Setting the World on Fire
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| Single by Kenny Chesney featuring Pink | ||||||||||
| from the album Cosmic Hallelujah | ||||||||||
| Released | July 28, 2016 | |||||||||
| Format | Digital download | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||||||||
| Genre | Country pop | |||||||||
| Length | 3:37 | |||||||||
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"Setting the World on Fire" is a song written by Ross Copperman, Matt Jenkins, and Josh Osborne and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney, featuring American singer Pink. It was released to country radio on July 28, 2016 and to digital retailers the following day as the second single from Chesney's seventeenth studio album, Cosmic Hallelujah.[1][2] The song was also promoted to adult and pop radio on September 12, 2016.[3]
Commercial performance
"Setting the World on Fire" debuted at number 26 on the ARIA Charts, becoming Chesney's first ever song to chart in Australia.
In Canada, the song debuted at number 47 on the Canada Country chart and has reached number 3 and debuted at number 67 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart and peaked at number 50.
In the United States, the song sold 93,000 copies in its first week, marking Chesney's biggest sales week for a single, surpassing the previous best sales week of his 2012 song "Feel Like a Rock Star".[4] It was the second best-selling song for the week of August 20, 2016. It concurrently debuted at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Kenny's twenty-fifth top 40 hit on the all-genre chart. It also rose from number 43 to number two on Hot Country Songs chart. On the Country Airplay chart, it debuted at number 22 and has reached number 1. "Setting the World on Fire" debuted at number 35 on the Adult Pop Songs chart dated October 8, 2016 and is Chesney's first entry on the chart.[5]
As of November 2016, it has sold 549,000 copies in the United States.[6]
Music video
The music video was directed by P. R. Brown, and premiered in September 2016. Neither Chesney nor Pink are featured in the music video, except for various posters and billboards displaying the collaboration. The music video is in black and white, and tells the story of two young lovers who move to Los Angeles and have a romantic encounter, as described in the song's lyrics. It was filmed around Los Angeles and Riverside, California over two days in August 2016.[7]
Personnel
- Kenny Chesney – lead vocals
- Chad Cromwell – drums
- Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
- David Huff – programming
- Pink – duet vocals
- Danny Rader – acoustic guitar
- Mike Rojas – synthesizer
- F. Reid Shippen – programming
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
- Derek Wells – electric guitar
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[8] | 26 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] | 48 |
| Canada AC (Billboard)[10] | 40 |
| Canada Country (Billboard)[11] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[12] | 29 |
| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[13] | 21 |
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[14] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[15] | 1 |
| Preceded by "You Look Like I Need a Drink" by Justin Moore |
Billboard Canada Country number-one single October 15–22, 2016 |
Succeeded by "It Don't Hurt Like It Used To" by Billy Currington |
| Preceded by "Forever Country" by Artists of Then, Now & Forever |
Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single October 22–November 12, 2016 |
Succeeded by "Blue Ain't Your Color" by Keith Urban |
| Preceded by "I Know Somebody" by LoCash |
Billboard Country Airplay number-one single November 5, 2016 |
Succeeded by "Move" by Luke Bryan |
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| United States | July 28, 2016 | Country radio |
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| Worldwide | July 29, 2016 | Digital download | [2][16] | |
| United States | September 12, 2016 | [3] | ||
References
- 1 2 McClellan, Laura (July 22, 2016). "Kenny Chesney to Release Pink Collab as New Single". Taste of Country. Townsquare Media. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Setting the World on Fire (with P!nk) - Single by Kenny Chesney". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Archived from the original on August 30, 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. August 29, 2016. p. 14. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ Asker, Jim (August 9, 2016). "Chris Lane Gets His No. 1 'Fix' ... Jake Owen and Kenny Chesney, Too". Billboard.
- ↑ Trust, Gary (September 27, 2016). "Pink's 'Just Like Fire' Tops Adult Contemporary Chart & Passes 1 Million Sold". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (November 26, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Chart: November 28, 2016". Roughstock.
- ↑ "CMT : Videos : Kenny Chesney : Setting the World On Fire". Country Music Television. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Kenny Chesney feat. P!nk – Setting the World on Fire". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Kenny Chesney – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Kenny Chesney. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Kenny Chesney – Chart history" Billboard Canada AC for Kenny Chesney. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Kenny Chesney – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Kenny Chesney. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Kenny Chesney – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Kenny Chesney. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Kenny Chesney – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Kenny Chesney. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Kenny Chesney – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Kenny Chesney. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Kenny Chesney – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Kenny Chesney. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Setting the World on Fire (with P!nk) - Single by Kenny Chesney". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple Inc. Retrieved 30 August 2016.