Fireworks (Purple Disco Machine song)

"Fireworks" is a song by German disco and house music producer and DJ Purple Disco Machine featuring British singer-songwriter Moss Kena and American indie pop duo The Knocks, it was released on 19 February 2021. It is the second single from Purple Disco Machine's second studio album, Exotica.[2]

"Fireworks"
Single by Purple Disco Machine featuring Moss Kena and The Knocks
from the album Exotica
Released19 February 2021 (2021-02-19)
Genre
Length3:20
LabelPositiva
Songwriter(s)
  • Amir Salem
  • Benjamin Ruttner
  • James Patterson
  • Moss Kena
  • Paul Harris
  • Tino Schmidt
Producer(s)Purple Disco Machine
Purple Disco Machine singles chronology
"Exotica"
(2020)		 "Fireworks"
(2021)		 "Playbox"
(2021)
The Knocks singles chronology
"All About You"
(2020)		 "Fireworks"
(2021)		 "R U High"
(2021)
Music video
"Fireworks" on YouTube

Composition

The song is written in the key of C# major, with a tempo of 118 beats per minute.[3]

Music video

The music video was released on 19 February 2021, and directed by Greg Barth. It features "street dancing gangs of the 'Boomers' and 'Gen-Z' battling it out in the ultimate turf war."[4] The video contains references to denial of human-triggered climate change, among other social phenomenons.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[5]

  • Purple Disco Machine (Tino Schmidt) – writer, composition, associate interpreter
  • Moss Kena – writer, composition, associate interpreter
  • James Patterson (The Knocks) – writer, composition, associate interpreter
  • Benjamin Ruttner (The Knocks) – writer, composition, associate interpreter
  • Paul Harris – writer, composition
  • Amir Saleem – writer, composition
  • Monte – mixing engineer

Charts

Certifications
Certifications for "Fireworks"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[26] Gold 15,000‡
Hungary (MAHASZ)[27] Platinum 4,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[28] Platinum 70,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[29] Gold 25,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Release history and versions for "Fireworks"
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various 19 February 2021
Original Positiva [30]
Remixes [31]
12 March 2021 Club Dub Mix [32]

References
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  27. "Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2023" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  28. "Italian single certifications – Purple Disco Machine feat. Moss Kena & The Knocks – Fireworks" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  29. "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2022 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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  32. "Fireworks (feat. Moss Kena & The Knocks) [Club Dub Mix] - Single by Purple Disco Machine". 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021 – via Apple Music.
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