Fire and Ice | |
Cover: | The_single_cover_of_"Fire_and_Ice".jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Pat Benatar |
Album: | Precious Time |
B-Side: | Hard to Believe |
Released: | July 6, 1981 |
Genre: | Arena rock[1] |
Length: | 3:20 |
Label: | Chrysalis |
Producer: | Keith Olsen, Neil Giraldo |
Prev Title: | Treat Me Right |
Prev Year: | 1980 |
Next Title: | Promises in the Dark |
Next Year: | 1981 |
"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.
Record World said that "Benatar comes out rockin'" with "blistering guitars" and "vocal rage."[2]
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
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width=35 | US [3] | width=35 | US Main | width=35 | CAN [4] | width=35 | UK [5] | width=35 | NED [6] | width=35 | SWI [7] | width=35 | AUS [8] | width=35 | NZ [9] |
1981 | "Fire and Ice" | 17 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 30 | 22 | align=left rowspan=4 | Precious Time | ||||