"Night's on Fire" is a song recorded by American country music artist David Nail. It was released to radio on July 20, 2015 as the lead single to his fourth studio album Fighter. The song was written by Jonathan Singleton and Deric Ruttan.
| "Night's on Fire" | ||||
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| Single by David Nail | ||||
| from the album Fighter | ||||
| Released | July 20, 2015 | |||
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| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
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| David Nail singles chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
editAn uncredited Taste of Country review stated that the song "borrows from Arcade Fire for a pop-rock-infused story about two lovers enjoying the moonlight like country kids do. It hits you across the face from the very first note. Sonically, it’s a very thick track.[1] Italian magazine "Vanity Fair.it" praised the song in its review, saying that "Night's on Fire's country atmospheres will carry the listener in the USA in the blink of an eye".[2] The magazine also rated the song number 11 on its list of the 24 Greatest Italian Summer Hits.[3]
Personnel
edit- Chris McHugh - drums, percussion
- Jerry McPherson - electric guitar
- David Nail - lead vocals
- Jonathan Singleton - acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Ilya Toshinsky - banjo, acoustic guitar
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
Commercial performance
editThe song debuted on the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 43 on its release, and No. 40 on the Country Digital Songs chart with 6,200 copies sold.[4] It debuted on the Country Airplay chart at No. 53 the following week. The song peaked at No. 14 on Country Airplay on chart dated July 23, 2016,[5] and No. 17 on Hot Country Songs a week later.[6] The song has sold 198,000 copies in the US as of August 2016.[7] The song also charted on Billboard's 2016 Year-End Country Airplay Songs chart at No. 52.[8]
Music video
editThe music video was directed by Justin Key and premiered in November 2015. It consists of footage from Nail's 2016 tour.[9]
Chart performance
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[16] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "David Nail, 'Night's on Fire' [Listen]". Taste of Country. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Estate 2016: Quale sarà la canzone tormentone?". 16 June 2016.
- ^ "Estate 2016: Quale sarà la canzone tormentone?". 16 June 2016.
- ^ Matt Bjorke (July 28, 2015). "The Top 30 Digital Country Singles: July 28, 2015".
- ^ "Country Airplay". Billboard. July 23, 2016.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. July 30, 2016.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (August 2, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Chart: August 2, 2016". Roughstock.
- ^ "Billboard's 2016 Year-End Country Airplay Songs" (PDF). Billboard. December 12, 2016.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : David Nail : Night's On Fire (Performance Video)". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ "David Nail Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
- ^ "David Nail Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "David Nail Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
- ^ "David Nail Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Country Airplay: Year End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs: Year End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ "American single certifications – David Nail – Nights on Fire". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 12, 2022.