"Keep This Fire Burning" is a song by Swedish recording artist
Robyn
Robin Miriam Carlsson (born 12 June 1979), known as Robyn (), is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter, record producer, and DJ. She arrived on the music scene with her 1995 debut album, ''Robyn Is Here'', which produced two Billboard Hot 100, ''Bil ...
, released as the first single from her third album ''
Don't Stop the Music''. The single was released in Sweden on 21 September 2002, where it became her highest charting single since 1995's "
Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)". The song was also released as a single in Australia under the name "By Your Side" due to the Australian bushfires which were happening at the time. In 2008, a re-recorded version of the song appeared on the special edition of Robyn's
eponymous album.
British soul
British soul, Brit soul, or (in a US context) the British soul invasion, is soul music performed by British artists. Soul has been a major influence on British popular music since the 1960s, and American soul was extremely popular among some yout ...
singer
Beverley Knight
Beverley Knight (born Beverley Anne Smith, 22 March 1973) is an English recording artist and musical theatre actress. She released her first album, '' The B-Funk'', in 1995. Heavily influenced by American soul music icons such as Sam Cooke and ...
released a cover of the song in 2004.
Track listings
CD single
# "Keep This Fire Burning"
(Radio Original) – 3:52
# "Keep This Fire Burning"
(Instrumental) – 3:52
CD maxi single and Australian CD single
# "Keep This Fire Burning"
(Radio Original) – 3:52
# "Keep This Fire Burning"
(Cherno Jah Remix) – 4:12
# "Keep This Fire Burning"
( Martin Landquist 2002 Remix) – 4:16
# "Keep This Fire Burning"
(Twin 12" Club Mix) – 7:24
# "Keep This Fire Burning"
(Ingrosso Ingrosso is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Ingrosso (born 1997), Swedish singer and actor earlier known as Benjamin Wahlgren Ingrosso
*Bianca Wahlgren Ingrosso (born 1994), Swedish singer
*Emilio Ingrosso (born 1965) ...
& Father Remix) – 7:18
# "Keep This Fire Burning"
(DJ Benji Remix) – 5:51
Personnel
* Written by Robyn,
Remee
Remee Sigvardt Jackman (né Mikkel Johan Imer Sigvardt; born Frederiksberg, 8 November 1974), better known as Remee, is a Danish producer, composer and songwriter.
Career
Remee has written more than 60 hits and has sold over 25 million records. H ...
, Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé
* Produced, arranged, recorded, mixed and instruments performed by
Ghost
A ghost is the soul (spirit), soul or spirit of a dead Human, person or animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visibl ...
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Beverley Knight version
British
soul
In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being".
Etymology
The Modern English noun '':wikt:soul, soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The ea ...
singer
Beverley Knight
Beverley Knight (born Beverley Anne Smith, 22 March 1973) is an English recording artist and musical theatre actress. She released her first album, '' The B-Funk'', in 1995. Heavily influenced by American soul music icons such as Sam Cooke and ...
recorded a cover version of "Keep This Fire Burning" and released it as the third and final single from her fourth studio album, ''
Affirmation'' (2004), on 14 March 2005. The production of the song, handled by Ghost, used the exact same instrumental as Robyn's original version, with slight mixing differences and additional orchestration by the Stockholm Session Strings. Included on the CD single release were mixes from Stargate (which sampled a portion of Robyn's original vocals) and Full Phat (featuring a rap from
Estelle). "Keep This Fire Burning" became Knight's sixth top-20 solo single in the UK, reaching number 16.
Track listings
* CD1
# "Keep This Fire Burning"
(Album Version)
# "Keep This Fire Burning"
(Full Phatt Mix) (Feat. Estelle)
* CD2
# "Keep This Fire Burning"
(Album Version)
# "Keep This Fire Burning"
(Boris Dlugosch & Michi Lange Club Mix)
# "I Was Meant for You"
# "Soon Come"
# "Keep This Fire Burning"
(Music Video)
* 12-inch vinyl
# "Keep This Fire Burning"
(Album Version)
# "Keep This Fire Burning"
(Boris Dlugosch & Michi Lange Dub Mix)
# "Keep This Fire Burning"
(Full Phatt Mix) (Feat. Estelle)
# "Keep This Fire Burning"
(Stargate
''Stargate'' (often stylized in all caps) is a military science fiction media franchise based on the film directed by Roland Emmerich, which he co-wrote with producer Dean Devlin. The franchise is based on the idea of an alien Einstein–Rosen b ...
Club Mix)
Personnel
* Written by Robyn,
Remee
Remee Sigvardt Jackman (né Mikkel Johan Imer Sigvardt; born Frederiksberg, 8 November 1974), better known as Remee, is a Danish producer, composer and songwriter.
Career
Remee has written more than 60 hits and has sold over 25 million records. H ...
, Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé
* Produced, arranged, recorded and mixed by
Ghost
A ghost is the soul (spirit), soul or spirit of a dead Human, person or animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visibl ...
* All vocals by Beverley Knight
* String arrangement by Per Ekdahl
* Strings performed by Stockholm Session Strings at Cosmos Studios, Stockholm
* All other instruments by
Ghost
A ghost is the soul (spirit), soul or spirit of a dead Human, person or animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visibl ...
Charts
Other versions
In 2008, British
dance act Outsiders released a dance cover of the song with vocals by
Amanda Wilson
Amanda Leigh Wilson (born 13 April 1980) is an English singer. She is a member of house music act Freemasons. As part of the act she has scored two major UK hit singles, one of which went on to success in several European charts, and the US ''B ...
. The track was then remixed by Wawa and then again by
Freemasons
Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 13th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities ...
, who also collaborated with Wilson on various tracks such as "Watchin'". This version peaked at #80 in the UK.
References
External links
* Robyn's
* Beverley Knight's
* Outsiders's
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2002 singles
2005 singles
Beverley Knight songs
Robyn songs
Songs written by Remee
Songs written by Johan Ekhé
Songs written by Ulf Lindström
2002 songs
Song recordings produced by Ghost (production team)
Songs written by Robyn