Keep This Fire Burning


"Keep This Fire Burning" is a song by Swedish recording artist Robyn, released as the first single from her third album Don't Stop the Music. The single was released in Sweden on 16 September 2002, where it became her highest charting single since 1995's "Do You Really Want Me ". The song was also released as a single in Australia under the name "By Your Side" due to the Australian bushfires which were happening at the time. In 2008, a re-recorded version of the song appeared on the special edition of Robyn's eponymous album.
British soul singer Beverley Knight released a cover of the song in 2004.

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Keep This Fire Burning" – 3:52
  2. "Keep This Fire Burning" – 3:52
CD maxi single and Australian CD single
  1. "Keep This Fire Burning" – 3:52
  2. "Keep This Fire Burning" – 4:12
  3. "Keep This Fire Burning" – 4:16
  4. "Keep This Fire Burning" – 7:24
  5. "Keep This Fire Burning" – 7:18
  6. "Keep This Fire Burning" – 5:51

    Personnel

  • Written by Robyn, Remee, Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé
  • Produced, arranged, recorded, mixed and instruments performed by Ghost

    Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Beverley Knight version

British soul singer Beverley Knight recorded a cover version of "Keep This Fire Burning" and released it as the third and final single from her fourth studio album, Affirmation, on 14 March 2005. The production of the song, handled by Ghost, used the exact same instrumental as Robyn's original version, with slight mixing differences and additional orchestration by the Stockholm Session Strings. Included on the CD single release were mixes from Stargate and Full Phat. "Keep This Fire Burning" became Knight's sixth top-20 solo single in the UK, reaching number 16.

Track listings

  • CD1
  1. "Keep This Fire Burning"
  2. "Keep This Fire Burning"
  • CD2
  1. "Keep This Fire Burning"
  2. "Keep This Fire Burning"
  3. "I Was Meant for You"
  4. "Soon Come"
  5. "Keep This Fire Burning"
  • 12-inch vinyl
  1. "Keep This Fire Burning"
  2. "Keep This Fire Burning"
  3. "Keep This Fire Burning"
  4. "Keep This Fire Burning"

    Personnel

  • Written by Robyn, Remee, Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé
  • Produced, arranged, recorded and mixed by Ghost
  • All vocals by Beverley Knight
  • String arrangement by Per Ekdahl
  • Strings performed by Stockholm Session Strings at Cosmos Studios, Stockholm
  • All other instruments by Ghost

    Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Other versions

In 2008, British dance act Outsiders released a dance cover of the song with vocals by Amanda Wilson. The track was then remixed by Wawa and then again by Freemasons, who also collaborated with Wilson on various tracks such as "Watchin'". This version peaked at #80 in the UK.