"Fight Fire With Fire" | ||||
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Single by Kansas | ||||
from the album Drastic Measures | ||||
B-side | "Incident on a Bridge" | |||
Released | August 1983 [1] | |||
Recorded | Early 1983 | |||
Length | 3:40 | |||
Label | CBS Associated | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dino Elefante, John Elefante | |||
Producer(s) | Kansas, Neil Kernon | |||
Kansas singles chronology | ||||
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"Fight Fire with Fire" is a song by American band Kansas, written by John and Dino Elefante for the 1983 album Drastic Measures. Charting at No. 58 on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] it became the twelfth Kansas single to chart on the Top 100. It was promoted with a music video starring Dan Shor, which was blown up to 35 mm film and displayed as a trailer in movie theaters.[3]
The song was re-released on several compilation and live albums, including The Best of Kansas, The Ultimate Kansas, Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection, and the live CD/DVD combos Device, Voice, Drum and There's Know Place Like Home.
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 58 |
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[5] | 3 |