The Flame (Cheap Trick song)

"The Flame"
"The Flame"
Single by Cheap Trick
from the album Lap of Luxury
B-side	"Through the Night"
Released	April 5, 1988
Recorded	1987
Genre	Soft rock; hair metal;
Length	4:44 (7" edit/video version); 5:37 (album version)
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Bob Mitchell; Nick Graham;
Producer(s)	Richie Zito
Cheap Trick singles chronology
Music video
	"The Flame" on YouTube

"The Flame" is a power ballad^[3] released in 1988 by the American rock band Cheap Trick as the first single from their tenth album, Lap of Luxury. It was written by songwriters Bob Mitchell and Nick Graham, and was produced by Richie Zito. "The Flame" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1988, becoming the band's only number one hit. It also reached number one in Australia and Canada.

^ "80 best love songs of the 1980s". Cleveland. August 31, 2018.
^ "HAIR METAL SPECTACULAR: The Top 19 Sappiest — and Greatest — Power Ballads of All-Time". 23 July 2024.
^ February 2015, Classic Rock14. "The 40 Greatest Power Ballads Playlist". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved 24 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[1] "80 best love songs of the 1980s". Cleveland. August 31, 2018.

[2] "HAIR METAL SPECTACULAR: The Top 19 Sappiest — and Greatest — Power Ballads of All-Time". 23 July 2024.

[3] February 2015, Classic Rock14. "The 40 Greatest Power Ballads Playlist". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved 24 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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