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Burnin' for You
Blue Öyster Cult
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- Album
- Fire of Unknown Origin
- Released
- 1981
- Genres
- classic rock, hard rock
- Length
- 4:31
- Tempo
- 134 BPM
- Label
- Columbia
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About this song
"Burnin' for You" was the last Blue Öyster Cult hit. It topped Billboard's Mainstream Rock Chart and reached #40 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was originally intended for lead guitarist Donald 'Buck Dharma' Roeser's solo album Flat Out, but the band convinced him to use it on Fire of Unknown Origin.
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Fun facts
- Sampled in 1 other song, like “1981 by The Hood Internet”.
- Covered 6 times, including “Burning for You by Shiny Toy Guns”.
- Written by Patti Smith, Buck Dharma, Joe Bouchard, Albert Bouchard and Eric Bloom.
- Produced by Martin Birch.
- Recorded at Kingdom Sound Studios.