Song · Aztec Camera
“Still on Fire” by Aztec Camera
From the album Knife (1984)
“Still on Fire” by Aztec Camera appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1991 and 2003. It was first released in 1984 on the album Knife. Its best result is #588 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,807 alternative song of all time.
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"Still on Fire" sits on Knife, the second Aztec Camera album, which arrived on 21 September 1984 with a new band behind Roddy Frame. Right after New Year's Day that year Frame had kept bassist Campbell Owens and brought in drummer Dave Ruffy and Orange Juice guitarist Malcolm Ross, and that's the crew on this one: Frame and Ross on guitars, Owens on bass, Ruffy on drums, Frame singing his own song.
Mark Knopfler produced it, a bold call for a Scottish indie pop group, and the sheen shows. Frame told NME the album was about division, even inside the head, between the mad side and the intuitive one, and this track has that restless push and pull: bright and polished on top, burning away underneath.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 984 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 2002 | 588 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1003 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
Also listed as: Still On Fire.
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