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About a Burning Fire is the fourth album by post-hardcore band Blindside. It was released on February 24, 2004 through Elektra and 3 Points Records. The album is notable for featuring The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan on the track "Hooray, It's L.A."

About a Burning Fire
Studio album by Blindside
Released	February 24, 2004 (2004-02-24)
Recorded	2003 at Bay 7 Studios (Valley Village, CA) Sparky Dark Studios (Calabasas, CA)
Genre	Post-hardcore alternative metal alternative rock
Length	44:38
Label	Elektra 3 Points Records
Producer	Howard Benson
Blindside chronology
Silence (2002) About a Burning Fire (2004) The Great Depression (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[2]

"All of Us" became the album's lead single. Its music video features a young man chasing after a woman through a dead, leafless forest. In his desperation, the man's arms begin to stretch out to her in a feat similar to Mr. Fantastic's. The video aired considerably on Fuse TV.

Track listing

1. "Eye of the Storm" – 4:02
2. "Follow You Down" – 3:01
3. "All of Us" – 3:31
4. "Shekina" – 4:46
5. "Hooray, It's L.A." – 3:17 (Featuring Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins)
6. "Swallow" – 2:25
7. "Die Buying" – 3:18
8. "Across Waters Again" – 4:13
9. "After You're Gone" – 2:57
10. "Where the Sun Never Dies" – 4:18
11. "Roads" – 4:14
12. "About a Burning Fire" – 4:36

B-Sides: "I Know Why You Dress in Black" – 2:29

Band

• Marcus Dahlström – drummer
• Simon Grenehed – guitarist, vocalist
• Christian Lindskog – vocalist
• Tomas Näslund – bassist, pianist, vocalist

Credits

• All songs written by Blindside
• Published by Walking Home Music (ASCAP)
• Produced by Howard Benson
• Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
• Recorded by Mike Plotnikoff
• Additional engineering by Eric Miller
• Digital editing: Paul DeCarli, Mike Plotnikoff and Eric Miller
• Additional recording by Lasse Marten at Decibel Stockholm Studios
• Pre-production at Valley Center Studios
• Mastered by Tom Maker at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, CA)
• Drum tech: John Nicholson at Drum Fetish
• Billy Corgan: guitar on "Hooray, It's L.A."
• Emma Härdelin: vocals on "Shekina"
• Jon Rekdal: trumpet solo on "Roads"
• Jen Kuhn: cello on "Shekina" and "Roads"
• Neel Hammond: violin on "Shekina" and "Roads"
• Petter Winnberg: double bass on "Shekina"
• Howard Benson: vox continental organ on "Swallow"
• Billy Corgan appears courtesy of Reprise Records
• Management: Tim M. Cook, Tim Ottley and Rachel Koeneke for Cook Management, LLC.
• A&R: Howard Benson
• Production coordinator: Dana Childs
• Business management: Mark Kaplan for Kaplan Corp.
• Legal: Doug Mark, Esquire for Barnes, Morris, Klein, Mark and Yorn
• Booking: Michael Arlin at Artist Group International
• International booking: Emma Banks at Helter Skelter
• Tour management and live sound by Danny Hill
• Art direction: Asterik Studio and blindside with Lili Picou
• Design: Asterik Studio, Seattle
• Photography: Kris McCaddon
• Band photography: Daniel Mansson
• Album coordinator: Danielle Bond

References

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