ɐ hˈɪt ˌɔn bˈɪlboːɹdz hˈɑːt ˈɑːɹ ænd bˈiː slˈæʃ hˈɪphˈɑːp sˈɔŋz ænd ɐdˈʌlt kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi tʃˈɑːɹts æt ɹᵻspˈɛktɪvli nˈoʊ. fˈoːɹtiːn ænd nˈoʊ. twˈɛnti tˈuː, "fˈaɪɚ" ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐfˈoːɹdᵻd ðə pˈɔɪntɚ sˈɪstɚz ɐn ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl tʃˈɑːɹt hˈɪt, ɹˈiːtʃɪŋ nˈoʊ. wˈʌn ɪn bˈɛldʒəm, ðə nˈɛðɜːləndz, sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkə ænd nˈuː zˈiːlənd, ænd tʃˈɑːɹɾɪŋ ɪn ɔːstɹˈeɪliə nˈoʊ. sˈɛvən, ˈɔːstɹiə nˈoʊ. tˈɛn, kˈænədə nˈoʊ. θɹˈiː, dʒˈɜːməni nˈoʊ. θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv ænd ðə jˌuːkˈeɪ nˈoʊ. θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ.
A hit on Billboards Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Adult Contemporary charts at respectively No. 14 and No. 22, "Fire" also afforded the Pointer Sisters an international chart hit, reaching No. 1 in Belgium, the Netherlands, South Africa and New Zealand, and charting in Australia (No. 7), Austria (No. 10), Canada (No. 3), Germany (No. 35) and the UK (No. 34).