Song · Civil Twilight
“Fire Escape” by Civil Twilight
From the album Holy Weather (2012)
“Fire Escape” by Civil Twilight appears on 8 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2012 and 2014. It was first released in 2012 on the album Holy Weather. Its best result is #21 on the CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2012. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #53 alternative song of 2012 and #5,814 alternative song of all time.
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Civil Twilight's "Fire Escape" turned up on Holy Weather, the South African band's second album, released on March 26, 2012. They made the record after a long stretch on the road in the US and Europe, Bonnaroo included, and pointed to Burial, James Blake and The National as the music steering them.
The song is a three-way effort: Steven McKellar wrote the lyrics and sings them while covering keyboards and bass, Andrew McKellar plays guitar, and Richard Wouters handles drums and percussion, with all three sharing the composing credit. John Alicastro produced it with the band, then engineered and mixed it too. Critics kept reaching for early U2 when they heard Holy Weather, and the comparison fits a song this big and brooding.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 21 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2012 | 103 |
| 2012 | 47 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2012 | 99 |
| 2012 | 54 | 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL | 97X Top 97 Songs of 2012 | 97 |
| 2012 | 85 | 96.5 The Buzz Kansas City, MO-KS | 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2012 | 96 |
| 2012 | 53 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2012 | 103 |
| 2012 | 41 | 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT | 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2012 | 99 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1637 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1647 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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