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“A Candle's Fire” by Beirut
From the album The Rip Tide (2011)
“A Candle's Fire” by Beirut appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2012. It was first released in 2011 on the album The Rip Tide. Its best result is #64 on The Current Top 89 Songs of 2012. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #256 indie & aaa song of 2012.
"A Candle's Fire" comes from The Rip Tide, the third album by American indie folk band Beirut, released in 2011. Zach Condon wrote it, sings it with Sharon Van Etten, and produced and mixed it with Griffin Rodriguez, and the credits read like a small brass band: Condon on trumpet, ukulele, harmonium and percussion, Kelly Pratt on trumpet, French horn and euphonium, Ben Lanz on trombone, Jon Natchez on baritone sax, Perrin Cloutier on accordion, Paul Collins on bass and Nick Petree on drums and percussion.
Condon wrote the album after a rough tour of Brazil that left him with a perforated eardrum, spending six months holed up in a winter cabin in Bethel, New York, with the making of For Emma, Forever Ago in mind. This time the songs look closer to home than on the earlier Beirut records.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 64 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2012 | 89 |
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