producing Swedish singer Robyn's three first studio albums, Robyn Is Here , My Truth , and Don't Stop the Music...

  • All vocals by Beverley Knight
  • String arrangement by Per Ekdahl
  • Strings performed by Stockholm Session Strings at Cosmos Studios, Stockholm
  • All other instruments by Ghost
    Ghost (production team)
    Ghost is a Swedish record producing and songwriting team, composed of Ulf Lindström and Johan Ekhé, based in New York City. They are perhaps best known for writing and producing Swedish singer Robyn's three first studio albums, Robyn Is Here , My Truth , and Don't Stop the Music...


Charts

Chart Peak
position
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 ...

16
German Singles Chart
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...

94
Belgian Singles Chart 4

Other versions

In 2008, British dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...

 act Outsiders released a dance cover of the song with vocals by Amanda Wilson
Amanda Wilson
Amanda Wilson , is a British singer in the UK house music act, Freemasons. As part of the act she has scored two major UK hit singles, one of which went on to success in several European charts, and the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart....

. The track was then remixed by Wawa and then again by Freemasons
Freemasons (band)
Freemasons are an English dance band from Brighton, East Sussex, England. The act consists of producers Russell Small and James Wiltshire .-2005-2007: Early Career:Their name is taken from the Brighton pub, Freemasons Tavern, Hove, which they frequently...

, who also collaborated with Wilson on various tracks such as "Watchin'". This version peaked at #80 in the UK.

External links

  • Robyn's
  • Beverley Knight's
  • Outsiders's
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