So we tried very hard to make it all work and put the song in — and to put parts of what I was developing in with the movie. Anyway, obviously it came out way too early, so the timing wasn't right. But, no, it has nothing to do with The Hunger Games. That powerful feeling is what it's all about.
Alicia Keys got the spark for the title track of her new album at a very meta-moment: while reading about herself. “It came from this interview that I did, and the woman wrote something like, 'She's like a girl on fire,' ” Keys said recently at her studio. “And I was like: I love that.
After Katniss's surprisingly high training score is announced, Haymitch explains that they must have liked her “heat.” Cinna calls her “the girl who was on fire” again, this time using “fire” to refer to Katniss's spirit and temperament.
In this song, "to be on fire" means "to be unbeatable." There is no circumstance in life that this girl cannot overcome. Listen to the song, read the lyrics, understand the idioms.
The 42-year-old singer and Swizz Beatz, who have been married since 2010, share 8-year-old son Genesis as well. The songwriter is also a father to 22-year-old son Prince with former partner Nicole Levy. Keys and Swizz Beatz make sure to celebrate Egypt's musical accomplishments.
"Girl on Fire" was inspired by Keys' giving birth to her son Egypt and marriage to her husband Swizz Beatz. Keys recorded a three-track suite for the song, consisting of the main version in addition to two remixes.
For example, within the metaphor, she is on fire, she is the target domain and fire is the source domain. Through the linkage of these domains, the she referred to is understood to have qualities like that of a fire—in this case, an intense energy.
However, Peeta desperately wanted children, and approximately fifteen years after the end of the Second Rebellion, Katniss eventually agreed and she got pregnant legitimately.
In the end, Katniss and Gale grew apart, as many childhood friends and young loves do. She needed something different in her life, and with Gale's link to Primrose's death, Katniss found a reason to cut ties. If Katniss ever wanted to find comfort again, she knew she had to return to Peeta for the long term.
In the case of Johanna, they each hated each other because that was what the Capitol had taught them to do. They were from competing Districts, and the idea of the Games was to keep the lesser citizens of Panem distrustful of one another and unwilling to form alliances (or raise arms in war).
The song went five-times platinum. And the album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. Nearly 10 years after the album's release, Keys returns to “Girl on Fire” with a graphic novel that bears the title and builds upon the single.
Through the voices of Elizabeth and other members of her family, the story of this infamous day and her journey comes to life. Woman on Fire wraps a fictional story around historical events to give a page-turning experience.
This use is a play on the slang term hot, meaning “sexy” or “really good looking,” and is applied to everyone from one's boyfriend or girlfriend to celebrities.
set on fire (third-person singular simple present sets on fire, present participle setting on fire, simple past and past participle set on fire) (transitive) To cause to begin to burn. (figuratively, transitive) To arouse passionate feelings in. You set my heart on fire.
In 2001 Keys released Songs in A Minor, a hugely successful debut album that featured a number one hit with “Fallin'” and that went on to sell more than 10 million copies worldwide. She won five Grammy Awards in 2002, including those for song of the year and best new artist.
Swizz Beatz (née Kasseem Daoud Dean) and Alicia Keys have mastered the art of blending their families. The producer and the "Empire State of Mind" singer — who wed in 2010 — share two children together, Egypt Daoud and Genesis Ali, along with Beatz's three children from previous relationships, Prince Nasir, Kasseem Jr.
Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter and actress. A classically trained pianist, Keys began composing songs by age 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Columbia Records.
