Relight My Fire

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"Relight My Fire"
Single by Dan Hartman
from the album Relight My Fire
Released1979
GenreDisco
Length3:42
LabelBlue Sky Records
Songwriter(s)Dan Hartman
Producer(s)Dan Hartman
Dan Hartman singles chronology
"Boogie All Summer"
(1979) 		"Relight My Fire"
(1979) 		"It Hurts to Be in Love"
(1980)
Audio
"Relight My Fire" on
YouTube

"Relight My Fire" is a disco song written and released by American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer Dan Hartman as the title track from his 1979 album of the same name. It was also performed by Costa Anadiotis' band Café Society in 1984 and British boy band Take That (with Lulu in a featured role) in 1993, five months before Hartman died.

Dan Hartman original version

Originally released in 1979 as the follow-up to "

Keep the Fire Burnin'. The title track
from this album was a new recording between Hartman and Holloway, featuring some samples from "Relight My Fire".

Versions

In the media

  • This song is featured in Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony on the in-game radio station K109 The Studio, as well as during the end credits of the game.[citation needed]
  • This song in instrumental form was the theme of the 1980's classic Mexican sitcom called Mis Huéspedes (My Guests in English).[2]
  • From January 2 – December 17, 1981, the instrumental of this song was adapted as the theme for Tom Snyder's The Tomorrow Show after it was renamed Tomorrow Coast to Coast.
  • A remix of the song by X-Treme, re-titled "My Fire", appears in Dance Dance Revolution.
  • "Relight My Fire" was featured in the 2021 television miniseries Halston.[3]

Charts

Take That version

"Relight My Fire"
Joey Negro
  • Andrew Livingstone
    • Take That singles chronology
    "Pray"
    (1993)     		"Relight My Fire"
    (1993)     		"Babe"
    (1993)
    Lulu singles chronology
    "Let Me Wake Up in Your Arms"
    (1993)     		"Relight My Fire"
    (1993)     		"How 'Bout Us"
    (1994)
    Music video
    "Relight My Fire" on
    YouTube

    English

    UK Singles Chart for two weeks in October same year.[13] It was the first UK number-one single for Lulu and at the time broke the record between an act's chart debut and their reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart, happening 29 years 148 days after her debut with "Shout
    " in 1964.

    The band performed

    Nobody Else Tour (featuring British singer Juliet Roberts
    in the female vocal role).

    In 1999,

    12-inch single pressing "3.0 Hitmixes". In 2005, the track was remixed for their reunion compilation, known as the 'Element Remix'. However, only a three-track CD single
    featuring the new remix was issued to DJs while the commercial CD single pressing was withdrawn.

    The band appeared on Mooi! Weer de Leeuw in the Netherlands on March 14, 2009, to perform "The Garden". They also ended up performing "Back For Good" and "Relight My Fire" due to popular demand from the host and audience the next day.

    Critical reception

    AllMusic editor Peter Fawthrop described "Relight My Fire" as a "saucy dance track".[14] Another AllMusic editor, Dave Thompson, felt the Lulu collaboration "is a riot".[15] Tony Parsons from The Daily Telegraph complimented the cover as "engaging".[16] Tom Ewing of Freaky Trigger stated that it was "a confident consolidation of their stardom", and called it a "fine" and "very enjoyable" song. He also added that Lulu "had the lungs for the job – she needed to, replacing a Loleatta Holloway vocal."[17] In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote, "A hit almost before it started".[18] Alan Jones from Music Week gave it five out of five and named it Pick of the Week, declaring it as a "storming version" and "faithful to the original", with the guest vocalist turning in "an excellent performance". He concluded with that "this is certain to follow "Pray" all the way to number one."[19] In an retrospective review, Pop Rescue constated that the strings, piano, disco beat and tempo "are all wonderful", noting that Lulu "makes light work of the vocals and really shows off her powerful vocal range – a raw contrast against Gary's softer voice."[20] Mike Soutar from Smash Hits gave "Relight My Fire" four out of five, remarking that it "sounds so authentically '70s" He also felt that "she fits in. A stroke of genius."[21]

    Chart performance

    "Relight My Fire" was successful on the charts on several continents, peaking at number-one in both Israel

    Eurochart Hot 100 in the same week, at number eight on 16 October, after charting in the UK and Ireland.[34] Elsewhere, it was a top-40 hit in Australia, peaking at number 33,[35]
    as well as charting in Japan.

    "Relight My Fire" earned a silver record in the UK, with a sale of 360,000 singles.

    Music video

    A music video was produced to promote the single, which was filmed on August 31, 1993[36] and directed by Jimmy Fletcher.[37] It depicts the band and singer Lulu dancing and partying in a club atmosphere.[38] The video was later made available on Take That's official YouTube channel in 2009, having generated more than eight million views as of early 2024.

    Track listings

    "Motown Medley" contains versions of "

    Reach Out (I'll Be There)", "Get Ready", "Treat Her Like a Lady" and "I Got You (I Feel Good)
    ".

    Personnel

    Charts

    Certifications and sales

    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    United Kingdom (BPI)[60] Silver 360,000[59]

    Ricky Martin version

    "Relight My Fire"
    Single by Ricky Martin featuring Loleatta Holloway
    ReleasedFebruary 4, 2003 (2003-02-04)
    Recorded2003
    GenreEDM
    Length4:17
    LabelColumbia
    Songwriter(s)Dan Hartman
    Producer(s)Hex Hector
    Ricky Martin singles chronology
    "Come to Me"
    (2002)     		"Relight My Fire"
    (2003)     		"Tal Vez"
    (2003)

    Grammy Award-winning remixer Hex Hector recently spent time in the studio with Martin and Anastacia.[62] The trio, with Hector in the producer's seat, completed a cover of Dan Hartman's disco classic "Relight My Fire."[62] Billboard added that Anastacia reprised Loleatta Holloway's performance from the original, and the song should appear on Martin's forthcoming album.[62] However, the single released in February 2003 included Holloway's original vocals, and the song did not appear on any of Martin's albums.[63] "Relight My Fire" is credited to "Martin featuring Loleatta Holloway."[63]

    Chart performance

    On the Billboard issue dated April 19, 2003, "Relight My Fire" appeared on the Hot Dance Breakouts chart, and on May 3, 2003, it entered the Dance Club Songs at number thirty-eight.[64][65] The song peaked at number five on June 21, 2003, and spent twelve weeks on the Dance Club Songs chart.[66]

    Charts

    Chart (2003) Peak
    position
    US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[67] 5

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