| "I'm on Fire" | ||||
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| Single by Dwight Twilley Band | ||||
| from the album Sincerely | ||||
| B-side | "Did You See What Happened?" | |||
| Released | April 1975 | |||
| Studio | The Church Studio, Tulsa | |||
| Genre | Power pop [1] [2] [3] | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | Shelter | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dwight Twilley [4] | |||
| Producer(s) | Oister | |||
| Dwight Twilley Band singles chronology | ||||
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"I'm on Fire" is the debut single by the Dwight Twilley Band, released in April 1975. The song was later included on the band's first album Sincerely , released in July 1976. [5]
The single has a unique mix, with added reverb and vocal overdubs compared to the LP version. This mix can be found on the Rhino CD compilation Have a Nice Day, Vol. 15, released in 1990.
The single peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, [6] in August 1975, and number 57 in Canada. [7]
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