Fire (Ohio Players song)
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| “Fire” | |||||
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| Single by The Ohio Players from the album Fire |
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| Released | 1974 | ||||
| Genre | R&B, Funk | ||||
| Length | 4:33 | ||||
| Label | Mercury Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Billy Beck, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Marshall "Rock" Jones, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, The Ohio Players, Clarence "Satch" Satchell, James "Diamond" Williams | ||||
| The Ohio Players singles chronology | |||||
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"Fire" is a hit song by R&B/funk band The Ohio Players. The song was released from the album of the same name and peaked at the top of both the pop and soul charts. It spent one week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and five weeks at the top of the Hot Soul Singles chart in early 1975. The song is today considered one of their signature songs.
The song was recorded at Mercury Record's Chicago-based studio. While performing it in California, the band let Stevie Wonder hear the basic track for the song and he predicted that it would become a big hit.
[edit] Chart positions
| Charts | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 1 (5 weeks) |
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| Preceded by "Laughter in the Rain" by Neil Sedaka |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single February 8, 1975 |
Succeeded by "You're No Good" by Linda Ronstadt |
| Preceded by "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" by Barry White |
Billboard's Hot Soul number one single January 25 - February 1, 1975 |
Succeeded by "Happy People" by The Temptations |
