Fields of Fire (song)

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"Fields of Fire"
Single by Big Country
from the album The Crossing
Released 18 February, 1983
Recorded 1982-1983
Genre Celtic rock
Length 3:31
Label Mercury
Writer(s) Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler, Bruce Watson
Producer(s) Steve Lillywhite
Big Country singles chronology
"Harvest Home"
(1982)
"Fields of Fire"
(1983)
"In a Big Country"
(1983)

"Fields of Fire" (single version subtitled "400 Miles")[1] is one of the biggest hits by the Scottish rock band Big Country. It was first released as a single in the United Kingdom in 1983 and included on the band's debut album The Crossing.

Music video

The music video begins with a young boy playing with his toy train set. The members of the band are passengers on a train that has left the railway station and are seen playing their instruments inside their train coach. After going through a tunnel, the train is stopped because a Scotsman is playing the bagpipes on the railway line. The band then leave their carriage and follow the Scotsman to find themselves watching a First World War Battle in which the band members themselves are taking part. [2]

Reception

The song was a big hit, introducing the band to mainstream audiences in the United States in 1984 and reaching the top ten in the UK Singles Chart.[1] On their album review of The Crossing, Rolling Stone noted that the song was "one of the great, resounding anthems of this or any other year" and praised the "bagpipelike single-string riffs".[3] Big Country's bassist Tony Butler has also claimed this song to be one of his favorites.[4]

Chart positions

Chart (1983-1984) Peak
position
New Zealand Singles Chart 26
UK Singles Chart[1] 10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 52

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Credits

Compilation album usage

The song has been included on several notable compilation albums since its release. For instance, in 1992, the track was included on the Time Life:The Rock Collection-Hot Rock release,[9] and in 1997, the long-running The Best... Album in the World...Ever! compilation album brand included the song on their The Best Scottish Album in the World... Ever! release.[10]

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