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Fire It Up (Thousand Foot Krutch song)

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"Fire It Up"
Single by Thousand Foot Krutch
from the album Welcome to the Masquerade
ReleasedJuly 28, 2009
GenreChristian metal, alternative metal
Length3:07
LabelTooth & Nail
Songwriter(s)Steve Augustine, Joel Bruyere and Trevor McNevan
Thousand Foot Krutch singles chronology
"Forward Motion"
(2009)
"Fire It Up"
(2009)
"Already Home"
(2010)
Alternative cover
Radio Promo Cover

"Fire It Up" is the third single released by the Canadian rock band Thousand Foot Krutch from their fifth studio album Welcome to the Masquerade. It charted at No. 18 on active rock charts, No. 35 on the Billboard rock 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]

Promotion and use in media

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Credits

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Music video

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Trevor McNevan stated that a music video for the song, which will make it the first song from Welcome to the Masquerade to receive one, was in production. However, on May 9, 2010, he stated on his Facebook page that "we [TFK] shot one a while back, but hated it... so, it's on the fence there."

Other information

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  • Carrie Underwood has 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 by Pete Stewart.

Charts

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Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[13] 35

References

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  1. ^ "AMERICA'S MUSIC CHARTS - 0 2 . 1 4 . 1 2 - powered by MEDIABASE". Americasmusiccharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  2. ^ ""Fire It Up"". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  3. ^ "Thousand Foot Krutch Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  4. ^ "Thousand Foot Krutch Fire It Up". StereoTruth.net. 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  5. ^ "Rock Band". Archived from the original on 2010-04-05. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  6. ^ "Backdraft Wrecks At Monster Jam 2013 San Antonio, Texas". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  7. ^ "Fire it Up on Versus Indycar Edmonton". YouTube. 2009-08-06. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  8. ^ "Thousand Foot Krutch G.I. Joe Trailer — Fire It Up". YouTube. 2009-08-04. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  9. ^ "Thousand Foot Krutch Fire It Up — Thousand Foot Krutch News @". Antimusic.com. 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  10. ^ "Thousand Foot Krutch song official song for Super Bowl — Peterborough Examiner — Ontario, CA". Peterborough Examiner. Archived from the original on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  11. ^ "Christian Music, Christian Music Video, Christian Music News". Hear It First. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  12. ^ Official website
  13. ^ "Thousand Foot Krutch Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2021.