| "Both Ends Burning" | ||||
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| Single by Roxy Music | ||||
| from the album Siren | ||||
| B-side | "For Your Pleasure (Live)" | |||
| Released | 19 December 1975[1] | |||
| Recorded | June 1975–September 1975, AIR Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Funk[2] | |||
| Length | 3:58 (Single version) 5:12 (Album version) | |||
| Label | Island, Polydor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bryan Ferry | |||
| Producer(s) | Chris Thomas | |||
| Roxy Music singles chronology | ||||
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"Both Ends Burning" is a single by English rock band Roxy Music taken from their 1975 album Siren. Written by Bryan Ferry, the song features lyrics inspired by the pressure felt by the band to complete the Siren album as well as keep up their touring obligations. Ferry's struggles in writing the lyrics for the song meant that the band largely had to complete the instrumental track without his vocal line.
"Both Ends Burning" was released as the follow-up single in the UK and Europe to the band's colossally successful previous single, "Love Is the Drug". Reaching number 25 in the UK, the song has since seen acclaim from music writers for its use of synthesizers and has become a live favorite for the band.
- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 33.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Roxy Music". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 705–706. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.