@1D-Kiss You, The verses are so weak in comparison to the chorus. :( I don't mind the chorus but the verses are so crap they put me off the song - so I wouldn't listen to it out of choice.

Edited December 23, 201213 yr by Thermochristmas

AVTAK was number 2 in the mid 80s, so its not a shock it is the biggest selling so far :P

Ah, back when Bond was at its height. I'm sure sales were pretty good back then too :lol:

She's already "happened"! I just love Turn My Swag On basically. :lol: Although it would've been even bigger if Keri Hilson's version was available (and just fyi, Keri Hilson has also "happened" even though you probably think she hasn't).

 

Keri Hilson has had 13 Top 75 hits, Alexa Goddard just the one.

 

I used to listen to the Flux Pavilion remix of Gold Dust a lot because it was the only version available on Spotify for a while. :lol:

 

It's been taken down from Spotify now though! :(

 

-x-

 

Girl On Fire = :zzz:

Edited December 23, 201213 yr by ★ G R I E F ★

21 (from 19) Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire [D]

 

http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/105/Music/v4/23/e1/e8/23e1e862-ab6a-2047-de51-e944a43ac109/886443653634.170x170-75.jpg

 

Chart Run: 5-5-10-19-21 [5 wks]

 

Release date: 18-11-2012

Format: download only single

Label: RCA Records

 

Video here:

 

download track listing

01. Girl On Fire (Main Version)

02. Girl On Fire (Inferno Version) by Alicia Keys featuring Nicki Minaj

03. Girl On Fire (Bluelight Version)

04. Girl On Fire (Instrumental Version)

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

2001 03 Fallin' -1-

2002 37 Brotha Part II (Angie Stone Featuring Alicia Keys And Eve)

2002 18 A Woman's Worth -2-

2002 26 How Come You Don't Call Me -3-

2002 06 Gangsta Lovin' (Eve Featuring Alicia Keys)

2002 24 Girlfriend -4-

2003 19 You Don't Know My Name -1-

2004 18 If I Ain't Got You -2-

2006 62 Ghetto Story (Cham Featuring Alicia Keys)

2007 06 No One -1-

2008 53 Like You'll Never See Me Again -2-

2008 09 Another Way To Die (Alicia Keys And Jack White) -OST-

2009 02 Empire State Of Mind (Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys)

2009 08 Doesn't Mean Anything -1-

2009 04 Empire State Of Mind (Part II) -2-

2010 07 Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart -3-

2012 05 Girl On Fire -1-

 

Album Discussion Here

Ah, back when Bond was at its height. I'm sure sales were pretty good back then too :lol:

80s Bond was awful imo!

This should be classed as a Nicki Minaj like in America, she makes the song! Plus it's the version that's selling, and getting airplay and I want her top have another top 5 in her discography!

A run of 6 consecutive top 10 hits. Not bad, Alicia, not bad.

Not a very good track from Alicia Keys imo. She had so much better songs in the past (Doesn't Mean Anything, Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart etc)

I don't think I've ever heard the Nicki Minaj version in full before. I keep hearing this version all the time. :(

Computer crashed and made me miss 1D. WHAT EVEN IS LIFE.

 

Alicia :wub:

> #21 [ from #19]

> ALICIA KEYS

> "Girl On Fire" [1st single from "Girl On Fire"]

> 5-5-10-19-21-

> 5 weeks top 40

 

> #22 [ from #12]

> ONE DIRECTION

> "Kiss You" [3rd single from "Take Me Home"]

> 62-43-12-22-

> 2 weeks top 40; 4 weeks top 75

 

> #23 [ from #25]

> DJ FRESH feat. CE'CILE

> "Gold Dust" [3rd single from "Kryptonite" / 5th single from "Nextlevelism"]

> 24-27-24-27-25-30-26-29-34-38-39-44-45-51-63-89-x(5)-78-75-94-x(22)-95-100-x(1)-94-92-x(67)-50-53-38-25-22-25-23-

> 16 weeks top 40; 23 weeks top 75; 30 weeks top 100

 

> #24 [ from #23]

> ADELE

> "Skyfall" [non-album single]

> 4-2-5-7-5-4-11-16-17-17-23-24-

> 12 weeks top 40

 

> #25 [ NEW ENTRY]

> ALEX DAY

> "Stupid Stupid" [non-album single]

> 25-

> 1 week top 40

 

> #26 [ from #28]

> DISCLOSURE feat. SAM SMITH

> "Latch" [1st single from TBA debut album]

> 26-17-12-11-14-16-19-23-26-28-26-

> 11 weeks top 40

 

> #27 [ from #26]

> CALVIN HARRIS feat. FLORENCE WELCH

> "Sweet Nothing" [5th single from "18 Months"]

> 1-3-6-11-14-18-20-23-26-27-

> 10 weeks top 40

 

> #28 [ from #65]

> WILLY MOON

> "Yeah Yeah" [non-album single]

> 91-34-65-93-x(2)-65-28-

> 2 weeks top 40; 4 weeks top 75; 6 weeks top 100

 

> #29 [ from #47]

> £1 FISH MAN

> "One Pound Fish" [non-album single]

> 47-29-

> 1 week top 40; 2 weeks top 75

 

> #30 [ from #27]

> CHRISTINA PERRI

> "A Thousand Years" [2nd single from "The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn - Part 1 - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"]

