Relight My Fire
Dan Hartman
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Help me escape this feeling of insecurity, Ah ah I need you so much but I don't think you really need me ah ah And if we all stand up in the name of love And state the case of what we're dreamin' of I've got to say I only dream of you But like a thief in the night You took away the love that I knew oh, oh oh oh Relight my fire Your love is my only desire Relight my fire 'Cause I need your love Ooh! When I say Turn back the time 'till the days when Our love was new, do you remember? No matter what was happenin' I was there with you, aha Well if we all stand up for what we believe And maybe live within our possibilities The world would be wild for the dream So baby don't turn away Listen to what I got to say oh, oh oh oh oh Relight my fire Your love is my only desire Relight my fire 'Cause I need oh need your love Yeah, you gotta be strong enough to walk on through the night (yeah!) There's a new day on the other side (yeah!) You gotta have hope in your soul (yeah!) Just keep on walkin' yeah yeah yeah, oh Just keep on walkin' yeah yeah yeah, oh Just keep, oh keep on Oh oh oh oh oh Strong enough to walk on through the night (yeah!) There's a new day on the other side (yeah!) I got hope in my soul So I'll keep on walkin' yeah Keep on walkin' yeah Relight the fire Your love is my only desire Relight the fire Just say ah! Relight the fire (well well well!)
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Written by: Dan Hartman
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10 facts about this song
Songwriter and Artist"Relight My Fire" was written and originally performed by Dan Hartman in the late 70s, an American musician who lead his life around rock, disco and pop music.
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Chart SuccessEnglish boy band Take That and Scottish singer Lulu covered "Relight My Fire" in 1993 achieving great success. This version topped UK singles charts, making it the second number one hit for Take That and supplying Lulu with a hit nearly 30 years since her last.
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Music GenreThe track falls under the genre disco. Its upbeat rhythm and catchy hooks epitomize the 70s disco era.
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Featuring ArtistsThe cover version by Take That featured Lulu who added vocals during the song's bridge, providing a female counterpoint to the otherwise male band's voices.
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Album"Relight My Fire" was included in Take That's second studio album called "Everything Changes" which was a massive hit in the UK. The track added further diversity to the album’s tracklist.
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Guest AppearanceDonna Summer, a famed disco singer, made a guest appearance in the original Dan Hartman version of "Relight My Fire", providing the counterpart during the bridge much like Lulu in Take That's cover.
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Video SettingThe music video for "Relight My Fire" by Take That featured lavish art deco scenery with the band members outfitted in retro stylings from the 1930s.
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Hot Dance Club PlayIn November 1979, the Dan Hartman's version reached number 1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play. Studio wizard Hartman played all the instruments on the track.
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Spiritual LyricsHartman wrote "Relight My Fire" as a spiritual song, in which the "fire" represents the power of the soul.
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Music LegacyThe Take That version's popularity has sustained over time, as the song is still played at parties and other events, even on radio stations making it one of the band's defining tracks.
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