Song · Dokken
“Burning Like a Flame” by Dokken
From the album Back for the Attack (1987)
“Burning Like a Flame” by Dokken appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1987 on the album Back for the Attack. Its best result is #822 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,089 hard rock song of all time.
"Burning Like a Flame" came roaring off Back for the Attack, Dokken's 1987 album for Elektra, as the follow-up to "Dream Warriors", and it's heavy metal with its chest puffed out and a chorus aimed squarely at the cheap seats. The writing credit is split four ways. Don Dokken sings lead and plays guitar next to George Lynch, Jeff Pilson is on bass and Mick Brown on drums, and Pilson and Brown pile on the backing vocals.
Neil Kernon produced and engineered the track, and Michael Barbiero and Steve Thompson mixed it to a hard, bright gloss. It made the top 20 on the Album Rock Tracks chart and got as high as 72 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 822 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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