Flamethrower (song)

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"Flamethrower"
Song by The J. Geils Band
from the album Freeze Frame
A-side "Freeze Frame"
Released1982
Recorded1981
Genre Blues rock, new wave, dance-rock
Length4:58
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Seth Justman
The J. Geils Band singles chronology
"Centerfold"
(1981)
"Flamethrower"
(1982)
"Angel in Blue"
(1982)

"Flamethrower" is a song by the J. Geils Band released in 1982 as the B-side to the single "Freeze Frame", from the album of the same name.

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Reception

"Flamethrower" received airplay on urban contemporary radio, notably in Metro Detroit,[ citation needed ] and reached number 25 on the Billboard soul chart. The song also received airplay on rock and Top 40 stations. AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the song's hard-boogie riff. [1]

Chart positions

Chart (1982)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play [2] 12
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles [3] 25

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References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Freeze Frame". Allmusic. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 108.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 227.