This Wheel's on Fire

This article is about the Bob Dylan song. For the Levon Helm book, see This Wheel's on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of The Band.
"This Wheel's on Fire"
Song by Bob Dylan and the Band
from the album The Basement Tapes
ReleasedJune 26, 1975
Recorded1967
GenreRock
Length3:52
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
  • Bob Dylan
  • Rick Danko
Producer(s)
  • Bob Dylan
  • The Band

"This Wheel's on Fire" is a song written by Bob Dylan and Rick Danko.[1] It was originally recorded by Dylan and the Band during their 1967 sessions, portions of which (including this song) comprised the 1975 album, The Basement Tapes.[2] The Band's own version appeared on their 1968 album, Music from Big Pink.[3] A version by Julie Driscoll with Brian Auger and the Trinity became a hit in 1968, peaking at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 13 in Canada. Live versions by the Band appear on their 1972 live double album Rock of Ages,[4] as well as the more complete four-CD-DVD version of that concert, Live at the Academy of Music 1971,[5] and the 2002 Box Set of The Last Waltz[6] (the song did not make it into the movie or the original soundtrack album[7]).

  1. ^ Williams, Paul. (1990). Bob Dylan: Performing Artist – Book One 1960 – 1973. Xanadu Publications Ltd. pp. 232–233. ISBN 1-85480-044-2.
  2. ^ "The Basement Tapes review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
  3. ^ "Music From Big Pink review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
  4. ^ "Rock of Ages". Allmusic. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  5. ^ "Live at the Academy of Music 1971". Allmusic. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  6. ^ "The Last Waltz Box Set". Allmusic. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  7. ^ "The Last Waltz Box". Allmusic. Retrieved 2016-09-15.