Relight My Fire

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"Relight My Fire"
Dan Hartman - Relight My Fire.jpg
Single by Dan Hartman
from the album Relight My Fire
Released1979
Recorded1979
GenreDisco
Length3:42
LabelBlue Sky Records
Songwriter(s)Dan Hartman
Producer(s)Dan Hartman
Dan Hartman singles chronology
"Boogie All Summer"
(1979) 		"Relight My Fire"
(1979) 		"It Hurts to Be in Love"
(1980)

"Relight My Fire" is a popular disco song which was written and released by Dan Hartman in 1979, when it topped the US dance music charts for six weeks. It was also performed by Costa Anadiotis' band Café Society in 1984 and British boy band Take That (with Lulu in a featured role) in 1993, 5 months before Hartman died.

The song is from the 1979 Dan Hartman album Relight My Fire.

Dan Hartman original version[]

Originally released in 1979 as the follow-up to "Instant Replay", "Relight My Fire" topped the United States dance charts for six weeks from December 12, 1979 to February 16, 1980; it was less successful in the UK, however, where it failed to chart. Loleatta Holloway is credited as a featured vocalist on some versions of the record, singing the "strong enough to walk on through the night" refrain. The song's strings and horns were played by MFSB and conducted by longtime MFSB member Don Renaldo. The 12" version includes a 4½-minute intro called "Vertigo", often used in discos as a floor-filler before the song begins; this 11:22 version is available on Hartman's 1994 hits package titled Keep the Fire Burnin'. The title track from this album was a new recording between Hartman and Holloway, featuring some samples from "Relight My Fire".

Versions[]

  • 7" vinyl single version, 3:42, US release: Blue Sky, CBS ZS9 2784, 1979
  • 12" vinyl The Historical 1979 Re-Mix, 6:52, UK release: Blue Sky, SKY 12 8104, 1979
  • Vertigo/Relight My Fire, album version, 9:44, US release: Blue Sky, JZ 36302, 1979
  • 12" vinyl Vertigo/Relight My Fire (Progressive Instrumental Remix), 11:22, US release: Blue Sky, 4Z8-2790, 1979
  • Vertigo/Relight My Fire (Full-length version), 11:55, mixed By John Luongo, edited by Ben Liebrand (appears on Cd compilation Grand 12 inches volume 2, Sony Music Media 5198852000, 2005). This version features the full "Vertigo" intro of the "progressive instrumental mix", the entire 4-bar break and full vocal part of the album version and ends with the full outro of the "progressive instrumental mix".

In the media[]

  • This song is featured in Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony on the in-game radio station K109 The Studio and at the end credits of the game as well.[1]
  • This song was the theme of a classic Mexican sitcom called "Mis Huéspedes" (My Guests in English).[2]
  • From January 2-December 17, 1981, the instrumental of this song was adapted as the theme for Tom Snyder's The Tomorrow Show after it was renamed Tomorrow Coast to Coast.
  • A remix of the song by X-Treme, re-titled "My Fire", appears in Dance Dance Revolution.
  • "Relight My Fire" was featured in the 2021 television miniseries Halston.[3]

Charts[]

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[4] 11
Dutch Singles Chart[5] 7
US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100[6] 5
US Billboard Dance/Club Play[7] 1

Café Society version[]

South African disco group Café Society recorded this song in 1984. It was the third and last hit from the group.

Take That version[]

"Relight My Fire"
Take that relight my fire uk cd 1.jpg
Single by Take That featuring Lulu
from the album Everything Changes
ReleasedSeptember 27, 1993 (1993-09-27)[8]
Recorded1993
Genre
Length3:57
Label
Songwriter(s)Dan Hartman
Producer(s)
Take That singles chronology
"Pray"
(1993) 		"Relight My Fire"
(1993) 		"Babe"
(1993)
Music video
"Relight My Fire" on YouTube

English boy band Take That covered "Relight My Fire" in 1993 with guest vocals from Scottish singer Lulu, reprising the Holloway role. The second of the band's 12 number-one hits, it topped the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in October 1993.[9] It was the first UK number-one single for Lulu and at the time broke the record between an act's chart debut and their reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart, happening 29 years 148 days after her debut with "Shout" in 1964.

