"Fire"
Single by U2
from the album October
Released	July 1981
Format	Vinyl (7")
Recorded
Genre	Rock
Length	3 m 48 s
Label	CBS / Island
Writer(s)
Producer(s)	Steve Lillywhite
Chart positions
#35 (UK Singles Chart)
U2 singles chronology
I Will Follow (1980)	Fire (1981)	Gloria (1981)

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The song was U2's first to chart in the U.K, where it managed to break the top 40, peaking at #35. This chart position would not be surpassed until 1983's "New Year's Day". 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... New Years Day is a song by the Irish rock band U2. ...

This song also had a single release under the unusual name of "U2 R.O.K." (a pun on the word "rock" and on the phrase "U2 are OK"). Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...

Track Listings

Version 1

1. "Fire" (Album Version) (3:48)
2. "J. Swallow" (2:18)

This was the common 7" release.

Version 2

1. "Fire" (Album Version) (3:48)
2. "J. Swallow" (2:18)
3. "11 O'Clock Tick Tock / The Ocean" (Live from Boston March 6, 1981) (7:03)

This was the "U2 R.O.K." release from Germany, Spain and The Netherlands. 11 OClock Tick Tock was U2s third single release. ... The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ...

Version 3

1. "Fire" (Album Version) (3:48)
2. "J. Swallow" (2:18)
3. "11 O'Clock Tick Tock / The Ocean" (Live from Boston March 6, 1981) (7:03)
4. "Cry / The Electric Co." (Live from Boston, March 6, 1981) (4:53)

This was the UK and Ireland double 7" release.

Chart positions