Fire ( Arthur Brown song ) - wikipedia Fire ( Arthur Brown song ) `` Fire '' Single by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown from the album The Crazy World of Arthur Brown B - side `` Rest Cure '' ( 2 : 44 ) Released June 1968 ( UK ) September 1968 ( US ) Format 7 '' single Recorded London, 1968 Genre Psychedelic rock Length 2 : 54 Label Track ( UK ) 604022 Atlantic ( US ) Songwriter ( s ) Arthur Brown, Vincent Crane, Mike Finesilver, Peter Ker Producer ( s ) Kit Lambert The Crazy World of Arthur Brown singles chronology `` Devil 's Grip '' ( 1967 ) `` Fire '' ( 1968 ) `` Nightmare '' ( 1968 ) `` Devil 's Grip '' ( 1967 ) `` Fire '' ( 1968 ) `` Nightmare '' ( 1968 ) `` Fire '' is a 1968 song written by Arthur Brown, Vincent Crane, Mike Finesilver and Peter Ker. Performed by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, it was released as a single and on the band 's debut album, also called The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. The single reached no. 1 in the United Kingdom ( in August 1968 ) and in Canada. In October, it reached No. 2 in the United States Billboard charts and No. 19 in Australia. It also reached No. 3 in Germany, No. 4 in France, No. 6 in the Netherlands, No. 7 in Austria, No. 8 in Ireland, and No. 18 in Finland. `` Fire '' sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Contents 1 Helmet 2 Versions 3 Composition 4 Personnel 5 Cover versions 6 Sampled 7 References 8 External links Helmet During live performances and in the black and white promotional television clip, Brown performed the song wearing a burning helmet. The helmet was improvised with a leather skull cap onto which was bolted a metal dish that held lighter fluid or petrol. As the cap was not insulated, the heat from the burning fuel quickly conducted through the fixing bolt to the top of Brown 's head, causing him considerable pain. Versions Two studio mixes of `` Fire '' have been officially released, one in stereo and one in mono. The mono mix features no brass. Both versions are included on the CD reissue of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. The single B - side, `` Rest Cure '', was another track from the album. Composition The song is an example of the psychedelic rock of the period, though its lack of guitars or bass guitar distinguished it from many of its contemporaries. The lead instrument in this case was Vincent Crane 's Hammond organ, augmented by an orchestral section featuring prominent brass. The singer 's opening proclamation `` I am the God of Hellfire '' became a lasting catchphrase. The song ends with the sound of a wind from Hell along with one of Brown 's trademark banshee screams. Credit for the composition of `` Fire '' on the original vinyl single was to Arthur Brown and Vincent Crane only ; however, Mike Finesilver and Peter Ker successfully sued for co-credit and royalties based on melodic similarities to their song `` Baby, You 're a Long Way Behind ''. Personnel In Ronnie Wood 's radioshow of 14 November 2011, both Wood and Alice Cooper claim that the bass is performed by Ron Wood, but Polly Marshall 's biography of Arthur Brown states that `` According to the-faces.com, Ronnie claims he played on the Track Records studio sessions recording Fire, but he must have confused it with the BBC session ( of 8 April 1968 ). '' There is no bass guitar on the recording, only bass pedals. Arthur Brown -- vocals Vincent Crane -- keyboards, orchestral arrangement Drachen Theaker -- drums Cover versions Yuya Uchida & The Flowers recorded a cover during sessions for their 1969 album Challenge !, but it was not released until it was included as a bonus track on a 2007 limited edition. Deborah Washington included a disco style cover on her album Any Way You Want It ( 1978 ). Lizzy Mercier Descloux covered the song on her album Press Color ( 1979 ) in a disco style. NWOBHM act More covered the song on their 1981 debut album Warhead. Canadian hard rock trio The Hunt included a cover on their third and final album The Thrill of the Kill ( 1982 ). Pete Townshend, the single 's associate producer, covered the song ( with The Who ) on his album The Iron Man : A Musical ( 1989 ). Heavy metal band Cirith Ungol covered the song on their album Paradise Lost ( 1991 ). Emerson, Lake & Palmer covered the song on their compilation album The Return of the Manticore ( 1993 ). Doom metal band Cathedral covered the song on their 1996 EP Hopkins The Witchfinder General. Industrial metal band Die Krupps collaborated with the Crazy World of Arthur Brown on a cover which appeared on their album Paradise Now ( 1997 ). Death metal band God Dethroned included a cover on their 1997 album The Grand Grimoire. Ozzy Osbourne covered the song on his album Under Cover ( 2005 ). Finnish rockers Leningrad Cowboys included a cover on their 2006 album Zombies Paradise. New Zealand / Australian band Dragon covered the song on their album, It 's All Too Beautiful ( 2011 ). Sampled The Prodigy -- `` Fire '' Death Grips -- `` Lord of the Game '' Marilyn Manson -- `` Lunchbox '' Cunninlynguists -- `` Hellfire '' References Jump up ^ `` 10 Actually Great One - Hit Wonders ''. NME. Retrieved 22 July 2016. ^ Jump up to : Rice, Jo ( 1982 ). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits ( 1st ed. ). Enfield, Middlesex : Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 119. ISBN 0 - 85112 - 250 - 7. Jump up ^ Murrells, Joseph ( 1978 ). The Book of Golden Discs ( 2nd ed. ). London : Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 236. ISBN 0 - 214 - 20512 - 6. Jump up ^ Polly Marshall, The God Of Hellfire, the Crazy Life and Times of Arthur Brown, ISBN 0 - 946719 - 77 - 2, SAF Publishing, 2005, page 60 Jump up ^ the pounding bass was made with bass pedals played by Vincent Crane Jump up ^ John Kutner & Spencer Leigh ( 2005 ). The 1000 UK Number One Hits : p. 142 Jump up ^ `` Show 81 ''. Ronnie Wood Radio. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 07. ^ Jump up to : Polly Marshall, The God of Hellfire, the Crazy Life and Times of Arthur Brown, ISBN 0 - 946719 - 77 - 2, SAF Publishing, 2005, page 64 Jump up ^ Polly Marshall, The God Of Hellfire, the Crazy Life and Times of Arthur Brown, ISBN 0 - 946719 - 77 - 2, SAF Publishing, 2005, page 63 Jump up ^ `` 内田 裕也 と フラワーズ : CHALLENGE ! ''. Amazon.com ( in Japanese ). Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 24. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fire_(Arthur_Brown_song)&oldid=851315583 '' Categories : 1968 singles 1968 songs Arthur Brown ( musician ) songs Song recordings produced by Kit Lambert Track Records singles UK Singles Chart number - one singles Songs involved in plagiarism controversies Hidden categories : CS1 Japanese - language sources ( ja ) Articles with hAudio microformats Talk More Contents About Wikipedia Suomi Edit links This page was last edited on 21 July 2018, at 13 : 22 ( UTC ). 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Question: who sings the song fire from the 60s
Answer: The Crazy World of Arthur Brown