"Fire" is a song by American rapper

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. It was released as the lead single from his fourth studio album ''

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'' on July 29, 2000, by

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and

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. The song peaked at number 35 on the US

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chart, number 57 on the UK Singles Chart, while failing to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Composition

"Fire" was composed in time and the key of

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, with a

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of 93 beats per minute. It has a duration time of two minutes and forty-nine seconds.

Charts

References

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