"Fire and Ice" is a song by Pat Benatar, released on July 6, 1981 as the lead single off her third album, Precious Time. The track was written by Benatar, Tom Kelly, and Scott Sheets. It peaked at #17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #2 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart. The song also won Benatar her second Grammy award for Best Female Rock Performance in 1982.
| "Fire and Ice" | ||||
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| Single by Pat Benatar | ||||
| from the album Precious Time | ||||
| B-side | "Hard to Believe" | |||
| Released | July 6, 1981 | |||
| Genre | Arena rock[1] | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Pat Benatar, Tom Kelly, Scott Sheets | |||
| Producer(s) | Keith Olsen, Neil Giraldo | |||
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Record World said that "Benatar comes out rockin'" with "blistering guitars" and "vocal rage."[2]
Charts
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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| US [3] |
US Main [3] |
CAN [4] |
UK [5] |
NED [6] |
SWI [7] |
AUS [8] |
NZ [9] | |||
| 1981 | "Fire and Ice" | 17 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 30 | 22 | Precious Time |
References
edit- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pat Benatar - Best Shots review". AllMusic. TiVo Corporation. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. July 11, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ a b "Billboard chart positions > singles". allmusic.
- ^ "Search results for "Pat Benatar"". RPM. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
- ^ "UK Singles chart runs - Pat Benatar". Polyhex. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10.
- ^ "Dutch charts portal - Pat Benatar". dutch charts.nl.
- ^ "Hit Parade - Pat Benatar". hit parade.ch.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "New Zealand charts portal - Pat Benatar". charts.nz.