Cheap Trick - The Flame

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“The Flame” is a power ballad written by British songwriters Bob Mitchell and Nick Graham. The song was released in 1988 by the American rock band Cheap Trick and the first single from their tenth album Lap of Luxury. “The Flame” reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1988, becoming the band's only number one hit. It also reached number one in Australia and Canada. Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos recalled that “The Flame” was offered to the band by the vice president of Epic Records along with the Diane Warren song “Look Away”; "[He] told us he had these two songs and they're both gonna be #1. He goes, 'We got one for you and one for the group Chicago, but you can have first choice.' He said, 'I think the one ‘The Flame’ would be good for you guys.' The other one was ‘Look Away’, and it sounded like some girl singing on the demo. We really didn't like that song anyway, so 'Sure, we'll do ‘The Flame’. We're game.'"