Fire (Electric Six album)

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Fire
File:Electricsix.fire.jpg
Studio album by
Electric Six
ReleasedMay 20, 2003 in US, June 30, 2003 in UK
Recorded2000–2002
Studio
  • White Room (Detroit, MI)
  • Abbey Road (London)
  • Ghetto Recorders (Detroit, MI)
Genre
Length38:05
LabelXL
Producer
Electric Six chronology
Rock Empire
(1999) 		Fire
(2003) 		Señor Smoke
(2005)
Singles from Fire
  1. "Danger! High Voltage"
    Released: 2002 (2002)
  2. "Gay Bar"
    Released: June 2, 2003 (2003-06-02)
  3. "Dance Commander"
    Released: October 13, 2003 (2003-10-13)

Fire is the debut studio album by American rock band Electric Six. It was released through XL Recordings on May 20 in the US and June 30 in the UK, 2003. It was preceded by the hit single "Danger! High Voltage", which peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The album peaked at number 7 in the UK and received positive reviews from critics.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[2]
BlenderStarStarStarStar[3]
The Boston PhoenixStarStarStar[4]
The GuardianStarStarStar[5]
MojoStarStarStarStar[6]
MuzikStarStarStarStar[7]
Pitchfork4.0/10[8]
QStarStarStar[9]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarStar[10]
The Village VoiceA−[11]

Critical

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The album received generally positive reviews from critics. At review aggregator site Metacritic, the album has an average critic score of 70/100, based on 20 reviews.[12] Rolling Stone called the album "the summer's most brilliantly demented party record"[13] and Blender hailed the music as "convincingly ferocious".[3]

Commercial

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Fire peaked at number 7 on the UK Albums Chart. The three singles released from the album all also charted. "Danger! High Voltage", which reached #10 in the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #2 in the UK Singles Chart; "Gay Bar", which reached #5 in the UK Singles Chart; and "Dance Commander", which reached #40 in the UK Singles Chart. Fire went gold in the United Kingdom on September 5, 2003.

Track listing

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All lyrics written by Tyler Spencer; all music composed by Tyler Spencer except where noted.

Fire track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dance Commander" 2:37
2."Electric Demons in Love" 3:06
3."Naked Pictures (Of Your Mother)" 2:11
4."Danger! High Voltage"Joe Frezza, Steve Nawara, Anthony Selph, Spencer3:34
5."She's White" 3:16
6."I Invented the Night" 3:17
7."Improper Dancing" 3:14
8."Gay Bar" 2:20
9."Nuclear War (On the Dance Floor)" 1:16
10."Getting Into the Jam" 2:14
11."Vengeance and Fashion" 2:46
12."I'm the Bomb" 4:18
13."Synthesizer" 4:00
Total length:38:05
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Don't Be Afraid of the Robot"1:40
15."Remote Control (Me)"2:21
16."I Lost Control of My Rock & Roll"1:47
Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Danger! High Voltage" 
2."Gay Bar" 
3."Dance Commander" 

Personnel

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  • Dick Valentine – vocals
  • The Rock-N-Roll Indian – lead guitar
  • Surge Joebot – rhythm guitar
  • Disco – bass
  • M. – drums
  • Jack White – background vocals (track 4), credited as "John S. O'Leary"[14]
  • Jim Diamond - saxophone (track 4), credited as "Bill Clinton"[15]

Charts

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Chart performance for Fire
Chart (2003) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[16] 150
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 7
US Billboard Top Electronic Albums 5
US Billboard Top Independent Albums 38

References

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  17. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 9, 2023.

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