Light My Fire - wikipedia Light My Fire For other uses, see Light My Fire ( disambiguation ). `` Light My Fire '' Single by The Doors from the album The Doors B - side `` The Crystal Ship '' Released April 24, 1967 Format 7 '' vinyl Recorded August 22, 1966 Genre Psychedelic rock Length 7 : 06 ( Album Version ) 2 : 52 ( Single Version ) Label Elektra Songwriter ( s ) Jim Morrison, Robbie Krieger, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek Producer ( s ) Paul A. Rothchild The Doors singles chronology `` Break On Through ( To the Other Side ) '' ( 1967 ) `` Light My Fire '' / `` The Crystal Ship '' ( 1967 ) `` People Are Strange '' ( 1967 ) `` Light My Fire '' is a song by the Doors, which was recorded in August 1966 and released in January 1967 on their self - titled debut album. Released as an edited single on April 24, 1967, it spent three weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in late July, and one week on the Cash Box Top 100, nearly a year after its recording. A year later, it re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968 following the success of José Feliciano 's version of the song ( which peaked at number 3 on the Billboard chart ), peaking at number 87. The song was largely written by the band 's guitarist Robby Krieger, and was credited to the entire band. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in September 1967 for 500,000 units shipped. As of December 1971, it was the band 's best - selling single ; with over 927,000 copies sold. A live version was released in 1983 on their album Alive, She Cried, the first of several live albums released in subsequent decades to include the song. `` Light My Fire '' achieved modest success in Australia, where it peaked at number 22 on the ARIA chart. The single originally reached number 49 in the UK in 1967, but experienced belated success in that country in 1991, when a reissue peaked at number 7. This reissue was more successful in Ireland, peaking atop the IRMA chart for two weeks in June. The reissue occurred due to a revived interest in the band following Oliver Stone 's film biopic The Doors. The song is ranked at number 35 on Rolling Stone 's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was included in the Songs of the Century list, ranking number 52. Feliciano 's cover version won a 1969 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, the same year he won another Grammy for Best New Artist. Contents 1 History 1.1 The Ed Sullivan Show 1.2 Buick TV commercial 2 Speed discrepancy 3 Charts and certifications 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Certifications 4 Personnel 5 Appearances in other media 6 Covers 6.1 José Feliciano 6.2 Shirley Bassey 6.3 Will Young 6.3. 1 Charts 6.3. 2 Certifications 6.4 Others 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External links History The song originated as a Robby Krieger composition, with Jim Morrison writing the second verse. Although the album version was just over seven minutes long, it was widely requested for radio play, so a single version was edited to under three minutes with nearly all the instrumental break removed for airplay on AM radio. Ray Manzarek played the song 's bass line with his left hand on a Fender Rhodes Piano Bass, while performing the other keyboard parts on a Vox Continental using his right hand. After the recording session, producer Paul A. Rothchild brought in session musician Larry Knechtel to overdub a Fender Precision Bass guitar to double the keyboard bass line. When the Doors played the song at live concerts, Manzarek used the Fender Rhodes Piano Bass without augmentation. The Ed Sullivan show The band appeared on various TV shows, such as American Bandstand, miming to a playback of the single. However, `` Light My Fire '' was performed live by the Doors on The Ed Sullivan Show broadcast on September 17, 1967. The Doors were asked by producer Bob Precht, Sullivan 's son - in - law, to change the line `` girl, we could n't get much higher '', as the sponsors were uncomfortable with the possible reference to drugs. The band agreed to do so, and did a rehearsal using the amended lyrics, `` girl, we could n't get much better '' ; however, during the live performance, the band 's lead singer Jim Morrison sang the original, unaltered lyrics. Ed Sullivan did not shake Jim Morrison 's hand as he left the stage. The band had been negotiating a multi-episode deal with the producers ; however, after violating the agreement not to perform the offending line, they were informed they would never do the Sullivan show again. Morrison 's response was `` Hey man. We just did the Sullivan show. '' This performance was portrayed in the 1991 Oliver Stone film The Doors, but without Morrison 's subsequent retort to Sullivan and the show 's producer. Buick TV commercial John Densmore recalled that Buick offered $75,000 