Recorded 2008 Length 3:21 | Genre Country Label Capitol Nashville | |
Released September 29, 2008 (2008-09-29) Format CD single
digital download | ||
"Feel That Fire" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released in September 2008 as the lead-off single and title track from his album of the same name. The song became Bentley's sixth Number One on the Hot Country Songs chart for the chart week of February 21, 2009.
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Content
This song, which Bentley co-wrote the song along with Brad and Brett Warren (of The Warren Brothers) and his producer Brett Beavers, is an up-tempo mostly accompanied by electric guitar and banjo. It describes the narrator's lover and lists off all the things that she wants, such as riding "the bull at the rodeo", or making every stray animal a pet. In the chorus, the narrator explains that "she needs to feel that fire" and be his lover. This song is in the key of A-flat major with the guitars set to E-flat tuning and a main chord pattern of A♭-D♭-G♭-A♭. Bentley's vocals range from G♭3 to E♭5.
Reception
Alison Bonaguro, in an entry for the CMT blog, described the song favorably. In her review, she said, "In a world of passionless relationships, I think this song is very aspirational."
The song received a "thumbs down" review from the country music site Engine 145. Despite calling it an "uptempo number that finds Bentley singing about something other than life on the road, featuring a rockin’ intro", critic Brady Vercher said that the song "contains a weak narrative that settles for what's easiest by barely delving into the subject."
Promotion
To promote the single, Bentley shipped more than 2000 boxes of Cracker Jack to various radio stations (a reference to "she wants the toy in the Cracker Jack", a line from the opening). Fifty-one stations were chosen randomly as winners, with the grand prize being a concert with Bentley.
The music video featured actress and model Sarah Desage.