I'm on Fire (5000 Volts song)

{{Short description|1975 single by 5000 Volts}}

{{More citations needed|date=June 2016}}

{{Infobox song

| name = I'm on Fire

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = 5000 Volts (Airbus)

| album = 5000 Volts

| B-side = Still on Fire

| released = 1975

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Disco

| length = 2:47

| label = Philips 6006 464

| writer = Tony Eyers

| producer = Tony Eyers

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Bye Love

| next_year = 1976

}}

"I'm on Fire" is a single by the band 5000 Volts. In Germany, the single was released under the group name Airbus (on Epic Records). It peaked at number 5 in Australia and was the 55th biggest selling single in Australia in 1976.{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=113}}{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/QxANsEK|title= National Top 100 Singles for 1976|publisher= Kent Music Report |issue= 131 |via= Imgur |date= December 27, 1976 |access-date= January 15, 2022 }} and charted in the United States, reaching number 26. It reached number four on the UK Singles Chart,{{cite book

| first= David

| last= Roberts

| year= 2006

| title= British Hit Singles & Albums

| edition= 19th

| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited

| location= London

| isbn= 1-904994-10-5

| page= 204}}{{Cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/song/5000-Volts/I%27m-On-Fire-371|title=5000 Volts - I'm On Fire |website=Hitparade.ch|accessdate=7 August 2019}} and number one on the German Top 100 Singles chart. "I'm On Fire" was also on the Swedish chart and reached number 10 in South Africa and number 12 in Argentina.

The singer Tina Charles provided vocals for the single, but she was not publicly acknowledged because of contractual problems.

It samples Black Is Black (1966) by the band Los Bravos.

Charts and certifications

=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (1975–1976)

!Peak
Position

Argentina (CAPIF) {{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1976/Cash-Box-1976-04-03.pdf|title=Cash Box - International Best Sellers|magazine=Cashbox|date=1976-04-03|access-date=24 October 2024}}

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Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |last=Kent |first=David |author-link=David Kent (historian) |edition=illustrated |publisher=Australian Chart Book |location=St Ives, N.S.W. |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6}}

| align="center"|5

{{single chart|Austria|7|artist=5000 Volts|song=I'm on Fire|accessdate=24 October 2024}}
{{single chart|Flanders|1|artist=5000 Volts|song=I'm on Fire|accessdate=24 October 2024}}
{{single chart|Wallonia|5|artist=5000 Volts|song=I'm on Fire|accessdate=24 October 2024}}
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|11|chartid=4047|artist=5000 Volts|rowheader=true|access-date=24 October 2024}}
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=7|first=Timo|last=Pennanen|year=2021|title=Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021|section=5000 Volts|page=7|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|access-date=24 October 2024|language=Finnish}}

| style="text-align:center;"|18

Ireland (IRMA){{cite web |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |title=irishcharts.ie search results |accessdate=2024-10-24}}

| style="text-align:center;"|9

Israel (IBA)12 October 1975

| style="text-align:center;"|1

{{single chart|Dutch100|5|artist=5000 Volts|song=I'm on Fire|accessdate=24 October 2024}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|3|year=1976|week=49|accessdate=24 October 2024}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|7|artist=5000 Volts|song=I'm on Fire|accessdate=24 October 2024}}
{{single chart|Norway|10|artist=5000 Volts|song=I'm on Fire|accessdate=24 October 2024}}
South Africa (Springbok Radio){{cite web | url = http://rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(1).html | title = SA Charts 1969 - 1989 - Acts 0-9 | publisher = Springbok Radio | date = December 26, 1975 | access-date = October 24, 2024}}

|align="center"|10

Spain (PROMUSICAE){{Cite web|url= http://listadesuperventas.blogspot.com/ |title= Listas de superventas: 1976 |author= Davidalic |publisher= Listas De Superventas |work= AFE |date= 29 February 1976 |access-date= 24 October 2024}}

|align="center"|13

Sweden{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bee+Gees&titel=How+Deep+Is+Your+Love&cat=s |title=Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love |publisher=swedishcharts.com |access-date=24 October 2024}}

| style="text-align:center;"|4

{{single chart|Switzerland|3|artist=5000 Volts|song=I'm on Fire|rowheader=true|accessdate=24 October 2024}}
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)

| style="text-align:center;"|4

US Billboard Hot 100 (Billboard)

|align="center"|26

{{single chart|West Germany|1|artist=5000 Volts|song=I'm on Fire|songid=371|year=1976|access-date=24 October 2024}}

Jim Gilstrap version

{{Infobox song

| name = I'm on Fire

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Jim Gilstrap

| album =

| B-side = I'm On Fire, Pt. II

| released = 1975

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Disco

| length = 2:59

| label = Roxbury RB 2016

| writer = Tony Eyers

| producer = Wes Farrell

| prev_title = House Of Strangers

| prev_year = 1975

| next_title = Move Me

| next_year = 1976

}}

Jim Gilstrap recorded a version which also entered the charts. For the week ending November 15, 1975, Billboard recorded the single at its fourth week in the Soul charts. It had moved to number 37 from its previous position of 45.[https://books.google.com/books?id=exEEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Jim+Gilstrap+I%27m+On+Fire&pg=PA58-IA2 "Billboard Hot Soul Singles", SPECIAL SURVEY], Billboard, November 15, 1975, p. 44. In Holland it peaked at number 21, spending five weeks in the charts there.[https://www.top40.nl/jim-gilstrap/jim-gilstrap-i-m-on-fire-8605 "Jim Gilstrap - I'm On Fire"], Nederlandse Top 40.

Other versions

Chalice recorded a version which was produced by Fritz Muschler and Joe Kleindienst.Who Sampled - [https://www.whosampled.com/Chalice-(Italo-Disco)/I%27m-on-Fire/ Chalice (Italo Disco) I'm on Fire] It was released in 1989 in Austria on Koch Records International AS 145.447. A 12" version was released in Portugal on Musicata 2051.Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/release/3842122-Chalice-Im-On-Fire Chalice (10) – I'm On Fire]

References