Burning (Sam Smith song)

"Burning" is a song by English singer Sam Smith. It was written by Smith, Jason Boyd, Dominic Jordan and Jimmy Giannos, with production handled by Jimmy Napes and Steve Fitzmaurice. The song was released on 27 October 2017 through Capitol Records, as a promotional single from Smith's second studio album, The Thrill of It All (2017).^[1]

"Burning"
Promotional single by Sam Smith
from the album The Thrill of It All
Released	27 October 2017 (2017-10-27)
Genre	Soul
Length	3:23
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Sam Smith Jason Boyd Dominic Jordan Jimmy Giannos
Producer(s)	Steve Fitzmaurice Jimmy Napes

Commercial performance

On 3 November 2017, "Burning" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number sixty-three, selling 5,455 copies.^[2] The next week, it would be number thirty-four with sales of 10,502 units.^[3] However, "Burning" did not appear on the UK Singles Chart because of the rule that primary artists can have only three concurrent entries.^[3]

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	75
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5]	63
Finland Download (Latauslista)[6]	26
France (SNEP)[7]	129
Ireland (IRMA)[8]	56
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9]	81
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[10]	3
Portugal (AFP)[11]	92
Scotland (OCC)[12]	77
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[13]	63
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14]	27
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	52
UK Singles (OCC)[16]	63
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[17]	7
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[18]	41

Certifications

Certifications for "Burning"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[19]	Gold	35,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[20]	Gold	30,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[21]	Gold	40,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[22]	Gold	15,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[23]	Gold	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[24]	Silver	200,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[25]	Gold	4,000,000†
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.