Song · Kasabian
“Fire” by Kasabian
From the album West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum (2009)
“Fire” by Kasabian appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2009 and 2013. It was first released in 2009 on the album West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum. Its best result is #17 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #146 alternative song of 2009.
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"Fire" kicked the door open for West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, Kasabian's third album, in June 2009, and it's Sergio Pizzorno's show: he wrote it alone and co-produced it with Dan the Automator, who also mixed it. The result is psychedelic rock with a terrace chant buried in its chest, a slinky, stalking groove that swells into a chorus built to be bellowed by thousands.
And it was. The single entered the UK chart at number three, the band's first time that high, and went to number one in Scotland. Football took it to heart: the Premier League made it its official song for three seasons starting in 2010–11, and Leicester City, the band's hometown club, play it as goal music. NME placed it 65th on its 2011 rundown of the best tracks of the previous 15 years.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 44 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2009 | 101 |
| 2009 | 91 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2009 | 106 |
| 2009 | 17 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 44 | BBC Radio 6 Music | BBC 6 Music 100 Best Tracks Of The Last 10 Years | 100 |
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