Ana's Song (Open Fire)

"Ana's Song (Open Fire)"
Single by Silverchair
from the album Neon Ballroom
Released3 May 1999 (1999-05-03)
Length3:42
Label
Songwriter(s)Daniel Johns
Producer(s)Nick Launay
Silverchair singles chronology
"Anthem for the Year 2000"
(1999)
"Ana's Song (Open Fire)"
(1999)
"Miss You Love"
(1999)

"Ana's Song (Open Fire)" is a song by the Australian alternative rock band Silverchair. It was released in May 1999 as the second single from their third album, Neon Ballroom. The song is about lead vocalist Daniel Johns' struggle with anorexia nervosa. "Ana's Song" peaked at No. 14 on Australia's ARIA Singles Chart, at No. 12 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, and at No. 28 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, it was nominated for two awards.[1] The track also earned Silverchair a Comet Award in Germany.[2]

  1. ^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1999". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. ^ Ali Khan, Mishal (26 August 2004). "Silverchair - All you need to know about the band". The Daily Star.