Pyromania (song)
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"Pyromania" is a song performed by German Eurodance
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...

 group Cascada
Cascada
Cascada is a German Eurodance act most famous for their hit singles "Everytime We Touch", "What Hurts the Most", and "Evacuate the Dancefloor"...

, released as the first single from their fourth studio album, Original Me
Original Me
Original Me is the fourth studio album from German eurodance group Cascada, first released on June 17, 2011. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2009 to 2011 at Plazmatek Studio, Yanou Studio 1. The entire album, like their previous albums, was produced by the two disc jockeys from...

. It was co-written by Allan Eshuijs
Allan Eshuijs
Allan Eshuijs is a Dutch songwriter, producer and vocalist. He started his songwriting career writing mainly for Dutch and German artists, including Cascada, Yvonne Catterfeld, Ch!pz and Sandy Mölling, but he now also works with US and British artists...

 in collaboration with Yann Peifer and Manuel Reuter
DJ Manian
DJ Manian is a German producer, DJ, owner of Zooland Records label and a member of the award-winning music dance trio Cascada, alongside fellow DJ Yanou and Natalie Horler...

 of Cascada, who also produced the track. The song was premiered on February 12, 2010, and was first released on March 19, 2010 by Zooland Records. Composed as an electropop song, "Pyromania" features Natalie Horler
Natalie Horler
Natalie Christine Horler is an English-German singer and television presenter born in Bonn, Germany. She is known internationally as the lead singer of Eurodance/Eurotrance group Cascada. She is popular in Europe and America, as well as in several Asian countries. Cascada consists of Horler and...

 singing the whole song with guest male vocals speaking the "pyro-pyro" hook. Lyrically, the song is a play on words. It talks about a love and obsession with fire.

"Pyromania" received mixed reviews from contemporary critics. Some praised its infectious nature and catchy hook, while others felt the song was unoriginal. "Pyromania" garnered moderate chart success for Cascada; reaching the top forty in Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, The Netherlands and Scotland. The music video premiered on February 17, 2010 on British television station Clubland TV
Clubland TV
Clubland TV is a music channel broadcasting on Sky channel 383 and Freesat channel 514 in the United Kingdom. It features dance music videos and is based from the Clubland compilation albums...

. It features Natalie Horler in different scenes in which she is by herself and with backup dancers, singing and dancing in front of futuristic space balls and fire explosions. Cascada performed "Pyromania" live on German television program The Dome
The Dome (television program)
The Dome is a German television program and music event, produced and broadcast by RTL 2. Roughly every three months, a new show is recorded in an event hall in different cities in Germany and Austria. In each episode, several national, but also international bands and musicians perform their...

and at The 2010 Pepsi
Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo...

 B96 Summerbash.

Music video

The music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 premiered on the evening of February 17, 2010 on Clubland
Clubland (brand)
Clubland is a brand created by the UK dance record labels All Around the World and Universal Music TV. Since 2002 Clubland has made many dance compilation albums, including the popular Clubland series, which is currently up to Volume 20...

's YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....

. It shows Natalie in different scenes in which she is by herself and with backup dancers. One scene shows her singing in front of futuristic space balls, and another scene shows her dancing while a explosion takes up one half of the screen. The clip was filmed in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Canada.

Formats and listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Pyromania":
  • German CD Single
  1. "Pyromania" (Radio Edit)  – 3:31
  2. "Pyromania" (Spencer & Hill Airplay Mix)  – 5:40

  • German Digital EP
  1. "Pyromania" (Radio Edit)  – 3:31
  2. "Pyromania" (Spencer & Hill Airplay Mix)  – 5:40
  3. "Pyromania" (Extended Mix)  – 5:31
  4. "Pyromania" (Cahill
    Cahill (band)
    Cahill are a dance group, based in Liverpool, UK consisting of producers Anton Powers, Tim Condran and Scott Rosser. They are best known for their 2008 single, Trippin' On You, which features vocals from Nikki Belle.-Background:...

     Remix)  – 6:17
  5. "Pyromania" (Dan Winter Remix)  – 5:32

  • UK Digital Single
  1. "Pyromania" (Radio Edit)  – 3:31
  2. "Pyromania" (Cahill Remix)  – 6:17

  • U.S. Digital EP Has yet to re-release in the United States.
  1. "Pyromania" (Radio Edit)  – 3:31
  2. "Pyromania" (Wideboys
    Wideboys
    The Wideboys are UK house, Bassline and UK garage Record producers and remixers.The Wideboys are managed by Matt Waterhouse from MWR/Hyperactive. In 2008, they signed to Sony ATV Music Publishing. Prior to this, The Wideboys had been signed in various deals with the likes of Warner, Univeral and...

     Radio Edit)  – 3:06
  3. "Pyromania" (Cahill Radio Edit)  – 3:26
  4. "Pyromania" (Spencer & Hill Radio Edit)  – 3:39
  5. "Pyromania" (Dan Winter Radio Edit)  – 3:44
  6. "Pyromania" (Frisco Radio Edit)  – 3:13
  7. "Pyromania" (Extended Mix)  – 5:31
  8. "Pyromania" (Wideboys Remix)  – 7:34
  9. "Pyromania" (Cahill Remix)  – 6:17
  10. "Pyromania" (Spencer & Hill Airplay Mix)  – 5:40
  11. "Pyromania" (Dan Winter Remix)  – 5:32
  12. "Pyromania" (Frisco Remix)  – 5:28

  • Australian Digital EP
  1. "Pyromania" (Radio Edit)  – 3:31
  2. "Pyromania" (Spencer & Hill Airplay Mix)  – 5:40
  3. "Pyromania" (Extended Mix)  – 5:31
  4. "Pyromania" (Cahill Remix)  – 6:17
  5. "Pyromania" (Dan Winter Remix)  – 5:32
  6. "Pyromania" (Wideboys Remix)  – 7:34
  7. "Pyromania" (Music Video)  – 3:39

Charts

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