▁number ▁ 6 1 ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁The ▁working ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁" K eros ene ▁( L ove ' s ▁G iv in ' ▁Up ▁on ▁Me ) ". ▁ ▁The ▁accomp any ing ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁the ▁song , ▁directed ▁by ▁Tre y ▁F an jo y , ▁shows ▁Lam bert ▁carrying ▁a ▁tin ▁of ▁k eros ene ▁and ▁empty ing ▁out ▁as ▁a ▁trail ▁on ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide ▁that ▁leads ▁back ▁to ▁her ▁ex - boy friend ' s ▁house , ▁ign iting ▁the ▁trail ▁so ▁the ▁house ▁burn s ▁down ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁Lam bert ' s ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁cert ified ▁Gold ▁by ▁the ▁R I AA ▁on ▁March ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁It ▁also ▁gave ▁Lam bert ▁her ▁first ▁Gram my ▁nom ination ▁for ▁Best ▁Fem ale ▁Country ▁V ocal ▁Performance . ▁ ▁Content ▁" K eros ene " ▁is ▁an ▁up - tem po ▁song ▁in ▁the ▁key ▁of ▁D ▁major ▁that ▁is ▁back ed ▁with ▁electric ▁guitar ▁and ▁harm onica . ▁The ▁narr ator , ▁who ▁is ▁being ▁che ated ▁on ▁by ▁her ▁boy friend , ▁express es ▁her ▁being ▁through ▁with ▁love ; ▁" I ' m ▁giving ▁up ▁on ▁love ▁/ ▁' C ause ▁love ' s ▁giving ▁up ▁on ▁me ". ▁Instead ▁of ▁letting ▁him ▁off ▁easy , ▁she ▁takes ▁reven ge ▁by ▁burning ▁down ▁his ▁house ▁after ▁so aking