Fire and the Flood
{{short description|Song by Vance Joy}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Fire and the Flood
| cover = Fire_and_the_Flood_by_Vance_Joy_cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Vance Joy
| album = Dream Your Life Away
| released = 24 July 2015
| recorded = Los Angeles, 2015
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| length = 4:09
| label = Liberation Music
| writer = {{flatlist|
- Benny Blanco
- Vance Joy
- Mikkel Storleer Eriksen
- Tor Erik Hermansen
}}
| producer = Benny Blanco
| prev_title = Georgia
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = Straight into Your Arms
| next_year = 2016
}}
"Fire and the Flood" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy and released on 24 July 2015{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/fire-and-the-flood-single/1019405960|title=Fire and the Flood – single|publisher=iTunes Australia|access-date=11 September 2015}} 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."{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s4278768.htm|title=World Premiere: Vance Joy releases new single 'Fire and the Flood'|publisher= www.abc.net.au|date=23 July 2015|accessdate=11 September 2015}}
Music video
The music video was directed by Hayley Young and released on 22 July 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKmWd8DPrEc |title=Vance Joy - Fire and the Flood [Official Video]
|publisher=YouTube.com|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=11 September 2015}}
The video features Joy staring down the barrel of the camera while some dramatic scenes unfold in the background.{{cite web|url= http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/vance-joy-shares-epic-new-song-and-video-fire-and-the-flood/|title= Vance Joy Shares Epic New Song And Video 'Fire And The Flood'|publisher=www. musicfeeds.com.au|work= Nastassia Baroni |date=23 July 2015|accessdate=11 September 2015}}
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
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital download
| title1 = Fire and the Flood
| length1 = 4:09
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| Chart (2015–16)
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| {{single chart|Australia|6|artist=Vance Joy|song=Fire and the Flood|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Canada|67|artist=Vance Joy|accessdate=3 December 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadarock|7|artist=Vance Joy|accessdate=28 August 2020|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|24|artist=Vance Joy|accessdate=5 April 2016|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|16|artist=Vance Joy|accessdate=3 December 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrockairplay|6|artist=Vance Joy|accessdate=14 September 2015|rowheader=true}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|relyear=2015|certyear=2020|type=single|award=Platinum|number=5|accessdate=12 September 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Vance Joy|title=Fire and the Flood|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2015|certyear=2021|accessdate=5 May 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|award=Platinum|artist=Vance Joy|relyear=2015|certyear=2024|title=Fire and the Flood|access-date=8 April 2025|source=radioscope|type=single}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Platinum|artist=Vance Joy|relyear=2015|certyear=2024|title=Fire and the Flood|access-date=18 July 2024|type=single}}
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