<P> `` Girl on Fire '' is a song recorded by American singer - songwriter Alicia Keys for her fifth studio album of the same name . Keys co-wrote and co-produced the hip hop / R&B ballad with Jeff Bhasker and Salaam Remi . The song contains an interpolation of the drums from the 1980 song `` The Big Beat '' by American rock guitarist Billy Squier , who received a writing credit on `` Girl on Fire '' . Released on September 4 , 2012 , as the lead single from the album of the same name , `` Girl on Fire '' is Keys ' first release under RCA Records following the closure of J Records , after a reorganization at Sony Music Entertainment . </P>
<P> `` Girl on Fire '' is a song recorded by American singer - songwriter Alicia Keys for her fifth studio album of the same name . Keys co-wrote and co-produced the hip hop / R&B ballad with Jeff Bhasker and Salaam Remi . The song contains an interpolation of the drums from the 1980 song `` The Big Beat '' by American rock guitarist Billy Squier , who received a writing credit on `` Girl on Fire '' . Released on September 4 , 2012 , as the lead single from the album of the same name , `` Girl on Fire '' is Keys ' first release under RCA Records following the closure of J Records , after a reorganization at Sony Music Entertainment . </P>
who sang the song this girl is on fire
who sang the song this girl is on fire
Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys