After the Fire (song)
| "After the Fire" | ||||
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| Single by Roger Daltrey | ||||
| from the album Under a Raging Moon | ||||
| Released | September 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Length | 4:36 | |||
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| Songwriter | Pete Townshend | |||
| Producer | Alan Shacklock | |||
| Roger Daltrey singles chronology | ||||
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| "After the Fire" on YouTube | ||||
"After the Fire" is a song by the English rock singer Roger Daltrey, the lead vocalist of the Who. This song is the opening track on Daltrey's sixth solo studio album, Under a Raging Moon (1985). "After the Fire" was the only song written by fellow Who member Pete Townshend for a Daltrey solo studio album. It was considered a hit for Daltrey, receiving extensive play on MTV. The song was also played during the second-season finale of the American crime drama television series Miami Vice during a flashback scene.
Background
"After the Fire" was initially planned to be played by the Who at Live Aid in July 1985 and is about the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia.[1] However, the band committed at the last minute and were unable to rehearse the song, so it was given to Daltrey to record for Under a Raging Moon, with all royalties given to the Band Aid Trust. Pete Townshend explained that it was written explicitly for Live Aid and compares the situation in Africa to a fire and that the concert would be figuratively putting it out. But despite this, it will always still "smolder and burn".[1]
Townshend performed the song live during his Deep End concerts in 1986 with David Gilmour of Pink Floyd on guitar.[1]
Track listings
UK release, 1985[2]
- "After the Fire" (Pete Townshend)
- "It Don't Satisfy Me" (Alan Shacklock, Roger Daltrey)
- "Love Me Like You Do" (Andy Nye)
Australia release, 1985
- "After the Fire"
- "It Don't Satisfy Me"
Canada release, 1985
- "After the Fire"
- "It Don't Satisfy Me"
Italy release, 1985
- "After the Fire"
- "It Don't Satisfy Me"
Japan release, 1985
- "After the Fire"
- "It Don't Satisfy Me"
Mexico release, 1985
- "After the Fire"
- "It Don't Satisfy Me"
New Zealand release, 1985[3]
- "After the Fire"
- "It Don't Satisfy Me"
Charts
"After the Fire" peaked at No. 48 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 on the US Top Rock Tracks charts.[4]
Personnel
- Roger Daltrey – lead and harmony vocals
- Mark Brzezicki – drums
- Tony Butler – bass
- Robbie McIntosh – guitars
- Nick Glennie-Smith – keyboards
- Alan Shacklock – piano
- Bruce Watson – EBow
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Pete Townshend – Chucho Merchan – Deep End Live!. Event occurs at 00:23:00.
- ↑ "Roger Daltrey discography". The Who.net. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Who, Roger Daltrey singles". Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ↑ "Roger Daltrey discography". The Who.net. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
External links
- "After the Fire" at Discogs (list of releases)
