The Fire (Matt Cardle album)

The Fire
Studio album by Matt Cardle
Released	26 October 2012 (2012-10-26)
Recorded	2012
Genre	Pop rock
Length	34:15 (Standard) 48:56 (Deluxe)
Label	SO What?
Producer	Steve Booker, Matt Cardle (also exec.), Reynold D'Silva (exec.), Tim Gordine, Jeff Halatrax, Jamie Hartman, Will Talbot (exec.)
Matt Cardle chronology
Letters (2011) The Fire (2012) Porcelain (2013)
Singles from The Fire
"It's Only Love" Released: 29 October 2012 "Anyone Else" Released: 31 December 2012

The Fire is the second studio album released by English musician Matt Cardle. The album was released on 26 October 2012, via SO What? Recordings, a subsidiary of Silva Screen Records, alongside the lead single, "It's Only Love". The Fire was primarily written by Cardle, but also writing credits from by Eg White, Jack McManus, Jamie Hartman, James Walsh and others. The album produced a second single, "Anyone Else", released on 31 December 2012. Cardle also made a video for the song "Lately", although not released as a single.

The album received wide positive response from critics, who complimented Cardle's voice, songwriting and harder sound. It was also a commercial success, debuting at number eight on both the British and Scottish album charts. It has sold over 60,000 copies in the UK giving it a Silver certification.^[1]