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"Fire" is a hit song by R&B/funk band Ohio Players. The song was the opening track from the album of the same name and hit #1 on both the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (where it was succeeded by Linda Ronstadt's "You're No Good") and the Hot Soul Singles chart in early 1975. It spent five weeks atop the soul chart. "Fire" was the Ohio Players' only entry on the new disco/dance chart, where it peaked at #10. The tune is considered to be the band's signature song along with "Love Rollercoaster." The song was recorded at Mercury Records' Chicago-based studio. While performing it in California, the band let Stevie Wonder hear the basic track for the song and he predicted that it would become a big hit. The song is noted for its sound of a siren recorded from a fire truck, heard at the beginning, as well as in the instrumental break in the middle. The edit version avoided much of the repetition of the music. A cover of the song was released by Canadian New Wave band Platinum Blonde on their third album ''Contact'' in 1987. Another cover, also from 1987, is featured on the album ''Rhythm Killers'' by Sly and Robbie, produced by Bill Laswell. For their 2014 album ''For the Love of Money'', industrial hip hop outfit Tackhead covered the song. It is currently used as the theme song to the FOX reality series ''Hell's Kitchen''. The guitar solo break was frequently used as an outro from the Top Ten segment by The CBS Orchestra on ''Late Show with David Letterman,'' with the song's ending added during presentation of the Top Ten on Letterman's final show in 2015. It was also sampled for Da Lench Mob's rap "You and Your Heroes" from ''Guerillas in tha Mist'', and was referenced in the song "Sweet Revenge" by the Japanese pop group Dreams Come True. The composer of Wild Cherry's hit song "Play That Funky Music" has indicated that "Fire" was the inspiration. ==Chart positions== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fire (Ohio Players song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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