▁the ▁independent ▁Olympic ▁Studios ▁in ▁Bar nes , ▁London . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁song ▁to ▁be ▁recorded ▁for ▁the ▁album . ▁" Down ▁To ▁Zero " ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single , ▁also ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁by ▁A & M ▁(" Down ▁to ▁Zero / Like ▁Fire " ▁– ▁A MS ▁ 7 2 7 0 ), ▁and ▁despite ▁following ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁single ▁" L ove ▁and ▁Aff ection " ▁( which ▁had ▁been ▁released ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 6 ), ▁it ▁failed ▁to ▁chart . ▁▁ ▁In ▁his ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁on ▁All Music , ▁Dave ▁Con n olly ▁c ites ▁" Down ▁to ▁Zero " ▁ ▁as ▁"[ one ▁of ] ▁the ▁album ' s ▁most ▁memor able ▁tracks ". ▁Women ' s ▁music ▁writer ▁Lucy ▁O ' B rien ▁described ▁the ▁song ▁as ▁" a ▁full - til t ▁roll er co aster ▁... ▁a ▁master ly ▁analysis ▁of ▁re jection ." ▁ ▁Crit ic ▁Wil fr id ▁M ellers , ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁Ang els ▁of ▁the ▁Night , ▁pra ised ▁the ▁song ' s ▁" j azz ▁intensity ", ▁achieved ▁he ▁says , ▁through ▁its ▁" tri ple t ▁cross - rh yth ms ". ▁▁ ▁" Down ▁To ▁Zero " ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁re - re leased ▁on ▁numerous ▁collections , ▁among ▁them : ▁Live ▁at ▁the ▁Bij ou ▁Bij ou ▁Club , ▁Philadelphia ▁Super star ▁Radio ▁Network ▁( 1 9 7 7 , ▁prom