   "great balls of fire" is a 1957 song recorded by jerry lee lewis on sun records and featured in the 1957 movie jamboree. it was written by otis blackwell and jack hammer. the jerry lee lewis 1957 recording was ranked as the 96th greatest song ever by rolling stone. the song is in aaba form.covach, john (2005), "form in rock music: a primer", in stein, deborah, engaging music: essays in music analysis, new york: oxford university press, p.70, isbn 0-19-517010-5 the song sold one million copies in its first 10 days of release in the united states and sold over five million copies, making it both one of the best-selling singles in the united states, as well as one of the world's best-selling singles of all time. ==song information== the song is best known for jerry lee lewis's original recording, which was recorded in the sun studio in memphis, tennessee, on october 8, 1957, and released as a 45rpm single on sun 281 in november 1957. it reached no. 2 on the billboard pop charts, no. 3 on the r&b charts, and no. 1 on the country charts. it also reached no. 1 on the uk singles chart, appeared on the new zealand singles chart, and the dutch top 40. the song was featured in a perfor
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