ɹˈaɪzɪŋ tə nˈoʊ. tˈuː ɔnðə hˈɑːt wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ɪn bˈɪlboːɹd mˌæɡɐzˈiːn ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn bᵻhˌaɪnd ɹˈɑːd stˈuːɚts "dˈɑː jɐ θˈɪŋk aɪm sˈɛksi?", "fˈaɪɚ" wʌz ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli tˈaɪd wɪð "slˈoʊ hˈænd" nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn æz ðə pˈɔɪntɚ sˈɪstɚz hˈaɪɪsttʃˈɑːɹɾɪŋ sˈɪŋɡəl.
Rising to No. 2 on the Hot 100 in Billboard magazine in February 1979 (behind Rod Stewart's "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"), "Fire" was eventually tied with "Slow Hand" (1981) as the Pointer Sisters' highest-charting single.