The song Fire was October's first single...released before what I would consider the standout track on the album (Gloria). It hasn't been played live in 35 years.
I really like this song...there's a quality to it that I think is really cool...driving guitars, energy...good vocals. The lyrics are a bit elementary but not bad overall. Yes, it sounds very 'of its time', but you know...that's early 80s U2. I know it didn't get very well reviewed on the @u2 podcast series.
I would rate this a good song off a very underappreciated album.