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{{Short description|1987 single by the Rattling Sabres}}
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{{Infobox song
| name     = All Fired Up
| cover    = Rattling Sabres - All Fired Up.jpg
| alt      =
| type     = single
| artist   = [[Rattling Sabres]]
| album    =
| B-side   = Nothin' Sacred
| released = 1987
| recorded =
| studio   = Powerplant (Melbourne, Australia)<ref name="rs7"/>
| venue    =
| genre    =
| length   = 4:31
| label    = Mighty Boy
| writer   = [[Kerryn Tolhurst]]
| producer = Kerryl Tolhurst
| misc     = {{External music video|type=single|{{YouTube|kV1ELKBGpu8|"All Fired Up"}}}}
}}
"'''All Fired Up'''" is a song written by [[Kerryn Tolhurst]] and first performed and released by Australian [[country rock]] group [[Rattling Sabres]] in 1987. It charted nationally, peaking at number 94 on the [[Australian Music Report]]. The following year, American singer-songwriter [[Pat Benatar]] recorded a version that became a chart hit in several countries, including Australia, where it reached number two on the [[ARIA Singles Chart]].
==Track listing==
'''7-inch single'''<ref name="rs7">{{cite AV media notes|title=All Fired Up|others=[[Rattling Sabres]]|year=1987|type=Australian 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=Mighty Boy|id=MB 20027}}</ref>
:A. "All Fired Up"
:B. "Nothin' Sacred"
==Charts==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (1987)
!scope="col"|Peak<br/>position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia ([[Australian Music Report]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=246}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=24 December 1987|title=Rattling North|first=Anne|last=Howell}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Age]]|date=12 February 2003|title=The Culture – Lost Songs|first=Claire|last=Halliday}}</ref>
|94
|}
==Pat Benatar version==
{{Infobox song
| name       = All Fired Up
| cover      = Picture_of_single.png
| caption    = Limited-edition CD single
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Pat Benatar]]
| album      = [[Wide Awake in Dreamland]]
| B-side     = Cool Zero
| released   = {{Start date|1988|06|17|df=y}}
| recorded   =
| studio     = [[Ocean Way Recording]] (Los Angeles, California)
| genre      = [[Arena rock]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/best-shots-mw0000194600 |title=Pat Benatar - Best Shots review |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[TiVo Corporation]] |accessdate= October 3, 2023}}</ref>
| length     =
* {{Duration|m=4|s=27}} (album version)
* {{Duration|m=4|s=8}} (single edit)
| label      = [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]]
| writer     = Kerryn Tolhurst
| producer   =
* [[Keith Forsey]]
* [[Neil Giraldo]]
| prev_title = Big Life
| prev_year  = 1986
| next_title = [[Don't Walk Away (Pat Benatar song)|Don't Walk Away]]
| next_year  = 1988
| misc       = {{External music video|type=single|{{YouTube|PsnYrH3BUP8|"All Fired Up"}}}}
}}
In 1988, [[Pat Benatar]] included a cover version on her seventh studio album, ''[[Wide Awake in Dreamland]]'', and released it as the album's [[lead single]] in 1988. It reached number 19 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]—becoming Benatar's last US top 40 single as of {{YEAR}}—and peaked at the same position on both the [[UK Singles Chart]] and the Canadian ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' 100 Singles chart. It also reached number 12 in South Africa and number two in Australia. The song is the title track on ''All Fired Up: The Very Best of Pat Benatar'', a two-CD compilation released in 1994.<ref>{{cite book|first=Steve|last=Hochman|title=Popular Musicians, Volume 1|year=1999|page=86|publisher=Salem Press|isbn=0893569879}}</ref> In 1989, the song was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance|Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female]] at the [[31st Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/31st-annual-grammy-awards|title=1988 Grammy Awards|publisher=[[Grammy Awards]]|access-date=11 January 2023}}</ref>
===Track listings===
'''7-inch, cassette, and mini-CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=All Fired Up|others=[[Pat Benatar]]|year=1988|type=US 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=[[Chrysalis Records]]|id=VS4 43268}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=All Fired Up|others=Pat Benatar|year=1988|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=Chrysalis Records|id=VST 43268}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=All Fired Up|others=Pat Benatar|year=1988|type=Japanese mini-CD single liner notes|publisher=Chrysalis Records|id=XP10-2008}}</ref>
# "All Fired Up" (single version) – 4:08
# "Cool Zero" – 5:26
'''12-inch and CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=All Fired Up|others=Pat Benatar|year=1988|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Chrysalis Records|id=PATX 5}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=All Fired Up|others=Pat Benatar|year=1988|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Chrysalis Records|id=PATCD 5}}</ref>
# "All Fired Up" – 4:08
# "Cool Zero" – 5:26
# "All Fired Up" (US edit) – 3:55
===Charts===
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====Weekly charts====
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (1988)
!scope="col"|Peak<br/>position
|-
{{single chart|Australia|2|song=All Fired Up|artist=Pat Benatar|rowheader=true|access-date=4 April 2018}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|19|chartid=8552|rowheader=true|access-date=4 April 2018}}
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-08-13.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=5|issue=33|page=15|date=13 August 1988|access-date=5 September 2020}}</ref>
|63
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|23|song=All Fired Up|rowheader=true|access-date=4 April 2018}}
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|20|song=All Fired Up|artist=Pat Benatar|rowheader=true|access-date=4 April 2018}}
|-
!scope="row"|South Africa ([[Springbok Radio]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/sa_charts_1969_1989_songs_(A-B).html|title=SA Charts 1965 – 1989 Songs A-B|website=South African Rock Lists|access-date=4 April 2018}}</ref>
|12
|-
{{single chart|UK|19|date=19880806|rowheader=true|access-date=4 April 2018}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|19|artist=Pat Benatar|rowheader=true|access-date=4 April 2018}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|2|artist=Pat Benatar|rowheader=true|access-date=4 April 2018}}
|}
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====Year-end charts====
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (1988)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1988/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1988|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=5 September 2020}}</ref>
|16
|}
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Pat Benatar}}
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[[Category:1987 songs]]
[[Category:1988 singles]]
[[Category:Chrysalis Records singles]]
[[Category:Pat Benatar songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Kerryn Tolhurst]]