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Posted by: (Zach) 2nd September 2017, 01:48 AM

Wildfire, the track that was tragically relegated to b-side status (and even worse, for one of their biggest career crushing singles) and later bonus track status, deserves its own appreciation thread. This bop would've easily entered the Top 10 had it been released after What About Us and the rest of the Living For The Weekend era might've played out very differently. Our final gift from the match made in heaven that was The Saturdays and The Alias, Wildfire will go down in history as the only Sats non-single to be featured on three releases AND performed on tour. This track could've done so much more.

Posted by: Martyn 2nd September 2017, 06:30 PM

The album track and "other" singles medley could so easily have been an amazing Hits medley for so many people.

Posted by: (Zach) 2nd September 2017, 11:47 PM

QUOTE(Martyn @ Sep 2 2017, 06:30 PM)

Posted by: The Hissmobile 2nd September 2017, 11:52 PM

I always look at 'View New Posts', so I thought this was a literal wildfire appreciation thread before I saw it was in The Saturdays Forum (which would be in poor taste because wildfires can kill people and destroy houses).

Posted by: Saenerys 3rd September 2017, 09:50 AM

Easily one of their best B-sides and I'm ignoring the Gentleman shade in here x

Posted by: (Zach) 9th September 2017, 04:03 AM

The lack of posts in here is tragic

Posted by: Juliano 14th September 2017, 02:22 AM

Living For The Weekend Era should have been:

30 Days (it can stay)
What About Us
Wildfire
Not Giving Up (Released album week after?)
Disco Love

Re-release:
808

Posted by: (Zach) 14th September 2017, 03:49 AM

QUOTE(Juliano @ Sep 14 2017, 02:22 AM)

Posted by: Saenerys 14th September 2017, 07:05 AM

30 Days
What About Us
--Release Album--
Disco Love
Not Giving Up
Wildfire double A side with Gentleman - I love Gentleman but the timing was SHOCKING.

Wildfire sounds fab four years on! *.*

Posted by: Totto 14th September 2017, 06:34 PM

Those Rochessa's ad-libs

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 14th September 2017, 09:24 PM

I enjoy it, but I'm unsure if I agree with some of you saying it should have been a single (I suppose it might have done vaguely better than 'Gentleman').

What they actually should have done is released 'Not Giving Up' instead of 'Gentleman' and let that be a top 5 follow-up to 'What About Us', and then they'd have had 'Disco Love' (unless that was literally recorded during the summer as a panic single?)

I bet they'll all spend the rest of their lives regretting 'Gentleman' happened.

Posted by: (Zach) 15th September 2017, 01:13 AM

QUOTE(Tawdry Hepburn @ Sep 14 2017, 09:24 PM)

Posted by: (Zach) 8th June 2019, 02:37 AM

Still appreciating this six years on.

I'd also like to add that I've attempted to expose several of my friends to the Sats over the years and this is the only song they seem to get into.

I still think this would've been a hit. I think Wildfire would've been "cool" enough to connect with a wider audience than many of their other later singles. It's a little darker and edgier and not so pure pop. It would sound less out of place at a club or a party than a Not Giving Up or even a Disco Love.

Posted by: Prettylittlebry 8th June 2019, 12:08 PM

QUOTE((Zach) @ Jun 8 2019, 03:37 AM)

Posted by: Totto 13th June 2019, 02:24 PM

What About Us - Not Giving Up - Wildfire - Disco Love

Would be a killer single run to be honest.

Posted by: Juliano 13th June 2019, 04:15 PM

QUOTE(Totto @ Jun 13 2019, 03:24 PM)

Posted by: (Zach) 15th June 2019, 03:13 AM

QUOTE(Juliano @ Jun 13 2019, 04:15 PM)