"Burning Like a Flame"
Single by Dokken
from the album Back for the Attack
ReleasedDecember 1987 (US)[1]
Genre
Length4:46
LabelElektra Records
Songwriter(s)Mick Brown, Don Dokken, George Lynch, Jeff Pilson
Producer(s)Neil Kernon
Dokken singles chronology
"Dream Warriors"
(1987) 		"Burning Like a Flame"
(1987) 		"Heaven Sent"
(1988)

"Burning Like a Flame" is a song by American heavy metal band Dokken, released in 1987 on the album Back for the Attack. The song peaked at number 20 on the Album Rock Tracks chart and at number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.[2]

Track listing

7" single
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Burning Like a Flame"4:46
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Lost Behind the Wall"4:19
UK 12" single
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Burning Like a Flame"4:46
2."Lost Behind the Wall"4:19
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Just Got Lucky"4:35
2."In My Dreams"4:01
European 12" single
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Burning Like a Flame"4:44
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Lost Behind the Wall"4:18
2."Back for the Attack"3:51

Charts

Chart (1987–1988) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 78
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 72
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[5] 20

References

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 230. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ^ "Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Hot 100 : January 16, 1988 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  5. ^ "Billboard Rock Albums & Top Tracks - December 26, 1987" (PDF). Billboard. Billboard. March 12, 1988. p. 17. Retrieved April 19, 2021.


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