Fire Woman

This article is about the 1989 the Cult song. For other uses, see Fire Woman (disambiguation).
"Fire Woman"
Single by the Cult
from the album Sonic Temple
B-side "Automatic Blues"
Released 13 March 1989
Genre
Length 5:11
Label Beggars Banquet
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Bob Rock
The Cult singles chronology
"Wild Flower"
(1987) 		"Fire Woman"
(1989) 		"Edie (Ciao Baby)"
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Number One

"Fire Woman" is a song by British rock band the Cult, written by singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy. It was the first single released from their fourth studio album, Sonic Temple, and was subsequently featured on all of the Cult's compilation/greatest hits albums, as well as being a steady fixture of the band's live performances.

"Fire Woman peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached No. 1 on New Zealand's Recorded Music NZ (then RIANZ) chart and No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart. Two remixed versions of the song were released as B-sides or promos—the "LA Rock Mix" and the "NYC Rock Mix". Astbury claims the eponymous "fire woman" is a universal symbol, along the lines of a primary element.

Crush 40, best known for their contributions to Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog video game series, featured a cover of "Fire Woman" as the ninth track of their 2009 compilation album The Best of Crush 40 - Super Sonic Songs, and the tenth in their first live album Live!.

Track listings

UK 7-inch single

A Side: "Fire Woman"
B Side: "Automatic Blues"

UK 12-inch single

A Side: "Fire Woman", "Automatic Blues"
B Side: "Messing Up the Blues"
A Side: "Fire Woman (LA Rock Mix)"
B Side: "Fire Woman (NYC Rock Mix)"

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) Platinum 80,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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