After the Fire (song)

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"After the Fire"
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Single by Roger Daltrey
from the album Under a Raging Moon
ReleasedSeptember 1985
Recorded1985, RAK Studios and Odyssey Studios, London
Length4:36
Label Ten Records TEN 69 Atlantic
Songwriter Pete Townshend
Producer Alan Shacklock
Roger Daltrey singles chronology
" Walking in My Sleep "
(1984)		"After the Fire"
(1985)		" Let Me Down Easy "
(1985)

"After the Fire" is a song from the solo album Under a Raging Moon released by Roger Daltrey of The Who. The song was written by Pete Townshend, also of The Who. It was considered a hit for Daltrey, receiving extensive play on MTV. The song was played during the second-season finale of Miami Vice during a flashback scene.

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The song was initially planned to be played by The Who at Live Aid and is about famine in Africa. [1] However, the band committed at the last minute and were unable to rehearse the song, so it was given to Daltrey to record for Under a Raging Moon. Pete Townshend explains that it was written explicitly for Live Aid and compares the situation in Africa to a fire and that the concert would be figuratively putting it out. But despite this, it will always still "smolder and burn". [1]

The recording was produced by Alan Shacklock and recorded at RAK Recording Studios and Odyssey Studios, London. The album Under a Raging Moon was released on the Atlantic label (81269-1) in the U.S. in 1985, [2] and singles were also released in other countries in the same year.

Townshend performed the song live in his 1985 Deep End concerts with David Gilmour on guitar. [1]

Track listings

UK release, 1985: [3]

Australia release, 1985:

Canada release, 1985:

Italy release, 1985:

Japan release, 1985:

Mexico release, 1985:

New Zealand release, 1985: [4]

Charts

"After the Fire" peaked at No. 48 on the U.S. charts and No. 3 on the U.S. rock charts. [2]

Personnel

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Pete Townshend – Chucho Merchan – Deep End Live!. Event occurs at 00:23:00.
  2. 1 2 "Roger Daltrey discography". The Who.net. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Roger Daltrey discography". The Who.net. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "The Who, Roger Daltrey singles" . Retrieved 7 October 2011.


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