> 52-39-32-38-46-57-87-91-83-87-85-97-92-x(39)-75-19-13-13-19-27-30-

> 9 weeks top 40; 13 weeks top 75; 20 weeks top 100

 

> #31 [ from #33]

> MAROON 5

> "One More Night" [2nd single from "Overexposed"]

> 100-x(13)-64-18-8-8-9-13-15-20-22-28-33-31-

> 11 weeks top 40; 12 weeks top 75; 13 weeks top 100

 

> #32 [ from #40]

> BURNS

> "Lies" [non-album single]

> 56-39-40-32-

> 3 weeks top 40; 4 weeks top 75

 

> #33 [ from #49]

> ELLIE GOULDING

> "Figure 8" [2nd single from "Halcyon"]

> 82-49-33-

> 1 week top 40; 2 weeks top 75; 3 weeks top 100

 

> #34 [ NON-MOVER]

> THE SCRIPT feat. WILL.I.AM

> "Hall Of Fame" [1st single from "#3"]

> 2-1-1-2-6-10-14-15-15-21-28-21-19-29-34-34-

> 16 weeks top 40

 

> #35 [ from #41]

> WHAM!

> "Last Christmas" [non-album single]

> 2-2-2-2-2-3-8-11-21-33-38-51-67-x(39)-32-10-6-6-14-36-68-x(45)-85-63-47-45-71-x(1090)-50-23-14-16-40-x(47)-67-36-26-...

...-27-45-x(48)-53-39-41-34-x(48)-57-53-56-61-x(48)-55-26-28-34-x(48)-55-34-41-35-

> 31 weeks top 40; 49 weeks top 75; 51 weeks top 100

 

> #36 [ from #53]

> CHRIS REA

> "Driving Home For Christmas" [non-album single]

> 84-72-61-53-93-x(986)-98-51-35-33-77-x(48)-70-53-59-70-x(48)-84-63-63-40-x(49)-100-82-67-x(48)-91-59-53-36-x(49)-54-53-...

...-36-

> 5 weeks top 40; 20 weeks top 75; 28 weeks top 100

 

> #37 [ from #32]

> WILEY feat. SKEPTA, JME and MS D

> "Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)" [2nd single from "The Ascent"]

> 3-7-13-17-18-25-32-37-

> 8 weeks top 40

 

> #38 [ from #29]

> WIZZARD

> "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" [non-album single]

> 19-6-4-4-4-4-16-22-41-x(410)-61-41-41-68-x(151)-86-50-36-23-36-x(49)-96-x(52)-99-x(1092)-68-27-16-18-62-x(48)-48-31-33-...

...-61-x(48)-60-45-51-46-x(47)-97-52-46-48-49-x(48)-58-28-31-38-x(48)-58-31-29-38-

> 22 weeks top 40; 42 weeks top 75; 46 weeks top 100

 

> #39 [ from #36]

> ELLIE GOULDING

> "Anything Could Happen" [1st single from "Halcyon"]

> 5-5-11-17-24-26-27-28-36-52-36-39-

> 11 weeks top 40; 12 weeks top 75

 

> #40 [ from #31]

> RUDIMENTAL feat. JOHN NEWMAN and ALEX CLARE

> "Not Giving In" [2nd single from "Rudimental"]

> 14-15-21-31-40-

> 5 weeks top 40

 

'Kiss You' is growing on me, could see myself loving it in a few weeks (but TBH I have thought since the first time I heard it that the verses on their own and the chorus on its own are both strong, it's just the way they're put together that takes away from my enjoyment of the song).

 

DJ Fresh hitting 12 weeks top 30 without going top 20! Yay for 'Skyfall' still holding up reasonably well also.

She's already "happened"! I just love Turn My Swag On basically. :lol: Although it would've been even bigger if Keri Hilson's version was available (and just fyi, Keri Hilson has also "happened" even though you probably think she hasn't).

 

Happened as in been and gone, yes. Her second era No Hits Allowed was a disaster for her.

 

(I loved 'Lose Control', it was like a better version of 'Te Amo' and I badly wanted that to smash :()

80s Bond was awful imo!

I didn't like 80s Bond either :lol: Much prefer Daniel Craig :P

This song always brings the saying 'I wouldn't piss on her if she was on fire' to mind :oh:

I really hope "Brand New Me" by Alicia Keys can be a sizable hit too, one of her best songs (Along with TSWABH) for me. It majorly clicked with me two days ago and now I can't stop listening to it. :lol:

Wow, quite a drop for Kiss You! :o At least a CD release should boost it back up again, although probably not help it re-peak.

 

Girl on Fire! :wub: Although P!nk's Live Lounge version is better (soz Alicia, of the Keys variety).

This should be classed as a Nicki Minaj like in America, she makes the song! Plus it's the version that's selling, and getting airplay and I want her top have another top 5 in her discography!

Not really in the UK. the original version went top 10 on iTunes, the Nicki Minaj version was only as high as #13-14.

I don't think I've ever heard the Nicki Minaj version in full before. I keep hearing this version all the time. :(

 

 

Thank me later! :D

Keri Hilson has had 13 Top 75 hits, Alexa Goddard just the one.

 

Say that to those people think Keri Hilson hasn't "happened", despite those 13 top 75 hits. :lol:

 

I'm still waiting for Girl on Fire to get top 10 in the US. :drama: I hope her next single, Brand New Me does well, it's brilliant imo.