"Fireworks" is a song by German disco and house music producer and DJ Purple Disco Machine featuring British singer-songwriter Moss Kena and American electronic music duo The Knocks, it was released on 19 February 2021. It is the second single from Purple Disco Machine's second studio album, Exotica.
Composition The song is written in the key of C# major, with a tempo of 118 beats per minute.
Music video The music video was released on 19 February 2021, and directed by Greg Barth. It features "street dancing gangs of the 'Boomers' and 'Gen-Z' battling it out in the ultimate turf war." The video contains references to denial of human-triggered climate change, among other social phenomenons.
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Tidal.
Purple Disco Machine (Tino Schmidt) – writer, composition, associate interpreter Moss Kena – writer, composition, associate interpreter James Patterson (The Knocks) – writer, composition, associate interpreter Benjamin Ruttner (The Knocks) – writer, composition, associate interpreter Paul Harris – writer, composition Amir Saleem – writer, composition Monte – mixing engineer
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Fireworks" Chart (20212023) Peakposition Germany Airplay (BVMI) 1 Italy (FIMI) 42 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 116 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 14
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for "Fireworks" Chart (2021) Peakposition CIS Airplay (TopHit) 18 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 16
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "Fireworks" Chart (2021) Position Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) 46 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 60 Hungary (Dance Top 40) 79 Poland (ZPAV) 50 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 77 + Year-end chart performance for "Fireworks" Chart (2024) Position Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 131 + Year-end chart performance for "Fireworks" Chart (2025) Position Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 166
Certifications
Release history + Release history and versions for "Fireworks" Region Date Format Version Label Various 19 February 2021 Original Positiva Remixes 12 March 2021 Club Dub Mix
References