Fire (Electric Six album)

Fire
Studio album by
Electric Six
ReleasedMay 20, 2003 (US)
Recorded2000–2002
Studios
  • White Room (Detroit, MI)
  • Abbey Road (London)
  • Ghetto Recorders (Detroit, MI)
Genres
Length38:05
LabelXL
Producers
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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[3]
BlenderStarStarStarStar[4]
The Boston PhoenixStarStarStar[5]
The GuardianStarStarStar[6]
MojoStarStarStarStar[7]
MuzikStarStarStarStar[8]
Pitchfork4.0/10[9]
QStarStarStar[10]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarStar[11]
The Village VoiceA−[12]

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.[13] Rolling Stone called the album "the summer's most brilliantly demented party record"[14] and Blender hailed the music as "convincingly ferocious".[4]

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.

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" 
21st Anniversary Expanded Edition Disc 2[15]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."I'm a Demon (and I Love Rock 'n Roll) (live)"Roky Erickson1:14
15."MC Sucka DJ" 2:14
16."Neurocameraman" 2:18
17."I Am the Knife (live solo acoustic, 1996)" 1:38
18."I Lost Control (Of My Rock n Roll)" 1:38
19."8-bit Gay Bar" 1:50
20."Don't Be Afraid of the Robot" 1:39
21."Synthesizer (demo)" 3:24
22."Rock Show"Peaches2:04
23."Danger! High Voltage (demo)" 3:33
24."Computer (demo)" 2:15
25."Radio Ga Ga (Fall of Saigon sessions)" 3:54
26."Nuclear Winter (Space Station, 1997)" 2:05
27."Jimmy Carter (Fall of Saigon sessions)" 3:28
28."I Am Detroit (Space Station, 1998)" 3:01
Disc 3
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
29."I Know Karate (7-inch release, 1996)" 2:37
30."Tiny Little Men (7-inch release, 1996)" 2:34
31."Gay Bar (7-inch release, 1996)" 1:54
32."Are You Afraid of the Devil? (live)" 2:35
33."I'm on Acid (live)" 2:02
34."Nuclear War (On the Dance Floor) (7-inch release, 1997)" 1:15
35."Christian Radio (Manchester) (demo)" 3:19
36."Xmas Exorcismus (Ho Ho Ho)"Ennio Morricone2:18
37."Dance Commander (2000 sessions)" 2:38
38."Danger! High Voltage (original single mix)" 3:50
39."Improper Dancing (demo)" 3:24
40."I'm the Bomb (Fall of Saigon sessions)" 4:15


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"[16]
  • Jim Diamond - saxophone (track 4), credited as "Bill Clinton"[17]

Charts

Chart performance for Fire
Chart (2003) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[18]150
UK Albums (Official Charts)[19]7
US Billboard Top Electronic Albums 5
US Billboard Top Independent Albums 38

References

  1. ↑ Hunt, Stephen (January 2, 2004). "Who's Wearing 2003's Disco Trousers Award". Evening Press. York, North Yorkshire, England: 5. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Reviews for Fire by Electric Six". Metacritic. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Fire – Electric Six". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Slaughter, James (June–July 2003). "Electric Six: Fire". Blender (17): 134. Archived from the original on September 13, 2005. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ Goldberg, Michael Alan (June 6–12, 2003). "Electric Six: Fire (XL/Beggars Banquet)". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on April 1, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (June 27, 2003). "Electric Six: Fire". The Guardian. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  7. ↑ The result is ZZ Top's Eliminator meets The Best of Chic. [Jun 2003, p.112]
  8. ↑ Wild, Tim (August 2003). "Electric Six: Fire (XL Recordings)" (PDF). Muzik. No. 99. p. 72. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  9. ↑ Carr, Eric (June 1, 2003). "Electric Six: Fire". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Electric Six: Fire". Q (204): 101. July 2003.
  11. ↑ Sheffield, Rob (June 26, 2003). "Electric Six: Fire". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 17, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  12. ↑ Christgau, Robert (August 5, 2003). "Consumer Guide: Shadows in the Cave". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  13. ↑ Electric Six: Fire (2003) Reviews Archived September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine at MetaCritic.com.
  14. ↑ Rob Sheffield (June 26, 2003). "Electric Six: Fire : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  15. ↑ https://electricsix.bandcamp.com/album/fire-21st-anniversary-expanded-edition
  16. ↑ "IN Interview: The Electric Six". September 29, 2010. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012.
  17. ↑ Harris, Craig. "Jim Diamond Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Electric Six – Fire". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 6/7/2003 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
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