"Gone Up in Flames" is the debut single by English rock band Morning Runner, from their debut studio album, Wilderness Is Paradise Now. The song was first released on 1 August 2005 and reached number 39 in the UK Singles Chart. The song contains three narratives: a racetrack loser, a devastated mourner, and a possessive consumer. Lead singer Matthew Greener explained, "They are all pictures of desperation. I got told this story about a woman so obsessed with this pearl that she sold all her possessions just to own it."[citation needed]
"Gone Up in Flames" | ||||
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Single by Morning Runner | ||||
from the album Wilderness Is Paradise Now | ||||
B-side | "Leave Me Alone" | |||
Released | 1 August 2005 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 2:55 | |||
Label | Parlophone Faith & Hope | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ali Clewer, Tom Derrett, Matthew Greener, Chris Wheatcroft | |||
Producer(s) | John Cornfield, Graeme Moorcraft, Rik Simpson, Morning Runner | |||
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The song also features on the soundtrack of the video game FIFA 07, and an instrumental version is the main theme tune to the BAFTA Award-winning sitcom The Inbetweeners and the film adaptions of the latter - The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) and The Inbetweeners 2 (2014) - feature the song within their end credits.
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