The Flame (Cheap Trick song)

"The Flame"
Single by Cheap Trick
from the album Lap of Luxury
B-side"Through the Night"
WrittenNovember 1987
ReleasedApril 5, 1988
Genre
Length
  • 5:37 (album version)
  • 4:44 (7-inch edit and video version)
LabelEpic
Songwriters
ProducerRichie Zito
Cheap Trick singles chronology
"Kiss Me Red"
(1986)
"The Flame"
(1988)
"Don't Be Cruel"
(1988)
Music video
"The Flame" on YouTube

"The Flame" is a song by the American rock band Cheap Trick, released in 1988 as the first single from their 10th album, Lap of Luxury. The power ballad was written by songwriters Bob Mitchell and Nick Graham and was produced by Richie Zito. "The Flame" reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in July 1988 and also reached number one in Australia and Canada.