Bonfire Heart

{{Infobox song

| name = Bonfire Heart

| cover = James Blunt - Bonfire Heart.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| released = {{Start date|df=y|2013|10|6}}[https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bonfire-heart-single/id676265516 iTunes - Music - Bonfire Heart - Single by James Blunt] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224150912/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bonfire-heart-single/id676265516 |date=24 February 2014 }}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Pop rock, folk rock

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=54}}

| label = Atlantic

| writer = James Blunt, Ryan Tedder

| producer = Ryan Tedder

| prev_title = Dangerous

| prev_year = 2011

| next_title = Heart to Heart

| next_year = 2014

| misc = {{External music video|1={{Youtube|g1j1qwQQ8-Q|"Bonfire Heart"}}}}

}}

"Bonfire Heart" is the lead single from British singer-songwriter James Blunt's fourth studio album, Moon Landing (2013). The song was written by Blunt and OneRepublic's lead singer Ryan Tedder, with whom Blunt had previously written the single "Stay the Night".

The song debuted at number six and climbed to number four on the UK Singles Chart.

Promotion

Blunt's record label sent out an email notifying Blunt's fans of the song's release, only to later discover they had inadvertently emailed their entire database. Blunt later took to Twitter to apologise for emailing "the whole of the UK by mistake".{{Citation |last=Blunt |first=James|title=@DirtyLilBlunt on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/DirtyLilBlunt/status/361800873912971264 |date=29 July 2013 |access-date=1 August 2013 }} The email invited its recipients to visit Blunt's SoundCloud page, where the song could be streamed for free. The song had its first radio broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on 29 July, with a lyric video being uploaded to Blunt's YouTube page later that day.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b037gqdy|title=Ken Bruce Show, 29 July 2013|date= 3 May 2022}}

On 7 October, Blunt performed the song live on the results show of the Australian X-Factor. {{Citation needed|date= January 2020}}

On 5 November, Blunt performed the song live on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. {{Citation needed|date= January 2020}}

On 28 February 2014, Blunt, after being interviewed, performed the song live on Skavlan. {{Citation needed|date= January 2020}}

Music video

A music video directed by Vaughan Arnell was released on 28 August 2013.{{cite web|last1=Wilson|first1=Ethan|title=James Blunt "Bonfire Heart" (Vaughan Arnell, dir.)|url=http://www.videostatic.com/watch-it/2013/09/01/james-blunt-bonfire-heart-vaughan-arnell-dir|website=Video Static|access-date=18 August 2014|date=3 September 2013}}

The music video for "Bonfire Heart" was filmed in Eastern Idaho as well as Wyoming.

The portion of the music video shot in Idaho was filmed along U.S. Route 20 and Idaho State Highway 33 near Driggs, Idaho.

The portion of the music video shot in Wyoming was filmed along U.S. Route 191 and Wyoming Highway 22.

Some scenes were captured in the Grand Teton National Park near Moran, Wyoming.

Track listing

;Digital download - Single{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bonfire-heart-single/id676265516 |title=iTunes - Music - Bonfire Heart - Single by James Blunt |website=iTunes |access-date=8 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224150912/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bonfire-heart-single/id676265516 |archivedate=24 February 2014 |df=dmy }}

Bonfire Heart (Blunt, Tedder)

;CD Maxi Single/Digital download - EP[https://music.apple.com/de/album/bonfire-heart-ep/680672968 iTunes - Musik – „Bonfire Heart - EP" von James Blunt]

Bonfire Heart (Blunt, Tedder)
Miss America (Acoustic Version from Angel Studios) (Blunt, Steve Mac, Wayne Hector)[https://archive.today/20130804114556/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=14761344&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID BMI | Repertoire Search]
Next Time I'm Seventeen (Blunt, Matt Hales, Dan Wilson)[https://archive.today/20130804114601/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=15234635&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID BMI | Repertoire Search]
Heroes (Blunt, Guy Chambers)[https://archive.today/20130804114554/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=15020978&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID BMI | Repertoire Search]

