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Fight Fire with Fire (Kansas song)

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"Fight Fire With Fire"
Single by Kansas
from the album Drastic Measures
B-side"Incident on a Bridge"
ReleasedAugust 1983 [1]
RecordedEarly 1983
Length3:40
LabelCBS Associated
Songwriter(s)Dino Elefante, John Elefante
Producer(s)Kansas, Neil Kernon
Kansas singles chronology
"Chasing Shadows"
(1982) 		"Fight Fire With Fire"
(1983) 		"Everybody's My Friend"
(1983)

"Fight Fire with Fire" is a song by American band Kansas, written by John and Dino Elefante for the 1983 album Drastic Measures. Charting at No. 58 on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] it became the twelfth Kansas single to chart on the Top 100. It was promoted with a music video starring Dan Shor, which was blown up to 35 mm film and displayed as a trailer in movie theaters.[3]

The song was re-released on several compilation and live albums, including The Best of Kansas, The Ultimate Kansas, Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection, and the live CD/DVD combos Device, Voice, Drum and There's Know Place Like Home.

Charts

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Chart (1983) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 58
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[5] 3

References

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  1. ^ "Kansas singles".
  2. ^ "Fight Fire with Fire" chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  3. ^ Iozzia, David. Who... What... Where... with John Elefante, Dave's On Tour. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  4. ^ "Kansas Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "Kansas Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
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