"Start a Fire" is a song by Polish singer

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. It was included on her debut studio album, '' Add the Blonde'' (2014), and released to Polish

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as its second single on 21 August 2014. The song was written by Thomas Karlsson and Mats Tärnfors. It also served as the official song of the

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. The alternate version of the song recorded for the World Championship includes Polish lyrics written by Margaret. The single version of the song peaked at number 10 on the Polish Airplay Chart.

Music video

A music video for the World Championship version of "Start a Fire" was released on 27 August 2014. Most of its scenes were filmed at

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during the 2014 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner. A music video filmed for the single version of the song was directed by Olga Czyżykiewicz, and was released on 19 September 2014.

Live performances

Margaret performed the song for the first time at the 2014 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner on 18 August 2014. She also performed it at the

opening ceremony at the National Stadium in Warsaw later that month.

Charts

Weekly charts

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Start a Fire 2014 singles 2014 songs Magic Records singles Margaret (singer) songs Songs written by Margaret (singer) Songs with lyrics by Thomas Karlsson