ELLIE GOULDING - BURN
We, We Don't Have To Worry 'Bout Nothing
'Cause We Got The Fire
And We're Burning One Hell Of A Something
They, They're Gonna See Us From Outer Space
Outer Space, Light It Up
Like We're The Stars Of The Human Race, Human Race
When The Lights Started Out
They Don't Know, What They Heard
Strike The Match, Play It Loud, Giving Love, To The World
We'll Be Raising Our Hands, Shining Up, To The Sky
'Cause We Got The Fire-Fire-Fire
Yeah We Got The Fire-Fire-Fire
And We Gonna Let It Burn-Burn-Burn-Burn
We Gonna Let It Burn-Burn-Burn-Burn
Gonna Let It Burn Burn-Burn-Burn
We Gonna Let It Burn Burn-Burn-Burn
We Don't Wanna Leave, No, We Just Gonna Be Right Now
R-R-R-Right Now And What We See, Is Everybody's On The Floor
Acting Crazy Getting Loco 'Till The Lights Out
Music's On, I'm Waking Up, We Stop The Vibe, And We Bump It Up
And It's Over Now, We Got The Love
There's No Sleeping Now, No Sleeping Now (Sleeping Now)
When The Lights Started Out
They Don't Know, What They Heard
Strike The Match, Play It Loud, Giving Love, To The World
We'll Be Raising Our Hands, Shining Up, To The Sky
'Cause We Got The Fire-Fire-Fire
Yeah We Got The Fire-Fire-Fire
And We Gonna Let It Burn-Burn-Burn-Burn
We Gonna Let It Burn-Burn-Burn-Burn
Gonna Let It Burn Burn-Burn-Burn
We Gonna Let It Burn Burn-Burn-Burn
When The Lights Started Out
They Don't Know, What They Heard
Strike The Match, Play It Loud
Giving Love, To The World
We Gonna Let It Burn-Burn-Burn-Burn-Burn-Burn (Ooh)
Burn-Burn-Burn-Burn-Burn-Burn (Ooh)
We Can Light It Up-Up-Up
So They Can't Put It Out-Out-Out
We Can Light It Up-Up-Up
So They Can't Put It Out-Out-Out
We Can Light It Up-Up-Up
So They Can't Put It Out-Out-Out
We Can Light It Up-Up-Up
So They Can't Put It Out-Out-Out
When The Lights Started Out
They Don't Know, What They Heard
Strike The Match, Play It Loud, Giving Love, To The World
We'll Be Raising Our Hands, Shining Up, To The Sky
'Cause We Got The Fire-Fire-Fire
Yeah We Got The Fire-Fire-Fire
And We Gonna Let It Burn-Burn-Burn-Burn
We Gonna Let It Burn-Burn-Burn-Burn
Gonna Let It Burn Burn-Burn-Burn
We Gonna Let It Burn Burn-Burn-Burn
When The Lights Started Out
They Don't Know, What They Heard
Strike The Match, Play It Loud, Giving Love, To The World
We'll Be Raising Our Hands, Shining Up, To The Sky
'Cause We Got The Fire-Fire-Fire
Yeah We Got The Fire-Fire-Fire, And We Gonna Let It Burn
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Ryan Tedder, Ellie Goulding, Greg Kurstin, Noel Zancanella, Brent Kutzie
Producer(s): Greg Kurstin
This Was The First Single Released By The Uk Singer-Songwriter Ellie Goulding From "Halycon Days", Which Was Her Repacked Edition Of Her Sophomore Album. The Re-Issue, Featuring Ten Additional Tracks, Was Made Available Less Than A Year After "Halcyon's" Release.
The Song Has A Very Positive Message, With Goulding Asking Us To Light The Fire That Impels Us To Great Things, And To Let It Burn For All To See.
This Was Originally Demoed By Leona Lewis In 2011 For Her Glassheart Album, But The X Factor Alumna Scrapped The Tune When The Project Was Retooled To Include More Ballads. Lewis Told Pop Justice That She Doesn't Regret Giving Away The Song. "Actually, I've Recorded Quite A Few Songs That Other Artists Have Done Really Well With," She Said, Referring To Having Also Originally Recorded Rihanna's "We Found Love."
The Accompanying Music Video Was Directed By Mike Sharpe (Cher Lloyd, Depeche Mode). It Sees Goulding Performing The Tune On An Airstrip, As Giant Globes Illuminate The Empty Field Adjacent To The Runway. As The Sun Sets A Group Of Young People Plant Lights To Brighten Up The Space For An Airport Dance Party. "I Did A Vine Video Where I Got All Of My Fans To Do Their Own Interpretation Of 'Burn' And What The Song Meant To Them," Explained Goulding To Radio.Com. "Then I Did My Own Video Featuring Lots Of Kids Wanting To Be In A Music Video, And Then (Multiply) Them By Like A Thousand. We Did It On An Airstrip. It Was Just A Bunch Of Us Having Fun, And That's Kind Of What I Wanted To Do."
This Blazed To The Top Of The Uk Singles Charts, Ellie Goulding's First #1 Single In Her Native Country. Her Previous Highest Charting Song Was Her Cover Of Elton John's "Your Song," Which Peaked At #2 In 2010.
The Original "Halcyon" Album Contained Much Dark Lyrical Content, A Testament To Goulding's Breakup With Bbc Radio 1 Dj Greg James. However, The Ten New Tracks She Recorded For "Halcyon Days" Were Notable For Their Vibrancy And Joy. "I Wanted To Do That Because I Needed A Closure On That Album," Goulding Explained To Q Magazine. "I Wrote That Album About Someone That's Not In My Life Any More. And I Felt There Was Something Missing On The Album – The Silver Lining, The Calm After The Storm. So These Songs Are Just My Absolute Love Of Pop Music. It Made Me Happy That I Got To Be So Absolutely Disgustingly Brutally Honest With Halcyon. And Then Halcyon Days Is Just My Love Of Music Again."
"Halcyon Days" Reached #1 On The Uk Album Chart On January 5, 2014, 65 Weeks After The Original Collection Was Officially Released.