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Standing Outside the Fire

January 01, 1970

"Standing Outside the Fire" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks. The song was written by Brooks, along with Jenny Yates. It was released in December 1993 as the third single from his album In Pieces. The song also appears on The Hits, The Limited Series, Double Live, and The Ultimate Hits. It reached number 3 on the Billboard Country Charts in 1994. It was also a success internationally and reached the top 30 of the UK Singles Chart, a rare feat for a country singer at the time.

"Standing Outside the Fire"
Single by Garth Brooks
from the album In Pieces
B-side"Cold Shoulder"
ReleasedDecember 13, 1993
Recorded1993
GenreCountry
Length3:52
LabelLiberty 17802
Songwriter(s)Jenny Yates, Garth Brooks
Producer(s)Allen Reynolds
Garth Brooks singles chronology
"American Honky-Tonk Bar Association"
(1993) 		"Standing Outside the Fire"
(1993) 		"One Night a Day"
(1994)
UK cover
Spain cover

"Standing Outside the Fire" is known by many to be a song of inspiration. One notable line in the chorus reads "Life is not tried, it is merely survived if you're standing outside the fire."

Background and production edit

Brooks provided the following background information on the song in the CD booklet liner notes from The Hits:

"I was in Los Angeles in 1992, hanging out with a good friend, Jenny Yates. In a conversation I was describing something that I thought was really close, but for me it just stood outside the fire. There was that brilliant moment of silence when we just looked at each other and smiled, Within an hour and half, this song was written. This is another song of inspiration, and Jenny is that way when it comes to inspiration. I don't know if I have ever met a bigger dreamer than Jenny - to the one who saw the vision and made it happen - may hats off to Jenny Yates."[1]

Mark Casstevens played acoustic guitar, Chris Leuzinger played electric guitar, Milton Sledge played drums, Mike Chapman played bass guitar, Rob Hajacos played fiddle, Bobby Wood played piano, Sam Bacco and Ferrell Morris provided percussion, Sam Bush played mandolin, and Trisha Yearwood provided harmony vocals.

Lawsuit edit

In 1991, Kenny Loggins and his guitarist Guy Thomas wrote the song "Convictions of the Heart" for his album "Leap of Faith." Two years later, when Brooks released "Standing Outside the Fire", Loggins and Thomas thought the song sounded similar to their composition. Loggins discusses this in his 2022 autobiography. Loggins said that he contacted Brooks via telephone to discuss the issue. Loggins claims that Brooks admitted that he'd borrowed from his song, and so Loggins suggested that he and Thomas should receive a percentage of the sales. "Garth didn't like that idea at all," Loggins writes in the book. "His tone grew steely and defensive."[2]

Loggins and Thomas sued Brooks for $5 million. Before the court proceeding began, the judge called Thomas and Brooks into his chambers. That conversation was off the record, but when finished Brooks agreed to settle the lawsuit.[3] Loggins writes of the 1998 court appearance that the agreement meant that the amount of money involved couldn't be shared and Brooks had to admit to settling the suit. Loggins writes: "Afterward, he said publicly something like, 'Sometimes. you just have to pay to get people off your back,'" Loggins continues, "I let that one go. I haven't seen him since."[2]

Music video edit

Brooks claims, on his All Access DVD, that most letters he receives regarding "Standing Outside the Fire" are from participants (or relatives of) in Special Olympics. In the emotional and inspirational music video [citation needed], a high school student with Down syndrome named Brandon decides to not participate in the institution's Special Olympics but signs up for the regular event. There is much strife between Brandon's parents, concerning whether or not he should be allowed to do this. The father is strongly opposed, claiming that "he will embarrass himself". However, the mother believes the father disapproves because he himself will be embarrassed. Brandon is seen working very hard for the meet. On the day of the State Track and Field Meet, Brandon trips during a race and is injured. The coach tries to help him out, but his father runs on the track and encourages his son to finish the race regardless, rather than quit. The father says to the coach, "Get away from him! He is not finished!" After his father's encouragement, Brandon picks himself up and sprints across the finish line, where he is emotionally embraced by both of his parents.

Brooks is not seen until two minutes into the video, where he is playing and singing with his band in front of a set resembling the sign-up board, which is on fire. After that, Brooks is also seen among the crowd of the sports day event. He said at the time that the reason for this is that he wanted the focus of the video to be on the storyline, versus him playing the song. Contrary to popular belief, the drum kit Garth's drummer Mike Palmer was playing was placed directly outside the fire and melted during the shoot. The video was directed by Jon Small, and was filmed over three days in suburbs of Los Angeles, California. The school scenes (including the track meet) were filmed at John Marshall High School, the same school where Van Halen's "Hot For Teacher" video and the final carnival scene from Grease were filmed, while the residential scenes were filmed in nearby Westwood.

