"Fire and the Flood"
Single by Vance Joy
from the album Dream Your Life Away
Released24 July 2015
RecordedLos Angeles, 2015
Genre
Length4:09
LabelLiberation Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Benny Blanco Stargate
Vance Joy singles chronology
"Georgia"
(2015) 		"Fire and the Flood"
(2015) 		"Straight into Your Arms"
(2016)

"Fire and the Flood" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy and released on 24 July 2015[1] as the first single from deluxe edition (and fourth overall) of his debut studio album Dream Your Life Away (2014). It was also featured in the Warner Bros CGI-animated film Storks.

Background

Joy wrote the song in February 2015 and recorded it in Los Angeles. Joy explains; "There was a couple of moments when the song started coming together. I wrote this guitar riff that ended up being the line that the horns play and just a few lyrics that were rolling around in my head... When we were recording it, it feels like an epic song so we may as well treat it that way."[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Hayley Young and released on 22 July 2015.[3]

The video features Joy staring down the barrel of the camera while some dramatic scenes unfold in the background.[4]

The song was used by the Country Fire Authority in 2020 for a short video 'Skilled and Ready' celebrating the volunteer fire and emergency response agency.

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Fire and the Flood"4:09

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[14] 5× Platinum 350,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[15] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
United States (RIAA)[16] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

In Movies

References

  1. ^ "Fire and the Flood – single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  2. ^ "World Premiere: Vance Joy releases new single 'Fire and the Flood'". www.abc.net.au. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Vance Joy - Fire and the Flood [Official Video]". YouTube.com. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Vance Joy Shares Epic New Song And Video 'Fire And The Flood'". Nastassia Baroni. www. musicfeeds.com.au. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Vance Joy – Fire and the Flood". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  6. ^ "Vance Joy Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Vance Joy Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Vance Joy Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Vance Joy Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Vance Joy Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  11. ^ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  12. ^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  14. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Vance Joy – Fire and the Flood". Music Canada. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  16. ^ "American single certifications – Vance Joy – Fire and the Flood". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Storks (film)", Wikipedia, 2023-05-24, retrieved 2023-05-25
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