Light My Fire

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Written by: Robby Krieger, John Densmore, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek
Produced by: Paul Rothchild
Released: June '67 on Elektra
Charts: 17 weeks
Top spot: No. 1

It was the first song Krieger ever wrote -- with additional lyrics from Morrison and arrangement ideas from the rest of the band. "It's like I'd saved up all the things in my mind until that time and had the chance to get it out all at once," Krieger told ROLLING STONE. The song catapulted the Doors to overnight fame, which Krieger says was part of Morrison's plan: "Jim had this idea of the band being like a shooting star, going up real fast and becoming a huge success." "Fire" ran for seven minutes on the LP and was cut down to three, with Krieger's and keyboardist Manzarek's solos excised, on the single.

Appears on: The Doors (Elektra)

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