Flamethrower (song)

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

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

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

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.
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