"Fire It Up"is the third single released by the Canadian rock bandThousand Foot Krutchfrom their fifth studio albumWelcome to the Masquerade.It charted at No. 18 on active rock charts, No. 35 on theBillboardrock charts and No. 5 on Christianrock.net.[1]The song is used in numerous promotions by sports teams, race drivers and in movies[2][3]
| "Fire It Up" | ||||
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| SinglebyThousand Foot Krutch | ||||
| from the albumWelcome to the Masquerade | ||||
| Released | July 28, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Christian metal,alternative metal | |||
| Length | 3:07 | |||
| Label | Tooth & Nail | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Steve Augustine, Joel Bruyere and Trevor McNevan | |||
| Thousand Foot Krutchsingles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Radio Promo Cover | ||||
Promotion and use in media
edit- At least five hockey teams; theHershey Bears,Nashville Predators,New York Islanders,Rockford Icehogs,andOttawa Senatorsuse "Fire It Up" either in pre-game warm-ups or for promo videos at their games.[4]
- TheWisconsin Badgers men's hockeyteam uses "Fire It Up" as one of two pregame songs to get the crowd excited.
- "Fire It Up" is featured in the video gamesNHL 10,MX vs ATV Reflex,and is currently available as downloadable content forRock BandandRock Band 2.[5]
- "Fire It Up" is the theme tune of the Backdraft monster truck, driven by Jeremy Slifko.[6]
- NASCARuses the song in one of its advertisements.
- It was featured on theVersusIndycar Edmontontelecast in late July 2009.[7]
- The song is also used in theG.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobratrailer.[8][9]It is also featured in the 2009 film,Ice Castles.
- Fox Sportsused the song on an NFL Promotion.
- Team Canada at theWorld Juniors Hockey Championshipused it in a promo video before games.
- NFL Networkused the song as the background music for their 2009 "Plays of the Year" segment.
- The song became the official song forSuper Bowl XLIV.[10]
- "Fire It Up" has been used by theMLB.[citation needed]
Credits
edit- Trevor McNevan-vocals,guitar
- Joel Bruyere -bass
- Steve Augustine -drums
- Pete Stewart- additional guitar
Music video
editTrevor McNevan stated that a music video for the song, which will make it the first song fromWelcome to the Masqueradeto receive one, was in production. However, on May 9, 2010, he stated on hisFacebookpage that "we [TFK] shot one a while back, but hated it... so, it's on the fence there."
Other information
edit- Carrie Underwoodhas stated that she is a fan of the band and especially "Fire It Up" and "Already Home."[11][12]
- The guitar solo near the end of the song is played byPete Stewart.
Charts
edit| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| USHot Rock & Alternative Songs(Billboard)[13] | 35 |
References
edit- ^"AMERICA'S MUSIC CHARTS - 0 2. 1 4. 1 2 - powered by MEDIABASE".Americasmusiccharts.Retrieved2012-02-16.
- ^""Fire It Up"".Allmusic.Retrieved2012-02-16.
- ^"Thousand Foot Krutch Album & Song Chart History".Billboard.Retrieved2013-04-07.
- ^"Thousand Foot Krutch Fire It Up".StereoTruth.net. 2009-10-30.Retrieved2012-02-16.
- ^"Rock Band".Archived fromthe originalon 2010-04-05.Retrieved2010-04-02.
- ^"Backdraft Wrecks At Monster Jam 2013 San Antonio, Texas".YouTube.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-21.Retrieved2012-01-23.
- ^"Fire it Up on Versus Indycar Edmonton".YouTube. 2009-08-06.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-21.Retrieved2012-02-16.
- ^"Thousand Foot Krutch G.I. Joe Trailer — Fire It Up".YouTube. 2009-08-04.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-21.Retrieved2012-02-16.
- ^"Thousand Foot Krutch Fire It Up — Thousand Foot Krutch News @".Antimusic. 2009-07-29.Retrieved2012-02-16.
- ^"Thousand Foot Krutch song official song for Super Bowl — Peterborough Examiner — Ontario, CA".Peterborough Examiner. Archived fromthe originalon 2010-02-10.Retrieved2012-02-16.
- ^"Christian Music, Christian Music Video, Christian Music News".Hear It First. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-02-18.Retrieved2012-02-16.
- ^Official website
- ^"Thousand Foot Krutch Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)".Billboard.Retrieved September 14, 2021.