Girl On Fire is a successful single performed by Alicia Keys, American songwriter and singer.
She recorded the song at the Jungle City and Oven Studios in New York City and also at The Record Plant studios in Los Angeles.
The idea for the song came from the singer's new life as a wife of Swizz Beatz and as a mother of their son, Egypt.
The free Girl On Fire piano sheets preserve the emotions transmitted by Alicia Keys in her hit song.
Girl On Fire consists of a blend between the R&B and hip hop musical genres. The singer has also recorded and released two more versions of the song:
- a stripped-down version, with the same lyrics, named "Bluelight Remix"
- "Inferno Remix", with additional lyrics from Nicki Minaj
The song has a duration of 3:44 minutes and was published in association with RCA label.
Alicia Keys herself wrote the song with help from Jeff Bhasker, Billy Squier and Salaam Remi.
Salaam Remi, Alicia Keys and Jeff Bhasker assured the production of the number one hit.
The song is part of the album with the same name and it was the first single to be released from it. The album was published on 4 September 2012.
The American guitarist Billy Squier alos recived some credit for his part in the song’s writing. The segment of the drum section in his song "the Big Beat" was featured on the single.
Girl On Fire is played in the key A Major and it has a tempo of 93 beats per minute. Alicia Keys’ vocal performance is a proof of her talent. She reached the high note of E5.
The single received the critics' acclaim, whom described it as a "booming anthem", a "sweeping ballad". The critics also praised the singer's "trademark soaring vocals".
The music video was released on October 19, 2012 and it was directed by English music video director, Sophie Muller.
Mary Poppins presumably was a key source of inspiration for the music video, especially for the magic scenes in the clip.
An "Inferno remix" was also filmed and it was published on VEVO on November 2, 2012.
A different third version of the video was released in Japan, the next year, in January 2013.
Girl On Fire was first performed at the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony from 2012, which took place at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles.
It has also been performed live at the 2012 Summer Olympics and also at the iTunes Festival, as well as at the MTV Europe Music Awards and on the talent show The X Factor.
The single reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was also certified three times platinum in Australia, two times platinum in Canada, and platinum in countries like Germany, New Zealand, Denmark, Mexico and Italy.
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