I'm on Fire (5000 Volts song)

"I'm on Fire" is a single by the band 5000 Volts. In Germany, the single was released under the group name Airbus (on Epic Records). It was in the top 10 in Australia and charted in the United States, reaching number 26. It reached number four on the UK Singles Chart,[1][2] and number one on the German Top 100 Singles chart. "I'm On Fire" was also on the Swedish chart and reached number 10 in South Africa.

"I'm on Fire"
Single by 5000 Volts (Airbus)
Released1975
LabelPhilips 6006 464
Songwriter(s)Tony Eyers
Producer(s)Tony Eyers
5000 Volts (Airbus) singles chronology
"I'm on Fire"
(1975)		 "Bye Love"
(1976)

The singer Tina Charles provided vocals for the single,[1] but she was not publicly acknowledged because of contractual problems.

Jim Gilstrap version
"I'm on Fire"
Single by Jim Gilstrap
B-side"I'm On Fire, Pt. II"
Released1975
GenreDisco
Length2:59
LabelRoxbury RB 2016
Songwriter(s)Tony Eyers
Producer(s)Wes Farrell
Jim Gilstrap singles chronology
"House Of Strangers"
(1975)		 "I'm on Fire"
(1975)		 "Move Me"
(1976)

A version by Jim Gilstrap also entered the charts. For the week ending November 15, 1975, Billboard recorded the single at its fourth week in the Soul charts. It had moved to number 37 from its previous position of 45.[3] In Holland it peaked at number 21, spending five weeks in the charts there.[4]

References
  1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 204. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. "5000 Volts - I'm On Fire". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. "Billboard Hot Soul Singles", SPECIAL SURVEY, Billboard, November 15, 1975, p. 44.
  4. "Jim Gilstrap - I'm On Fire", Nederlandse Top 40.
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