Light My Fire

"Light My Fire" is a song by the American rock band the Doors. It was recorded in August 1966 and released in January 1967 on their eponymous debut album. Issued as an edited single on April 24, 1967, it spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (in July 29, August 5 and August 12, 1967), and one week on the Cash Box Top 100, nearly a year after its recording. Due to its erotic lyrics and innovative structure, the song has come to be regarded synonymous with the '60s psychedelic and sexual revolutions. A year later, it re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968 following the success of José Feliciano's cover version of the song (which peaked at number three on the Billboard chart), peaking at number 87. The song was principally written by the band's guitarist, Robby Krieger, but was credited to the entire band. It has since been recognized as one of the earliest psychedelic rock tracks ever. In 1969 at the 11th Annual Grammy Awards, the cover version of the song by José Feliciano won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Performance, Male. Feliciano also won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. History