Girl on Fire
Alicia Keys | Artist Essentials
First released: 2012 (year verified)
Original 2012 solo studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The original solo vocal rises above stark drum accents and a broad repeating hook.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2012 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2012 release history of Girl on Fire. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2012 solo studio recording
Credit: Alicia Keys
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Girl on Fire
Girl on Fire - original solo recording metadata
The solo recording is explicitly dated September 2012 within the remix EP. The selected solo production is distinguished from the Nicki Minaj Inferno Version used on the parent album. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Girl on Fire - explicitly credited Inferno album version
The original 2012 album explicitly names Girl on Fire featuring Nicki Minaj, Inferno Version. This establishes a separate guest edition and does not silently substitute that edition for the selected solo recording. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Annual version match under review
The selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
The selected original solo production and the album's explicitly credited Nicki Minaj Inferno Version are distinct 2012 editions. The actual retained annual row does not name an edition, so its link to the solo selection remains provisional.
Girl on Fire - original solo recording metadata
The solo recording is explicitly dated September 2012 within the remix EP. The selected solo production is distinguished from the Nicki Minaj Inferno Version used on the parent album. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Girl on Fire - explicitly credited Inferno album version
The original 2012 album explicitly names Girl on Fire featuring Nicki Minaj, Inferno Version. This establishes a separate guest edition and does not silently substitute that edition for the selected solo recording. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
About Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys is an American singer, songwriter, pianist and producer whose musical training connected classical repertoire with jazz. She began playing piano at seven and released Songs in A Minor in 2001. The Diary of Alicia Keys and As I Am continued her recording career, with songs such as Fallin', If I Ain't Got You and No One becoming central to her repertoire. Her work also extends into acting, screen and stage production, and the memoir More Myself: A Journey.
Artist background sources
Sony Music Japan: Alicia Keys profile
Japanese label profile supports piano training, classical/jazz study, American singer-songwriter identity and named early albums; dated promotional totals and local release dates omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Alicia Keys: official music and biography
Supports producer/acting/stage roles, named song repertoire and More Myself: A Journey; all sales totals excluded. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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