Fire in My Heart

"Fire in My Heart"
Single by Super Furry Animals
from the album Guerrilla
Released9 August 1999
RecordedReal World Studios, Box, Wiltshire
GenreAlternative rock, psychedelic folk, gospel
Length2:45
LabelCreation Records
Songwriter(s)Super Furry Animals
Producer(s)Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals singles chronology
"Northern Lites"
(1999)
"Fire in My Heart"
(1999)
"Do or Die"
(2000)

"Fire in My Heart" is the tenth single by Welsh rock band the Super Furry Animals. It was the second single to be taken from the group's 1999 album Guerrilla, and reached number 25 in the UK Singles Chart after its release on 9 August 1999.[1] The track, originally titled "Heartburn", has been described by the band's singer Gruff Rhys as a country and western song with lyrics that offer "soul advice".[2][3]

Critical reaction to "Fire in My Heart" was generally positive with the NME stating that it confirmed the band's position as the best British singles band in "ages and ages" and placing the track at number 25 in their singles of the year chart for 1999.[4][5] The music video for the song was directed by Jake & Jim and shows Super Furry Animals waiting to leave the planet Mars, having played a concert there.[6][7]

  1. ^ Roberts, David, ed. (2003). British Hit Singles (16th ed.). Guinness World Records Ltd. p. 452. ISBN 0-85112-190-X.
  2. ^ McCarthy, Jackie (29 September 1999). "Apocalypse now". Seattle Weekly. Ken Stocker. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  3. ^ Beaumont, Mark (12 June 1999). "Underground control". Melody Maker. IPC Media: 17.
  4. ^ Chick, Stevie (31 July 1999). "Singles". NME. IPC Media: 34–35.
  5. ^ "World of pane: NME's top 50 singles of the year". NME. IPC Media: 73. 25 December 1999.
  6. ^ Songbook: The Singles, Vol. 1 (DVD). Super Furry Animals. Epic Records. 2004. p. back cover.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Brown, Shane (1 September 1999). "Super Furry Animals interview". Excellent Online. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2010.