The band performed Dan Hartman's "Vertigo/Relight My Fire" version as the intro and opening number of their Nobody Else Tour (featuring Juliet Roberts in the female vocal role).

In 1999, Love to Infinity remixed Take That's cover and issued it on a 12-inch single pressing "3.0 Hitmixes". In 2005, the track was remixed for their reunion compilation, known as the 'Element Remix'. However, only a three-track CD single featuring the new remix was issued to DJs while the commercial CD single pressing was withdrawn.

The band appeared on Mooi! Weer de Leeuw in the Netherlands on March 14, 2009, to perform "The Garden". They also ended up performing "Back For Good" and "Relight My Fire" due to popular demand from the host and audience the next day.

Critical reception[]

AllMusic editor Peter Fawthrop described it as a "saucy dance track".[10] Another editor, Dave Thompson said the Lulu collaboration "is a riot".[11] Tom Ewing from Freaky Trigger stated that it was "a confident consolidation of their stardom" and called it a "fine" and "very enjoyable" song. He also added that Lulu "had the lungs for the job – she needed to, replacing a Loleatta Holloway vocal."[12] Alan Jones from Music Week gave it five out of five, picking it as Pick of the Week. He deemed it a "storming version" and "faithful to the original", with the guest vocalist turning in "an excellent performance". He concluded that "this is certain to follow Pray all the way to number one."[13] Pop Rescue stated that the strings, piano, disco beat and tempo "are all wonderful", and that Lulu "makes light work of the vocals and really shows off her powerful vocal range – a raw contrast against Gary's softer voice."[14]

Chart performance[]

"Relight My Fire" was successful on the charts on several continents, peaking at number-one in Israel and the United Kingdom. In the latter, it went straight to the top position on the UK Singles Chart, on October 3, 1993.[15] It was Take That's second number-one hit on the chart and it spent two weeks at the top. Additionally, it was a Top 10 hit also in Belgium, Finland, Ireland (number 2), Latvia and the Netherlands, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it hit number 8. "Relight My Fire" was also a Top 20 hit in Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, a Top 30 hit in Austria and Iceland. Outside Europe, it was also a Top 40 hit in Australia and Japan. It earned a silver record in the UK, with a sale of 360,000 singles.

Music video[]

A music video was made to accompany the song, which was filmed on 31 August 1993.[16] It depicts the band and singer Lulu dancing and partying in a club atmosphere. The video was uploaded to YouTube in October 2009. By September 2020, it had more than 5.3 million views.[17]

Track listings[]

UK CD single 1 (74321 16772 2)

  1. "Relight My Fire" (Radio Version) – 3:59
  2. "Relight My Fire" (Full Length Version) – 11:17
  3. "Relight My Fire" (Late Night Mix) – 6:47
  4. "Relight My Fire" (All Night Mix) – 6:58
  5. "Relight My Fire" (Night Beats) – 5:20

UK CD single 2 (74321 16861 2)

  1. "Relight My Fire" (album version) – 4:11
  2. "Why Can't I Wake Up with You?" (live version) – 5:13
  3. "Motown Medley" (live version) – 10:14
  4. "Take That and Party" (live version) – 2:49

European CD single 1 (74321 17032 2)

  1. "Relight My Fire" (radio version) – 3:59
  2. "Why Can't I Wake Up with You?" (live version) – 5:13

European CD single 2 (74321 17033 2)

  1. "Relight My Fire" (radio version) – 3:59
  2. "Why Can't I Wake Up with You?" (live version) – 5:13
  3. "Relight My Fire" (Late Night Mix) – 6:47