in October 1968 to adapt the song for use in a Buick TV commercial ( `` Come on, Buick, light my fire '' ). Morrison, however, was still in London after a European tour had just ended on September 20 and could not be contacted by the other band members, who agreed to the deal in his absence. As the band had agreed in 1965 to both equal splits and everyone having veto power in decisions, Morrison consequently called Buick and threatened to personally smash a Buick with a sledgehammer on television, should the commercial be aired. Speed discrepancy The 40th Anniversary mix of the debut album presents a stereo version of `` Light My Fire '' in speed - corrected form for the first time. The speed discrepancy ( being about 3.5 % slow ) was brought to Bruce Botnick 's attention by Brigham Young University professor Michael Hicks, who noted that all video and audio live performances of the Doors performing the song, the sheet music, and statements of band members show the song in a key almost a half step higher ( key of A ) than the stereo LP release ( key of A ♭ / G ♯ ). Until the 2006 remasters, only the original 45 RPM singles ( `` Light My Fire '' and `` Break On Through '' ) were produced at the correct speed. Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 1967 ) Peak position Australia ( Go - Set National Top 40 ) 16 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 27 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 49 US Billboard Hot 100 US Cash Box Top 100 Chart ( 1991 ) Peak position Ireland ( IRMA ) UK Singles Chart 7 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United States ( RIAA ) Gold 1,000,000 Personnel The Doors John Densmore -- drums Robby Krieger -- Gibson SG electric guitar Ray Manzarek -- Vox Continental combo organ, Rhodes piano bass Jim Morrison -- lead vocals Session musician Larry Knechtel -- bass guitar, credited by Robby Krieger Appearances in other media `` Light My Fire '' was featured on WKRP in Cincinnati, in the first - season episode `` Fish Story '' ( 1979 ). Later, in 1989 it was featured on `` How I 'm Spending My Summer Vacation '', a second - season episode of The Wonder Years. The song became available to download available on October 26, 2010 for use in the Rock Band 3 music gaming platform in both Basic rhythm, and PRO mode which takes advantage of the use of a real guitar / bass guitar, along with support for standard MIDI - compatible electronic drum kits / keyboards in addition to main and backup vocals. Covers José Feliciano `` Light My Fire '' Single by José Feliciano from the album Feliciano ! B - side `` California Dreamin ' '' Released 1968 Format 7 '' single Recorded 1968 Genre Soft rock Length 3 : 33 Label RCA Victor Songwriter ( s ) Jim Morrison, Robbie Krieger, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek Producer ( s ) Rick Jarrard José Feliciano singles chronology `` La Copa Rota '' ( 1968 ) `` Light My Fire '' ( 1968 ) `` Hi - Heel Sneakers '' / `` Hitchcock Railway '' ( 1968 ) Puerto Rican vocalist and guitarist José Feliciano enjoyed significant international success when he released his version of `` Light My Fire '' in 1968 as a single on the RCA Victor label. It is perhaps the best known cover of this song, reaching number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts, only a year after the original had been a number 1 hit on the same chart. Feliciano 's remake blended Latin influences, including a mixture of classic Spanish guitar, flute and flamenco, with American pop. Feliciano 's version of the song is played at a slower tempo than the Doors. The single helped to spur the worldwide success of its album, Feliciano !, which was nominated for multiple Grammy Awards in 1969. Feliciano 's arrangement of `` Light My Fire '' has influenced several subsequent versions, including that by Will Young. Songwriter Robby Krieger said in an interview about the cover : `` It 's really a great feeling to have written a classic. I think I owe a big debt to Jose Feliciano because he is actually the one, when he did it, everybody started doing it. He did a whole different arrangement on it. '' Feliciano revisited the song, singing a duet with Minnie Riperton on her 1979 album Minnie. Shirley Bassey `` Light My Fire '' Single by Shirley Bassey Released 1999 Format 12 '' single, CD single Recorded 1970 Genre Dance - pop Length 3 : 17 Label Blue Note EMI Music France Songwriter ( s ) Jim Morrison Robbie Krieger John Densmore Ray Manzarek Producer ( s ) Nicolas Pflug Shirley Bassey singles chronology `` History Repeating '' ( 1997 ) `` Light My Fire '' ( 1999 ) `` World in Union '' ( 2000 ) `` Light My Fire Remix '' is a single released by Shirley Bassey in 1999. This is a remix of the vocal recorded in 1970 for the album Something, which is also included on this release. The single was issued by Blue Note, EMI Music France in