Burning Like a Flame

1987 single by Dokken

"Burning Like a Flame"

Single by Dokken

from the album Back for the Attack

Released

December 1987 (US)^[1]

Genre

Heavy metal
glam metal

Length

4:46

Label

Elektra Records

Songwriter(s)

Mick Brown, Don Dokken, George Lynch, Jeff Pilson

Producer(s)

Neil Kernon

Dokken singles chronology

"Dream Warriors"
(1987)

"Burning Like a Flame"
(1987)

"Heaven Sent"
(1988)

"Burning Like a Flame" is a song by American heavy metal band Dokken, released in 1987 on the album Back for the Attack. The song peaked at number 20 on the Album Rock Tracks chart and at number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.^[2]

Track listing

7" single

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Burning Like a Flame"	4:46

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lost Behind the Wall"	4:19

UK 12" single

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Burning Like a Flame"	4:46
2.	"Lost Behind the Wall"	4:19

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Just Got Lucky"	4:35
2.	"In My Dreams"	4:01

European 12" single

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Burning Like a Flame"	4:44

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lost Behind the Wall"	4:18
2.	"Back for the Attack"	3:51

Charts

Chart (1987–1988)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[3]	78
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	72
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)^[5]	20

References

^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 230. ISBN 9780862415419.
^ "Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^ "The Hot 100 : January 16, 1988 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
^ "Billboard Rock Albums & Top Tracks - December 26, 1987" (PDF). Billboard. Billboard. March 12, 1988. p. 17. Retrieved April 19, 2021.