Fire in the Sky (song)

"Fire in the Sky"
Single by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
from the album Twenty Years of Dirt
B-side	"Cadillac Ranch"
Released	November 15, 1986
Genre	Country
Label	Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	Jeff Hanna, Bob Carpenter
Producer(s)	Jeff Hanna, Bob Edwards
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band singles chronology
"Stand a Little Rain" (1986) "Fire in the Sky" (1986) "Baby's Got a Hold on Me" (1987)

"Fire in the Sky" is a song recorded by American country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The first version of the song was released in 1981 and peaked at number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100. In November 1986, the song was released to the country music format, peaking at number 7 on the Hot Country Songs charts^[1] and number five on the Canadian country charts. The song features a guest vocal by Kenny Loggins.

Chart performance

Chart (1981)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	76
Chart (1986–1987)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	7
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	5

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 249.