Japanese 3-inch CD single (BVDP-94)

  1. "Relight My Fire" (radio version) – 3:59
  2. "Why Can't I Wake Up with You?" (live version) – 5:13

UK cassette (74321 16772 4)

  1. "Relight My Fire" (radio version) – 3:59
  2. "Why Can't I Wake Up with You?" (live version) – 5:13

UK 7-inch vinyl (74321 17032 7)

  1. "Relight My Fire" (radio version) – 3:59
  2. "Why Can't I Wake Up with You?" (live version) – 5:13

UK 12-inch vinyl (74321 16861 1)

  1. "Relight My Fire" (Full Length Version) – 11:17
  2. "Relight My Fire" (All Night Mix) – 6:58
  3. "Relight My Fire" (Late Night Mix) – 6:47
  4. "Relight My Fire" (Percacapella) – 2:11
  5. "Relight My Fire" (Night Beats) – 5:20

UK 2005 withdrawn CD single (82876 76060 2)

  1. "Relight My Fire" (Element Remix) – 3:46
  2. "Relight My Fire" (original version) – 4:11
  3. "Relight My Fire" (video) – 4:12

UK 2005 withdrawn 12-inch vinyl (82875 76061 5)

  1. "Relight My Fire" (Element Remix) – 3:46
  2. "Relight My Fire" (Joey Negro Club Mix) – 6:43
  3. "Relight My Fire" (Joey Negro Vocal Mix) – 7:05

The medley contains versions of "Just My Imagination", "My Girl", "Reach Out (I'll Be There)", "Get Ready", "Treat Her Like a Lady" and "I Got You (I Feel Good)"

Personnel[]

Charts and sales[]

Ricky Martin version[]

"Relight My Fire"
Relight My Fire single by Ricky Martin.jpg
Single by Ricky Martin featuring Loleatta Holloway
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2003 (2003-02-04)
Recorded2003
GenreEDM
Length4:17
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Dan Hartman
Producer(s)Hex Hector
Ricky Martin singles chronology
"Come to Me"
(2002) 		"Relight My Fire"
(2003) 		"Tal Vez"
(2003)

Ricky Martin covered "Relight My Fire" in 2003.[39] In late January 2003, Billboard reported that Grammy Award-winnig remixer Hex Hector recently spent time in the studio with Martin and Anastacia.[40] The trio, with Hector in the producer's seat, completed a cover of Dan Hartman's disco classic "Relight My Fire."[40] Billboard added that Anastacia reprised Loleatta Holloway's performance from the original, and the song should appear on Martin's forthcoming album.[40] However, the single released in February 2003 included Holloway's original vocals, and the song did not appear on any of Martin's albums.[41] "Relight My Fire" is credited to "Martin featuring Loleatta Holloway."[41]

Chart performance[]

On the Billboard issue dated April 19, 2003, "Relight My Fire" appeared on the Hot Dance Breakouts chart, and on May 3, 2003, it entered the Dance Club Songs at number thirty-eight.[42][43] The song peaked at number five on June 21, 2003 and spent twelve weeks on the Dance Club Songs chart.[44]

Formats and track listings[]

US promotional CD single

  1. "Relight My Fire" (Hex Hector/Mac Quayle Club Vocal Mix) (Edited) – 8:52
  2. "Relight My Fire" (Hex Hector/Mac Quayle Dub Mix) – 8:28
  3. "Relight My Fire" (Hex Hector/Mac Quayle Club Mix) (Full Version) – 9:08
  4. "Relight My Fire" (Hex Hector/Mac Quayle Radio Vocal Mix) – 4:17
  5. "Relight My Fire" (Hex Hector/Mac Quayle Club Instrumental) – 9:09
  6. "Relight My Fire" (Hex Hector/Mac Quayle Club A Cappella) – 4:17

Charts[]

Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[45] 5

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