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Encyclopedia > Fireball (song)
"Fireball"
"Fireball" cover
Single by Deep Purple
from the album Fireball
B-side(s) Demon's Eye (UK)
Anyone's Daughter (US)
Released October 1971
Format 7"
Recorded March, 1971 in London
Genre Hard Rock
Length 3:25
Label Harvest Records (UK)
Warner Bros. (US)
Writer(s) Ritchie Blackmore
Ian Gillan
Roger Glover
Jon Lord
Ian Paice
Producer(s) Deep Purple
Peak chart positions
Deep Purple singles chronology
"Strange Kind of Woman
(1971)
"Fireball"
(1971)
"Never Before"
(1972)
Fireball track listing
"Fireball"
(1)
"No No No"
(2)

Fireball is the opening song of the fireball (album) by the English hard rock band Deep Purple. It was Deep Purple's second single release in 1971. Cover of the Deep Purple album Fireball. ... 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 rock band. ... Fireball is a hard rock album by Deep Purple. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Childrens gramophone records be merged into this article or section. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hard rock is a variation of rock and roll music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and psychedelic rock. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Harvest Records was a record label, formed by EMI in 1969 to promote progressive rock music and to compete with Philips Vertigo label and Deccas Deram labels. ... Warner Bros. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Richard Hugh Blackmore, (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist. ... Ian Gillan (born 19 August 1945 in Hounslow, London), is an English rock music vocalist best known as the lead singer for Deep Purple. ... Roger David Glover (b. ... Jon Douglas Lord (born Leicester 9 June 1941) is an English composer, Hammond organ and piano player. ... Ian Paice Ian Anderson Paice (born June 29, 1948; Nottingham, England) made his name as drummer with seminal heavy rock band Deep Purple. ... 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. ... This article is about the rock band. ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Fireball track listing No One Came (7) Strange Kind of Woman (8) Im Alone (9) Strange Kind of Woman is a song by British rock band Deep Purple, and was originally released as a follow up single after Black Night in early 1971, and later appeared on the re... A song that appears on the British rock group Deep Purples 1972 album Machine Head. ... Fireball is a hard rock album by Deep Purple. ... Hard rock is a variation of rock and roll music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and psychedelic rock. ... This article is about the rock band. ... See also: 1970 in music, other events of 1971, 1972 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // February 8 - Bob Dylans hour-long documentary film, Eat the Document, premieres at New Yorks Academy of Music. ...


The song begins with an air conditioning unit being turned on and the drums begin at bar 2 at 240 bpm. The guitar, bass, organ and vocals join in on bar 10 in the key of A, although most of the song's riff is in Bm.


Fireball is an odd song for Deep Purple as it features no guitar solo. Instead it features a bass solo in the key of F#m which then modulates into an organ solo in Bm. The song ends in a fade out with ad-libbing from the organ. The beat is accented with a tambourine played by Ian Gillan. Ian Gillan (born 19 August 1945 in Hounslow, London), is an English rock music vocalist best known as the lead singer for Deep Purple. ...


Fireball (take 1), a bonus track on the remastered Fireball album, features a guitar solo near the end, at 3:30, after the fade-out of the original version. Fireball is a hard rock album by Deep Purple. ...


It is one of the only Deep Purple songs to feature Ian Paice using a double-bass pedal; when performed live, a roadie brings on another bass drum to perform the song, only to remove it when it is finished. Hence it is not performed live very often. However, it has been performed during the ongoing Rapture of the Deep Tour. The road crew (or roadies) are the technicians who travel on tour, usually in sleeper buses, with musicians and who handle every part of the production except actually playing the music. ...



 

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