Track listing edit

UK CD single Capitol CDCL 712 - 1994

  1. "Standing Outside the Fire"
  2. "Unanswered Prayers"
  3. "In Lonesome Dove"
  4. "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)"

UK 2 disc CD single Capitol CDCLS 712 - 1994

Disc One

  1. "Standing Outside the Fire"
  2. "The Night Will Only Know"
  3. "Dixie Chicken"

Disc Two

  1. "Standing Outside the Fire"
  2. "Unanswered Prayers"
  3. "In Lonesome Dove"
  4. "Ain't Going Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)"

Netherlands CD single Capitol 72438136129 - 1994

  1. "Standing Outside the Fire"
  2. "The Night Will Only Know"
  3. "Dixie Chicken"
  4. "In Lonesome Dove"

Australian CD single Capitol - 1993

  1. "Standing Outside the Fire"
  2. "Friends in Low Places"
  3. "Every Now and Then"
  4. "Interview"

UK 7" vinyl single Capitol CL 712 - 1993

  1. "Standing Outside the Fire"
  2. "The Night Will Only Know"

Chart positions edit

Chart (1993–1994) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[4] 45
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 3
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 57
Irish Singles Chart[7] 12
Scottish Singles Chart[8] 27
UK Singles Chart[9] 28
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 3

Year-end charts edit

Chart (1994) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[11] 31
US Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 63

References edit

  1. ^ Garth Brooks - The Hits: transcription from the CD booklet (bar code 7-2438-29689-2-4)
  2. ^ a b "Kenny Loggins opens feud with Garth Brooks". Yahoo!. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  3. ^ Sandler, Adam (January 16, 1998). "Brooks song suit settled". Variety. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  4. ^ Garth Brooks - Standing Outside The Fire - hitparade.ch
  5. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2440." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 11, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  6. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 30, 1994. Retrieved January 17, 2019 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ IrishCharts.ie
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  9. ^ "Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  10. ^ "Garth Brooks Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  12. ^ "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.


