What movie is fire on fire by Sam Smith from?

"Fire on Fire" is a song written by Sam Smith and Steve Mac and performed by Smith. It was written and recorded for the soundtrack of the 2018 Watership Down miniseries.

It is heard over the end credits of each episode.

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My mother said I'm too romantic 
She said, "You're dancing in the movies" 
I almost started to believe her 
Then I saw you and I knew 
Maybe it's 'cause I got a little bit older 
Maybe it's all that I've been through 
I'd like to think it's how you lean on my shoulder 
And how I see myself with youI don't say a word 
But still, you take my breath and steal the things I know 
There you go, saving me from out of the crowd 

Fire on fire, would normally kill us
With this much desire, together, we're winners 
They say that we're out of control and some say we're sinners 
But don't let them ruin our beautiful rhythms 
'Cause when you unfold me and tell me you love me 
And look in my eyes 
You are perfection, my only direction 
It's fire on fire, mmm 
It's fire on fire 

When we fight, we fight like lions 
But then we love and feel the truth 
We lose our minds in a city of roses 
We won't abide by any rules 
I don't say a word 
But still, you take my breath and steal the things I know 
There you go, saving me from out of the crowd 

Fire on fire, would normally us
With this much desire, together, we're winners 
They say that we're out of control and some say we're sinners 
But don't let them ruin our beautiful rhythms 
'Cause when you unfold me and tell me you love me 
And look in my eyes 
You are perfection, my only direction 

It's fire on fire, oh 
It's fire on fire 
Fire on fire, would normally kill us
But this much desire, together, we're winners 
They say that we're out of control and some say we're sinners 
But don't let them ruin our beautiful rhythms 
Fire on fire, would normally kill us

With this much desire, together, we're winners 
They say that we're out of control and some say we're sinners 
But don't let them ruin our beautiful rhythms 
'Cause when you unfold me and tell me you love me 
And look in my eyes 
You are perfection, my only direction 
It's fire on fire 
You are perfection, my only direction 
It's fire on fire 

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Sam Smith - Fire On Fire (From "Watership Down")

Songfacts®:

• Sam Smith wrote and recorded this haunting string ballad for the BBC and Netflix adaptation of Watership Down. The song served as the theme tune to the 2018 animated mini-series.

• The 2018 Watership Down animated series is an adaptation of Richard Adams' 1972 novel about a pack of rabbits who flee the destruction of their warren. The book recounts their adventures as they seek a place in which to establish a new home. Smith was inspired by his childhood love for the original novel, which he has described as "powerful and timeless."

• Smith wrote the music and the lyrics with Steve Mac, the mastermind behind Ed Sheeran's "Shape Of You." He recorded the tune with the BBC Orchestra at London's Abbey Road Studios in September 2018.

• The song has an illustrious predecessor. Art Garfunkel's 1978 theme tune to the 1978 Watership Down movie version, "Bright Eyes," was the biggest-selling UK single of 1979, staying at #1 for six weeks.

On Friday morning Sam Smith released “Fire On Fire,” a song he co-wrote with producer/songwriter Steve Mac for the forthcoming adaptation of the classic Richard Adams’ novel, “Watership Down.”

The song, which will serve as the theme to the animated mini-series, is a characteristically sweeping Smith ballad, recorded with the BBC Concert Orchestra at London’s Abbey Road Studios in September 2018.

“I am so excited and honored to be a part of this new adaptation of ‘Watership Down,’” Smith said. “This story is so powerful and timeless, and it has been thrilling to work with director Noam Murro and his team and the incredible Steve Mac on this song for it. I hope everyone loves it as much as I do.”

James McAvoy, Olivia Colman,  Ben Kingsley, John Boyega, Nicholas Hoult, Gemma Arterton and Daniel Kaluuya lend their voices to “Watership Down.” The series will premiere on BBC One in the UK, and Netflix outside of the UK, on December 23. Commissioned by the BBC, the series was produced and developed by 42 and Biscuit Entertainment, and is a co-production between BBC One and Netflix.

Richard Adams’ classic book was first published in 1972 and tells the story of a group of rabbits fighting for survival as their habitat is threatened. A 1978 animated movie adaptation was well-received and featured the Simon and Garfunkel song “Bright Eyes,” which was a No. 1 single in the U.K.

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