Fire (Arthur Brown song)

"Fire"
Single by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
from the album The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
B-side"Rest Cure" (2:44)
ReleasedJune 1968 (UK)
September 1968 (US)
RecordedLondon, 1968
GenrePsychedelic rock
Length2:54
LabelTrack (UK) 604022[1]
Atlantic (US)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown singles chronology
"Devil's Grip"
(1967)
"Fire"
(1968)
"Nightmare"
(1968)

"Fire" is a 1968 song written by Arthur Brown, Vincent Crane, Mike Finesilver and Peter Ker.[1] Performed by the Crazy World of Arthur Brown, it was released as a single and on the band's debut album, also called The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. The single became a transatlantic hit, reaching number one in the UK and Canada and number two in the United States, while hitting the top 10 in markets across Europe.

  1. ^ a b c d Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 119. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.