The Flame (Cheap Trick song)
| "The Flame" | ||||
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| Single by Cheap Trick | ||||
| from the album Lap of Luxury | ||||
| B-side | "Through the Night" | |||
| Released | April 5, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
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| Length | 4:44 (7" edit/video version) 5:37 (album version) | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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| Producer(s) | Richie Zito | |||
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| "The Flame" on YouTube | ||||
"The Flame" is a power ballad released in 1988 by the American rock band Cheap Trick as the first single from their tenth album, Lap of Luxury. It was written by songwriters Bob Mitchell and Nick Graham, and was produced by Richie Zito. "The Flame" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1988; it also reached number one in Australia and Canada.