Down in Flames (Blackhawk song)

"Down in Flames"
Single by Blackhawk
from the album Blackhawk
B-side	"Between Ragged and Wrong"
Released	December 5, 1994
Recorded	1993
Genre	Country
Length	3:44
Label	Arista Nashville
Writer(s)	Michael Clark Jeff Stevens
Producer(s)	Mark Bright Tim DuBois
Blackhawk singles chronology
"I Sure Can Smell the Rain" (1994) "Down in Flames" (1994) "That's Just About Right" (1995)

"Down in Flames" is a song written by Michael Clark and Jeff Stevens, and recorded by American country music band Blackhawk. It was released in December 1994 as the fourth single from their self-titled debut album. It peaked at number 10 on both the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks and the Canadian RPM Country Tracks charts.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it "an incendiary love affair." She goes on to say that the song is "marked by tight harmonies and anchored by Henry Paul's breathy lead vocal."^[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1994-1995)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2]	10
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]	96

References

1. Billboard, December 10, 1994
2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9086." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 27, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
3. "Blackhawk – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Blackhawk.
4. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics