Fire

About Fire

"Fire" is a 1968 song written by Arthur Brown, Vincent Crane, Mike Finesilver and Peter Ker. 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 reached number one in the United Kingdom in August 1968 and in Canada in October. Also in October, it reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 (behind "Hey Jude" by The Beatles) and number 19 in Australia. It also reached number three in Germany, number four in France, number six in the Netherlands, number seven in Austria, number eight in Ireland, and number 18 in Finland. "Fire" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. more »