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1982 single by The J. Geils Band From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Flamethrower" is a song by the J. Geils Band released in 1982 as the B-side to the single "Freeze Frame", from their multi million selling album of the same name.
"Flamethrower" | ||||
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Single by The J. Geils Band | ||||
from the album Freeze Frame | ||||
A-side | "Freeze Frame" | |||
Released | 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1981 | |||
Genre | Blues rock, new wave, dance-rock | |||
Length | 4:58 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) | Seth Justman | |||
The J. Geils Band singles chronology | ||||
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"Flamethrower" received major airplay on urban contemporary radio, reaching number 25 on the Billboard Black/Soul singles chart. The song also received airplay on rock and Top 40 stations. AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the song's hard-boogie riff.[1] Record World described the song as "black radio."[2] Classic Rock History critic Brian Kachejian named "Flamethrower" as the band's 5th best song, particularly praising the "opening drum and guitar licks."[3] Ultimate Classic Rock critic Nick DeRiso felt it was hearkened back effectively to the band's early "bar-band anthems".[4]
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[5] | 12 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[6] | 25 |
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