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Fire in My Soul

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"Fire in My Soul"
Single by Oliver Heldens featuring Shungudzo
Released26 October 2018
Recorded2018
Length2:55
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Oliver Heldens, Alexandra Govere, Oak Felder
Producer(s)
  • Oliver Heldens
  • Oak Felder
Oliver Heldens singles chronology
"Riverside 2099"
(2018)
"Fire in My Soul"
(2018)
"This Groove"
(2019)
Shungudzo singles chronology
"Ice Cream Man"
(2018)
"Fire in My Soul"
(2018)
"Weightless"
(2019)
Music video
"Fire in My Soul" on YouTube

"Fire in My Soul" is a song by Dutch DJ Oliver Heldens, featuring guest vocals from American-born Zimbabwean singer/actress/reality television personality Alexandra "Shungudzo" Govere, who also co-wrote the single with Heldens and Oak Felder, who co-produced the track. The single is also Heldens' debut release on RCA Records, who he signed with in 2018. The track reached the top 10 on both Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay (peaking at number 6 in March 2019) and Dance Club Songs charts (reaching number one in May 2019).[1]

Background

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The song was inspired by their love for African music and their diverse backgrounds. In an interview with Billboard, Heldens noted "We all come from very diverse parts of the world; The Netherlands (Helden), Turkey (Felder), Zimbabwe, (and) the US (Govere was born in America, but her parents are of Zimbabwean, French, and Amerindian descent, and was raised in both countries). When we got into the studio, I told them I was very inspired by African music recently, so we started showing each other all this different African music we liked. That really got us in this vibe to create 'Fire In My Soul.'"[2]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[3] 26
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[4] 6
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[5] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (2019) Position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[6] 26

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[7] Gold 25,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Dance Club Songs – May 11, 2019". Billboard. May 4, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Oliver Heldens Signs to RCA, Sets a 'Fire in My Soul' With Shungudzo: Listen" from Billboard (October 26, 2018)
  3. ^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Oliver Heldens Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Oliver Heldens Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  7. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 June 2024. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Fire in My Soul in the search box.
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