External links edit

  • "Standing Outside the Fire" Lyrics
  • "Standing Outside the Fire" Music Video
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January 01, 1970
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Standing Outside the Fire is a song co written and recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks The song was written by Brooks along with Jenny Yates It was released in December 1993 as the third single from his album In Pieces The song also appears on The Hits The Limited Series Double Live and The Ultimate Hits It reached number 3 on the Billboard Country Charts in 1994 It was also a success internationally and reached the top 30 of the UK Singles Chart a rare feat for a country singer at the time Standing Outside the Fire Single by Garth Brooksfrom the album In PiecesB side Cold Shoulder ReleasedDecember 13 1993Recorded1993GenreCountryLength3 52LabelLiberty 17802Songwriter s Jenny Yates Garth BrooksProducer s Allen ReynoldsGarth Brooks singles chronology American Honky Tonk Bar Association 1993 Standing Outside the Fire 1993 One Night a Day 1994 UK coverSpain cover Standing Outside the Fire is known by many to be a song of inspiration One notable line in the chorus reads Life is not tried it is merely survived if you re standing outside the fire Contents 1 Background and production 2 Lawsuit 3 Music video 4 Track listing 5 Chart positions 5 1 Year end charts 6 References 7 External linksBackground and production editBrooks provided the following background information on the song in the CD booklet liner notes from The Hits I was in Los Angeles in 1992 hanging out with a good friend Jenny Yates In a conversation I was describing something that I thought was really close but for me it just stood outside the fire There was that brilliant moment of silence when we just looked at each other and smiled Within an hour and half this song was written This is another song of inspiration and Jenny is that way when it comes to inspiration I don t know if I have ever met a bigger dreamer than Jenny to the one who saw the vision and made it happen may hats off to Jenny Yates 1 Mark Casstevens played acoustic guitar Chris Leuzinger played electric guitar Milton Sledge played drums Mike Chapman played bass guitar Rob Hajacos played fiddle Bobby Wood played piano Sam Bacco and Ferrell Morris provided percussion Sam Bush played mandolin and Trisha Yearwood provided harmony vocals Lawsuit editIn 1991 Kenny Loggins and his guitarist Guy Thomas wrote the song Convictions of the Heart for his album Leap of Faith Two years later when Brooks released Standing Outside the Fire Loggins and Thomas thought the song sounded similar to their composition Loggins discusses this in his 2022 autobiography Loggins said that he contacted Brooks via telephone to discuss the issue Loggins claims that Brooks admitted that he d borrowed from his song and so Loggins suggested that he and Thomas should receive a percentage of the sales Garth didn t like that idea at all Loggins writes in the book His tone grew steely and defensive 2 Loggins and Thomas sued Brooks for 5 million Before the court proceeding began the judge called Thomas and Brooks into his chambers That conversation was off the record but when finished Brooks agreed to settle the lawsuit 3 Loggins writes of the 1998 court appearance that the agreement meant that the amount of money involved couldn t be shared and Brooks had to admit to settling the suit Loggins writes Afterward he said publicly something like Sometimes you just have to pay to get people off your back Loggins continues I let that one go I haven t seen him since 2 Music video editBrooks claims on his All Access DVD that most letters he receives regarding Standing Outside the Fire are from participants or relatives of in Special Olympics In the emotional and inspirational music video citation needed a high school student with Down syndrome named Brandon decides to not participate in the institution s Special Olympics but signs up for the regular event There is much strife between Brandon s parents concerning whether or not he should be allowed to do this The father is strongly opposed claiming that he will embarrass himself However the mother believes the father disapproves because he himself will be embarrassed Brandon is seen working very hard for the meet On the day of the State Track and Field Meet Brandon trips during a race and is injured The coach tries to help him out but his father runs on the track and encourages his son to finish the race regardless rather than quit The father says to the coach Get away from him He is not finished After his father s encouragement Brandon picks himself up and sprints across the finish line where he is emotionally embraced by both of his parents Brooks is not seen until two minutes into the video where he is playing and singing with his band in front of a set resembling the sign up board which is on fire After that Brooks is also seen among the crowd of the sports day event He said at the time that the reason for this is that he wanted the focus of the video to be on the storyline versus him playing the song Contrary to popular belief the drum kit Garth s drummer Mike Palmer was playing was placed directly outside the fire and melted during the shoot The video was directed by Jon Small and was filmed over three days in suburbs of Los Angeles California The school scenes including the track meet were filmed at John Marshall High School the same school where Van Halen s Hot For Teacher video and the final carnival scene from Grease were filmed while the residential scenes were filmed in nearby Westwood Track listing editUK CD single Capitol CDCL 712 1994 Standing Outside the Fire Unanswered Prayers In Lonesome Dove Ain t Goin Down Til the Sun Comes Up UK 2 disc CD single Capitol CDCLS 712 1994Disc One Standing Outside the Fire The Night Will Only Know Dixie Chicken Disc Two Standing Outside the Fire Unanswered Prayers In Lonesome Dove Ain t Going Down Til the Sun Comes Up Netherlands CD single Capitol 72438136129 1994 Standing Outside the Fire The Night Will Only Know Dixie Chicken In Lonesome Dove Australian CD single Capitol 1993 Standing Outside the Fire Friends in Low Places Every Now and Then Interview UK 7 vinyl single Capitol CL 712 1993 Standing Outside the Fire The Night Will Only Know Chart positions editChart 1993 1994 Peakposition Australian Singles Chart 4 45 Canada Country Tracks RPM 5 3 Europe Eurochart Hot 100 6 57 Irish Singles Chart 7 12 Scottish Singles Chart 8 27 UK Singles Chart 9 28 US Hot Country Songs Billboard 10 3 Year end charts edit Chart 1994 Position Canada Country Tracks RPM 11 31 US Country Songs Billboard 12 63References edit Garth Brooks The Hits transcription from the CD booklet bar code 7 2438 29689 2 4 a b Kenny Loggins opens feud with Garth Brooks Yahoo Retrieved August 9 2023 Sandler Adam January 16 1998 Brooks song suit settled Variety Retrieved February 1 2024 Garth Brooks Standing Outside The Fire hitparade ch Top RPM Country Tracks Issue 2440 RPM Library and Archives Canada April 11 1994 Retrieved August 4 2013 Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc April 30 1994 Retrieved January 17 2019 via Google Books IrishCharts ie Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company www officialcharts com Retrieved January 17 2019 Official Charts Company www officialcharts com Retrieved January 17 2019 Garth Brooks Chart History Hot Country Songs Billboard RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994 RPM December 12 1994 Retrieved August 4 2013 Best of 1994 Country Songs Billboard Prometheus Global Media 1994 Retrieved August 4 2013 External links edit Standing Outside the Fire Lyrics Standing Outside the Fire Music Video 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Standing Outside the Fire amp oldid 1201832569, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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