| Fire | |
| Cover: | FireBethDitto.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Beth Ditto |
| Album: | Fake Sugar |
| Genre: | Southern rock |
| Length: | 3:10 |
| Label: | Virgin |
| Producer: | Jennifer Decilveo |
| Prev Title: | Running Low |
| Prev Year: | 2014 |
"Fire" is a song by American singer Beth Ditto. Produced and co-written by Jennifer Decilveo, it was released by Virgin Records in April 2017 as the lead single from Ditto's solo debut album, Fake Sugar.[1] [2] The single peaked on Billboards Alternative Songs at number 40. The music video for the track was also released in April 2017.[3]
"Fire" is a Southern rock song[4] and features gospel-indebted vocals.[5]
musicOMH's John Murphy stated that the track "gets things started in a suitably smouldering way, a soulful, swaggering number that’s both slow-burning and, when the chorus kicks in, gloriously unrestrained."[6] Graeme Virtue of The Guardian described the song as "a sexy mega-thumper enhanced by mournful melodica toots."[7] Stereogum critic Pranav Trewn called the song "an audacious, groovy slow-burner built on a muted bassline and sold via firecracker guitars and an impeccable-as-ever vocal performance".[8] According to The Independents Andy Gill, the track's "predatory throb explodes into a chugging fuzz-rock boogie streaked with squalling guitars."[9]
| Peak position | ||
| US Billboard Alternative Songs[10] | 40 |
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