"Fire n Gold" is a song by American singer

Bea Miller Beatrice Annika Miller is an American singer and actress. She was the fifth contestant eliminated on The X Factor (U.S. season 2), season two of The X Factor (American TV series), ''The X Factor'' (US) when she was 13 years old. She was later si ...

. It was released on April 22, 2014 through

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and released as an official single on April 28, 2015. The track was produced by Jarrad Rogers and written by Rogers, Freddy Wexler and

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. The song was certified

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in the United States by the

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(RIAA), having sold over 500,000 copies.

Background

After placing ninth on the second season of '' The X Factor US'', Bea Miller signed a record deal with

and Simon Cowell's

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in January 2013, and subsequently started working on new songs.

Promotion

The song has been used for promos for

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shows such as '' The Fosters'' and '' Switched at Birth''. It was also used for

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shows' commercials. Additionally, it was prominently used as the theme music for

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's coverage of the

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. Miller performed the song live on the ''

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'' on May 12, 2015.

Commercial performance

In the first week of August 2015, the song debuted at No. 78 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it her first song to chart. It previously had reached No. 17 on the

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chart.

Music video

The

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for "Fire n Gold" was filmed in March 2015. It was uploaded to Miller's official

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account on May 20, 2015. It was directed by Black Coffee. The video shows Miller lying on bed covered in polaroid photos before her friends emerge from the background shadows and dance with her. Miller said about the song, "It's reminding all the people who are really down in the dumps and who feel like they're alienated and like no one understands them and they're really alone that they do have a purpose in life and that they are here for a reason."

Track listing

*Digital download #"Fire n Gold" – 3:32

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{authority control 2014 songs 2015 singles Bea Miller songs Syco Music singles Hollywood Records singles Songs written by Nolan Sipe Songs written by Freddy Wexler Songs written by Jarrad Rogers