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
Critical 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.Electric Six: Fire (2003) Reviews at MetaCritic.com. Rolling Stone called the album "the summer's most brilliantly demented party record" and Blender hailed the music as "convincingly ferocious".
Commercial 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 All lyrics written by Tyler Spencer; all music composed by Tyler Spencer except where noted.
Personnel Dick Valentine – vocals Anthony Selph (The Rock-N-Roll Indian) – lead guitar Joe Frezza (Surge Joebot) – rhythm guitar Steve Nawara (Disco) – bass Cory Martin (M.) – drums Jack White – background vocals (track 4), credited as "John S. O'Leary" Jim Diamond - saxophone (track 4), credited as "Bill Clinton"
Charts +Chart performance for FireChart (2003)PeakpositionUS Billboard Top Electronic Albums5US Billboard Top Independent Albums38
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