| Cover | James Blunt - Bonfire Heart.jpg |
|---|---|
| Artist | James Blunt |
| Album | Moon Landing |
| Released | 6 October 2013[1] |
| Genre | Pop rock, folk rock |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Writer | James Blunt, Ryan Tedder |
| Producer | Ryan Tedder |
| Prev year | 2011 |
| Next year | 2014 |
"Bonfire Heart" is the lead single from British singer-songwriter James Blunt's fourth studio album, Moon Landing (2013). The song was written by Blunt and OneRepublic's lead singer Ryan Tedder, with whom Blunt had previously written the single "Stay the Night".
The song debuted at number six and climbed to number four on the UK Singles Chart.
Promotion
Blunt's record label sent out an email notifying Blunt's fans of the song's release, only to later discover they had inadvertently emailed their entire database. Blunt later took to Twitter to apologise for emailing "the whole of the UK by mistake".[2] The email invited its recipients to visit Blunt's SoundCloud page, where the song could be streamed for free. The song had its first radio broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on 29 July, with a lyric video being uploaded to Blunt's YouTube page later that day.[3]
On 7 October, Blunt performed the song live on the results show of the Australian X-Factor. [citation needed]
On 5 November, Blunt performed the song live on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. [citation needed]
On 28 February 2014, Blunt, after being interviewed, performed the song live on Skavlan. [citation needed]
Music video
A music video directed by Vaughan Arnell was released on 28 August 2013.[4]
The music video for "Bonfire Heart" was filmed in Eastern Idaho as well as Wyoming.
The portion of the music video shot in Idaho was filmed along U.S. Route 20 and Idaho State Highway 33 near Driggs, Idaho.
The portion of the music video shot in Wyoming was filmed along U.S. Route 191 and Wyoming Highway 22. Some scenes were captured in the Grand Teton National Park near Moran, Wyoming.
Track listing
- Digital download - Single[5]
- Bonfire Heart (Blunt, Tedder)
- CD Maxi Single/Digital download - EP[6]
- Bonfire Heart (Blunt, Tedder)
- Miss America (Acoustic Version from Angel Studios) (Blunt, Steve Mac, Wayne Hector)[7]
- Next Time I'm Seventeen (Blunt, Matt Hales, Dan Wilson)[8]
- Heroes (Blunt, Guy Chambers)[9]
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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| Finland Download (Latauslista)[10] | 19 |
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| Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[11] | 1 |
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| Slovenia (SloTop50)[12] | 1 |
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Year-end charts
| Chart (2013) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[13] | 56 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] | 58 |
| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] | 88 |
| Germany (Media Control AG)[16] | 32 |
| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[17] | 88 |
| Italy (FIMI)[18] | 49 |
| Slovenia (SloTop50)[19] | 10 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] | 48 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[21] | 80 |
| Chart (2014) | Position |
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| Slovenia (SloTop50)[22] | 23 |
Personnel
- Smith Carlson - Engineer[23]
References
- ^ iTunes - Music - Bonfire Heart - Single by James Blunt Archived 24 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Blunt, James (29 July 2013), "@DirtyLilBlunt on Twitter", retrieved 1 August 2013
- ^ "Ken Bruce Show, 29 July 2013". 3 May 2022.
- ^ Wilson, Ethan (3 September 2013). "James Blunt "Bonfire Heart" (Vaughan Arnell, dir.)". Video Static. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Bonfire Heart - Single by James Blunt". iTunes. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ iTunes - Musik – „Bonfire Heart - EP" von James Blunt
- ^ BMI | Repertoire Search
- ^ BMI | Repertoire Search
- ^ BMI | Repertoire Search
- ^ Finnishcharts
- ^ "Luxembourg Digital Songs - January 11, 2014". Billboard. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ "SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart". SloTop50. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "2013 Annual ARIA Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2013". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Rapports Annuels 2013". Ultratop. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles Jahrescharts 2013" (in German). VIVA. Viacom International Media Networks. Archived from the original on 20 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ "MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 - radios 2013" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Archivio per Anno" (in Italian). FIMI. 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ "SloTop50: Slovenian official year end singles chart". slotop50.si. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2013 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2013". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "SloTop50 | Slovenian official year-end singles charts" (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Smith Carlson Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic