Fire on Babylon
"Fire on Babylon" | ||||
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Single by Sinéad O'Connor | ||||
from the album Universal Mother | ||||
Released | 1994 | |||
Genre | Funk rock | |||
Length | 5:12 | |||
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Sinéad O'Connor singles chronology | ||||
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"Fire on Babylon" on YouTube |
"Fire on Babylon" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter
Chart performance
The song charted in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. A huge hit in Poland, it peaked at number four there. In the Netherlands, its first entry on the
In New Zealand, the song entered the top 30, peaking at number 29 in October 1994. It first time entered that chart at number 45, and the last entry was at number 36. In Australia, the song was a top 60 hit on the ARIA Charts, peaking at number 57 in November 1994.
Critical reception
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Music video
The music video for "Fire on Babylon" was directed by French director Michel Gondry, who had previously directed the videos for "Human Behaviour" for Björk and "Protection" for Massive Attack. "Fire on Babylon" was made as a sombre and unsettling vision of O'Connor's childhood and was released on August 15.[16] The video was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video in 1995.[17]
Legacy
Track listing
- Europe, CD single (1994)
- "Fire on Babylon" — 5:12
- "I Believe in You" — 5:41
- "House of the Rising Sun" — 5:09
- "Streets of London" — 4:10
Charts
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[20] | 57 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[21] | 43 |
Canada (RPM)[22] | 61 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) | 2 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] | 36 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] | 29 |
References
- ^ "Sinead O'Connor – Universal Mother". John Reynolds Website. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- The Advocate. p. 66. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ Flick, Larry (10 September 1994). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 89. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Collins, Kelly (13 October 1994). "O'Connor Laid Bare". Columbia Daily Spectator. p. 9. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ McDonnell, Evelyn (16 September 1994). "Universal Mother". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ Smith, Michael R. (24 February 2008). "Universal Mother - Sinead O'Connor". The Daily Vault. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ Campbell, Chuck (30 September 1994). "O'Connor Regains Her Edge". Knoxville News Sentinel.
- ^ "Win A Sinead O'Connor CD". Lennox Herald. 23 December 1994. page 34.
- ^ "Albums". Melody Maker. 17 September 1994. p. 37. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- NME. p. 50. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Spencer, Neil (11 September 1994). "Pop: Releases". The Observer.
- ^ Swift, Orla (18 December 1994). "Tracking the year's best record release". Record-Journal. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ Press, Joy (1 October 1994). "SPINS". Spin. Vol. 10, no. 7. p. 107. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Nager, Larry (20 October 1994). "Sinead's back, and she's not singing opera". The Telegraph. p. 32. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ Diggs, LaTasha Natasha (1 November 1994). "Sinéad O'Connor - Universal Mother". Vibe. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Promos In Production" (PDF). Music Week. 13 August 1994. p. 12. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "The 37th Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times. 6 January 1995. p. 16. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "10 Best Sinead O'Connor Songs". Diffuser. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Sinéad O'Connor's 20 Greatest Songs". Slant Magazine. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 27 Nov 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 19 April 2018 – via Imgur. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- ^ "Sinéad O'Connor – Fire on Babylon" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 10, 1994" (PDF).
- ^ "Sinéad O'Connor – Fire on Babylon" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Sinéad O'Connor – Fire on Babylon". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 18 April 2018.