"Burning" is a song by German heavy metal band Accept, from their album ''

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'', released in 1981. Written and composed by

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, Stefan Kaufmann and

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, it was also released as a single with "Down and Out" as the B-side. Two other songs on the ''Breaker'' album ("Breaker" and "Starlight") were also released as singles in 1981. The original recording of "Burning" is notable for a fake live performance; it was recorded with crowd noise mixed in instead of being recorded at a concert. "Burning" appears on eight of Accept compilation albums: '' Restless: The Best'' (1982), '' Best of Accept'' (1983), ''Midnight Highway'' (1983), ''Hungry Years'' (1985), '' The Collection'' (1991), ''Steel Glove'' (1995), ''Sharkbite – Best Of'' (2005) and ''The Accept Collection'' (2010).

Track listing

Personnel

– vocals *

– guitar *

– bass guitar * Stefan Kaufmann – drums

References

* Accept (band) songs 1981 songs 1981 singles {{1980s-rock-song-stub