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. Rolling Stone called the album "the summer's most brilliantly demented party record" and Blender hailed the music as "convincingly ferocious".
| title14 = I'm a Demon (and I Love Rock 'n Roll) (live)
| length14 = 1:14
| writer14 = Roky Erickson
| title15 = MC Sucka DJ
| length15 = 2:14
| title16 = Neurocameraman
| length16 = 2:18
| title17 = I Am the Knife (live solo acoustic, 1996)
| length17 = 1:38
| title18 = I Lost Control (Of My Rock n Roll)
| length18 = 1:38
| title19 = 8-bit Gay Bar
| length19 = 1:50
| title20 = Don't Be Afraid of the Robot
| length20 = 1:39
| title21 = Synthesizer (demo)
| length21 = 3:24
| title22 = Rock Show
| length22 = 2:04
| writer22 = Peaches
| title23 = Danger! High Voltage (demo)
| length23 = 3:33
| title24 = Computer (demo)
| length24 = 2:15
| title25 = Radio Ga Ga (Fall of Saigon sessions)
| length25 = 3:54
| title26 = Nuclear Winter (Space Station, 1997)
| length26 = 2:05
| title27 = Jimmy Carter (Fall of Saigon sessions)
| length27 = 3:28
| title28 = I Am Detroit (Space Station, 1998)
| length28 = 3:01
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
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|+Chart performance for Fire
!scope="col"|Chart (2003)
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
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!scope="row"|US Billboard Top Electronic Albums
| style="text-align:center;"|5
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!scope="row"|US Billboard Top Independent Albums
| style="text-align:center;"|38
|}