"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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Laine Hardy singles chronology | ||||
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"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]
In 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]
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Canada (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales)[14] | 29 |
US Billboard Digital Songs[13] | 8 |