Song · Bruce Springsteen
“Fire” by Bruce Springsteen
Released 1989
“Fire” by Bruce Springsteen appears on 7 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1996 and 2018. It was first released in 1989. Its best result is #268 on the WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #8,136 indie & aaa song of all time.
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Bruce Springsteen wrote "Fire" in 1977 and then gave it away. After catching neo-rockabilly singer Robert Gordon on a bill with Link Wray, he handed Gordon the song and even played piano on Gordon's recording, and in 1978 the Pointer Sisters took it further than anyone. As Gordon told it, Springsteen had a choice between "Fire" and another new song, and kept the other one for himself.
Springsteen finally put out his own version on Columbia, singing it himself with Jon Landau producing, and "Brilliant Disguise" came next in line. It's the sound of a songwriter taking back a tune he had let slip out the door.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 268 | WNEW-FM | WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) | 500 |
| 2011 | 966 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) | 1100 |
| 2012 | 1016 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) | 1200 |
| 2013 | 665 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) | 1000 |
| 2015 | 670 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) | 1007 |
| 2016 | 811 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 | 1007 |
| 2018 | 848 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs | 892 |
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