Into the Fire (Sarah McLachlan song)

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"Into the Fire"
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Canadian/U.S. edition
Single by Sarah McLachlan
from the album Solace
B-side
  • "Sad Clown"
  • "Black"
Released19 October 1991
Genre Pop, Alternative
Length3:31
Label Nettwerk (Canada)
Arista (US)
Songwriter(s) Sarah McLachlan, Pierre Marchand
Producer(s) Pierre Marchand
Sarah McLachlan singles chronology
"The Path of Thorns (Terms)"
(1991)
"Into the Fire"
(1991)
"Drawn to the Rhythm"
(1992)

"Into the Fire" was the second single from Sarah McLachlan's album Solace . It was written by McLachlan and her producer Pierre Marchand.

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Music video

The music video was one of the rare instances to portray full nudity: the first half showed McLachlan lying in a wooded field, completely naked and covered from head to toe in mud, before walking underneath a waterfall, washing the mud off, and proceeding to sing by it dry and fully clothed in the second half. Interspersed throughout were shots of a young girl running through the woods in slow-motion.

Track listing

7": Arista / 115 266 (Germany, UK)

  1. "Into the Fire (Album version)"
  2. "Into the Fire (John Fryer Mix)"

CD: Nettwerk / W2-3063 (Canada)

  1. "Into the Fire"
  2. "Sad Clown (CBC version)"
  3. "Black (CBC version)"

CD: Arista / ASCD-2390 (US)

  1. "Into the Fire (John Fryer Mix)" (3:32)
  2. "Into the Fire (Album Version)" (3:29)

12": ADP-2402 (US)

  1. "Into the Fire (extended remix)"
  2. "Into the Fire (dub)"
  3. "Into the Fire (John Fryer mix)"

CD: Arista / ASCD-2402 (US)

  1. "Into the Fire (extended remix)"
  2. "Into the Fire (dub)"
  3. "Into the Fire (John Fryer mix)"
  4. "Into the Fire (Album version)"

Charts

Chart (1991–92)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [1] 30
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [2] 4

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