Charts and certifications

=Weekly charts=

scope="col"\| Chart (2013–14) !scope="col"\| Peak position
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="row" {{singlechart\|Australia\|3\|artist=James Blunt\|song=Bonfire Heart}}
scope="row" {{singlechart\|Austria\|1\|artist=James Blunt\|song=Bonfire Heart}}
scope="row" {{singlechart\|Flanders\|22\|artist=James Blunt\|song=Bonfire Heart}}
scope="row" {{singlechart\|Wallonia\|15\|artist=James Blunt\|song=Bonfire Heart}}
scope="row" {{singlechart\|Canada\|51\|artist=James Blunt\|song=Bonfire Heart}}
scope="row" {{singlechart\|Czech Republic\|5\|year=2013\|week=49}}
scope="row" {{singlechart\|France\|26\|artist=James Blunt\|song=Bonfire Heart}}
scope="row" {{singlechart\|Germany\|1\|artist=James Blunt\|song=Bonfire Heart\|songid=1178219\|access-date=1 March 2019}}
scope="row" {{singlechart\|Hungary\|4\|year=2013\|week=49}}
scope="row" {{singlechart\|Hungarytop10\|7\|year=2013\|week=49}}
scope="row" {{singlechart\|Irish\|13\|year=2013\|week=42}}
scope="row" {{singlechart\|Israelairplay\|2\|year=2013\|week=49\|artist=Lily Allen\|song=Somewhere Only We Know}}
scope="row" {{singlechart\|Italy\|9\|artist=James Blunt\|song=Bonfire Heart}}
scope="row"\| Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2014-01-11/luxembourg-digital-songs\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=14 March 2013\|title=Luxembourg Digital Songs - January 11, 2014\|archive-date=13 August 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813192324/https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2014-01-11/luxembourg-digital-songs\|url-status=dead}} \|style="text-align:center;"\|1
scope="row" {{singlechart\|Dutch100\|52\|artist=James Blunt\|song=Bonfire Heart}}
scope="row" {{singlechart\|New Zealand\|8\|artist=James Blunt\|song=Bonfire Heart}}
scope="row" {{singlechart\|Poland\|15\|year=2013\|chartid=1107\|access-date=8 October 2013}}
scope="row" {{singlechart\|Scotland\|11\|date=19 October 2013}}
scope="row" {{singlechart\|Slovakia\|41\|year=2013\|week=39}}
scope="row"\|Slovenia (SloTop50){{cite web\|url=http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2013&week=45\|title=SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart\|publisher=SloTop50\|access-date=5 June 2015\|archive-date=6 January 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106063948/http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2013&week=45\|url-status=dead}} \| align=center\|1
scope="row" {{singlechart\|Spain\|30\|artist=James Blunt\|song=Bonfire Heart}}
scope="row" {{singlechart\|Sweden\|42\|artist=James Blunt\|song=Bonfire Heart}}
scope="row" {{singlechart\|Switzerland\|1\|artist=James Blunt\|song=Bonfire Heart}}
scope="row" {{singlechart\|UK\|4\|date=26 October 2013}}
scope="row" {{singlechart\|Billboardadultpopsongs\|31\|artist=James Blunt\|song=Bonfire Heart}}
scope="row" {{singlechart\|Billboardadultcontemporary\|26\|artist=James Blunt\|song=Bonfire Heart}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !scope="col"\|Chart (2013) !scope="col"\|Position
scope="row"\|Australia (ARIA){{cite web\|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2013/singles-chart\|title=2013 Annual ARIA Singles Chart\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|access-date=29 December 2019}} \|style="text-align:center;"\|56
scope="row"\|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web\|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2013\|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2013\|website=austriancharts.at\|access-date=3 January 2020}} \|style="text-align:center;"\|58
scope="row"\|Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia){{cite web\|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2013&cat=s\|title=Rapports Annuels 2013\|publisher=Ultratop\|access-date=29 December 2019}} \|style="text-align:center;"\|88
scope="row"\|Germany (Media Control AG){{cite web \|url=http://www.viva.tv/musikvideo/1756-top-100-single-jahrescharts-2013/playlist \|title=Top 100 Singles Jahrescharts 2013 \|language=German \|publisher=VIVA. Viacom International Media Networks \|access-date=12 January 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140120000533/http://www.viva.tv/musikvideo/1756-top-100-single-jahrescharts-2013/playlist \|archive-date=20 January 2014 \|url-status=dead }} \|style="text-align:center;"\|32
scope="row"\|Hungary (Rádiós Top 40){{cite web \|url=http://zene.slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2013 \|title=MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 - radios 2013 \|language=Hungarian \|publisher=MAHASZ \|access-date=22 January 2014}} \|align="center"\|88
scope="row"\|Slovenia (SloTop50){{cite web\|url=http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Letne-lestvice/?year=2013\|title=SloTop50: Slovenian official year end singles chart\|publisher=slotop50.si\|access-date=5 June 2015\|archive-date=25 October 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025083245/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Letne-lestvice/?year=2013\|url-status=dead}} \| align=center\|10
scope="row"\|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web\|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2013\|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2013 – hitparade.ch\|publisher=Hung Medien\|access-date=29 December 2019}} \|style="text-align:center;"\|48
scope="row"\|UK Singles (Official Charts Company){{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20130106/37501/\|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2013\|publisher=Official Charts Company\|access-date=29 December 2019}} \|style="text-align:center;"\|80

