"2"^^ . . "-0.289924"^^ . . "Epic Records" . "eng" . . "Epic Records singles" . . "175114"^^ . "5714dec925ac0d8aee3d3140" . . "Number-one singles in Australia" . "1987" . "false"^^ . "Hard rock ballads" . "english" . . "DEA450608230" . . "Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles" . "TRWMPEH128F426BF8E" . "2008 singles" . . "97.0"^^ . "392000.0"^^ . "16959579" . "%22The Flame%22 is a ballad written by British songwriters Bob Mitchell and Nick Graham. The song was first offered to English singer Elkie Brooks, who turned it down, and was then released by Cheap Trick, for which it was a hit single in 1988. The song appeared on the band's Lap of Luxury album.%22The Flame%22 reached number one on the American Billboard Hot 100 in 1988 when issued as a single; it also reached number one in Australia and Canada." . "Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs number-one singles" . "3158" . "-14.3"^^ . <2u6uXuT9pm4> . "The Flame" . "2014-12-02"^^ . "RPM Top Singles number-one singles" . "true"^^ . . "The Flame" . "1988 songs" . "-0.530911"^^ . "Richie Zito" . "1999 singles" . "a723a2b5-30b9-42be-80c7-714d85715b22" . "true"^^ . . "Cheap Trick songs" . "1988-04-05"^^ . "Nick Graham (musician)" . "Song recordings produced by Richie Zito" . . "15"^^ . . "1988 singles" .