Fire (Sarah Engels song)
| "Fire" | ||||
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| Single by Sarah Engels | ||||
| Released | 30 January 2026 | |||
| Length | 2:57 | |||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2026 entry | ||||
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| Language | English | |||
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| ◄ "Baller" (2025) | ||||
"Fire" is a song recorded by German singer Sarah Engels. It was written by Engels along with Valentin Boes, Luisa Heinemann, Raphael Lott, and Dario Schürmann, with production overseen by Boes, Lott, Malte Niehaus, OSSIA Berlin, and Schürmann. It was released by Wird Wild and Electrola on 30 January 2026 and will represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
Background
In an Instagram story posted on 13 January 2026, Sarah Engels announced that she would be revealing major news in the coming days.[1] Although she did not specify what the announcement concerned, she hinted that it could represent the "biggest opportunity" of her entire career, with media outlets subsequently speculating that she was alluding to a possible participation in the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.[2] The following day, it was announced that her new single "Fire" would be released two weeks later, and on 15 January it was confirmed that the song would serve as Engels' entry in the selection process.[2]
Music video
A music video for "Fire", directed and edited by Daniel Priess, was filmed at the MMC Film & TV Studios in Cologne and released on 30 January 2026.[3] Production was overseen by Alexander Pahl for aPahl Production, with choreography by India Rischko.[3]
Eurovision Song Contest
National final
On 28 February 2026, Engels competed with "Fire" in Eurovision Song Contest – Das deutsche Finale 2026, the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, which she won with 38.30% of the televote.[4]
Charts
| Chart (2026) | Peak position |
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| Germany (GfK)[5] | 75 |
| Germany Airplay (BVMI)[6] | 71 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref |
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| Various | 30 January 2026 | digital download |
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References
- ^ "Das deutsche Finale 2026: DSDS-Zweite Sarah Engels löst Spekulationen um Teilnahme am deutschen Vorentscheid aus". esc-kompakt.de (in German). 16 January 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Sarah Engels will für Deutschland beim ESC antreten". dpa (in German). 14 January 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026 – via Die Zeit.
- ^ a b "Sarah Engels - Fire (Official Video)". 30 January 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Deutschland schickt Sarah Engels zum ESC". Tagesschau (in German). 1 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ "Radio-Charts Deutschland – Chartwoche 10/2026" [Radio Charts Germany – Chart Week 10/2026] (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Archived from the original on 19 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ^ "Fire, Sarah Engels". Spotify. Retrieved 9 March 2026.