two formats a 12 '' single and a CD single. In spring 1998, Blue Note France and Radio Nova organised a competition to find the best remix, created from the Groove and Jazz back catalogues. The DJ had to be an unknown, who had not yet had any work published. DJ Booster was the winner and the hip - hop and club dance remixes of `` Light My Fire '' were released to the public. French musician DJ Olivier Armbuster, alias Booster, has origins in the suburbs of Paris. He is a musician, who plays a variety of instruments and went on to release an album entitled Loop in 2001. Bassey 's original recording of the song was arranged by Johnny Harris, who also recorded his own instrumental version using a similar arrangement for his 1970 album Movements. Track listing `` Light My Fire '' ( Booster - Remix Edit ) -- 3 : 17 `` Light My Fire '' ( Booster Mix ) -- 5 : 05 `` Light My Fire '' ( Shirley Bassey original version ) -- 3 : 23 `` Light My Fire '' ( Booster Jungle Mix ) -- 4 : 23 Personnel Shirley Bassey -- vocals Rob Nicolas Gueguen -- keyboards Will Young `` Light My Fire '' Single by Will Young from the album From Now On B - side `` Ai n't No Sunshine '' `` Beyond the Sea '' Released May 27, 2002 Format CD single Recorded 2002 Genre Pop Label BMG Songwriter ( s ) Jim Morrison Robbie Krieger John Densmore Ray Manzarek Producer ( s ) Absolute Will Young singles chronology `` Anything Is Possible '' / `` Evergreen '' ( 2002 ) `` Light My Fire '' ( 2002 ) `` The Long and Winding Road '' / `` Suspicious Minds '' ( 2002 ) Pop Idol series 1 winner Will Young covered the song in 2002. He originally performed a piano version of the song in the final 50 of Pop Idol, and again, with a backing track, in the final 10. It was later released as his second single. It went straight to the number one spot in the UK Singles Chart, selling 177,000 copies in its first week of release. The single stayed at number one for two weeks. The cover version was recorded in the style of José Feliciano 's version. Young also performed the song on World Idol, where he came in fifth place. Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 2002 -- 2003 ) Peak position Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) 10 Belgium ( Ultratip Wallonia ) 13 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 44 Ireland ( IRMA ) 5 Italy ( FIMI ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 35 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 21 Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 76 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) Year - end charts Chart ( 2002 ) Position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 16 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Italy ( FIMI ) Gold 25,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Gold 400,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Others Singer and actress Amii Stewart, who is most famous for her cover of the Eddie Floyd song `` Knock on Wood '', also covered this is in 1979 as a double A-side with `` 137 Disco Heaven ''. It was a substantial hit getting to number 5 in the UK Singles Chart as well as number 26 in Germany, number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 36 on the US Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs chart. It was later re-released as a remix in 1985 as a double A-side with a remix of `` Knock on Wood '', this remix was also successful returning Stewart to the British Top 10. References Jump up ^ `` Forty years on, Jim Morrison cult thrives at Paris cemetery ''. The Independent. July 1, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2017. Jump up ^ `` April 24, 1967 : The Doors Release `` Light My Fire '' as a Single - The Doors Examiner, Redux ``. April 24, 2017. ^ Jump up to : The Doors interviewed on the Pop Chronicles ( 1969 ) ^ Jump up to : `` American single certifications -- Light My Fire ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH ^ Jump up to : `` ' Doors Sold 4,190,457 Albums ' : Court Report ''. Billboard. 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Web. External links Ray Manzarek of The Doors, an interview on Fresh Air Light My Fire from All Things Considered, 2000 interviews about the song with the surviving members of the Doors Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Doors track listing Songs Side one `` Break On Through ( To the Other Side ) '' `` Soul Kitchen '' `` The Crystal Ship '' `` Twentieth Century Fox '' `` Alabama Song '' `` Light My Fire '' Side two `` Back Door Man '' `` I Looked at You '' `` End of the Night '' `` Take It as It Comes '' `` The End '' Related articles Classic Albums The Doors Jim Morrison Ray Manzarek John Densmore Robby Krieger Studio albums The Doors ( 1967 ) Strange Days ( 1967 ) Waiting for the Sun ( 1968 ) The Soft Parade ( 1969 ) Morrison Hotel ( 1970 ) L.A. Woman ( 1971 ) Other Voices ( 1971 ) Full Circle ( 1972 ) An American Prayer ( 1978 ) Live albums Absolutely Live ( 1970 ) Alive, She Cried ( 1983 ) Live at the Hollywood Bowl ( 1987 ) In Concert ( 1991 ) Message to Love : The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 ( 1996 ) Compilations and soundtracks 13 ( 1970 ) Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine ( 1972 ) The Best of The Doors ( 1973 ) Greatest Hits ( 1980 ) The Doors Classics ( 1985 ) The Best of the Doors ( 1985 ) The Doors ( 1991 film soundtrack ) ( 1991 ) Greatest Hits ( 1996 ) Essential Rarities ( 1999 ) The Best of The Doors ( 2000 ) The Very Best of The Doors ( 2001 ) Legacy : The Absolute Best ( 2003 ) The Very Best of The Doors ( 2007 ) The Future Starts Here : The Essential Doors Hits ( 2008 ) The Platinum Collection ( 2008 ) When You 're Strange : Music from the Motion Picture ( 2010 ) The Singles ( 2017 ) Bright Midnight Archives The Bright Midnight Sampler ( 2000 ) Live in Detroit ( 2000 ) Bright Midnight : Live in America ( 2001 ) Live in Hollywood : Highlights from the Aquarius Theater Performances ( 2001 ) Live at the Aquarius Theatre : The First Performance ( 2001 ) Live at the Aquarius Theatre : The Second Performance ( 2001 ) No One Here Gets Out Alive ( 2002 ) Backstage and Dangerous : The Private Rehearsal ( 2002 ) Live in Hollywood ( 2002 ) Boot Yer Butt : The Doors Bootlegs ( 2003 ) Live in Philadelphia ' 70 ( 2005 ) Live in Boston ( 2007 ) Pittsburgh Civic Arena ( 2008 ) Live at the Matrix 1967 ( 2008 ) Live in New York ( 2009 ) Live in Vancouver 1970 ( 2010 ) Live at the Bowl ' 68 ( 2012 ) London Fog 1966 ( 2016 ) Live at The Isle of Wight festival 1970 ( 2018 ) Box sets The Doors : Box Set ( 1997 ) The Complete Studio Recordings ( 1999 ) No One Here Gets Out Alive ( 2002 ) Boot Yer Butt : The Doors Bootlegs ( 2003 ) Love / Death / Travel Box Set ( 2005 ) Perception ( 2006 ) The Doors : Vinyl Box Set ( 2008 ) A Collection ( 2011 ) Singles `` Break On Through ( To the Other Side ) '' / `` End of the Night '' ( 1967 ) `` Light My Fire '' / `` The Crystal Ship '' ( 1967 ) `` People Are Strange '' ( 1967 ) `` Love Me Two Times '' / `` Moonlight Drive '' ( 1967 ) `` The Unknown Soldier '' / `` We Could Be So Good Together '' ( 1968 ) `` Hello, I Love You '' / `` Love Street '' ( 1968 ) `` Touch Me '' ( 1968 ) `` Wishful Sinful '' ( 1969 ) `` Tell All the People '' / `` Easy Ride '' ( 1969 ) `` Runnin ' Blue '' ( 1969 ) `` Roadhouse Blues '' ( 1970 ) `` Love Her Madly '' ( 1971 ) `` Riders on the Storm '' ( 1971 ) `` The Mosquito '' ( 1972 ) `` Treetrunk '' ( 1972 ) `` Gloria '' / `` Moonlight Drive '' ( 1983 ) Books Wilderness : The Lost Writings of Jim Morrison The American Night No One Here Gets Out Alive Video and film The Doors ( 1991 ) The Doors -- 30 Years Commemorative Edition ( 1999 ) When You 're Strange ( 2008 ) Live at the Bowl ' 68 ( 2012 ) Live at the Isle of Wight festival 1970 ( 2018 ) Related articles Discography Rick & the Ravens Bill Siddons Danny Sugerman London Fog Whisky a Go Go Manzarek -- Krieger `` Craigslist '' The Lost Paris Tapes Stoned Immaculate : The Music of The Doors Barbaturex morrisoni HWY : An American Pastoral Night Divides the Day -- The Music of the Doors Light My Fire : A Classic Rock Salute to The Doors Pamela Courson George Stephen Morrison Book Will Young Discography Studio albums From Now On Friday 's Child Keep On Let It Go Echoes 85 % Proof Compilation albums The Hits The Essential Extended plays Leave Right Now Singles `` Anything Is Possible '' / `` Evergreen '' `` Light My Fire '' `` The Long and Winding Road '' `` Do n't Let Me Down '' / `` You and I '' `` Leave Right Now '' `` Your Game '' `` Friday 's Child '' `` Switch It On '' `` All Time Love '' `` Who Am I '' `` Changes '' `` Grace '' `` Let It Go '' `` Tell Me the Worst '' `` Hopes & Fears '' `` Jealousy '' `` Come On '' `` Losing Myself '' `` I Just Want a Lover '' `` Love Revolution '' Live releases Will Young Live Live in London Concert tours Echoes Tour Love Revolution Tour Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Light_My_Fire&oldid=854677031 '' Categories : Songs written by John Densmore Songs written by Robby Krieger Songs written by Ray Manzarek Songs written by Jim Morrison 1967 singles 1968 singles 1979 singles 1999 singles 2002 singles Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles The Doors songs Trini Lopez songs Stevie Wonder songs Shirley Bassey songs Amii Stewart songs Beastie Boys songs Jackie Wilson songs José Feliciano songs Irish Singles Chart number - one singles Number - one singles in Scotland UK Singles Chart number - one singles Will Young songs Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients Songs about drugs UB40 songs Song recordings produced by Paul A. 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Question: who wrote the lyrics to light my fire
Answer: Jim Morrison