"Ashes" is the second single from English rock band Embrace's fourth studio album, ''

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''. This release was publicised by a fan campaign called G.A.T.N.O (Get Ashes to Number One). The song reached number 11. "Ashes" was released to American radio on 1 March 2005. The

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, "Flaming Red Hair", started life as a

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's " Thriller". Another B-side, "

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", is a cover of the D12 song of the same name and was originally performed on

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show.

Track listings

7-inch # "Ashes" # "Enough" CD1 # "Ashes" – 4:23 # "Maybe I Wish" – 5:25 CD2 # "Ashes" # "Flaming Red Hair" # "

" (live) # "Ashes" (video)

Certifications

In popular culture

On 14 August 2014, Reading F.C. fans chose "Ashes" as their official club anthem. "Ashes" can be heard in the film '' Kingsman: The Golden Circle'' (2017), where it is implied that Embrace are headlining the

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. The song was included on the soundtrack of the 2005 video game

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. The instrumental version of the song was used for the Goal of the Month segment in

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during the 2004–05 season.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashes (Song) 2004 singles 2004 songs Embrace (English band) songs Independiente (record label) singles Songs written by Danny McNamara Songs written by Richard McNamara