Big Heat: Watch Me Catch Fire (single)
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| Watch Me Catch Fire | |
 Single by Big Heat | |
| Released | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Producer | Various (see notes) |
| Label | A&M |
1985 single by Big Heat includes "Watch Me Catch Fire" with backing vocals and produced by Elvis Costello.
Tracks 7"
| Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Watch Me Catch Fire | Drew Barfield | |
| 2. | Love Boat | Bill Hurley, Chris Parks, Drew Barfield |
Tracks 12"
| Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Watch Me Catch Fire | Drew Barfield | |
| 2. | Love Boat | Bill Hurley, Chris Parks, Drew Barfield | |
| 3. | Heaven On Earth (live) | Drew Barfield, Steve Tatler | |
| 4. | One Good Reason (live) | Drew Barfield |
Release information
| Release date | Media | Catalog number | Comments |
| 1985 | 7" | A&M AM239 | UK |
| 1985 | 12" | A&M AMY239 | UK |
Credits
- Big George Webley - bass
- Martin Hughes - drums
- Chris Parks _ guitar
- Bernie Clarke - keyboards
- John "Irish" Earle - saxophone
- Dick Hanson - trumpet
- Bill Hurley , Drew Barfield : vocals
- Elvis Costello - backing vocals on "Watch Me Catch Fire"
- Producers :
- Elvis Costello on "Watch Me Catch Fire"
- Bernie Clarke and Big Heat on "Love Boat", "Heaven On Earth" and "One Good Reason".
Background
- In 1985 Drew Barfield wrote and Elvis Costello produced the single 'Watch Me Catch Fire' - a hit song waiting to happen, instead the Bradford Football Stadium fire happened and the song was dropped from the BBC playlist - because of the title.
