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Burn (Tina Arena song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Burn
| cover = Tina Arena burn single.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Tina Arena
| album = In Deep
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = 4:20
| label = Columbia
| writer =
* Tina Arena
* Pam Reswick
* Steve Werfel
| producer = Mick Jones
| prev_title = Show Me Heaven
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = If I Didn't Love You
| next_year = 1997
| misc =
}}
"'Burn'" is a song written by Tina Arena, Pam Reswick, and Steve Werfel for Arena's third album, 'In Deep' (1997). The song was successful in her native Australia, reaching number two on the ARIA Singles Chart and earning a gold sales certification. At the time of its release, "Burn" was Australia's fastest-added single to radio. Arena also recorded the song in Spanish, and the Italian version, "Ti Voglio Qui", was released as a single in several countries in Europe.
In 2000, "Burn" was covered by American country music singer Jo Dee Messina and her version reached number two on the 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
Critical reception
Paul Verna from 'Billboard' described it as a "beautiful love song". He added that Arena "has glorious pipes, a charismatic presence, and the song-writing savvy of a of a lifelong hitmaker." 'Sunday Mirror' commented, "She's got a huge pair of lungs for a tiny lass, and this power ballad fair simmers."'Sunday Mirror'. 28 February 1999. p. 48. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
Music video
A music video was made to accompany the song. It was directed by Pierre Baroni. In the beginning, Arena is seen performing surrounded by water. Later, the singer performs towards a blue heaven with skies. In between, there are black-and-white clips, depicting different people in different ages.
Track listings
'Australian CD single' (664623.2)
# "Burn" 4:24
# "Stay" 4:25
# "Burn" (acoustic version) 5:33
'UK CD single 1' (666744 2)
# "Burn" 4:20
# "Heaven Help My Heart" (live) 5:47
# "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You" (with Marc Anthony) 4:41
'UK CD single 2' (666744 5)
# "Burn" 4:20
# "Burn" (Burn the Candle at Both Ends Remix single edit) 4:25
# "Burn" (Burn the Candle at Both Ends Remix) 10:11
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Jo Dee Messina version
'"Burn"' was covered by American country singer Jo Dee Messina for her third studio album 'Burn'. It was released as the second single in October 2000, and peaked at number two on the US 'Billboard' Country Songs charts in February 2001.
Music video
A music video was released for the song directed by Thom Oliphant. The video follows a medieval theme, with scenes of people dressed in renaissance garb. Messina is shown singing the song with a castle in the background, inside a room of the castle, and sitting on the ground. During parts of the chorus, Messina is standing inside of a cloud of fire. The video was filmed at Boldt Castle, located in the Thousand Islands region of New York.Track listings
'US promo CD' (CURBD-1587, PRCD-300346)# "Burn" (radio remix short) 3:57
# "Burn" (radio remix long) 4:36
'Scandinavian CD single' (CUBC62)
# "Burn"
# "If Not You"
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes
References
Category:1990s ballads
Category:1997 singles
Category:1997 songs
Category:2000 singles
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Country ballads
Category:Curb Records singles
Category:Jo Dee Messina songs
Category:Pop ballads
Category:Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore
Category:Song recordings produced by Tim McGraw
Category:Songs written by Pam Reswick
Category:Songs written by Tina Arena
Category:Tina Arena songs
Category:Songs written by Steve Werfel
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