Burnin' for You
"Burnin' for You" is a song by American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, from the band's gold album, Fire of Unknown Origin, released in July 1981.
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| Single by Blue Öyster Cult | ||||
| from the album Fire of Unknown Origin | ||||
| Released | July 1981 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:45 (single edit) 4:29 (album version) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Martin Birch | |||
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| Burnin' for You on YouTube | ||||
The song hit #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, and the single spent three weeks in the Top 40 (peaking at #40) on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was aided by a popular early MTV music video.[1]
Covers
- Lisa Marie Presley covered this song on her 2005 album Now What.
- Iced Earth did a cover of this song and "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll", another BÖC song, on their tribute album Tribute to the Gods.[2]
- Shiny Toy Guns covered this song for the television commercial for the 2010 Lincoln MKS.
- Mike Watt covered this song on the compilation Guilt by Association Vol. 1, released September 4, 2007 by Engine Room Recordings. It features indie rock artists covering well-known pop and R&B songs.[3]
Chart performance
| Chart (1981) | Peak |
|---|---|
| Canada (RPM)[4] | 47 |
| UK (Official Charts Company)[5] | 76 |
| US (Billboard Hot 100)[6] | 40 |
| US (Billboard Mainstream Rock)[7] | 1 |
References
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 69.
- allmusic Tribute to the Gods > Overview
- Guilt by Association Vol. 1
- "Canadian peak". Archived from the original on 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- UK peak
- US peak
- US Mainstrean Rock
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