"Flame" is a single and coronation song from the American Idol seventeenth season winner Laine Hardy. The song was written by Jon Levine and Ester Dean.[3] Hardy performed the song after he was announced the winner in the finale.[4] The song was released following his win on May 19, 2019.[5][6]
| "Flame" | ||||
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| Single by Laine Hardy | ||||
| Released | May 19, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock[1] | |||
| Label | Hollywood | |||
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| Producer(s) | ||||
| Laine Hardy singles chronology | ||||
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Background
edit"Flame" was written by Jon Levine and Ester Dean, and it was chosen for him as the coronation song for the seventeenth season of American Idol.[7] The song however is written in the pop rock genre,[1] and Hardy said that the song is not fully who he is since he is a country singer, but he was doing it to try something new to him.[8][9] He performed the song on the American Idol finale, later also performing in the Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[10] As the song is not in the country genre, it received only limited airplay on country stations.[11]
Commercial performance
editIn its first full tracking week, the song sold 18,000 downloads in the United States.[12] "Flame" debuted and peaked at number eight on the US Digital Songs chart.[13]
Charts
edit| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales)[14] | 29 |
| US Billboard Digital Songs[13] | 8 |
References
edit- ^ a b Duke, Billy (May 20, 2019). "Laine Hardy Drops 'Flame' After 'American Idol'". Taste of Country.
- ^ "Laine Hardy wins American Idol 2019 final, here's winner's single". All Around New Music. May 20, 2019.
- ^ "Laine Hardy: Flame". AllMusic.
- ^ Sheehan, Paul (May 20, 2019). "'American Idol' winner Laine Hardy has red-hot winner's single: Watch him sing 'Flame'". Gold Derby.
- ^ Hudak, Joseph (May 20, 2019). "See 'American Idol' Winner Laine Hardy Duet With Jon Pardi on Season Finale". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Liptak, Carena (May 20, 2019). "'American Idol' Champ Laine Hardy Takes Victory Lap With 'Flame'". The Boot.
- ^ "Laine Hardy After American Idol Win Video". Country Fancast. June 16, 2019.
- ^ McIntyre, Hugh (June 4, 2019). "'American Idol' Winner Laine Hardy On His New Single: 'That's Not Fully Who I Am". Forbes.
- ^ Bergeron, Judy (June 5, 2017). "American Idol Laine Hardy ready to move on from Hollywood, get to work on album: 'I can't wait'". The Advocate.
- ^ Krol, Jacklyn (June 2, 2019). "Laine Hardy Performs 'Flame' on Jimmy Kimmel [Watch]". Taste of Country.
- ^ Ho, Rodney (June 6, 2019). "'American Idol' notes: auditions, Carrie Underwood, Fantasia, Adam Lambert". AJC.
- ^ Zellner, Xander (May 29, 2019). "'Voice' Winner Maelyn Jarmon & 'Idol' Champ Laine Hardy Hold Top 2 Spots on Emerging Artists Chart". Billboard.
- ^ a b "Digital Song Sales". Billboard. June 1, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ^ "Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales". Billboard. June 1, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.