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I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire
The Ink Spots
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- Album
- The Anthology
- Released
- 1998
- Genres
- adult standards
- Length
- 3:01
- Tempo
- 87 BPM
- Label
- Geffen
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About this song
The song is one of the best-known recordings by The Ink Spots. It appears in the intro of the 2008 game Fallout 3, and it has also been featured in later Fallout games.
What it's about
The song carries a romantic message with an anti-war undertone. It is said to have gained huge popularity after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941.
Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.
Fun facts
- It's actually a cover of “I”.
- Sampled in 22 other songs, like “mamamia by Patolino Jucelino”.
- Covered 8 times, including “Не хочу весь мир сжигать дотла я (I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire Female Cover) by Naitiri Baggins”.
- Written by Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus, Eddie Durham and Bennie Benjamin.