I'm On Fire

I'M ON FIRE - V1a 2:42 private cdr
I'M ON FIRE - V1b 2:50 LM-20 / THLRR / UH
I'M ON FIRE - V1c 2:58 1984AC / BUERM
I'M ON FIRE - V1d 2:32 BITUSA / 1985 single / GREATEST: 2009

Note: "I'm On Fire" evolved lyrically and thematically from 1977's "Spanish Eyes", with which it shares opening lines of the first and second verses. Rumored to have been initially recorded at The Hit Factory in January 1982, but the Born In The U.S.A. track was completed on May 11, 1982 at the Power Station. V1a and 1b have slightly different vocals and arrangements, and longer fade-outs than the officially released V1d. V1c, believed to be a track from a March 1984 rough mix of the album, has the complete ending to a hard-stop (i.e. no fade-out), as well as some small changes to the vocals over the closing coda.

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