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"All Fired Up"
Single by Rattling Sabres
B-side"Nothin' Sacred"
Released1987
StudioPowerplant (Melbourne, Australia)[1]
Length4:31
LabelMighty Boy
Songwriter(s)Kerryn Tolhurst
Producer(s)Kerryl Tolhurst
Music video
"All Fired Up" on YouTube

"All Fired Up" is a song written by Kerryn Tolhurst and first performed and released by Australian country rock group Rattling Sabres in 1987. It charted nationally, peaking at number 94 on the Australian Music Report. The following year, American singer-songwriter Pat Benatar recorded a version that became a chart hit in several countries, including Australia, where it reached number two on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Track listing

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7-inch single[1]

A. "All Fired Up"
B. "Nothin' Sacred"

Charts

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australia (Australian Music Report)[2][3][4] 94

Pat Benatar version

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"All Fired Up"
Limited-edition CD single
Single by Pat Benatar
from the album Wide Awake in Dreamland
B-side"Cool Zero"
Released17 June 1988 (1988-06-17)
StudioOcean Way Recording (Los Angeles, California)
GenreArena rock[5]
Length
  • 4:27 (album version)
  • 4:08 (single edit)
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)Kerryn Tolhurst
Producer(s)
Pat Benatar singles chronology
"Big Life"
(1986) 		"All Fired Up"
(1988) 		"Don't Walk Away"
(1988)
Music video
"All Fired Up" on YouTube

In 1988, Pat Benatar included a cover version on her seventh studio album, Wide Awake in Dreamland, and released it as the album's lead single in 1988. It reached number 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100—becoming Benatar's last US top 40 single as of 2024—and peaked at the same position on both the UK Singles Chart and the Canadian RPM 100 Singles chart. It also reached number 12 in South Africa and number two in Australia. The song is the title track on All Fired Up: The Very Best of Pat Benatar, a two-CD compilation released in 1994.[6] In 1989, the song was nominated for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards.[7]

Track listings

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7-inch, cassette, and mini-CD single[8][9][10]

  1. "All Fired Up" (single version) – 4:08
  2. "Cool Zero" – 5:26

12-inch and CD single[11][12]

  1. "All Fired Up" – 4:08
  2. "Cool Zero" – 5:26
  3. "All Fired Up" (US edit) – 3:55

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ a b All Fired Up (Australian 7-inch single sleeve). Rattling Sabres. Mighty Boy. 1987. MB 20027.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 246. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ Howell, Anne (24 December 1987). "Rattling North". Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. ^ Halliday, Claire (12 February 2003). "The Culture – Lost Songs". The Age.
  5. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pat Benatar - Best Shots review". AllMusic. TiVo Corporation. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  6. ^ Hochman, Steve (1999). Popular Musicians, Volume 1. Salem Press. p. 86. ISBN 0893569879.
  7. ^ "1988 Grammy Awards". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  8. ^ All Fired Up (US 7-inch single vinyl disc). Pat Benatar. Chrysalis Records. 1988. VS4 43268.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ All Fired Up (US cassette single sleeve). Pat Benatar. Chrysalis Records. 1988. VST 43268.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ All Fired Up (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Pat Benatar. Chrysalis Records. 1988. XP10-2008.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ All Fired Up (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Pat Benatar. Chrysalis Records. 1988. PATX 5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ All Fired Up (UK CD single liner notes). Pat Benatar. Chrysalis Records. 1988. PATCD 5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ "Pat Benatar – All Fired Up". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8552." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 33. 13 August 1988. p. 15. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  16. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – All Fired Up". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  17. ^ "Pat Benatar – All Fired Up". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  18. ^ "SA Charts 1965 – 1989 Songs A-B". South African Rock Lists. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  19. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  20. ^ "Pat Benatar Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  21. ^ "Pat Benatar Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  22. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1988". ARIA. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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