World on Fire (Daughtry song)

2020 single by Daughtry

"World on Fire"

Single by Daughtry
from the album  Dearly Beloved
Released| August 13, 2020 (2020-08-13)
Genre| Rock
Length| 3:39
Label| Dogtree
Songwriter(s)|

* Chris Daughtry
* Marti Frederiksen
* Scott Stevens

Producer(s)|

* Marti Frederiksen
* Scott Stevens

Daughtry singles chronology
| "Alive"
(2019)  | "World on Fire"
(2020)  | "Heavy Is the Crown"
(2021)

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"World on Fire" is a song by American rock band Daughtry. Written by lead singer Chris Daughtry along with Scott Stevens and Marti Frederiksen, it is the first single from their sixth studio album Dearly Beloved (2021). It was released on August 13, 2020, by Dogtree Records as the album's lead single.

## Composition

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"World on Fire" is a song written by Chris Daughtry, Scott Stevens, Marti Frederiksen with production by the later two. The song is about how the world was, literally and figuratively, "on fire" due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the George Floyd protests and the bushfires during the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season during the year 2020.[1]

## Charts

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Chart performance for "World on Fire"  Chart (2021)  | Peak
position

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Czech Republic Rock (IFPI)[2] | 5
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[3] | 90
US Rock & Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[4] | 47

## Release history

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Release history and formats for "World on Fire"  Country  | Date  | Format  | Label  | Ref.

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Various  | August 13, 2020  |

* Digital download
* streaming

| RCA | [5]

## References

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1. ^ "Interview: Daughtry Capture 2020's Intensity in Apocalyptic Song, 'World on Fire'". Atwood Magazine. September 3, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
2. ^ "Daughtry: CZ - Radio - Top 20 Modern Rock". hitparada.ifpicr.cz. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
3. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
4. ^ "Daughtry Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
5. ^ "Amazon listing". www.amazon.com. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

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* Chris Daughtry
* Brian Craddock
* Elvio Fernandes

* Jeremy Brady
* Joey Barnes
* Robin Diaz
* Andy Waldeck
* Josh Paul
* Brandon Maclin
* Jeremy Schaffer
* Josh Steely

Studio albums|

* Daughtry
* Leave This Town
* Break the Spell
* Baptized
* Cage to Rattle
* Dearly Beloved

Compilation albums|

* It's Not Over...The Hits So Far

EPs|

* Leave This Town: The B-Sides
* Shock to the System (Part One)

Singles|

* "It's Not Over"
* "Home"
* "What I Want"
* "Over You"
* "Crashed"
* "Feels Like Tonight"
* "What About Now"
* "No Surprise"
* "Life After You"
* "September"
* "Renegade"
* "Crawling Back to You"
* "Outta My Head"
* "Start of Something Good"
* "Waiting for Superman"
* "Battleships"
* "Torches"
* "Alive"
* "World on Fire"
* "Heavy Is the Crown"
* "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)"
* "Artificial"

Tours|

* Leave This Town Tour
* Break the Spell Tour
* Bigger Than Life Tour
* Baptized World Tour
* Daughtry/Goo Goo Dolls Summer Tour
* Cage to Rattle Tour

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