"Stop This Flame" is a song by British singer and songwriter

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. The single was released on 9 January 2020 through Both Sides and

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as the second single from her debut studio album ''

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''. It was written by Celeste and

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, who produced the track with

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. The song samples

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's annual music poll Sound of 2020. It became her first-ever solo single, and second single overall (since "

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" with

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), to chart in her home country, spending 8 weeks on the

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. From September 2020, it became the theme song for

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' weekend coverage ( ''Saturday Night Football'' and ''Super Sunday'') of the

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for the 2020-21 season. The song is also featured on the soundtrack of ''

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''. The song also appears in the 2021

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TV adverts.

Background and composition

"Stop This Flame" was Celeste's first single of 2020, the year in which she was critically tipped for success by many major publications. Celeste told ''

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'', "In essence, 'Stop This Flame' is a song about seeing it through to the end. Whether it’s about not letting go of love, not letting go of a dream or stridently coming through some form of adversity. The song has always evoked those feelings within me.” She told Apple Music, "For me when I sing the song, it's about like never ending determination to get that point." The song is "driven by an insistent minor-key piano vamp."

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Leonn Ward and shot in

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Critical reception

The single was described by Robin Murray of '' Clash'' as "a piano-driven stomper that carries a level of euphoria that rivals club culture", whilst comparing it to "

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" by

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. Peter Helman from ''

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'' described as "a catchy and vaguely jazz-indebted uptempo R&B song". The song was described by ''

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'' as "up-tempo, piano-driven

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Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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: * Celeste Epiphany Waite: vocals, composer, lyricist *

: producer, composer, lyricist, bass programming, guitar,

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, organ, percussion, piano, recording engineer, strings, synthesizer *

: producer, bass, drums, guitar, programming *

: composer, lyricist * Jeremie Inhaber: assistant remix engineer * Robin Florent: assistant remix engineer * Scott Desmaris: assistant remix engineer * Blake Mares: engineer * Rob Cohen: engineer * John Davis: mastering engineer * Chris Galland: mixing engineer *

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: mixing engineer * Rafa Padilla: percussion *

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: strings *

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: synthesizer programming

Charts

Weekly charts

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Certifications

References

{{Celeste Celeste (singer) songs 2020 singles Polydor Records singles Songs written by Jamie Hartman