"Burning Down" is a song by American singer-songwriter Alex Warren. It was released through Atlantic Records as the seventh single from his debut extended play, You'll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1), on September 20, 2024. He wrote the song with producer Aaron Yaron, alongside Cal Shapiro and Mags Duval. Another version of the song is in collaboration with fellow American singer-songwriter Joe Jonas and was released on December 6, 2024. The song became Warren's first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 as it debuted at number 76 on the chart.
Background Alex Warren teased the song on video-sharing app TikTok leading up to its release. According to Luminate, the song received 6.6 million official U.S. streams and 3,000 downloads sold through September 26, 2024. By October 2024, it soundtracked over 90,000 clips on TikTok. On July 23, 2025, the single was certified platinum by the RIAA in the United States.
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Burning Down" Chart (2024–2025) Peakposition Australia (ARIA) 47 Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 152 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard) 23 Canada Hot AC (Billboard) 35 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 85 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 159 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 31 Norway (VG-lista) 15 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 19 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 85 Serbia Airplay (Radiomonitor) 16 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 73
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for "Burning Down" Chart (2025) Peakposition Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100) 19
Year-end charts + 2024 year-end chart performance for "Burning Down" Chart (2024) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 91
+ 2025 year-end chart performance for "Burning Down" Chart (2025) Position Australia (ARIA) 77 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 34 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard) 90 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 43 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 52
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