Burn the House Down (song)

"Burn the House Down" is a song by American indie pop band AJR. It was released on March 23, 2018 from the deluxe edition of their second studio album The Click.

"Burn the House Down"
Single by AJR
from the album The Click (Deluxe)
ReleasedMarch 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)
Recorded2017
Length3:32
LabelAJR Productions
Songwriter(s)
  • Adam Met
  • Jack Met
  • Ryan Met
Producer(s)AJR
AJR singles chronology
"Sober Up"
(2017)		 "Burn the House Down"
(2018)		 "100 Bad Days"
(2019)

Background

AJR created the song for two reasons: to reflect the current position of American politics and to help create the theme song for Morgan Spurlock's newest documentary, Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!.[1]

Morgan Spurlock reached out to the band on Twitter, AJR wrote an uptempo track after watching Supersize Me 2: Holy Chicken, and said: "We wanted to create a song that captured that passion. If enough underdogs band together, real change can happen, and we wanted to help inspire that change in 'Burn the House Down'".[1]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2018–19) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[2] 99
Canada Rock (Billboard)[3] 15
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 100
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[5] 15
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[6] 5

Year-end charts
Chart (2018) Position
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[7] 13
Chart (2019) Position
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[8] 49

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] Platinum 70,000double-dagger
Canada (Music Canada)[10] 3× Platinum 240,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[11] 2× Platinum 2,000,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Burn the House Down". The Communicator. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  2. "AJR Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  3. "AJR Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  4. "AJR Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  5. "AJR Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  6. "AJR Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  7. "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  8. "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  9. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  10. "Canadian single certifications – AJR – Burn the House Down". Music Canada. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  11. "American single certifications – AJR – Burn the House Down". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
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