Paper in Fire

"Paper in Fire"
Single by John Cougar Mellencamp
from the album The Lonesome Jubilee
B-side"Never Too Old"
ReleasedAugust 15, 1987 (1987-08-15)
StudioBelmont Mall (Indiana, US)
Genre
Length3:51
LabelMercury
SongwriterJohn Mellencamp
Producers
John Cougar Mellencamp singles chronology
"Rumbleseat"
(1986)
"Paper in Fire"
(1987)
"Cherry Bomb"
(1987)

"Paper in Fire" is a song by American rock singer John Mellencamp, released on August 15, 1987, as the first single from his ninth studio album The Lonesome Jubilee. The song was a commercial success, reaching number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. It was also successful in Canada, where it topped The Record's singles chart and peaked at number three on the RPM 100 Singles chart.