Wildfire | ||||
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Studio album by Rachel Platten | ||||
Released | January 1, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 40:48 | |||
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Singles from Wildfire | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 52/100 |
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AllMusic | |
The Boston Globe | Positive |
Digital Journal | A |
The Guardian | |
The Herald-Standard | Positive |
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The Red and Black | Positive |
Wildfire is the third studio album and the first major record label debut album by American singer and songwriter Rachel Platten. It was released on January 1, 2016, by Columbia Records and Sony Music Entertainment. The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200, with 45,000 album-equivalent units (29,000 from pure album sales) in its first week. On March 9, 2016, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of 500,000 units.
The album includes "Fight Song", released in February 2015, which peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, and topped the charts in Scotland and the United Kingdom. The album's second single, "Stand by You", was released on September 11, 2015. The album's third single, "Better Place", was released on March 24, 2016.
On February 19, 2015, "Fight Song" was released as the lead single from Platten's Fight Song EP. "Fight Song" peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the UK Singles Chart. "Stand by You" was released as the lead single from Wildfire on September 11, 2015. It has since peaked at number thirty seven on the Billboard Hot 100. The songs "Lone Ranger", "Beating Me Up", and "Congratulations" were available as pre-order singles (previously released as part of the Fight Song EP), as well as "Better Place". On March 24, 2016, "Better Place" was released as the third single from the album.