Beauty on the Fire

"Beauty on the Fire" is the third and final single from Australian singer-songwriter Natalie Imbruglia's second studio album, White Lilies Island (2001). The single charted at No. 26 in the United Kingdom, No. 27 in Italy, and No. 78 in Australia. The single re-entered the charts in 2008 after it was used in an episode of BBC One's Holby City.

"Beauty on the Fire"
Single by Natalie Imbruglia
from the album White Lilies Island
B-side	"Broken Thread" "Standing There" "Cold Air"
Released	3 June 2002 (2002-06-03)
Studio	Studio Milk, Crashpad (London, England)
Length	3:54
Label	RCA BMG
Songwriter(s)	Natalie Imbruglia Gary Clark Matthew Wilder
Producer(s)	Pascal Gabriel Gary Clark
Natalie Imbruglia singles chronology
"Wrong Impression" (2002) "Beauty on the Fire" (2002) "Shiver" (2005)
Music video
"Beauty On The Fire" on YouTube

Track listings

Australian CD single^[1]

1. "Beauty on the Fire" (radio mix) – 3:54
2. "Broken Thread" – 3:52
3. "Standing There" – 3:56
4. "Cold Air" – 5:00
5. "Beauty on the Fire" (enhanced video) – 3:54

UK CD1^[2]

1. "Beauty on the Fire" (radio mix) – 3:54
2. "Beauty on the Fire" (Junkie XL mix) – 10:42
3. "Broken Thread" – 3:52

UK CD2^[3]

1. "Beauty on the Fire" (album version) – 4:22
2. "Cold Air" – 5:00
3. "Standing There" – 3:56
4. "Beauty on the Fire" (enhanced video)

European CD single^[4]

1. "Beauty on the Fire" (radio mix) – 3:54
2. "Beauty on the Fire" (Junkie XL mix) – 10:42

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the White Lilies Island album booklet.^[5]

Studios

• Recorded at Studio Milk and Crashpad (London, England)
• Mixed at Strongroom (London, England)
• Mastered at 360 Mastering (London, England)

Personnel

• Natalie Imbruglia – writing
• Gary Clark – writing, guitars, production
• Matthew Wilder – writing
• Hannah Robinson – backing vocals
• Paul Statham – guitars, programming
• Neil Taylor – guitars
• Marc Fox – percussion
• James Banbury – programming
• Pascal Gabriel – production, mixing
• Tom Elmhirst – mixing
• Myles Clarke – mixing assistance
• Andrej Bako – assistant engineering
• Dick Beetham – mastering

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[6]	78
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[7]	10
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8]	97
Italy (FIMI)[9]	21
Scotland (OCC)[10]	27
UK Singles (OCC)[11]	26

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	3 June 2002	Hot adult contemporary radio	RCA	[12]
United Kingdom	22 July 2002	12-inch vinyl CD	RCA BMG	[13]
Denmark	19 August 2002	CD		[14]
Germany				[15]
Sweden				[16]
Australia	2 September 2002		RCA	[17]

References

1. Beauty on the Fire (Australian CD single liner notes). Natalie Imbruglia. RCA Records. 2002. 74321 952822.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. Beauty on the Fire (UK CD1 liner notes). Natalie Imbruglia. RCA Records, BMG. 2002. 74321 947022.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. Beauty on the Fire (UK CD2 liner notes). Natalie Imbruglia. RCA Records, BMG. 2002. 74321 950362.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. Beauty on the Fire (European CD single liner notes). Natalie Imbruglia. RCA Records, BMG. 2002. 74321 948162.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. White Lilies Island (Australian CD album booklet). Natalie Imbruglia. RCA Records. 2001. 74321 913422.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
6. "Issue 654" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
7. "Natalie Imbruglia – Beauty on the Fire" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
8. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 33. 10 August 2002. p. 7. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
9. "Natalie Imbruglia – Beauty on the Fire". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
10. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
12. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1455. 31 May 2002. p. 26. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
13. "New Releases – For Week Starting 22 July 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 20 July 2002. p. 31. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
14. "Blu Cantrell: Single". click2music.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 1 February 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2023. To view release date, select Imbruglia Natalie from Vælg kunster (A - Å), then click on Beauty on the Fire.
15. "Beauty on the Fire – Single by Natalie Imbruglia – CD Single on Amazon.de". Amazon. 19 August 2002. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
16. "Natalie Imbruglia: Beauty on the Fire". click2music.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 26 February 2005. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
17. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 2nd September 2002" (PDF). ARIA. 2 September 2002. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2002. Retrieved 7 June 2021.