Fire is a song written and originally recorded by Jimi Hendrix and released on the 1967 Are You Experienced? album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. One of Hendrix's most played efforts, the track has been included on a number of greatest hits collections, including Jimi Hendrix: The Ultimate Experience. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Are You Experienced? was the debut album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, released in 1967 (see 1967 in music). ... A greatest hits album (sometimes referred to as a best of album) is a compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular music artist or band. ...

Despite its sexual overtones, the song had an innocuous origin, stemming from a cold December night in England when the band didn't have a gig, Noel Redding, bass player for The Jimi Hendrix Experience came up with the idea to have Jimi as a guest at his mothers house. Upon arriving, Jimi asked her if he could stand next to her fireplace, she agreed, but her Great Dane was in the way, hence the line, "Aw, move over, Rover, and let Jimi take over..." ("Electric Gypsy"). Human sexuality is the expression of sexual feelings. ... Noel Redding Noel Redding (25 December 1945 – 11 May 2003) was a rock & roll guitarist but best known as the bassist for The Jimi Hendrix Experience. ... The Jimi Hendrix Experience was a highly influential, though short-lived, English/American rock band famous for the guitar work of Jimi Hendrix on songs such as Purple Haze, Foxy Lady, Fire, Hey Joe, Voodoo Child (Slight Return), All Along the Watchtower and Spanish Castle Magic. Although Hendrix was the...

Originally, the album version of the song contained a very short and simple solo, but through several live performances, Hendrix expanded it to become one of his best. "Fire" was later covered by many artists, ranging from Alice Cooper to Red Hot Chili Peppers. In 2007, it was used in a TV commercial for Verizon's V-Cast. Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ... The Red Hot Chili Peppers are a multiple Grammy Award-winning[1] American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. ... // January George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queens New Year Honours List. ... From the earliest days of the medium, television has been used as a vehicle for advertising in some countries. ... This article or section should include material from Bell Atlantic This article or section should include material from GTE Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is a local exchange telephone company formed by the merger of Bell Atlantic, a former Bell Operating Company, and GTE, which was the largest independant local exchange...