Burnin' for You

"Burnin' for You" is a hit song by American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, from their Platinum Fire of Unknown Origin album, released in 1981.

It hit #1 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart, and the single spent three weeks in the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was aided by a popular early MTVmusic video.[1]  The song, like BOC's other hit songs "Godzilla" and "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", was sung by guitarist Buck Dharma, who also co-wrote the song.

The song was on the 2001 Clear Channel memorandum banned songs-list after 9/11. ==Covers[ edit] == ==Chart positions[ edit] ==
 * Lisa Marie Presley covered this song on her 2005 album Now What.
 * Iced Earth did a cover of this song and "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll", another Blue Öyster Cult song, on their tribute album Tribute to the Gods.[2]
 * Shiny Toy Guns covered this song for the television commercial for the 2010 Lincoln MKS.
 * Mike Watt covered this song on the compilation Guilt by Association Vol. 1. It is a compilation album released September 4, 2007 by Engine Room Recordings. It features indie rock artists covering well-known pop and R&B songs.[3]