Burning Down One Side
| "Burning Down One Side" | ||||
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| Single by Robert Plant | ||||
| from the album Pictures at Eleven | ||||
| B-side | "Moonlight in Samosa" | |||
| Released | September 1982 | |||
| Format | 7", 12" | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:55 | |||
| Label | Swan Song | |||
| Writer(s) | Robert Plant, Robbie Blunt, Jezz Woodroffe | |||
| Producer(s) | Robert Plant | |||
| Robert Plant singles chronology | ||||
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"Burning Down One Side" is a song by Robert Plant from his first solo album Pictures at Eleven. It was the most popular track from the album on album-oriented rock radio in the United States, peaking at number three on the Billboard Top Tracks chart in 1982. Later released as the first single from the album, it only managed to reach number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 73 on the UK Singles Chart. The UK B-side "Far Post" was a moderate AOR (album-oriented rock) radio hit in the US, reaching number 12 on the Top Tracks chart in January 1983. This song features Phil Collins on drums, as do many other songs off this same album.
Track listing
UK and US 7" single
A1: "Burning Down One Side" (Plant, Blunt, Woodroffe) – 3:55
B1: "Moonlight in Samosa" (Plant, Blunt) – 3:58
UK 12" single
A1: "Burning Down One Side" (Plant, Blunt, Woodroffe) – 3:55
B1: "Moonlight in Samosa" (Plant, Blunt) – 3:58
B2: "Far Post" (Plant, Blunt, Woodroffe) – 4:42