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

!scope="col"|Chart (2013)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2013/singles-chart|title=2013 Annual ARIA Singles Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=29 December 2019}}

|style="text-align:center;"|56

scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2013|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2013|website=austriancharts.at|access-date=3 January 2020}}

|style="text-align:center;"|58

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia){{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2013&cat=s|title=Rapports Annuels 2013|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=29 December 2019}}

|style="text-align:center;"|88

scope="row"|Germany (Media Control AG){{cite web |url=http://www.viva.tv/musikvideo/1756-top-100-single-jahrescharts-2013/playlist |title=Top 100 Singles Jahrescharts 2013 |language=German |publisher=VIVA. Viacom International Media Networks |access-date=12 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140120000533/http://www.viva.tv/musikvideo/1756-top-100-single-jahrescharts-2013/playlist |archive-date=20 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}

|style="text-align:center;"|32

scope="row"|Hungary (Rádiós Top 40){{cite web |url=http://zene.slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2013 |title=MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 - radios 2013 |language=Hungarian |publisher=MAHASZ |access-date=22 January 2014}}

|align="center"|88

scope="row"|Slovenia (SloTop50){{cite web|url=http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Letne-lestvice/?year=2013|title=SloTop50: Slovenian official year end singles chart|publisher=slotop50.si|access-date=5 June 2015|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025083245/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Letne-lestvice/?year=2013|url-status=dead}}

| align=center|10

scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2013|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2013 – hitparade.ch|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=29 December 2019}}

|style="text-align:center;"|48

scope="row"|UK Singles (Official Charts Company){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20130106/37501/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2013|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=29 December 2019}}

|style="text-align:center;"|80

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !scope="col"\|Chart (2014) !scope="col"\|Position
scope="row"\| Slovenia (SloTop50){{cite web\|url=https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Letne-lestvice/?year=2014\|title=SloTop50 {{!}} Slovenian official year-end singles charts\|language=Slovenian\|access-date=31 January 2018\|archive-date=26 October 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026184035/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Letne-lestvice/?year=2014\|url-status=dead}} \| align=center\|23

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

!scope="col"|Chart (2014)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"| Slovenia (SloTop50){{cite web|url=https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Letne-lestvice/?year=2014|title=SloTop50 {{!}} Slovenian official year-end singles charts|language=Slovenian|access-date=31 January 2018|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026184035/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Letne-lestvice/?year=2014|url-status=dead}}

| align=center|23

=Certifications=

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|artist=James Blunt|relyear=2013|certyear=2015|title=Bonfire Heart|refname=ARIAChart|access-date=8 November 2020}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|award=Gold|digital=true|artist=James Blunt|title=Bonfire Heart|type=single|relyear=2013|access-date=20 July 2014}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|award=Gold|digital=true|artist=James Blunt|title=Bonfire Heart|type=single|relyear=2013|access-date=5 April 2014|certyear=2014}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|award=Gold|artist=James Blunt|title=Bonfire Heart|type=single|relyear=2013|access-date=9 May 2023|certyear=2023|id=12439}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|award=Platinum|artist=James Blunt|title=Bonfire Heart|type=single|relyear=2013|certyear=2014|access-date=7 July 2015}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|award=Platinum|artist=James Blunt|title=Bonfire Heart|type=single|relyear=2013|access-date=25 October 2013}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|award=Gold|artist=James Blunt|title=Bonfire Heart|type=single|relyear=2013|id=2013-12-20|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|certyear=2013}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|award=Gold|artist=James Blunt|title=Bonfire Heart|type=single|relyear=2013|certyear=2024|id=james-blunt-bonfire-heart|access-date=April 12, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|relyear=2013|certyear=2014|title=Bonfire Heart|artist=James Blunt|type=single|award=Platinum|certref={{cite web|url=http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/artdata?liid=41&dfom=20140416&dtom=20140422&dspstr=1&dspnum=100&sart=3405753&height=&browser=Firefox&platform=Win32&subframe=|title=James Blunt - Bonfire Heart|access-date=8 November 2020|publisher=IFPI Sweden|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150727185918/http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/artdata?liid=41&dfom=20140416&dtom=20140422&dspstr=1&dspnum=100&sart=3405753&height=&browser=Firefox&platform=Win32&subframe=|archive-date=27 July 2015|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|award=Platinum|artist=James Blunt|title=Bonfire Heart|type=single|relyear=2013|access-date=23 November 2013}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Platinum|artist=James Blunt|title=Bonfire Heart|type=single|relyear=2013|certyear=2018|salesamount=612,000|salesref={{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-biggest-songs-ryan-tedder-has-written-with-other-artists-including-beyonce-leona-lewis-and-maroon-5__25833/|title=The biggest songs Ryan Tedder has written with other artists|website=www.officialcharts.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-19}}|access-date=23 October 2018|id=12664-1109-1}}

Personnel

Smith Carlson - Engineer{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/smith-carlson-mn0001068720|title=Smith Carlson Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More|website=AllMusic }}

References

Category:2013 songs

Category:2013 singles

Category:Songs written by James Blunt

Category:James Blunt songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Ryan Tedder

Category:Songs written by Ryan Tedder

Category:Atlantic Records singles

Category:Number-one singles in Germany

Category:Music videos directed by Vaughan Arnell