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2023 single by Nate Smith
"World on Fire"
Single by Nate Smith
from the album Nate Smith (Deluxe)
ReleasedJune 5, 2023 (2023-06-05)
Genre
Length3:11
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Lindsay Rimes
Nate Smith singles chronology
"Whiskey on You"
(2022) 		"World on Fire"
(2023) 		"Bulletproof"
(2024)
Alternate single cover
"Bonfire version" cover

"World on Fire" is a song by American country music singer Nate Smith, written by Smith, Ashley Gorley, Taylor Phillips and Lindsay Rimes. It was released on June 5, 2023, as the second single from his self-titled debut album.

History

The idea for the song "World on Fire" came during a songwriting session among Nate Smith, Ashley Gorley, Lindsay Rimes, and Taylor Phillips. Phillips, who is also a volunteer firefighter, came up with the title "world on fire" after using that phrase to recount a fire at a construction site. He then thought the idea of a narrator's world being "on fire" would convey the end of a relationship. Smith, meanwhile, was inspired to build on the idea as he remembered the Camp Fire, a wildfire that affected his hometown of Paradise, California, in 2018. Rimes then recorded the demo, which featured multiple guitar tracks from him and guitarist Sol Philcox-Littlefield; Rimes told Billboard that his inspiration for the arrangement was the work of the Foo Fighters. As Smith had already submitted the master tracks for his album to his label, he could not add the song without overriding pre-sale sales figures. As a result, the label close to issue a deluxe version with "World on Fire" and five other tracks, which would be released the same day as the regular version of the album.

Music video

Smith released a music video on July 12, 2023, directed by Chris Ashlee. The video features Smith singing the song as a fire occurs around him.

Charts

The song reached number 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became Smith's second number-one hit on the Country Airplay chart for the week of December 23, 2023, spending ten consecutive weeks there until it was dethroned by Warren Zeiders's "Pretty Little Poison" on the chart dated March 2, 2024. The song's ten-week run at the top tied a record with Morgan Wallen's 2022 single "You Proof" for the longest-running number one single in the chart's history. In December 2024, Billboard Year-End declared "World on Fire" the number 1 song of the year on Country Airplay.

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "World on Fire"
Chart (2023–2024) Peak
position
Australia Country Hot 50 (The Music) 14
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 39
Canada Country (Billboard) 1
UK Country Airplay (Radiomonitor) 15
US Billboard Hot 100 21
US Country Airplay (Billboard) 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) 6

Year-end charts

2023 year-end chart performance for "World on Fire"
Chart (2023) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) 67
2024 year-end chart performance for "World on Fire"
Chart (2024) Position
US Billboard Hot 100 90
US Country Airplay (Billboard) 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) 32

Certifications

Certifications for "World on Fire"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) Platinum 80,000
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Tom Roland (June 27, 2023). "Nate Smith's 'World on Fire' Finds a Silver Lining in Personal Tragedy". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  2. Lexi Liby (July 13, 2023). "Watch: Nate Smith Unleashes Fiery New Music Video 'World On Fire'". Country Now. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  3. Asker, Jim (February 16, 2024). "'World' Record: Nate Smith Ties for Longest-Leading No. 1 in Country Airplay Chart History". Billboard.
  4. "Countrytown Hot 50 – 2024, Week 20". Countrytown. Archived from the original on May 18, 2024. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  5. "Canadian Hot 100: Week of January 13, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  6. "Canada Country chart for December 23, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  7. Farthing, Lydia (March 21, 2024). "The Official UK Radio Country Airplay Chart". Holler.
  8. "Billboard Hot 100: Week of January 20, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  9. "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  10. "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  11. "Hot Country Songs: Week of January 20, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  12. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  13. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2024". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  14. "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  15. "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  16. "Canadian single certifications – Nate Smith – World on Fire". Music Canada. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  17. "American single certifications – Nate Smith – World on Fire". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
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