spɹˈɪŋstiːn kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ɐ stˈuːdɪˌoʊ ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ ʌv "fˈaɪɚ" ˌɔn dʒˈuːn sˈɛvəntˌiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən, wˌɪtʃ wʌz wˈʌn ʌv fˈɪfti tˈuː tɹˈæks æt lˈiːst pˈɑːɹʃəli ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd wˌɪtʃ dɪdnˌɑːt mˌeɪk ðə kˈʌt fɔːɹ hɪz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt ˈælbəm dˈɑːɹknəs ɔnðɪ ˈɛdʒ ʌv tˈaʊn æz ðeɪ wɜː kənsˈɪdɚd ɪŋkənsˈɪstənt wɪð hɪz θiːmˈæɾɪk vˈɪʒən fɚðɪ ˈælbəm.
Springsteen completed a studio recording of "Fire" on June 17, 1977, which was one of 52 tracks at least partially recorded which did not make the cut for his 1978 album Darkness on the Edge of Town as they were considered inconsistent with his thematic vision for the album.