| "The Flame" | ||||
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| Single by Cheap Trick | ||||
| from the album Lap of Luxury | ||||
| B-side | "Through the Night" | |||
| Released | April 5, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
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| Length | 4:44 (7" edit/video version) 5:37 (album version) | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Mitchell Nick Graham | |||
| Producer(s) | Richie Zito | |||
| Cheap Trick singles chronology | ||||
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| "The Flame" on YouTube | ||||
"The Flame" is a power ballad[3] released in 1988 by the American rock band Cheap Trick and the first single from their tenth album Lap of Luxury. It was written by songwriters Bob Mitchell[4] and Nick Graham.
"The Flame" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1988, becoming the band's only number one hit.[5] It also reached number one in Australia[6] and Canada.[7]
- ^ "80 best love songs of the 1980s". Cleveland. August 31, 2018.
- ^ "HAIR METAL SPECTACULAR: The Top 19 Sappiest — and Greatest — Power Ballads of All-Time".
- ^ February 2015, Classic Rock14. "The 40 Greatest Power Ballads Playlist". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Homepage - Bob Mitchell Official Site - Songwriter, Lyricist & Producer". www.bobmitchell.eu.
- ^ "Cheap Trick US chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ^ ""The Flame" Australian chart progression". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
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