"Fire" is a 1968 song 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 made #2 in the US Billboard charts and #1 in the UK in August 1968. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Brown on the cover of The Crazy World of Arthur Browns Nightmare single The Rev. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Track Records is a record label founded by The Who to distribute artists and projects they wanted to support. ... Polydor Records is a record label once headquartered in Germany. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Kit Lambert (May 11, 1935 – April 7, 1981) was a record producer and the manager for The Who. ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... Brown on the cover of The Crazy World of Arthur Browns Nightmare single The Rev. ... Brown on the cover of The Crazy World of Arthur Browns Nightmare single The Rev. ... Atomic Rooster were a British Progressive rock group formed by ex-Crazy World of Arthur Brown members, Vincent Crane and Carl Palmer in 1969. ... The Crazy World of Arthur Brown is a psychedelic rock album by Arthur Brown, released in 1968 (see 1968 in music). ...

The song is an example of the psychedelic rock of the period, though its lack of guitars distinguished it from many of its contemporaries. The lead instrument in this case was Vincent Crane's Hammond electronic organ, augmented by an orchestral section featuring prominent brass. The singer's opening proclamation of himself as "the god of hellfire" became a lasting epithet. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Image of a trumpet. ...

During live performances and in the black and white promotional television clip, Brown performed the song wearing a burning helmet. The helmet was improvised with a leather skull cap onto which was bolted a metal dish that held lighter fluid or petrol. As the cap was not insulated, the heat from the burning fuel quickly conducted through the fixing bolt to the top of Brown's head, causing him considerable pain.

Two studio versions of "Fire" have been officially released, one in stereo and one in mono. Both versions are included on the CD reissue of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. The single B-side, "Rest Cure", was another track from the album. Label for 2. ... Monaural (often shortened to mono) sound reproduction is single-channel. ...

Credit for the composition of "Fire" on the original vinyl single was to Arthur Brown and Vincent Crane only, however Mike Finesilver and Peter Ker successfully sued for co-credit and royalties based on melodic similarities to their song "Baby, You're a Long Way Behind".^[1]

Cover versions

Pete Townshend, the single's associate producer, covered "Fire" on his 1989 album The Iron Man: A Musical. Peter Dennis Blandford (Pete) Townshend (born May 19, 1945 in Chiswick, London), is an award winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer. ...

Emerson, Lake & Palmer covered the song on their 1993 4-disc compilation album The Return of the Manticore. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Return of the Manticore is a 4-disc retrospective on the band Emerson, Lake and Palmers career. ...

UK doom metal band Cathedral covered the song on their 1996 EP Hopkins (The Witchfinder General). Doom metal is a form of heavy metal that emerged as a recognized genre of metal in the early/mid-1980s. ... Cathedral are a heavy metal/doom metal band from Coventry, England // The band was founded in 1989 by Lee Dorrian (a former member of Napalm Death), Mark Griff Griffiths (a former Carcass roadie) and Garry Gaz Jennings (formerly of Acid Reign). ...

Ozzy Osbourne included a version on his 2005 album Under Cover. Ozzy redirects here. ... Under Cover is an album of song covers by Heavy Metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. ...

Die Krupps covered the song on their album Paradise Now. Die Krupps is a German electropunk/progressive rock/EBM/crossover/heavy metal band, formed in 1980 by Jürgen Engler and Bernward Malaka in Düsseldorf. ... Paradise Now (Arabic: ) is a 2005 film directed by Hany Abu-Assad about two Palestinian men preparing for a suicide attack in Israel. ...

Dutch death metal band God Dethroned covered the song on their 1997 album The Grand Grimoire. Death metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal. ... Statistics Genre: Death metal Country: Holland Status: Active Time: 1990- Background God Dethroned is a death metal band from the Netherlands. ...

Cirith Ungol covered the song on their 1991 album Paradise Lost. Cirith Ungol was a Californian heavy metal band, who formed in 1972 and split up in May of 1992. ... Paradise Lost is the last Cirith Ungol LP. Released in 1991 on Restless Records. ...

US Hip Hop duo Cunninlynguists sampled the song on their their 2006 album A Piece of Strance, in the song "Hellfire". Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... CunninLynguists are a multifaceted (they both rhyme and produce) hip-hop duo from the South of the United States. ...

Personnel

• Arthur Brown – vocals
• Vincent Crane – keyboards, orchestral arrangement
• Sean Nicholas – bass guitar
• Drachen Theaker – drums

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Trivia

Rush Limbaugh has used the song as his "Global Warming Update" theme. Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (born January 12, 1951) is an American radio talk show host. ... Updates are comedy routines done by Rush Limbaugh on his radio program. ...

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